- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Dell Inspiron 3000
- 15.6"
- 2.53 GHz Quad core
- 4 GB
- 500 GB HDD
Released February, 2011
Conclusion Check out the Dell Inspiron 3000
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Dell Inspiron 3000
2.53 GHz
Rated 100% by by Emma-Rhodes (May, 2013)The Web Camera is also not good nor bad,Overall, this is the best laptop to buy for the price.
screen size
15.6"
12.1"
13.3"
Inspiron 3000 by Dan-Dascalescu--I-ve-done-my-homework (Feb, 2011)I've had one for years and that resolution was great for the screen size.
Inspiron 3000 by parakh (Dec, 2012)With this one i don't have to, it handles graphics really well specially 1080P videos on youtube looks much better in glossy HD screen.
screen resolution
Inspiron 3000 by Dan-Dascalescu--I-ve-done-my-homework (Feb, 2011)For a 15.6" screen, the resolution is low: 1366x768.
Inspiron 3000 by nat13 (Apr, 2013)Upon opening the laptop I noticed it had a pixel that was bright white on the screen.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
Inspiron 3000 by buckeye_man18 (Jan, 2013)This is a great work station for the price (I paid $550 on Cyber Monday for 1TB hard drive, i5 processor, 8GB ram, and Intel HD 4000 graphics)I have owned mostly Dell laptops, and have had mostly positive experiences with all of them.
Inspiron 3000 by K.-Miller (Jan, 2013)I found myself with a dilemma, I needed a new laptop for work, and I wanted to go with a higher end processor, either i5 or i7.
processor
Inspiron 3000 by Elsie-L.-Navarro (Aug, 2012)This processor is very fast and deliver great performance.
Inspiron 3000 by iAmAmazon--iAmAmazon (Jan, 2013)I was amazed at the 1TB hard drive,the 8gb ram and i5 processor looked nice.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB   | 8 GB |
Inspiron 3000 by sirak (Feb, 2012)Memory (RAM): 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs).
Inspiron 3000 by Christopher-J.-Kellum--Christopher-J.-Kellum (Aug, 2012)In these days Ram is vital thing to keep smooth performance.
Performance Real world tests of Dell Inspiron 3000
battery life
3 hour
7 hour
6.5 hour
Inspiron 3000 by D.-Gilbert (Dec, 2012)FOUR DAYS?? Bottom line: I have spent hours on end over many days trying simply to configure and use a new Dell laptop with no success and an enormous amount of frustration and dissatisfaction.
Inspiron 3000 by iAmAmazon--iAmAmazon (Jan, 2013)Finally got that fixed...then the computer kept overheating every 2 to 3 hours.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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1.3 MP -
2.53 GHz -
32 mm -
2,644 g -
572 MB/s (USB 3.0)
cons
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3 hour -
can't read a camera or phone memory card -
Feb, 2011 -
high-definition movies are most easily obtained on Blu-Ray -
1080p video will need to be scaled down to fit on the screen -
4 GB -
1366 x 768 -
100 ppi -
15.6" -
500 GB -
1 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.0)
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 64 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by DC10 Rated 100% by by buckeye_man18 (Jan, 2013) Rated 100% by by Dr.-Zeglam (Jan, 2011) |
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Storage
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by sirak (Feb, 2012)Capture your life as you live it - then share it with the world using the 7-in-1 media card reader that allows you to read up to seven different digital media cards.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Keith-Matthews (Dec, 2012)This one was okay, but it was kind of bulky to carry around, while the other was just big enough for good graphics and to hold a DVD/CD drive but fit comfortably in a backpack.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by K.-Miller (Jan, 2013)The 1TB hard drive is very large, I don't see myself filling it in my lifetime.
Screen
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by kent (Apr, 2013)About the machine, the screen color uniformity is very good, the machine is running very smoothly.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Molly-Bilyeu (May, 2013)The touch and the keyboard are perfect.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Saharat-Peampongsant (May, 2013)You can use touch-pad like Mac book.
Type
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Susan-Fiden (Jun, 2012)Windows Live Movie Maker is a plus with Windows 7, giving you pretty nice YouTube video production capability.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by ifthenelsenull (Apr, 2013)Anyway Windows 8 has this nice reinstall feature which I've used three times and I imagine you'll have similar fun.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by dlw1962 (May, 2013)She didn't think we would be able to find a decent new laptop with windows 7 because most of them have windows 8.
Harddrive
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by ritastan--Amazon-Fan (Feb, 2013)Being out of the IT world for several years I have not been as well informed as I used to be so when I learned about SSD (solid state drives) and there lower prices it seemed like the time to get one.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by DC10This is great budget gaming laptop as the reviewer before me mentioned - For the money it can't be beat - I got mine off of Ebayy for $389 - Although the laptop states it may only support 8GB I think it can do 16GB, but do not know for sure -For $32 I put in a Blu Ray Drive and had a spare Seagate Momentus XT 500GB (with 4GB Flash and 7200rpm, super fast).
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by ritastan--Amazon-Fan (Feb, 2013)Since it only takes about 22 seconds from power button to desktop because of the SSD (solid state drive) I close the lid so it will go into hibernate mode.
Ports
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Emma-Rhodes (May, 2013)Using the built in HDMI port I connected the laptop to my 55inch 1080p hd tv and using an app called WIFI Mouse HD, i could use my phone as a mouse and keyboard on a 55in tv.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by ifthenelsenull (Apr, 2013)At that point I realized how badly the ports were laid out.
Dell Inspiron 3000 15.6", 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by DC10by the way the NVidia Card is very close to a AMD/ATI HD67xx series cards - a while back ago I had an HP with a HD6750 great card - The GT525M just as good if not better - Handles all my games and the supports 1080p out through HDMI - Love it.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos Really fast internal storage SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 2 | Sony VAIO E Series Has a Blu-Ray reader Sony VAIO E Series vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 4 | Acer Aspire S S3-951 Really fast internal storage Acer Aspire S S3-951 vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 5 | Acer Aspire S 5750 OK 3DMark06 CPU Acer Aspire S 5750 vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 6 | Toshiba Satellite C675 Biggest screen Toshiba Satellite C675 vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 7 | HP TouchSmart tm2-2150us Has a touch screen HP TouchSmart tm2-2150us vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
 | 8 | Toshiba Satellite C655-S5339 More video memory Toshiba Satellite C655-S5339 vs Dell Inspiron 3000 |
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