It stumbles a bit on battery life, but Dells valuepriced Inspiron 13 7000 7378 can still run with 2in1s that cost hundreds more. Best-Android-devices-battery-life.jpg' alt='Futuremark Software 3Dmark And Pcmark Full Tested Youtube' title='Futuremark Software 3Dmark And Pcmark Full Tested Youtube' />Dell Inspiron 1. Review Rating. Convertible hybrid notebooks are often called 2 in 1s, not 2 for the price of 1s, even though machines that can flip and fold between laptop, tablet, and other modes tend to carry a premium price. But Dell has kept the premium to a minimum with its Inspiron 1. The 7. 99. 9. 9 base model we tested features a seventh generation Intel Core i. Futuremark Software 3Dmark And Pcmark Full Tested Youtube' title='Futuremark Software 3Dmark And Pcmark Full Tested Youtube' />Question QA134449 If I want to build a mining system with H110 Pro BTC, how much power do I need for my system912017. U processor, 8. GB of memory, a 2. GB solid state drive, and niceties like a USB C port, and an infrared camera for Windows Hello face recognition. It doesnt have the swank two tone styling or the available 4. K display, but its otherwise an affordable rival to our Editors Choice for high end convertibles, the HP Spectre x. As such, were rating the Dell above the older, heavier Acer Aspire R 1. The entry level Inspiron, unlike some bargain systems with only half as much RAM or storage, is more than adequate for office and on the road productivity. If you crave more power, a 9. Core i. 7 7. 50. U CPU, while a 1,0. Core i. 7 chip with 1. GB of RAM and a 5. GB SSD. A 1. 3. 3 inch full HD touch screen is standard across the line. Hey, Good LookinIts silver brushed aluminum lid and keyboard deck, the former decorated with a dark Dell logo and a shiny wraparound beveled edge, give the 7. At 0. 7. 6 inch, its thicker than the Spectre x. Acer Spin 7 0. 4. HPs 1. 2 by 8. 5 inches as well, but it still slips easily into a briefcase. Youll notice its weight there, however3. Spectre and 2. 7 for the Dell XPS 1. Two hinges let the screen fold back from Laptop mode into the familiar convertible contortions pioneered by Lenovos first Yoga in 2. A frame tent mode for swiping at touch screen apps on airline tray tables and Tablet mode with the screen face up and keyboard face down for Web browsing or video viewing usually in your lap, as most 2 in 1s are too heavy to hold in both hands or the crook of an arm for long. The bezels around the display are thicker than todays ultrathin laptop fashion so they can accommodate thumbs. The Inspiron feels reassuringly sturdy, with no flex in the keyboard deck and little wobble when you poke the screen. Its also well equipped with ports, though it lacks the Thunderbolt 3 port of the Spectre x. USB, not Thunderbolt, docking and storage solutions. On the left edge are a jack for the palm sized AC adapter a USB CDisplay. Port connector HDMI and USB 3. On the right side are the power button, a volume rocker, an SD card reader, a USB 2. Noble lock slot. As youd expect, 8. Wi Fi and Bluetooth wireless are standard. Besides letting you log into Windows with a glance instead of a typed passworda small convenience, but a pleasing one that were glad to see trickle down to a mainstream systemthe webcam takes reasonably bright if not ultra sharp images for Skype chats. Virtual Expander By Nero Riconia Tablets on this page. The Dells bottom mounted speakers, backed by a Waves Maxx. Audio Pro tweaking utility, produce averagely loud audio one guitar riff sounded ragged, but voices and other instrumentals were clean and complete with a bit of bass. Nice Backlight. The keyboard is a bit on the flat or shallow side, with a little less travel than wed like, but makes up for it with crisp feedback and a snappy typing feel. We were cruising at high speed after only a few minutes practice. The layout is easy to master, with cursor arrows in the proper inverted T, although theyre small and paired with the Fn key in lieu of dedicated keys for Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down. The keyboard backlight caught our eye, too, with two brightness levels plus off and above average focused rather than fuzzy white illumination. The touchpad works smoothly, with just a gentle press or flex required to click its lower corners. The 1,9. 20 by 1,0. But it offers wide viewing angles helped by IPS technology and good contrast. Colorful photos and 1. Power. Point slides didnt pop like poster paints. Touch operations were slick and precise in testing. About the only aspect of the Dell that screams entry level is its one year warranty with mail in service upgrading to a year of premium support with on site service after remote diagnostics costs 6. Bundled software is minimal, aside from dueling Dropbox and Mc. Afee pop ups. Perky Performance. As we mentioned, the Inspiron 1. Kaby Lake Core i. U, a 2. 5. GHz 3. GHz turbo dual core processor with Hyper Threading and Intel HD 6. GB of DDR4 memory and a 2. GB Toshiba SSD. In the single most important of our benchmark tests, Futuremarks PCMark 8 all around productivity measurement, the Inspirons score of 2,9. Yoga 9. 10 at 3,1. But it topped the HP Spectres 2,7. Core i. 7 CPUand the Spectre, like all the systems shown here, is more than capable of crunching through office apps like Excel, Word, and Google Docs. The 7. 37. 8 also acquitted itself capably, virtually tying the HP, in our Cinebench rendering and Handbrake video editing tests. It fell off the pace, however, in our Adobe Photoshop image editing test, taking 4 minutes and 4. Spectre 3 3. 4 and Yoga 3 3. JPEG. Wed assign blame both to its Core i. Core i. 7 processor and slower SATA rather than PCIe solid state drive. Neither the Inspiron nor any of these integrated graphics convertibles set the world on fire in our graphics benchmarks, posting lackluster results in 3. DMark and missing the 3. Heaven and Valley. And the 7. 37. 8 joins the Spectre at the back of the pack in our battery life test, each lasting for about eight hours of video playbackstamina that we would have applauded just a year or two ago, but that looks decidedly subpar in this age of freakish results like the Yoga 9. But lets repeat one stat that helps bring the Inspiron 7. Convertible buyers have found the difference between a three and four figure budget might as well be the Grand Canyon in hardware capability the Dell might not out dazzle machines that cost half again as much, but you can hardly expect it to. For what it does for what it costs, were happy to award this hybrid an Editors Choice.