Dell Inspiron 14z review

W.A.Khan,                                                                                                                                                                           This laptop will handle all of your needs – from basic editing to web surfing – without sucking all of the funds from your bank account.
The Inspiron 14z has a very impressive battery life. Dell has been keen to stress the portability of this machine and has made sure you can get a decent amount of use from it between charges. We ran the high-powered Battery Eater program over a looped high-definition video and scored the Dell at 232 minutes – an extremely respectable result.
There's a lot to like about this laptop – like its long battery life and portable design – but we also noticed one or two niggling flaws that got in the way during prolonged use. However, owning a laptop of this quality for under £600 is a fantastic deal that shouldn't be missed.                                                                                                                                                                                       The good: With a new slim design, the Dell Inspiron 14z impresses by including an Intel Core i5 CPU and discrete AMD graphics, all for a very reasonable price.
The bad: There's still a bit of a budget feel to parts of the body. Battery life, while decent, isn't going to get you through a full day.
The bottom line: Dell has managed to give a very upscale feel to its mainstream Inspiron 14z, a 14-inch ultrabook that comfortably juggles price, design, and performance.                                                                                                                                             Specs;                                                                                                                                                                              Manufacturer:Dell, Inc.
Part Number:FNCWT23B
General
OS Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Notebook typeMidsize
Processor / Chipset
CPU Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3317U
Memory
RAM 8 GB
Technology DDR3 SDRAM
Speed 1600 MHz
Storage
Hard Drive 500 GB / 5400 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd) 32 GB - Solid State Drive
Optical Drive CD/DVD Burner
Read Speed 8X
Hard drive type SATA
Display
Type 14 in
Audio & Video
Graphics Processor AMD Radeon HD 7570M
Battery
Technology Lithium Ion
Sustainability
Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2011) 5.1
Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2012) 4.6                                                                                                                                          Price;£600