Display and Design
The Dell Inspiron 15 3541 (3541E14500iB2) laptop boasts about a 15.6-inch HD LED Backlit Display with Truelife with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels that renders a good visual experience. It is loaded in a black colored outfit which has a thickness of 25.6 mm and a weight of 2.4 kg. Just below the display, it houses input devices like a Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support and a Standard Keyboard.
Processor and OS
On the inside, the laptop is powered with a AMD Dual-Core E1-6010 processor clocked at 1.3GHz. It is paired with a regular 4GB DDR3 RAM which operates at 1600MHz and can be expanded up to 8GB with the help of 1 unused DIMM slot. The dedicated AMD Radeon R2 graphics processor ensures that the laptop performs well in games with intensive graphics and also during audio and video editing sessions. The new laptop sails on the latest 64-bit Windows 8.1.
Camera and Storage
The bezel above the display houses a webcam which along with an inbuilt microphone facilitates a smooth handling of video calls without causing disturbance due to noise. For storage purposes, the laptop comes with a 500GB SATA hard disk which is sufficient. A Tray-load DVD RW Drive ensures that you can copy files from a disc as well as burn data on it. To make the device entertainment friendly, it comes with two good quality stereo speakers running on the Waves MaxxAudio technology to make you groove to its beats.
Battery and Connectivity
The 4 Cell Li-Ion battery included in the laptop keeps the show running for 3 hours. On the connectivity front the laptop ropes in options like Ethernet, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 2.0 slots, one USB 3.0 slot, one HDMI port and Digital Media Reader.