Review of the Dell Inspiron 3542

Notebook Dell Inspiron 3542 (user reviews on the device can be seen below) is a gadget that belongs to the budget segment of portable PCs. As a rule, in such laptops, specialists save quite a lot on components, which, in turn, leads to a reduction in the cost of the device. However, in this business, the main thing is to know the balance. Sometimes manufacturers bend the stick, which results in very cheap, but limited in functionality functionality gadgets. Could Dell developers have maintained a delicate balance between price and quality? The answer to this question you will find in this article.

Design

The first thing that catches your eye is the appearance of the device. The guys from Dell removed the additional design elements and reduced the variability of the colors to classic black and silver. However, despite its budget, the laptop looks pretty good. Of course, you will not find any revelations in it. The Dell Inspiron 3542 simply skilfully replicates the look of its more prosperous predecessors.

The cover is made of a fairly high-quality matte plastic, which is characterized by quite a nice relief pattern. The bottom and the working panel are made of cheaper material - ordinary black plastic. These accessories are not afraid of scratches and light damage, which is a huge plus. However, not without a spoonful of tar. The body likes to collect fingerprints. Of course, this is difficult to call a global stumbling block, and this problem is solved by a common rag.

Input Devices

Keyboard in the new Dell Inspiron 3542 island type. That is, the keys are located at a short distance from each other, which makes it possible to reduce the likelihood of the missile to almost zero. This is a very useful feature. Among other things, pleases the mechanism of the keys. Buttons after pressing very well repel. This, in turn, positively affects the speed during printing. The keyboard is fixed quite qualitatively. Even with strong pressure on the central keys, the base does not bend. When you press the button do not make a noise and feel good, which is an undoubted advantage of this device. Perhaps the only reproach is that the keys are too soft. Although, as they say, "the taste and color."

A large touch panel has a popular now buttonless design. That is, the touchpad contains only one mechanical button. In principle, the touch panel is pretty good. The moment of pressing is well felt, and the touchpad reacts very quickly.

Performance

Despite the fact that the Dell Inspiron 3542 belongs to budget devices, the laptop boasts a fairly powerful stuffing. On board the laptop is a very good processor from Intel called Core i5-4210U. This component is often found in expensive modern laptops. Therefore, to meet her in a cheap laptop was a pleasant surprise. From its predecessors, the 4210U is distinguished by an increased clock speed of as much as 100 MHz, which provides decent computing power.

As for the video card, then things are a bit worse. The chip has a built-in Intel HD 4400, whose operating frequencies range from 200 to 1000 MHz. In addition, there is a discrete graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 820M. This is a rather weak video chip, so you should not expect miracles from it. Also worth noting that the correct operation will provide only specially created for the Dell Inspiron 3542 driver. You can download them on the official website of the manufacturer.

Nevertheless, the graphics card and processor work fine in tandem. These two components provide a high and, most importantly, stable computing power. Thanks to this laptop easily copes with such common tasks as Internet surfing, listening to music, watching movies in high-quality HD, etc. Moreover, the laptop is even able to run recently released games. For example, at the minimum settings you can enjoy the new "Tomb Raider". After all, at low graphics settings the laptop stably gives out as many as 60 FPS, which for many devices of this class is simply an unattainable result.

Dell Inspiron 3542 reviews

No one will definitely appreciate the product as a buyer. Users were well-disposed to the launch of the new Dell Inspiron 3542. The reviews, at most, have a positive connotation. Many praise the PC for high performance, good build quality, convenient input devices. Of course, a little disappointing design, but it's trivia. Hardly anyone buys a laptop in order to admire its appearance. Also just can not but rejoice the price of a laptop. To become a happy owner of the Dell Inspiron 3542, you have to pay about 25 thousand rubles. As for the products of competitors, this is a fairly low price.

Conclusion

In the end, we can say that the Dell Inspiron 3542 is an excellent laptop that has a lot of advantages. Specialists from Dell decided to save on such small things as design and materials of the case. Thanks to this, the budget allowed to push pretty powerful hardware into the laptop. And this is a pretty good decision. It's safe to say that in terms of price and quality Dell Inspiron 3542 - one of the best devices in the modern market.