Dell Inspiron 5547 Laptop: description, technical specifications, reviews

In the concern Dell are confident that their new offspring for 20-25 thousand rubles will offer the user maximum opportunities in terms of performance, reliability and mobility. In this article, we will try to figure out whether the company was able to keep its promises or whether the same budget laptop with the typical shortcomings was released to the market. The hero of today's review is a laptop 15`6 Dell Inspiron 5547.

For 20-25 thousand rubles as an alternative, you can buy a rather powerful and savvy in terms of design "Android" -pocket or smartphone. Laptops for such a price, as a rule, disappoint both their appearance and productivity, which is always lacking.

This state of affairs does not suit many users of laptops, and entering the market line Dell Inspiron 5547 probably will please fans of "what would be cheaper and more useful." For a more objective evaluation of the laptop, consider all the parameters that the manufacturer considers worthy of attention, which will determine how good or bad this model is.

Design

The laptop 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 whole body of light metal, not just the lid, but that is, that is.

The thickness of the laptop is relatively small - 22 mm (previous models - 32 mm), and it looks quite elegant. "Dell" slightly worked on the mass of the device, making it easier for 200 g (2.23 kg). Analogs of this model and the nearest 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 slight pressure on it can lead to distortions on the display, and the case itself under a constant physical impact can undergo transformation. On the case there are also several large gaps - between the front panel and the bottom, near the cover and the frame of the screen.

Of course, you can close your eyes to such "little things" because of the low price, but getting rid of the sensation of having flaws is rather difficult. Moreover, the reviews about the Dell Inspiron 5547 model are full of such drawbacks in terms of assembly, and it would be nice for the company to take them into consideration for the next lines.

As for replacing or upgrading the interior of the device, then, surprisingly, the whole process of dismantling is organized in an exemplary manner. It is enough to unscrew just two screws and you can access the RAM, cooling systems (for cleaning the fan), the Wi-Fi module and the hard drive.

The only company that surpassed Dell in terms of accessibility to the components of the laptop, this is HP with its proprietary snap. The rest of the model's analogues and the closest competitors have worked on the inability to get to the right part or element.

Ports and interfaces

The Dell Inspiron 5547 models can be observed quite a rare and therefore especially joyful detail: all interfaces and ports on both sides of the device are maximally displaced to the back of the laptop. Ideal option would be the location of all the outlets on the back, but due to the design it is covered with a screen cover. But, nevertheless, the current location of the ports, judging by the feedback from users, is more than acceptable.

The set of interfaces for the device is standard and has enough for full-fledged work: one USB 2.0 port, two by 3.0, a card reader, audio connector and video output of HDMI format. Also there is a port for wired Internet RJ-47 with support of speed in 10-100 Mbit / s.

Speakers

For the Dell Inspiron 5547-9059, both speakers are located under the bottom of the case, closer to the front edge. Despite the availability of a proprietary audio program from Waves Maxx Audio, the sound can not be called excellent or even good.

The maximum loudness of the speakers is produced at a high level, but it is extremely difficult to distinguish different sounding instruments. The whole music stream merges into one continuous roar. Based on feedback from users, it can be considered the best profile for everyday work "music" or "cinema", the other directions too exhaust the dynamics, leading the flow of sound to the aforementioned 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 review of the keyboard and clickpad can be described in two words: conveniently and comfortably. The standard keys of size 14 to 14, together with the digital unit, have a fairly wide gap of 4 mm, and the panel does not sag when pressed, and does not interfere with the progress of the buttons.

The only thing that sometimes causes dissatisfaction with some users is the function keys F1-F12, which by default cause built-in functions like adjusting the screen and adjusting the volume. To activate the main purpose of the keys, you have to hold Fn, which is not always convenient. But it 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 function, so you can consider this problem not as global.

The base model Dell is not equipped with a backlight, but you can look for more expensive variations of the 5547 in stores where it is.

The click-through has standard dimensions (diagonal - 12.5 cm) and a smooth surface. Up to the level of management on Apple, of course, it does not hold out, but in general for its price range looks more than convincing. Negative feedback about it is left only by ardent fans of the touchpad, who do not want to go "to a new level" of management.

Screen

Many manufacturers still can not listen to users who shout at all forums and portals that they do not like glossy screens. The glass coating is good for touchscreens, but for Dell Inspiron 5547 it's completely useless.

In view of the small contrast threshold of 180 Kd / m ² , it will be necessary to forget about work in the open air on a sunny day, and even in a room dominated by directional daylight, it is quite difficult to make out anything on the display.

The screen resolution is standardized - 1366 to 768 Px. Manufacturers for some strange reason do not want to abandon the outdated standard. Models with a "Full AichD" screen can be found only in a high price category starting from the 7000 series.

As for the viewing angles, the 5547 models will not make you happy. Even with slight deviations of the degree of color, they begin to distort, the glossy surface becomes covered with glare? And the brightness decreases. Therefore, it is necessary to work, as they say, "eye to eye".

Performance

Equipped with Dell Inspiron 5547 Core i5 stuffing and, in principle, copes with most everyday tasks, but, of course, loses in terms of productivity full-fledged stationary options. For powerful graphics packages and modern games, this option is hardly suitable, so this device can be considered an average "hard worker" without excessive requirements for graphics and resource-intensive tasks.

The RAM of the laptop is quite enough (4 GB), especially since it can be expanded by adding one more module. For office tasks and navigation on Internet pages - that's it.

As storage of information is used hard drive "Western Digital" Scorpio Blue. The only thing that grieves this filling is the lack of SSD-analogues. The speed of the disk itself is not bad, but the operating system runs too long, and "thinks" about something about its quite often. Sadly, Dell does not include the availability of SSD as an option with a surcharge in the variation of the model.

Autonomous work

Model 5547 consumes relatively little power - only 6.1 watts during idle time and about 40 watts at medium loads. At maximum "rev" the device will use about 60 W, but this happens very rarely (disk calibration, defragmentation, installation of a new OS, etc.).

In the standard version with a battery capacity of 43 W * h, the laptop can work without connecting to the network for about six hours at a low load (browser and Wi-Fi). If you watch the video in Ful AichD-quality, then the laptop will last for five hours. During games and with serious graphic loads, the battery will last no more than one and a half hours. During a total inactivity and in sleep mode, the battery should last about eight hours.