Display and Design
The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542581TB2B) arrives with a glossy 15.6-inch HD LED backlit display with TrueLife technology and a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. It is encased in an all black outfit which carries a simplistic design and has an overall thickness of 25.6 mm and a weight of 2.4 kg.
CPU and OS
Doing the duty on the inside is a 4th generation Intel Core i5 processor sitting on QM87 Express chipset and running at 1.7GHz. It is aided by a mighty 8GB DDR3 RAM giving you the scope to stay engrossed in intensive games while running powerful applications in the background. You can also expand it up to 16GB via 2 DIMM slots. It runs on 64 bit Windows 8.1 OS.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542581TB2B) flaunts a HD webcam allowing you to video chat comfortably. With a 1TB SATA hard disk, you will hardly feel the shortage of storage space even in the distant future. The Tray load DVD RW drive not only allows you to stream games from disks but also helps in keeping the laptop's thickness minimum.
The presence of 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 820M graphics processor allows you to have fun with all kinds of demanding games and movies without any lag. The stereo speakers render HD audio solution.
Battery and Connectivity
The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542581TB2B) runs the show with a 4 cell Li-ion battery. On the connectivity front, we have Ethernet port, WLAN, Bluetooth v4.0, HDMI out, digital media reader, 1 USB 3.0 slot and 2 USB 2.0 ports.