The Dell Inspiron Gaming Laptop Review: A Great Value for Gamers and Students Alike

The Dell Inspiron Gaming laptop is an impressive device that packs a punch when it comes to performance, cooling, and portability. Its strong cooling system during our ID to 64 stress test allowed the CPU to stay at a relatively comfortable 80°, even with turbo boost enabled, ensuring performance won't dip after a couple of minutes of gaming. While not silent, the laptop's fan noise was not disruptive, and it's much quieter than thin and light gaming machines like the Razor Blade.

The laptop's speakers are also worth noting, providing better sound quality than expected, especially considering their compact design. The internal subwoofer may not add as much depth to the sound as its XPS predecessors did, but overall, Clarity is good until some distortion creeps in at nearly full volume. This limitation can be mitigated by sitting closer to the speakers or using headphones.

Battery life was an impressive 6 hours and 48 minutes, one of the best results we've ever seen in our PC Mark workbench tests. This is a great feature for students who need to use their laptop throughout the day without having to recharge frequently. The laptop's ease of disassembly is also noteworthy – it only requires one screw to open up, making it an excellent choice for those who want to upgrade or repair their device.

The keyboard and trackpad are also worth mentioning. The keystrokes are short with a pleasant click, and the spacing is strong. There's also a full numpad with appropriately laid out arrow keys, which can be a welcome feature for students who need to type long documents or codes. While the backlit red keys may not be bright enough to light up an entire dance party, they're functional and readable in low-light conditions.

However, there are some compromises that come with buying a value model like this. The first unfortunate compromise is the lack of 1Gb Wi-Fi, resulting in a maximum speed of around 20 megabytes per second during our data transfer test. This means that fast downloads will have to be done via wired connections. Additionally, the storage is slow, running at SATA speeds rather than PCI-e speeds due to its M.2 SSD design.

Finally, the screen's color accuracy and contrast are not as high as we've seen in other laptops, even those with IPS panels. This can make it less suitable for graphic design or gaming applications that require precise color reproduction.

Overall, the Dell Inspiron Gaming laptop is an excellent value for gamers and students who need a portable device without breaking the bank. While it may not be as powerful as some high-end desktops, its portability and ease of use make it an attractive option for those who want to balance gaming and productivity without sacrificing too much performance.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou guys loved our review of the Dell Inspiron 7559 from last year where I gave it a solid recommendation for its wolf and sheep's clothing Wicked gaming performance and its understated looks not to mention price now over the last year Dell has been hard at work tweaking that formula and they've even gone as far this time as to include gaming in the product name but have those tweaks actually added up to anything substantial let's check it out browse privately and securely with tunnel bear the simple VPN app try tunnel bear for free at the link in the video description the inspiring gaming has a red matte finish with mean looking triangles on the front and the back hexagons are very 2016 as I've been recently informed it mostly avoids an over-the-top look like some gaming laptops but it is red though if that's too shouty for you there's a black version available as well it's clear that thinness wasn't a top priority for Dell here with lesser specs than the latest MacBook Pro it's nearly double the thickness but assuming they used the extra space for cooling I can't be too critical especially if the intent is for users to game on it for long periods at a time the build quality is great for a budget segment laptop the chassis feels solid and the screen Flex is about what you'd expect opening the lid is easy and the hinge moves smoothly if you took this thing 10 years back in time and told someone it costs less than $1,000 they wouldn't believe you we've come a long way the io is more traditional than most laptops these days as well it's unlikely that you'll have to reach for a dongle though I will say at least having the option for a typc or Thunderbolt port on a premium config would have been welcome our model is not the cheapest but it hits a really nice sweet spot with just enough of pretty much everything for gaming and without spending extra money on an i7 for example that doesn't make games run faster I mean that money could go towards buying books or beer and gaming performance is really solid the included 60 HZ TN panel looks pretty good for a TN with above average viewing angles from side to side again for a TN and on high settings at 1080p which happens to be its native resolution this laptop plowed through our test lineup comfortably meaning that in between homework and Facebook you should be able to run modern AAA titles without issue thanks in no small part to the strong performance of the inspiring Gaming's cooling system during our ID to 64 stress test it was not only able to keep the CPU at a relatively comfortable 80° but the I5 was able to use its turbo boost the whole time too meaning performance won't dip after a couple of minutes of gaming it was far from silent but wasn't disruptive and it's much quieter than a thin and light gaming machine like a razor blade and if that sound good to you you'll be happy to know the speakers are better than you might expect as well the internal subwoofer doesn't add as much depth to the sound as the subs in their XPS laptops several years ago did but overall Clarity is good until some Distortion Creeps in at nearly full volume as long as you're right in front they're highly directional so if a diminished off AIS movie watching experience is a real turnoff for your friend you might not be doing any chilling while you Netflix though even if you have to be by yourself at least you'll be doing it for a long time battery life came in at a very impressive 6 hours and 48 minutes one of the best results we've ever seen in our PC Mark workbench Mark and more good news just like its predecessor it's easy to get inside all it takes is one screw okay I'll stop that now and as an SSD only model ours has a completely free hard drive bay with mounting hardware and a cable included as well as an empty Ram slot Dell really couldn't make this any easier moving back to the outside the keyboard feels very similar to previous Inspiron models but nicer the keystrokes are short with a pleasant click and avoid being mushy spacing is a strong point and there's a full numpad with appropriately laid out arrow keys the red back back lighting isn't bright enough to be having an inspiring inspired dance party with it or anything but it's functional and if you're actually in the dark you'll be able to read the keys can't complain the trackpad is also quite good the feel of the click isn't super consistent from the top to the bottom but it performs accurately at high sensitivity settings and it does a great job of figuring out when I have my thumb at the bottom for clicking as opposed to when I'm trying to use multitouch now let's talk about what you are not getting with a value model like this the first unfortunate compromise is the 1ex one Wi-Fi giving me a maximum speed of around 20 megabytes per second in my data transfer test so if you want fast downloads you will have to wire in the storage is also rather slow it is an m.2 drive and it is an SSD but it runs at SATA speeds not PCI eeds and finally the screen is far from the most vibrant and high contrast that I've seen now that IPS is the standard even a decent TN looks washed out by comparison so who is this laptop for then well unsurprisingly the Dell inspiring gaming is a great value laptop for people who want to game and need the portability of a laptop for 850 bucks you could build a better performing desktop that is more upgradable but you can't exactly take that to class or wherever it is that you might need it so if you're looking for something to buy that's inexpensive and works well before heading off to University or college the inspiring gaming packs everything that you're likely to need into a pretty nice little container or box fresh books these guys are awesome but it's not about how they're awesome it's about how you're awesome if you're running a business whether it's you know a dance studio out of your garage or Plumbing or smalltime computer repair you probably would like to be spending your time being awesome teaching people to dance fixing computers and not spending your time tooling around with complicated accounting software freshbooks lets you organize your time by allowing you to track expenses track work hours send out invoices accept payments through the platform and even see when a client has seen your invoice putting an end to guessing games so check it out with an unrestricted 30-day free trial by going to freshbooks.com techtips and enter lest Tech tips in the how did You Hear About Us section thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit the like button check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description and also down there you can check out our merch store and our community Forum now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering what to watch next so watch another one of our videos maybe another line of tech tips or Tech quickie or Channel super fun we have so many channels just whatever you do don't watch cat tipsyou guys loved our review of the Dell Inspiron 7559 from last year where I gave it a solid recommendation for its wolf and sheep's clothing Wicked gaming performance and its understated looks not to mention price now over the last year Dell has been hard at work tweaking that formula and they've even gone as far this time as to include gaming in the product name but have those tweaks actually added up to anything substantial let's check it out browse privately and securely with tunnel bear the simple VPN app try tunnel bear for free at the link in the video description the inspiring gaming has a red matte finish with mean looking triangles on the front and the back hexagons are very 2016 as I've been recently informed it mostly avoids an over-the-top look like some gaming laptops but it is red though if that's too shouty for you there's a black version available as well it's clear that thinness wasn't a top priority for Dell here with lesser specs than the latest MacBook Pro it's nearly double the thickness but assuming they used the extra space for cooling I can't be too critical especially if the intent is for users to game on it for long periods at a time the build quality is great for a budget segment laptop the chassis feels solid and the screen Flex is about what you'd expect opening the lid is easy and the hinge moves smoothly if you took this thing 10 years back in time and told someone it costs less than $1,000 they wouldn't believe you we've come a long way the io is more traditional than most laptops these days as well it's unlikely that you'll have to reach for a dongle though I will say at least having the option for a typc or Thunderbolt port on a premium config would have been welcome our model is not the cheapest but it hits a really nice sweet spot with just enough of pretty much everything for gaming and without spending extra money on an i7 for example that doesn't make games run faster I mean that money could go towards buying books or beer and gaming performance is really solid the included 60 HZ TN panel looks pretty good for a TN with above average viewing angles from side to side again for a TN and on high settings at 1080p which happens to be its native resolution this laptop plowed through our test lineup comfortably meaning that in between homework and Facebook you should be able to run modern AAA titles without issue thanks in no small part to the strong performance of the inspiring Gaming's cooling system during our ID to 64 stress test it was not only able to keep the CPU at a relatively comfortable 80° but the I5 was able to use its turbo boost the whole time too meaning performance won't dip after a couple of minutes of gaming it was far from silent but wasn't disruptive and it's much quieter than a thin and light gaming machine like a razor blade and if that sound good to you you'll be happy to know the speakers are better than you might expect as well the internal subwoofer doesn't add as much depth to the sound as the subs in their XPS laptops several years ago did but overall Clarity is good until some Distortion Creeps in at nearly full volume as long as you're right in front they're highly directional so if a diminished off AIS movie watching experience is a real turnoff for your friend you might not be doing any chilling while you Netflix though even if you have to be by yourself at least you'll be doing it for a long time battery life came in at a very impressive 6 hours and 48 minutes one of the best results we've ever seen in our PC Mark workbench Mark and more good news just like its predecessor it's easy to get inside all it takes is one screw okay I'll stop that now and as an SSD only model ours has a completely free hard drive bay with mounting hardware and a cable included as well as an empty Ram slot Dell really couldn't make this any easier moving back to the outside the keyboard feels very similar to previous Inspiron models but nicer the keystrokes are short with a pleasant click and avoid being mushy spacing is a strong point and there's a full numpad with appropriately laid out arrow keys the red back back lighting isn't bright enough to be having an inspiring inspired dance party with it or anything but it's functional and if you're actually in the dark you'll be able to read the keys can't complain the trackpad is also quite good the feel of the click isn't super consistent from the top to the bottom but it performs accurately at high sensitivity settings and it does a great job of figuring out when I have my thumb at the bottom for clicking as opposed to when I'm trying to use multitouch now let's talk about what you are not getting with a value model like this the first unfortunate compromise is the 1ex one Wi-Fi giving me a maximum speed of around 20 megabytes per second in my data transfer test so if you want fast downloads you will have to wire in the storage is also rather slow it is an m.2 drive and it is an SSD but it runs at SATA speeds not PCI eeds and finally the screen is far from the most vibrant and high contrast that I've seen now that IPS is the standard even a decent TN looks washed out by comparison so who is this laptop for then well unsurprisingly the Dell inspiring gaming is a great value laptop for people who want to game and need the portability of a laptop for 850 bucks you could build a better performing desktop that is more upgradable but you can't exactly take that to class or wherever it is that you might need it so if you're looking for something to buy that's inexpensive and works well before heading off to University or college the inspiring gaming packs everything that you're likely to need into a pretty nice little container or box fresh books these guys are awesome but it's not about how they're awesome it's about how you're awesome if you're running a business whether it's you know a dance studio out of your garage or Plumbing or smalltime computer repair you probably would like to be spending your time being awesome teaching people to dance fixing computers and not spending your time tooling around with complicated accounting software freshbooks lets you organize your time by allowing you to track expenses track work hours send out invoices accept payments through the platform and even see when a client has seen your invoice putting an end to guessing games so check it out with an unrestricted 30-day free trial by going to freshbooks.com techtips and enter lest Tech tips in the how did You Hear About Us section thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit the like button check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description and also down there you can check out our merch store and our community Forum now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering what to watch next so watch another one of our videos maybe another line of tech tips or Tech quickie or Channel super fun we have so many channels just whatever you do don't watch cat tipsyou guys loved our review of the Dell Inspiron 7559 from last year where I gave it a solid recommendation for its wolf and sheep's clothing Wicked gaming performance and its understated looks not to mention price now over the last year Dell has been hard at work tweaking that formula and they've even gone as far this time as to include gaming in the product name but have those tweaks actually added up to anything substantial let's check it out browse privately and securely with tunnel bear the simple VPN app try tunnel bear for free at the link in the video description the inspiring gaming has a red matte finish with mean looking triangles on the front and the back hexagons are very 2016 as I've been recently informed it mostly avoids an over-the-top look like some gaming laptops but it is red though if that's too shouty for you there's a black version available as well it's clear that thinness wasn't a top priority for Dell here with lesser specs than the latest MacBook Pro it's nearly double the thickness but assuming they used the extra space for cooling I can't be too critical especially if the intent is for users to game on it for long periods at a time the build quality is great for a budget segment laptop the chassis feels solid and the screen Flex is about what you'd expect opening the lid is easy and the hinge moves smoothly if you took this thing 10 years back in time and told someone it costs less than $1,000 they wouldn't believe you we've come a long way the io is more traditional than most laptops these days as well it's unlikely that you'll have to reach for a dongle though I will say at least having the option for a typc or Thunderbolt port on a premium config would have been welcome our model is not the cheapest but it hits a really nice sweet spot with just enough of pretty much everything for gaming and without spending extra money on an i7 for example that doesn't make games run faster I mean that money could go towards buying books or beer and gaming performance is really solid the included 60 HZ TN panel looks pretty good for a TN with above average viewing angles from side to side again for a TN and on high settings at 1080p which happens to be its native resolution this laptop plowed through our test lineup comfortably meaning that in between homework and Facebook you should be able to run modern AAA titles without issue thanks in no small part to the strong performance of the inspiring Gaming's cooling system during our ID to 64 stress test it was not only able to keep the CPU at a relatively comfortable 80° but the I5 was able to use its turbo boost the whole time too meaning performance won't dip after a couple of minutes of gaming it was far from silent but wasn't disruptive and it's much quieter than a thin and light gaming machine like a razor blade and if that sound good to you you'll be happy to know the speakers are better than you might expect as well the internal subwoofer doesn't add as much depth to the sound as the subs in their XPS laptops several years ago did but overall Clarity is good until some Distortion Creeps in at nearly full volume as long as you're right in front they're highly directional so if a diminished off AIS movie watching experience is a real turnoff for your friend you might not be doing any chilling while you Netflix though even if you have to be by yourself at least you'll be doing it for a long time battery life came in at a very impressive 6 hours and 48 minutes one of the best results we've ever seen in our PC Mark workbench Mark and more good news just like its predecessor it's easy to get inside all it takes is one screw okay I'll stop that now and as an SSD only model ours has a completely free hard drive bay with mounting hardware and a cable included as well as an empty Ram slot Dell really couldn't make this any easier moving back to the outside the keyboard feels very similar to previous Inspiron models but nicer the keystrokes are short with a pleasant click and avoid being mushy spacing is a strong point and there's a full numpad with appropriately laid out arrow keys the red back back lighting isn't bright enough to be having an inspiring inspired dance party with it or anything but it's functional and if you're actually in the dark you'll be able to read the keys can't complain the trackpad is also quite good the feel of the click isn't super consistent from the top to the bottom but it performs accurately at high sensitivity settings and it does a great job of figuring out when I have my thumb at the bottom for clicking as opposed to when I'm trying to use multitouch now let's talk about what you are not getting with a value model like this the first unfortunate compromise is the 1ex one Wi-Fi giving me a maximum speed of around 20 megabytes per second in my data transfer test so if you want fast downloads you will have to wire in the storage is also rather slow it is an m.2 drive and it is an SSD but it runs at SATA speeds not PCI eeds and finally the screen is far from the most vibrant and high contrast that I've seen now that IPS is the standard even a decent TN looks washed out by comparison so who is this laptop for then well unsurprisingly the Dell inspiring gaming is a great value laptop for people who want to game and need the portability of a laptop for 850 bucks you could build a better performing desktop that is more upgradable but you can't exactly take that to class or wherever it is that you might need it so if you're looking for something to buy that's inexpensive and works well before heading off to University or college the inspiring gaming packs everything that you're likely to need into a pretty nice little container or box fresh books these guys are awesome but it's not about how they're awesome it's about how you're awesome if you're running a business whether it's you know a dance studio out of your garage or Plumbing or smalltime computer repair you probably would like to be spending your time being awesome teaching people to dance fixing computers and not spending your time tooling around with complicated accounting software freshbooks lets you organize your time by allowing you to track expenses track work hours send out invoices accept payments through the platform and even see when a client has seen your invoice putting an end to guessing games so check it out with an unrestricted 30-day free trial by going to freshbooks.com techtips and enter lest Tech tips in the how did You Hear About Us section thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit the like button check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description and also down there you can check out our merch store and our community Forum now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering what to watch next so watch another one of our videos maybe another line of tech tips or Tech quickie or Channel super fun we have so many channels just whatever you do don't watch cat tips\n"