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    What do you think of this Dell Inspiron 15 3521 with Intel i3-3227U

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kuno5, May 5, 2013.

  1. kuno5

    kuno5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have found a special offer in my country for this Dell Inspiron 15 3521 which expires in two days and has 60€ discount.

    This is the one: Laptops Deals - Find the Best Laptop Sale | Dell UK

    I can get it really cheap, just for 360€ with free shipping, but I am not sure about Dell and their warranty policy. I fear they will ask me for purchasing extra warranty or refuse to fix it.

    It has a low voltage Intel i3-3227U, which, for what I read in CPU benchmark and notebookcheck sites is fast enough for me, but it is a CPU for ultrabooks and I wonder if they are too slow when doing video and audio edting, which I do a lot. Just easy stuff, compressing movies with Handbrake, adding audio tracks with MKVmerge, and so on, I have done that with my older laptops with no problem. I don't do any gaming at all in the laptop, so that isn't any important, just browsing and audio/video light processing.

    Anyone with experience in Dell or with this i3-3227U CPU? Additionally, it brings Intel HD Graphics 4000, 4 GB RAM up to 8GB, 500HDD, 2 USB 3.0 plus 2 USB 2.0, HDMI... it is very complete and even light weight.

    Thanks in advance.


    EDIT: I just found this interesting review mentioning the i3-3227U feels slow, but I wonder how much.

    It also says that it gets full of fingerprints and smudges, and again I wonder how much. If it looks terrible I don't want it.

    http://compreviews.about.com/od/budgetnote/fr/Dell-Inspiron-15-3521.htm
     
    kuno5, May 5, 2013
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  2. SAiLO

    SAiLO Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't buy that laptop for video editing due to ULV processor and no dedicated graphics. It's an ultrabook, good for email, browsing word + excel.
     
    SAiLO, May 7, 2013
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