Pros
- Budget laptop with large hard drive and decent display
- Large hard drive; power efficient
Cons
- Mediocre to poor performance and battery life
- Mushy keyboard and lots of bloatware
At A Glance
The Dell Inspiron 13z is short on speed and sex appeal, but its budget price makes it worth considering for routine computing.
Manufacturer’s Description
Dell Inspiron 13Z Laptop Computer Inspiron 13z 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3317U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz) 13.3 High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with Truelife 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive Intel HD Graphics 4000 Skullcandy Speakers with WaveMaxx 4.0 Integrated 10/100 Network Card
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | FNDAA31BC |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 6000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 6.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.5 pounds |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 3.8 pounds |
| Depth | 9.0 inches |
| Width | 13.0 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Microsoft Office 2010; Nero 10 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 87 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:12 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 26.1 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1406 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 11 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 556.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 471.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 82 |
| Idle power usage | 8.6 Watts |
| Working power usage | 3.5 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 237.1 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 156.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 207.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 25.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 40.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 16.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 34.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 18.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 12 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 23.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 18 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 65 |
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