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Summary

Buy For

• HD webcam
• Impressive stereo speakers
• Slim optical drive
• Affordable price

Beware of

• Average processor
• No OS

Verdict

The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542 CDC 4500 iSU), despite being priced reasonably, comes with some impressive features like slim and efficient optical drive, HD webcam and quality stereo speakers. However, it doesn't have a sound processor and an user friendly software platform.

Reasonably priced notebook for business

Display and Build

 

The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542 CDC 4500 iSU) sports a 15.6-inch HD LED backlit TrueLife display which offers visuals with increased brightness and a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. It comes loaded in a 26.6mm thick matte black coloured casing which tips the scale at 2.1kg.

 

Processor and OS

 

At the heart of the machine, you can find a 1.4GHz Intel Celeron dual-core 2957U processor belonging to the fourth generation family and sitting on HM87 Express chipset. Assisting it in executing multiple tasks is a 4GB DDR3 RAM whose capacity can be increased up to 8GB using the single DIMM slot. It is devoid of any preloaded OS which is nothing abnormal in this price range.

 

Camera, Storage and Multimedia

 

The combined action of the HD webcam and integrated microphone provides impressive video calling experience. For storage purposes, the Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542 CDC 4500 iSU) depends on a 500GB SATA hard disk. The presence of a Tray Load DVD Writer allows you to exchange data via disks smoothly. Packed with dual stereo speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio, the laptop provides rich multimedia experience.

 

Battery and Connectivity

 

In order to keep the show running without any interruption for a fair period of time, the Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (3542 CDC 4500 iSU) houses a 4 cell Li-ion battery. The connectivity and networking package comprises of features like one USB 3.0 slot, two USB 2.0 ports, WLAN, HDMI out, digital media reader, Bluetooth v4.0 and Ethernet port.

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