The Dell concern is confident that their new brainchild for 20-25 thousand rubles will offer the user the maximum opportunities in terms of performance, reliability and mobility. In this article, we will try to figure out whether the company managed to keep its promises or the same budget laptop with its typical drawbacks was released to the market. The hero of today's review is the Dell Inspiron 5547 15`6 laptop.
For 20-25 thousand rubles, as an alternative, you can buy a sufficiently powerful and savvy in terms of design “Android” tablet or smartphone. Laptops at this price, as a rule, disappoint with their appearance and performance, which are always lacking.
This situation does not suit very many laptop users, and the entry to the Dell Inspiron 5547 line of market will surely please fans of "what would be cheaper and more powerful." For a more objective laptop evaluation, we consider all the parameters that the manufacturer considers worthy of attention, which will determine how good or bad this model is.
Design
Notebook Dell Inspiron 5547 pleasantly surprised by its unpretentious, but, oddly enough, attractive design moments. The case harmoniously combines an aluminum coating with high-quality plastic. Of course, I would like to see the entire case made of light metal, not just the cover, but what is, that is.
The thickness of the laptop is relatively small - 22 mm (previous models - 32 mm), and it looks quite elegant. "Dell" worked a little on the mass of the device, making it lighter by 200 g (2.23 kg). Analogs of this model and its closest competitors weigh about 2.5 kg.
Assembly
As for the assembly of the Dell Inspiron 5547, its quality, unfortunately, disappointed. Despite the fact that the model has a seemingly strong aluminum cover, a light touch on it can lead to distortions on the display, and the case itself may undergo a transformation with constant physical impact. The housing also has several large gaps - between the front panel and the bottom, in the region of the cover and the screen frame.
Of course, you can close your eyes to such "little things" due to the low price, but getting rid of the feeling of flaws is quite difficult. Moreover, the reviews are full of such flaws in terms of assembly about the Dell Inspiron 5547, and it would be nice for the company to take them into account for the following lines.
As for the replacement or modernization of the internals of the device, then, surprisingly, the entire disassembly process is organized in an exemplary manner. It is enough to unscrew only two screws and you can get access to RAM, cooling systems (for cleaning the fan), Wi-Fi module and hard disk.
The only concern that outdid Dell in terms of accessibility to the components of the laptop is HP with its proprietary latch. Other analogues of the model and the closest competitors worked on the inability to get to the desired part or element.
Ports and Interfaces
In the models of the Dell Inspiron 5547, you can observe a rather rare and therefore especially joyful detail: all interfaces and ports on both sides of the device are maximally offset to the back of the laptop. An ideal option would be to have all the outlets on the back, but due to the design, it is covered by a screen cover. But, nevertheless, the current location of the ports, judging by user reviews, is more than acceptable.
The set of interfaces for the device is standard and has enough for full operation: one USB 2.0 port, two 3.0 each, a card reader, an audio jack and an HDMI video output. There is also a port for wired Internet RJ-47 with support for speeds of 10-100 Mbps.
Speakers
For Dell Inspiron 5547-9059 models, both speakers are located under the bottom of the chassis, closer to the front edge. Despite the presence of a proprietary audio programmer from Waves Maxx Audio, the sound can not be called excellent or even good.
The maximum speaker volume is issued at a high level, but it is extremely difficult to distinguish different sound instruments. The entire musical stream merges into one continuous roar. Based on user reviews, you can consider “music” or “cinema” to be the best profile for everyday work, while other directions deplete the speakers too much, leading the flow of sound to the above cacophony.
In any case, if the "default sound" does not suit you, there is always an alternative in the face of external speakers or headphones.
Input Devices Dell Inspiron 5547
The keyboard and clickpad overview can be described in two words: convenient and comfortable. Standard keys of size 14 by 14, coupled with a digital block, have a fairly wide gap of 4 mm, and the panel itself does not sag and does not interfere with the buttons when pressed.
The only thing that sometimes causes dissatisfaction for some users is the F1-F12 function keys , which by default cause built-in functions like adjusting the screen and adjusting the volume. To activate the main key assignment, you have to hold Fn, which is not always convenient. But this does not apply to the basic combinations of Windows OS; combinations like Alt + F4 will work without Fn functionality. The BIOS of the model provides for disabling this feature, so this problem can be considered not so global.
The basic Dell model is not equipped with a backlight, but you can search in stores for more expensive 5547 variations, where it is.
The clickpad has standard sizes (12.5 cm diagonal) and a smooth surface. Of course, he does not reach the level of control on Apple, but in general for his price range it looks more than convincing. Negative feedback about it is left only by ardent touchpad fans who do not want to move “to a new level” of control.
Screen
Many manufacturers still cannot hear to users who shout at all forums and portals that they do not like glossy screens. Glass coating is good for touch displays, but for the Dell Inspiron 5547 it is completely useless.
Due to the small contrast threshold of 180 Cd / m2, you will have to forget about working in the fresh air on a sunny day, and in a room where the directional daylight prevails, it is quite difficult to see anything on the display.
Screen resolution is standardized - 1366 by 768 Px. Manufacturers for some unknown reason do not want to abandon the outdated standard. Models with a Full HD screen can only be found in the high price category starting from the 7000 series.
As for viewing angles, the 5547 models will not please. Even with slight deviations of a degree of color, they begin to distort, is the glossy surface covered with glare? and the brightness drops. Therefore, you have to work, as they say, "eye to eye."
Performance
The Dell Inspiron 5547 Core i5 is equipped with a filling and, in principle, copes with most everyday tasks, but, of course, loses in terms of performance to full-fledged stationary options. For powerful graphics packages and modern games, this option is unlikely to work, so this device can be considered an average "hard worker" without excessive requirements for graphics and resource-intensive tasks.
The laptop has enough RAM (4 GB), especially since it can be expanded by adding another module. For office tasks and navigation on web pages - that’s it.
As storage of information the Winchester "Western Digital" Scorpio Blue is used. The only thing that upsets this stuffing is the lack of SSD analogues. The performance of the disk itself is not bad, but the operating system starts too long, and it “thinks” about something quite often. It is sad that Dell does not include the presence of SSDs as an option with a surcharge in the variation of the model.
Offline work
The 5547 consumes relatively little power - just 6.1 watts when idle and about 40 watts at medium loads. At maximum “revolutions” the device will consume about 60 watts, but this rarely happens (disk calibration, defragmentation, installing a new OS, etc.).
As standard, with a battery capacity of 43 Wh, the laptop can work for about six hours without connecting to a network at low load (browser and Wi-Fi). If you watch the video in “Full HCH” quality, then the laptop is enough for five hours. During games and with serious graphic loads, the battery will last no more than one and a half hours. During complete inactivity and in sleep mode, the battery should last about eight hours.