Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Dell Inspiron Gaming Laptop - 15.6" Full HD, Core i7- 7700HQ, 8 GB RAM, 1000 GB HDD + 128GB SSD, GTX 1050, Metal Chassis

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017

I had my original laptop (a Toshiba Satellite M505) since 2010 and it work well for everything I used it for. Then last month the second battery died along with the charger, so it was time to upgrade and after looking at all the options I choose the Dell Gaming laptop. I've had it for about a month now and so far, it has been a wonder to explore. The processing speed feels lightning quick compared to what I had and the quality of graphics is quite nice. I found the backlight for the keypad to be an amazing feature letting me type when its dark or hard to see well inside. I'm still learning about the other features and programs pre-installed but so far, they have shone usefulness (NVidia GeForce account, Xbox connection, Windows Defender, etc.). I should also talk about Windows 10, my original laptop started with Windows 7 and worked beautifully till they upgraded to Windows 10. It still ran well but certain programs and links to accounts simple got lost or could never connect. This laptop came with 10 so it has those bugs solved and most of the issues solved. Now for the big one: the gaming experience, was it good? Answer: yes, like I never have before! Playing on or offline, plugged-in or not gaming has never been so smooth for me. I joined steam ad installed Hollow Knight and it’s been a blast all the way. Battery life with last between 7 to 5 hours while gaming, and supposedly up to 15 hours when passive, unheard off for my previous laptop. As for the cons of this computer, not many but they are distinct. This laptop comes with a SD card slot, 3 USB ports, a LAN plug, and a HBMI port. It does have a DVD player, this can be a pro or con since there are no major moving parts inside to break or collect dust, but it means music discs ad movies will need to be on flash drives or you need to get a portable DVD player. The other major issue can be price, at 900 it can be pricey, though compared to other laptops with some of the same features it’s a good deal. So, in summary: Pros - great control, lightweight, good graphics, long battery life, useful built-in features and programs, solid-state hard drive with no moving parts, and strong compatibility with Windows 10. Cons - no DVD drive and soft keyboard along with a mid-range price tag. Overall, I have enjoyed the Dell experience and I have to say I love learning everything this computer has to offer.

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Hebowyr

Five Stars, Love It!

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018

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Coming from a mid 2010 latitude e6510, this laptop was pretty much a savior. It is very fast, boots in a second. The SSD is a super speed m.2 with very high transfer speeds. The GTX 1050 is enough to run any game I play, and paired with an i7, the price is unbeatable.

Pros: Very fast, quad core i7, GTX 1050, nice feeling keyboard, decent trackpad, ok speakers

Cons: Poor screen quality, loud fans under load, fingerprint magnet, no optical drive

Overall very good, only main complaint is the screen. Being TFT it has washed out colors and poor viewing angles. The laptop is made of a rubbery plastic type material that attracts a lot of fingerprints. Overall five stars, amazing buy.

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Christopher M.

The Best Starter Gaming/Education Laptop I Could Find

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019

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I've had my Dell Inspiron 15 5000 for a little under a year now, and while there are some complaints about it, it is still one of the best "starter" laptops I've had so far -- I'm even writing this review on mine.

Overall, this laptop offers a wide array of performance as I've been able to run games like Stellaris, Ark: Survival, and Space Engineers all with fairly nominal quality, offered by the Nvidia GTX graphics card on board. The storage capabilities have not disappointed me either, as right out the box you have 1TB HDD space, and then 128 GB of SSD storage space, which helps the laptop run incredibly smooth in my experience running Windows 10. This has also served me well in doing some basic CAD for my Delta 3D Printer, though I wouldn't trust it to handle large-scale or incredibly detailed designs.

Quality-wise, this laptop is rather well built in my opinion. The one-screw back access made it easy for me to install a new 8 GB RAM card, and to access the interior of the chassis to clean the fans (which can get a little loud while gaming, but aren't very distracting). I've also dropped this laptop down a flight of stairs without it's case, and besides a small chip on the bottom right corner of the keyboard panel, it still works just fine. I have rather large hands, but the corners of the chassis don't cut into my hands or my wrists, and there's plenty of space below the keyboard to rest your palms on while typing. The backlit keyboard is also a rather useful feature, as it saved my ENG102 grade whilst writing my term paper at 1:00 in the morning. The laptop itself is a little on the heavier side, as I wouldn't advise carrying it around in its case for long periods of time, but it fits well in a backpack to carry around campus, and isn't too bulky or flashy to use in public.

As for my real complaints, three come to mind, both straight out of the box and after using this laptop for a few months. The battery life is incredibly short, especially when gaming as it will drain incredibly fast. I managed about an hour and a half of Rust, before getting a battery warning of 20%. This makes it difficult for gaming in a car or sitting in an airport terminal, but I've been able to handle some lighter games like Night in the Woods or Terraria just fine without having to plug in my charger.

My second serious complaint comes from the trackpad; it is HORRIBLE. It often forgets where my fingers are while I'm trying to scroll, and the "clicking" element of using it is all over the place, registering as either a left or right click without me using both fingers. Granted, I've taken to using a wireless mouse in practice now, but it's cumbersome to use when sitting in a recliner or in a car, and I groan at having to use my trackpad. As another technical error, my trackpad will occasionally not register my clicks, and I'll have to ctrl+alt+delete and access my Task Manager before the trackpad will recognize my clicks again.

In third, the screen on this laptop is somewhat of a let-down, being a TN Panel as opposed to an IPS. It's not too terribly distracting, but while laying in bed if I want to put my legs up, I have to fully extend my laptop to still see the screen properly.

Overall, if you're looking for a decent starter laptop, with adequate gaming capabilities, but either don't have the room for a desktop setup, or the funds, the Inspiron 15 5000 won't let you down. I'd strongly recommend it for high-school or entering college students, though later on you may wish to upgrade to a better laptop, or a fully built desktop with better performance.

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Colin Merry

Piece of GARBAGE

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019

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this computer I got for gaming and work (photoshop, illustrator, etc). It worked fine and I only used it for gaming which wasn't much, I just switched my work over October of 2018, and it worked but I would get blue screens of death, and its always laggy and freezing up. Then come December I started getting just black screen dying when i'd run illustrator or any game like CS Go. The error was a CHSM battery when it finally would reboot again, I couldn't even run diagnostics without it dying from reboot f12, and the diagnostics in the dell assist said everything is fine. So I replaced the battery easy enough, but the error continued. Literally open photoshop start to work and 5 minutes in it dies. Finally diagnostics on reboot worked for 10 minutes and gave me error code 2000-620 - failed network card as you see on the image. Back and forth with dell service takes days to get a reply, when they do they want $200 basically for remote access and new warranty, but its apparently not software issue so now they finally called me back after days and I have to send it in. This is my work computer first and foremost, its $60 for expedited 5-7 days, plus the cost of the part which could be $49-$222 or any multiples if they have to replace more. So basically, this piece of trash computer never worked well, always lagged a,d now it could cost me $300+ to fix it. So my $1000 investment has been a piece of crap and never worked. I"ll never buy another dell again. And my warranty was one year but I only started really using the computer October 2018 and since then its been problem after problem, a money pit and a piece of crap. I can neither recommend this computer or dell to anyone.

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jbay

So... forgot to review my awesome laptop!

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019

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I got this laptop 2 years ago. Here is my review!
I have been a fan of laptop since I first discovered them as a "wee lad." XD I wanted a good gaming laptop, and got this one. I have had zereo disappointments. Well, from the computer. I kicked my laptop tray WITH my laptop on it during a nightmare, had to send it to dell for repair. My keyboard hasn't been as "glued" on as from factory purchase day, but ... its holding (knock on wood). So I heard the advantages and disadvantages of TN vs IPS. I heard that TN is older than IPS tech, BUT TN is faster, thus for gaming (2ms!!!) :) IPS only having more vibrancy to it. I figured this is an ok give, granted what you get from this particular machine. 128 GB of SSD and the 1TB HDD.... yes please. 1050 Nvidia GTX graphics, those are what sold me. Also, that it is a Dell, which I have used through my time.
So.... after 2 years, what do I have to say. Same as above. The machine performs well, and still does to this day. I use anti-virus, c-clean, keep it up to date, manage the amount of storage on it, and don't stress the machine out by using too long in gaming or walking away from it lots of times. The red back-lite keyboard is sweet. The boot time and turn off time are great. This is by far the best and most powerful piece of tech I have ever used. My first gaming laptop! I highly recommend it for the graphics card, the memory, and the trusted brand!

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Devin McCamant

Bad computer unless Dell software is removed. LOUD and tinny audio

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019

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For the first few months of having this computer it had very frequent stutters even with RAM expanded to 16GB. Even Youtube videos were affected with no other applications running. They would stutter and audio would go wonky for about half a second at a time regularly. However, after uninstalling the particularly malicious bloatware it runs smoothly and I have experienced no more performance issues running anything including CAD and CAM programs.

Another problem I have with this computer is the audio quality. The audio from the headphones jack as well as usb audio interfaces is tinny and VERY LOUD by default. I had to use a volume of 2 and it was still too loud with headphones. I have been able to mostly fix this with a program called "Equalizer APO" which lets me set the gain at around -35db and balance the audio for less tinny sound.

Overall, I would recommend you do not buy this computer or any other Dell, especially if you want to use it for music production or listening. Find a brand that doesn't put computer crippling software on their products. A $900 product with an added $70 of RAM should be able to play a Youtube video without stuttering.

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Jack

From my experience it's a great budget laptop

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2018

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I have been looking for a budget gaming laptop so that I could play a couple of my games, since my old laptop can't really play games.
After reading some reviews on amazon and some articles about gaming laptops, I decided to go with this laptop.

When using the laptop for hours the keypad tends to get warm but it doesn't get hot to where it burns your fingers.
I can agree that the audio isn't as great as my asus laptop. It sounds like it the voices are cracking when at high volume, but at low volume (roughly between 15-30) it sounds a lot better with the game audio adjustments.
I bought the 1050 4gb and the graphics are great very high def and smooth. I can play all of my games at high settings. I play mostly RPGs so it is great to have smooth graphics.

When running windows programs the texts can be blurry but going on the web and playing games everything is all HD.
The battery life is great when using the web or watching movies, but when it comes to gaming it could honestly use some work. It would last about 1 hour to 1 and 1/2 hours when playing a game that requires a lot of power.

Overall I'm happy with my purchase, and when I added an extra 8gb RAM everything got faster when loading and the battery life was boosted a bit.

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Sue McKean

2 YEARS IN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES.

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017

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So far I'm impressed with this laptop. I have not run a game on it yet but all web pages only take about 4 seconds to load tops. The fan for this is also dead quiet. one thing that is disappointing, my wireless mouse does not work on the very smooth surface of this laptop. My old dell was textured and it worked fine. The only surface it will work on is the built-in mouse itself. Also when I'm on YouTube and I start a video it does a 5-second glitch fest when starting and ending a video. I think it's just starting computer hiccups. One thing that I really like is the back-lit keyboard. I've never had one and now that I do it's super cool. I do hope dell looks at this review about the wireless mouse not working. that was a bummer because now ill have to cut out a mouse pad to its shape and if I leave it in the laptop won't close and it's gonna be really annoying to carry around. I hope I find more amazing things about this laptop as I explore.

========================================UPDATE============================================================

I am becoming displeased with this laptop. I was trying to play a game called Stardew Valley (AMAZING GAME by the way) and whenever I had to shut it to do something else the screen would freeze and I would have to restart it, losing all my progress since last save. and sadly in stardew valley there isn't any save button. I'm in limbo If I should return it And get a new one or what.
======================================2 YEAR MARK UPDATE====================================
I don't recommend buying this laptop. either I set it up wrong or it just plain out doesn't work but It cannot play games. I am making this review because I have also noticed some electrical problems with the laptop. Sometimes when I'm in bed watching Netflix, or Youtube, The bottom of the laptop shocks me. and it's from the actual power source because it's a constant shock, not just some static or something. Heres the biggest problem. Last week I was watching a live stream and the sound bar just began spazzing out with horrible sound quality and major static. So, I did a hard reboot of the laptop, and now it doesn't play sound at all. May I also mention that the battery on this thing is pathetic. after 2 years, it can only hold a charge for about 1.5 hours. Overall, it was a learning experience as this was my first gaming laptop. I plan to never buy a laptop like this again. I beg you, especially if you are getting this for your teen or something, convince them not to get it. You will LOVE it in the beginning, but it goes downhill fast. The best thing about this laptop is the keyboard. it's really nice.
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Final update: took it into the shop and its a motherboard problem. DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP.

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Ben B.

the laptop runs really well and runs my Steam library pretty well, and is generally pretty snappy when navigating ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017

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First off, the laptop runs really well and runs my Steam library pretty well, and is generally pretty snappy when navigating the desktop. However, the trackpad feels a little weird/slow to me (I'll probably get used to it soon), and if the screen is tilted at the wrong angle, the lighting and colors are way off. Other than that though, it's a solid laptop, definitely an upgrade from the Lenovo Y510P that has somehow made it with me all the way through college.

Really the only reason this didn't get a 5 star review is because a week after I got the computer, my I kept on getting a crash loop to the BSOD telling my I had a MEMORY_MANAGEMENT error, and I couldn't use my computer for more than 30 seconds before it crashed again. I pulled out my old laptop (I'm currently writing this review on it) and looked up how to re-seat the RAM to see if it had been jostled loose or something, but even when I switched which slot it was in I kept on having crashes due to memory. LUCKILY, my boy Mohammed over at Dell support was on the phone with me while I was messing around in the chassis and Dell is sending me a new RAM stick free of charge. I'm a little bummed I won't be using my laptop for about a week but at least the customer support is good.

I still would suggest getting this laptop. Just be aware that this might be an issue, might be worth ordering another 8GB of RAM with the computer and then returning it for free later if you don't need it. Have a good one people, happy shopping.

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Mike + Lynn

Good so far.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2017

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I have only had it up for about 2 days.
All went well installing and updating windows 10. My slow internet service took about 6 hours for all the updates.
The only surprise was that when doe I have 165 applications running, checking it with task manager.
On my old HP Pavilion dv also a quad I run 85 applications. The HP was a windows 7 conversion to windows 10.
On a Lenovo also a conversion I see about 100 applications running.
The Dell was not intended for gaming, but for engineering number crunching.
So far it boots from password enter to screen in about 3-4 secs. The OS drive is SSD, a Toshiba.
The main drive is a Western Digital 1TB HDD, 5400 RPM, not the fastest. I was empty.
Later I may swap out that for a 500GB SSD.
All in all I recommend this unit. It is very fast.
I can't state the gaming attributes, as I am not a gamer. Look for an update if find problems.
But for now I am very pleased.
It will be used for heavy software compiling and running Excel macros.

Update 8/4/2017
All is still working very good. The laptop is very quick. I did change out drive D: a 1TB HDD to a 500GB Crucial SSD (Amazon purchase)
It was not difficult. Used the Acronis True Image that came with the SSD. The Acronis software was a little confusing but worked. Suggest you watch You Tube videos showing and explaining use.
The Dell recognized the cloned SSD just fine. I had to rename drive back to D:
Also used Windows to relocate the Documents folder to drive D: Worked perfectly.
It appears the SSD has increased battery life to 14hrs plus at idle.
Very happy with this laptop used as a engineering work station.

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