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Summary

Buy For

• Touchscreen
• Sound battery backup
• Fast performer
• Preloaded Windows OS

Beware of

• Less storage
• No full HD display

Verdict

The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (i3542-5000BK) laptop is an impressive choice for touchscreen lovers who want to enjoy heavy multitasking and play games. The performance of the system is very good and the laptop boots on Windows OS which is very user friendly. Overall, this model is a very nice choice for daily usage but however a bit more storage or full HD display was clearly expected in this price range. 

A nice touchscreen laptop

Display and Configuration

The Dell Inspiron 15 3542 (i3542-5000BK) laptop comes with a 15.6-inch HD LED backlit touch display which outputs a screen resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. Inside the system, there is an Intel core i3 processor from the fourth generation powered at a clock speed of 1.7GHz. It is aided by a 4GB of DDR3 RAM which has a speed of 1,600MHz. The 2.4Kg laptop is well crafted in a black coloured body. It runs on Windows 7.1 operating system and the touchscreen is quick is to respond.

Battery and Camera

The laptop gets its energy from a 4 cell li-ion battery which claims to keep the show running for four hours. The user can enjoy video calling such as SKYPE with the help of a webcam armed above the display screen. It can record videos at a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels. 

Storage and Connectivity

In order to save files, the user can make use of a 500GB SATA hard disk which performs at a speed of 5,400 revolutions per minute. Connectivity options include Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, one USB 3.0 slot, two USB 2.0 slots, an SD card reader, a headphone jack and a microphone jack.

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