Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) Laptop (Celeron Dual Core 4th Gen/4 GB/500 GB/Ubuntu)

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₹ 24,590 (Last Known Price)
Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) Laptop (Celeron Dual Core 4th Gen/4 GB/500 GB/Ubuntu) is permanently discontinued.
Key Specs
Performance
Intel Celeron Dual Core 2957U
1.7 Ghz Clock-Speed
Intel Haswell HD - GT1 Graphic Processor
Design
25.4 mm thickness
1.9 Kg weight
Display
14.0 Inches (35.56 cm)
1366 x 768 Pixels (112 ppi)
LED Display
Features
  • HD LED Backlit Display with True Life
Storage
500 GB HDD (SATA)
5400 RPM HDD Speed
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User Reviews
2.9/5
Based on 15 Rating
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DO NOT BUY this laptop
Flipkart Customer
15 Oct 2014

Overall: Hi, DO NOT BUY this laptop. One of the worst laptops the market has for its exorbitant price. Instead buy a inbuilt windows OS laptop. Quality of the product is very very poor. I recently installed genuine version of windows 7 and I'm repen...

Summary
Buy For
  • Reasonably priced
  • HD webcam
  • Tray Load DVD Drive
  • Impressive speakers
Beware of
  • Mediocre processor
  • Ubuntu OS
Verdict
Despite being available at a reasonable price, the Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) is loaded with some features which are extremely rare in this range. Some such features include a standard 4GB RAM, HD webcam, tray load optical drive, 2 high speed USB ports and impressive speakers. The poor processor will cause problems though.
An everyday laptop
Display and Build
 
The Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) has been designed to offer sharp and bright visuals with a 14-inch HD LED TrueLife display that sports a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. It looks quite professional in the completely black outfit which has a thickness of 25.4 mm and an impressive weight of just 1.9 kg.
 
CPU and Platform
 
On the inside, the laptop is equipped with a 1.7GHz Intel Celeron dual-core 2957U processor belonging to the 4th generation series and sitting on QM87 Express chipset. To assist the processor, there is a standard 4GB DDR3 RAM which operates at 1600MHz and can be expanded up to 8GB. The demanding videos and games are handled by the integrated Intel HD 4000. It runs on 64 bit Ubuntu OS.
 
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
 
The Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) flaunts a HD webcam coupled with a digital microphone to ensure high resolution and noise free video calls. It meets the storage demands of the user with a 500GB SATA HDD.
 
The Tray Load DVD RW Drive allows you to transfer data via disks but doesn't add to the thickness of the device. The stereo speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio v4.0 ensure crisp sound while watching movies.
 
Battery and Connectivity
 
To guarantee an interruption free service for a fair period of time, the Dell Inspiron 14 (3442C4500iBU) is armed with a 4 cell Li-ion battery. Coming to the connectivity features, we have digital media reader, 2 USB 3.0 slots, Ethernet port, 1 USB 2.0 port, WLAN, Bluetooth v4.0 and HDMI out.
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