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Dell 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop (6th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-6300HQ Processor up to 3.2GHz, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, Windows 10)

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  • Intel i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz Quad-Core (6M Cache, Turbo up to 3.2 GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5
  • 8 GB DDR3L / 256 GB Solid-State Drive
  • 15.6-Inch FHD IPS, Wide-Angle, Anti Glare Screen.
  • Windows 10 Home
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    NEW Dell premium notebook with optimized performance for both productivity and gaming entertainment.

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    For people on the go, the potential benefits are significant.

    • Improved performance — faster boot times, faster application launches and faster access to all your documents
    • Durability — helps protect your important files from potential drops
    • Longer battery life — lower power consumption by SSDs than HDDs
    • Quieter, lightweight, and cooler than standard hard drives

    Features & Design

    Optimum performance for gaming, surfing and everything else

    Multi-tasking processing: With 6th Gen Intel i5 Quad-Core processors, you’ll have all the power you need to enjoy both gaming and entertainment.

    Stream and re-stream videos: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M is your performance-class graphics card with 4GB GDDR5 discrete memory. This graphics powerhouse gives you high frame-per-second rates in games and accelerates video editing and transcoding.

    Solid-State Drive (SSD): Solid-state drives are similar to the flash-based memory that you find in USB memory devices and have no moving parts, making them more secure and less prone to failure than standard hard drives. SSDs also pull your data from the drive faster and outperform 10,000 rpm Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in read/write speeds, meaning you’ll also get faster load times on game maps and other information that’s stored on your device.

    Keeps Things Cool & Keeps You Entertained

    Our revolutionary thermal cooling design was built to handle our highest-performance processors and graphics. The two cooling fans, three exhausts and large vents with 240 thermal fins all work together so you can experience uninterrupted gaming and smooth streaming, all while your system and palm rest stay cool.

    Rich in Media

    Fully framed: Get the best front-of-screen experience with a FHD anti-glare IPS wide angle display (1920x1080).

    Light up your game: Don’t miss a stroke with a backlit keyboard that lets you enjoy your gaming or computer time even at night. And a precision touchpad gives you responsive, accurate gesture support.

    Bring the noise: Immerse yourself in superior sound with Waves MaxxAudio Pro. The studio-quality processing software enhances your listening experience, and partnered with Dell-designed performance speakers and a built-in subwoofer, you get to hear every detail.

    Everybody will be Reaching for Your Computer

    Light, lean and ready:The portable 15" laptop is ready to pack up and go wherever you need it.

    Personalize it: Choose what suits your style with three color options: matte black, grey or hibiscus red.

    Marathon battery life: With a 6-cell 74Whr battery, expect 10+ hours of battery life to power your favorite games and videos without interruption. Combined with a 1” thin design and strong performance, this laptop makes it easy to take it all with you.

    Customer Reviews
    Processor 6th Generation Intel Core i5-6300HQ Quad Core (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
    Operating System Windows 10
    Memory 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx1)
    Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5
    Hard Drive 256GB Solid State Drive
    Multimedia Drive Optical Drive Not included
    Media Card Reader 2-in1 Media Card Reader and USB 3.0
    Bluetooth Bluetooth tied to wireless card
    Display 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Display
    Fax/Data Modem HDMI - Yes
    Customer Reviews
    Wireless Connectivity 6th GeneratioIntel 3165AC + BT4.0 [802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.0, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 1x1]n Intel Core i5-6300HQ Quad Core (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
    Audio Stereo speakers and subwoofer + MaxxAudio Pro
    Keyboard Internal SP BL Keyboard, ENG
    Battery 74WHr, 6-C (Int) [74 WHr, 6-Cell Battery (Integrated)]
    Software 1 McAfee CB LiveSafe 30Day Trial
    Software 2 MS Office Trial TOPK, MUI (OTRT13M)
    Software 5 Addl SW,INS,SMOD,Win10,US/CAN (INSW10)
    Disclaimer 3 Power Cord, US/CAN
    Label 130 Watt

    Customer reviews

    4.3 out of 5 stars
    4.3 out of 5
    1,694 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the performance, value, and appearance of the laptop. They mention that it handles data processing with minimal slowdown, and that it looks good. Some appreciate gaming, and battery life. That said, opinions are mixed on quality and sound quality.

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    698 customers mention581 positive117 negative

    Customers like the performance of the laptop. They say it's smooth, excellent, and fast. They also mention that it handles data processing with minimal slowdown. The SSD is fast and smooth, and the laptop feels fast and snappy. It boots up in less than 20 seconds, and has 60 fps.

    "...TL;DR - It's amazing, stable, fast, plays all of the latest games (if you get the space for it and be sure to set the default video card to nVidia)..." Read more

    "...The SSD is lightning fast. I've only recently been introduced to them on my gaming PC so it was a great addition to this laptop...." Read more

    "...I felt like a child, enchanted by beautiful graphics and 60 fps. I swear, you can not expect that from this, I must be lucky...." Read more

    "...in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and the laptop's performance is as smooth as butter...." Read more

    423 customers mention388 positive35 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the notebook. They say it is an excellent value for the money, and is quite powerful for the price. Customers also say it runs games very well for the cost and is worth the size alone.

    "...But, after all that is said & done, it runs games very well for the price..." Read more

    "...This is insane bang for your buck. If you want a laptop that you could play games on for a good price, this is it. It's a "sleeper"...." Read more

    "...I honestly think it's a gamble. This computer has great specs for the price, but it seems clear that Dell did cut some corners to bring down the..." Read more

    "...in quality and it seems to be a little glitchy but definitely worth the price.I am switching from a 2012 15" Retina Macbook Pro...." Read more

    242 customers mention222 positive20 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the laptop. They mention that it looks good, has a beautiful IPS screen, and is enchanted by beautiful graphics. The colors look great and the screen is good for graphics in games and watching digital media. The red trim is not overbearing, and the laptop is cool, quiet, and faster than previous 7200rpm drive. Customers also appreciate the molded style cases, very solid builds, full lighting, and red accents that make it look pretty cool.

    "...I felt like a child, enchanted by beautiful graphics and 60 fps. I swear, you can not expect that from this, I must be lucky...." Read more

    "...I love that the screen is matte and I think the colors look great. At work, I'm on an enormous iMac with a retina screen all day...." Read more

    "...I do find some flaws with this laptop..... I absolutely love the design and look of it...." Read more

    "...It runs super quiet with the built in SSD, has a nice, big, clear screen, backlit keyboard, and decently functional touch pad...." Read more

    212 customers mention204 positive8 negative

    Customers say the notebook computer is great for gaming. They say it runs every game like a boss, and can easily handle most games. They also mention that the games run smoothly and at very attractive visual standards. The included video card is on the higher end, and it can run Tomb Raider and Skyrim smoothly on max settings. It also handles light gaming quite well.

    "...TL;DR - It's amazing, stable, fast, plays all of the latest games (if you get the space for it and be sure to set the default video card to nVidia)..." Read more

    "...to sneak it past the wife as a work laptop when really, it can easily handle most games...." Read more

    "...It handles most games fairly well, you will probably only have to turn the settings down on the most triple-A graphic intensive titles...." Read more

    "...So this device is great for gaming...." Read more

    157 customers mention120 positive37 negative

    Customers like the battery life of the laptop. They mention that it has a really good battery, and that it lasts for over thirteen hours when not gaming. Some say that the laptop has settings for increased battery life. Overall, most are satisfied with the battery performance of the product.

    "...Battery lasts long enough for me to chill in my favorite chair for several hours browsing reddit without getting up to plug the computer in, so I..." Read more

    "...It comes with a 74 WHr battery that I have gotten the Dell quoted 10 hours out of (with some system tweaking)...." Read more

    "...11. Battery- this comes with a rather beefy 74W battery. I easily get 6-7 hours on normal usage with half brightness...." Read more

    "...Battery life may be shortened and expect the screen to be constantly full of smudges...." Read more

    824 customers mention534 positive290 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the notebook computer. Some mention it has a good build quality, a fast SSD and cpu, and a fullsize keyboard. They say it feels more sturdy than not, with no killer flaws or nuisances. However, other customers feel that it's definitely flimsier and not very sturdy for much contact. They also mention that the NVIDIA GeForce Experience is very unstable.

    "...TL;DR - It's amazing, stable, fast, plays all of the latest games (if you get the space for it and be sure to set the default video card to nVidia)..." Read more

    "...Build Quality. I don't know how it's going to hold up. It seems sturdy, but there is some screen flex in the bottom middle of the screen...." Read more

    "...But it's not a kid's computer, or very sturdy for much contact. Maybe not so good for traveling with, or lugging around to school every other day...." Read more

    "...Speakers, due to the popping as noted earlier. Otherwise they are pretty robust, but they clearly have some issues.-..." Read more

    304 customers mention170 positive134 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the sound quality of the laptop. Some mention that the speakers get really loud, while others say that they crackle at high volumes. The sound is smooth and does not even hum slightly most of the time. However, some customers also mention that it looks gorgeous, but the sound is tinny and popping.

    "...benefit that I didn't realize until using it, is this laptop is dead silent...." Read more

    "...The screen feels like it'll crackle and ruin itself...." Read more

    "...I do like the soft press chiclet styled keyboard - I do like the speakers - I do like the screen - I do like the serious speed at which this laptop..." Read more

    "...It runs super quiet with the built in SSD, has a nice, big, clear screen, backlit keyboard, and decently functional touch pad...." Read more

    208 customers mention28 positive180 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the trackpad of the notebook computer. They mention that it's not responsive, it'll go haywire, and it'd be better off without it. Some say that the touchpad is sensitive and can be annoying.

    "...Probably the worst thing about this laptop. It's not accurate, it's jumpy and doesn't feel good. Get a wireless mouse with it. I did...." Read more

    "...The keyboard, although nicely lit, is thin, and doesn't give good tactile sensation...." Read more

    "...Touchpad is awful, as others have noted. They aren't lying...." Read more

    "...The trackpad is just not that responsive. I have fixed this a little by tweaking some settings but its still fairly unresponsive...." Read more

    Hardware is Linux-supported!
    5 Stars
    Hardware is Linux-supported!
    It runs Linux! More on that later in the review!UPDATE 2: Added pics of the screen light bleed and of the display in bright sunlight compared with my Toshiba Chromebook 2's glossy IPS display. Note that while the Chromebook's display looks pretty hard to read in the picture, it was easily usable in that lighting condition and I had no trouble seeing what I was doing on it as I sat in that exact spot and browsed the web for an hour or so. The Inspiron's display, however, looks even better than the Chromebook's in the pictures, and looked fantastic in real life. The matte finish really helped glare, and the screen was plenty bright enough to read everything perfectly.UPDATE: I put TF2 on my linux install, and it plays goregously at maxed settings native resolution. This is the game I play most often so the fact that this laptop maxes it out handily reinforces my very good impression of the hardware. Again, temps stayed below 75 CPU and below 70 GPU. Fan noise was definitely audible, but fairly reasonable and quiet.SHORT REVIEW:Build Quality: 7/10Performance: 9/10Screen: 8/10Keyboard/Trackpad: 8/10Connectivity: 9/10 (no VGA)Maintainability: 10/10These specs for this price are a no brainer assuming nothing else big is wrong, and I haven't found a problem yet (in Windows, Linux has had a couple issues). Plays modern games on high settings 60fps and will do so for a couple more years. I really love it so far, and I should have pics of the only issue I've found, a small light bleed on the bottom of the screen when the entire screen is black. Overall, I highly recommend.LONG REVIEW: I just got this laptop today. Build quality is good, but unimpressive. The laptop feels quite solid and does not flex when force is applied to anywhere on the chassis or keyboard. It is plastic, but feels rather nice and does not appear to retain smudges. With the Windows setup out of the way, the laptop is already very snappy. Programs execute extremely fast between the 45W i5 and the SSD Windows is installed on. I ran a few browser benchmarks preliminarily for fun in Chrome. Sunspider1.0.2 gave a score of 205 ms, BrowserMark returned 3700, and Octane 29000.Not only is the SSD that comes with the laptop quite fast (Windows boots in approximately 15 seconds from the time you press the power button), it has an easily accessible 2.5" SATA bay (lacking screws to secure the drives, sadly) open for another drive. A hatch secured with 1 screw covers about 7/8ths of the laptop's bottom, so accessibility for drive swaps and RAM upgrades and cooling system maintenance will be excellent. I installed a Samsung Series 840 SSD in the 2.5" bay and it worked immediately. The keyboard and trackpad are good in my opinion, but I am not a connoisseur of such things. The screen is big, bright and sharp. I can't say how it fares in sun yet because today has been rather cloudy, but I'll update my review with that information, as well as usage info and potentially pictures, once I've had the laptop for longer. Speakers are good for a laptop, they sound ok. The touchpad is responsive and relatively accurate. It's good, but it's no MacBook touchpad. The keyboard backlight is quite nice, pleasantly bright.Heat and noise are only a bit more noticeable on this than my fanless chromebook, a 2014 Toshiba Chromebook 2. Even when under load in Windows playing Viscera Cleanup Detail Shadow Warrior on nearly maxed settings, the device was relatively quiet, and temps stayed under 75 for CPU and under 70 GPU. I did not feel heat then because it was on the table, but now writing this review the laptop has a 58 degree CPU temp and the laptop feels slightly warm in my lap but in no way uncomfortable. The system is pretty big in length and width, barely fitting in my backpack, but despite this it is pretty thin, about the same as my chromebook in a hard plastic shell case. I don't think the laptop is heavy in particular, but I am a poor judge of weight. Wireless signal has been strong and consistent since I first entered the password, so I have great faith in the wireless chip in this unit. I will update with Ethernet connection quality when I've tested it. USB connections are very fast, as I found when making my Linux bootable to install my dual boot.My luck with Linux has been good! This is a crucial section of the review because Linux functionality is very important to me, so I took a big risk in preordering this unit in terms of potential device issues that would force me to use Windows exclusively. I burned an Ubuntu MATE 15.10 iso in windows 10 using the Pendrivelinux universal USB installer tool onto my flash drive, and when tested on my desktop the live USB worked flawlessly. On my laptop, I inserted the USB into my right USB port (this is likely of no significance, only stated for reference), rebooted and pressed f12 repeatedly before the Dell logo pops up and when the Dell logo appears, a small box will be in the bottom of the screen with words about " F12 = BootMenu" and was brought to the menu for UEFI secure boot options. One of them was my USB drive, so I booted it. I got to a GRUB menu that let me select "Try ubuntu without installing" and "Install ubuntu", among other options. I tried both of these, and the computer would get to the Ubuntu MATE splash screen and then freeze. I fixed this by pressing "e" over the "Try ubuntu without installing" option and adding "nomodeset" to the boot arguments right after "splash" and finally pressing f10. This allowed me to boot to the Ubuntu desktop and use the install client. Install went without a hitch, everything downloaded and installed very quickly, and web browsing system performance over the live USB was very snappy and responsive despite the install loads in the background. I partitioned the SSD I inserted, which mounted as "sdb", into 20gb ext4 to mount as "/" and 90gb ext4 to mount as "/home", then the rest as a swap partition. Install was a breeze, but when I rebooted and selected Ubuntu in the GRUB boot loader menu, I had similar video issues as the splash screen issue from the live USB. I fixed this the same way but without accessing the UEFI boot menu: by rebooting the laptop and waiting for the GRUB boot loader to appear, hovering over "Ubuntu", and adding "nomodeset" again after "splash" in the text that appeared and once again pressing f10. I got a login screen! First things first, install the NVIDIA drivers you need to make this annoying boot argument unnecessary and allow your laptop to function and boot normally. "sudo apt-get install nvidia-352" in terminal, enter your password, and follow instructions, if any appear. After this, reboot normally and verify that the driver being used by the system is the proprietary NVIDIA 352 driver and not the opensource Nouveau driver. If you encounter display problems one last time on this reboot, again press "e" over Ubuntu and append "nomodeset" to your boot arguments and you'll be fine. If on reboot the system is using a driver other than the proprietary NVIDIA 352 driver, change it to that. You now have a fully functioning Linux system! The only really noticeable bug is an occasional freeze on wakeup from sleep when you close the laptop, which is supposedly related to the Intel integrated graphics driver I believe and likely will be fixed. Otherwise, the laptop has been great. In practice the battery lasts about 6 hours of web browsing with high display brightness. Not great, but at least decent for a gaming laptop. Windows appears to do markedly better than Linux for battery life, sadly.
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