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Review on 11.6" Notebook DELL INSPIRON 3162 (1366x768, Intel Celeron 1.6 GHz, RAM 2 GB, HDD 500 GB, Linux) by Agata Kozio ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I really like the product, it fully meets my expectations.

Unfortunately, I can’t evaluate the speed of work, since I immediately demolished Win10 and installed openSUSE 42.2 KDE. As a result - FullHD shows, while the processor load is 80-90%, the desktop effects are smooth, all this in Linux of course. The performance is enough for the Internet and multimedia, for this the computer was bought. Of course, 2Gb of memory is not enough, but in this model it is removable and can be increased (in some laptops, the memory is soldered on the motherboard). The hard drive is standard 2.5, but thin 7mm, a regular 9.5mm thick drive does not fit. The case is easily soiled, fingerprints and dust are immediately visible, but this is a price for beauty and brilliance. Some complain about a weak processor. Perhaps Win10 is to blame for this, I don’t know, in Linux everything is in order with performance. (don't expect "Core-i5" performance from a laptop under $200) In general, I am very pleased with the laptop, the only thing that surprised me was the complete absence of indicators, there is not even a power indicator light.

Pros
  • Beautiful color (I have red), compact size (small but comfortable), comfortable island-style keyboard (smaller than standard, but those who used netbooks before will be happy), passive cooling, anti-glare screen, ideal for installing Linux, very good sound for such a small child.
Cons
  • For the price, there are no cons.