Inspiron 16 5640 Laptop - 16.0-inch 16:10 FHD+ (1920 x 1200) Display, Intel Core 7-150U Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Midnight Blue

Writing a review after having this laptop for over a year. The biggest issue that I can attest to is the ridiculous fan noise and the speed of the fan that spins up for seemingly no reason…there are not even processor intensive tasks going on when this happens. It may be that Dell does not have a clue how to calibrate their fan software, because my XPS does the same thing, unfortunately— and for a desktop computer, that’s one thing, but on a laptop, it’s extremely annoying. I’m also a proficient Windows user so I know about the different power modes and this persists no matter what. You would think that there is a You would think that there is a supercomputer inside this thing based on how loud it gets… It’s also very arbitrary of when it does decide to spin up at max speed or then not at all. Perplexing and disappointing, per usual for Dell. I hoped to use this laptop to load photos onto from the built-in SD card reader, that’s one of the only pluses— but because of the distracting noise, plastic fantastic build, and mediocre performance for a Core 7, I ended up giving it away to a college student. Oh and they are now telling me that it’s constantly dropping Wi-Fi to make matters even worse. Yikes. Maybe for the discount price that it’s going for now it’s worth it but when I purchased, it definitely wasn’t, and I should’ve returned it when I had the chance. Plus, after my recent experience with Dell customer service regarding their horrible all-in-one desktop, I will not recommend their products to anyone no matter what it is. If you have an issue, let me assure you that you will be directed to a call center in India and brushed off. But even if I were to look past all of the court issues with the brand, trust me when I say this particular item is especially low tier.

Perfect replacement for my old notebook pc. Nice USB-C V2 connector. I can do very fast backups to it. Backlit keyboard is nice and bright. Good performance. Starts up very fast.