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Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (w/SSD Upgrade)

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Dell's Insprion 15 3000 is an entry-level notebook that remains not only highly affordable after a quick upgrade to an SSD, but feels quick and responsive. Take that into account, along with the surprisingly good battery life, and you have a decent system for on-the-go that won't break the bank.

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I actually got one of these off Dells scratch and dent site for well under $300. I upgraded the HDD to an old Crucial MX100 SSD I had, doubled the RAM to 8GB and use a 2x2 AC USB wi-fi hub instead of the 2x1 internal intel wi-fi chip.

The intel i3-8130U and SSD boot up the laptop rather quick. It does it's job surfing the web & streaming video. Better then any of the chromebooks I saw at similar prices or the AMD mobile alternatives.

I had to work on a new HP laptop (AMD A6-9225 CPU ) my neighbor purchased for a "good price" recently. I wanted to toss the laptop out the window. The CPU was running at 90-100% most of the time while the laptop was doing nothing other then having a web browser open but minimized to the task bar. Downloading software and installing software was painful.
 
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dirtyferret said:
I actually got one of these off Dells scratch and dent site for well under $300. I upgraded the HDD to an old Crucial MX100 SSD I had, doubled the RAM to 8GB and use a 2x2 AC USB wi-fi hub instead of the 2x1 internal intel wi-fi chip.

The intel i3-8130U and SSD boot up the laptop rather quick. It does it's job surfing the web & streaming video. Better then any of the chromebooks I saw at similar prices or the AMD mobile alternatives.
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What do you think of the keyboard? We have about 50 inspiron laptops at work and the keyboards SUCK.
I had to work on a new HP laptop (AMD A6-9225 CPU ) my neighbor purchased for a "good price" recently. I wanted to toss the laptop out the window. The CPU was running at 90-100% most of the time while the laptop was doing nothing other then having a web browser open but minimized to the task bar. Downloading software and installing software was painful.
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That A6 is a bulldozer derivative, a dual core (meaning single FPU). That thing would be comparable to a pentium IV in performance.
 
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Mouse without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard less clicky than yours
VR HMD not as odd looking as yours
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TheinsanegamerN said:
What do you think of the keyboard? We have about 50 inspiron laptops at work and the keyboards SUCK.
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For a budget laptop/chromebook the keyboard is OK. I can type URLs, fill out web page info, and type message board posts with no issue. I would not use that keyboard for work or school if I had the option. I've had two Dell latitude laptops previously and the keyboard is not as good as them.

I find the mouse pad itself to be below par (not the worst Ive ever used but annoying) and more annoying then the keyboard. I use a logitech M510 with the laptop.
 
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