Features & Specifications
The Inspiron 15z is available from Rs. 40,000 upwards with the Core i3 processor for the entry level versions. Somewhere along the way, it progresses to Core i5 and finally ends up at where we are with the review unit – the Core i7. This has a dual-core Intel Core i7-3537U clocking at 2GHz with Hyper-Threading, going up to 3.1GHz when needed. The processor is helped along by 8GB of RAM. There are two parallel versions of the Inspiron 15z with the same power package, but one has a 256GB SSD while our testing unit was the one with a 500GB hard drive and a 32GB mSATA for caching.
The Inspiron 15z is available from Rs. 40,000 upwards with the Core i3 processor for the entry level versions. Somewhere along the way, it progresses to Core i5 and finally ends up at where we are with the review unit – the Core i7. This has a dual-core Intel Core i7-3537U clocking at 2GHz with Hyper-Threading, going up to 3.1GHz when needed. The processor is helped along by 8GB of RAM. There are two parallel versions of the Inspiron 15z with the same power package, but one has a 256GB SSD while our testing unit was the one with a 500GB hard drive and a 32GB mSATA for caching.
Where this Inspiron 15z ultrabook stands apart from the rest is the display size. Through the price range, what you get is a 15.6-inch LED display with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. The standard screen size for most ultrabooks is 14-inches, with a couple even tapping the 13.3-inch variety. The biggest refresh for this ultrabook is the addition of a touchscreen, in line with the Windows 8 upgrade. Quite frankly, we are still not sold on that idea, at least for laptops and ultrabooks.
For all this power, there is the Nvidia GeForce GT630M (2GB) graphics that adds a serious dose of mid-range gaming capability. For an ultrabook to do this, it is indeed a huge deal. We saw similar, and in some tests better, performance with the Acer Aspire M3 Touch, that had an Nvidia GeForce GT640M (2GB) graphics chip. We will not crib about getting a generous configuration, but this does seem to be a bit of overkill for what an ultrabook user would typically want.