Pros
- Large and wide touchscreen
- Good audio performance
- HD (720p) webcam
- Built-in rewritable DVD drive
Cons
- Sluggish performance
- Poor battery life
- Heavy for an Ultrabook
At A Glance
The Inspiron 15z might appeal to Windows 8 users in search of a touchscreen option that won't break the bank, but its mediocre performance and subpar battery life fail to impress.
Manufacturer’s Description
Bring your media everywhere with this thin and powerful 15" Ultrabook featuring a built-in DVD player.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 884116106609 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel i5-3317U |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 6144.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 15.6 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Touchscreen | Multitouch |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.0 inches |
| Depth | 9.8 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 5.3 pounds |
| Weight with Accessories | 6.0 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Included Drives | DVD Drive |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Input devices | Touchpad (multitouch) |
Performance
| Product Type | |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | All Purpose |
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 59.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:22 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 15.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2160.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 1972.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 4454.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 153.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 642.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 208.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 305.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 3.0 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 9.4 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark 11, 1280x720 Performance | 642.0 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 632.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 11.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 34.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| TouchXPRT | |
|---|---|
| Beautify Photo Album | 1.13 Photos/sec (Higher is better) |
| Beautify Photo Album | 44.37 seconds (lower is better) |
| Prepare Photos for Sharing | 0.42 Collages/sec (Higher is better) |
| Prepare Photos for Sharing | 16.79 seconds (lower is better) |
| Convert Videos for Sharing | 7.6 X (higher is better) |
| Convert Videos for Sharing | 11.24 seconds (lower is better) |
| Export Podcast to MP3 | 89.9 X (higher is better) |
| Export Podcast to MP3 | 19.92 seconds (lower is better) |
| Create Slideshow from Photos | 2.79 Photos/sec (Higher is better) |
| Create Slideshow from Photos | 17.94 seconds (lower is better) |
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