Dell inspiron 15 7537 reviews, pros and cons
The Dell Inspiron 15 7537 packs Nvidia graphics và a crisp 1080p touch screen inside an attractive aluminum chassis.
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Dell has consolidated its notebook lineup, & the result is an increased focus on chất lượng. Case in point: The Inspiron 15 7537, which boasts a gorgeous aluminum design; a 15-inch, 1080p display; a bộ vi xử lý Core i7 processor; & Nvidia graphics. Starting at $749 ($1,149 as configured), is this the affordable version of the MacBook Pro?
The Inspiron 15 7537 is a high-powered variant of the Inspiron 15 7000 we reviewed back in October, so it sports the exact same look và feel as its sibling. That"s not a bad thing. From its aluminum exterior to lớn its diamond-cut edges, this is one attractive sầu 15-inch laptop.
The Inspiron"s lid features a simple, polished Dell logo sản phẩm. Pop its top, & you"ll find the same elegant, silver aluminum on the Inspiron"s keyboard deck và wrist rest. Details, such as the polished aluminum framing its keyboard & touchpad, only add to lớn the notebook"s beautiful kiến thiết.
Measuring 14.9 x 10 x 0.9 inches, the Inspiron 15 7537 is roughly the same form size as HP"s 14.9 x 9.9 x 1.1-inch Envy TouchSmart 15. ASUS" N550JV is a bit beefier, measuring 15.1 x 10 x 1.1 inches. All three notebooks weigh a somewhat hefty 5.6 pounds.
Cliông xã khổng lồ EnlargeOur Inspiron 15 7537 sports a 19trăng tròn x 1080-pixel WLED TrueLife touch-screen display that offered razor-sharp visuals. In a trailer for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," Spidey"s red-and-xanh suit looked absolutely electric, & the Trắng parts of the costume covering his eyes popped.
Based on our tests using a Spyder4 colorimeter, the Inspiron is capable of displaying 103 percent of the sRGB gamut. That"s much better than the average mainstream notebook, which is capable of showing just 87.3 percent. The Latitude"s color reproduction, however, was somewhat inaccurate, with a Delta-E score of 11.9. A Delta-E of 0 is perfect.
Unfortunately, at 212 lux, the Inspiron 15 7537"s display is dimmer than the mainstream notebook average of 225 lux. Still, that"s brighter than the HP. Envy TouchSmart 15 (184 lux). ASUS" N550JV, on the other hvà, reached a much higher 275 lux.
Audio
Clichồng lớn EnlargeThe two speakers mounted just below the Inspiron"s front lip pushed out relatively flat audio. While listening khổng lồ Outkast"s "B.O.B.," we noted a distinct laông xã of bass, & high notes sounded fairly hollow. Even with the onboard MaxxAudio Pro audio software enabled, music & movies sounded dull and tinny. Turn off MaxxAudio, however, and the laptop"s maximum volume drops precipitously.
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On the Laptop Mag Audio Test, the Inspiron 15 7537 pumped out 83 decibels of sound. That"s lower than the 87-dB category average, as well as the HP Envy TouchSmart 15"s 85 decibels. The ASUS N550JV offered the loudest speakers, reaching an impressive 94 dB.
Keyboard và Touchpad
Cliông xã to lớn EnlargeLike many 15-inch notebooks, the Dell Inspiron 15 7537 comes equipped with a full-form size keyboard complete with a number pad. The backlit, island-style keys are evenly spaced, & nothing felt too small. Unfortunately, lượt thích the Inspiron 15 7000 we reviewed late last year, key presses felt soft, which made typing for long periods slightly uncomfortable.
Clichồng to lớn EnlargeThat said, overall key travel measured 1.5milimet, which is average for a mainstream notebook. On the Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor demo, we recorded an average of 80 words per minute with an error rate of 1 percent, which is on a par with our usual average.
The Inspiron 15 7537"s 4.25 x 3.25-inch touchpad proved accurate and comfortable during our testing. Multitouch gestures -- including two-finger scrolling & twist-to-rotate -- worked well, as did Windows 8 gestures.
Heat
After streaming a 15-minute full-screen Hulu clip, the Inspiron 15 7537"s keyboard reached 92 degrees Fahrenheit. The touchpad was considerably cooler, topping out at a mild 80 degrees. Underneath, the Inspiron was on the toasty side, reaching 98 degrees. We consider temperatures of 95 degrees or lower to be comfortable.
Ports and Webcam
Clichồng lớn EnlargeNeed a lot of ports? The Inspiron 15 7537"s got you covered. This Dell offers four USB 3.0 ports -- two on each side. On the right edge, you also get an HDXiaoMi MI port, Ethernet jack, combination headphone & microphone jachồng, & 8-in-1 thẻ reader. You"ll find the notebook"s power port on its left side.
Windows 8 laptops just can"t seem to lớn get webcams right. As with many of its ilk, the Inspiron 15"s 720p camera captured dyên ổn, grainy images. Fine details, such as the lines on our face, were obscured, và colors were far too dull.
Performance
Cliông xã to lớn EnlargeOur Inspiron 15 7537 Review unit features a 1.8-GHz dual-core Hãng Intel Core i7-5400U processor with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB, 5,400-rpm hybrid drive sầu with 8GB of flash storage. Throw in Nvidia"s GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of RAM & Optimus Technology, và you"ve sầu got one beefy multitruyền thông media machine. We ran a full vi khuẩn scan using McAfee LiveSafe while streaming Hulu videos (with 10 tabs open in Chrome), & we didn"t notice a hint of slowdown.
On PCMark7, a synthetic benchmark that tests a laptop"s overall system performance, the Inspiron 15 scored 4,075. That"s better than the mainstream notebook category average of 3,734. The ASUS N550JV & its quad-core Hãng sản xuất Intel bộ vi xử lý Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 1TB HDD scored a slightly lower 3,546. The HP. Envy TouchSmart 15 and its quad-core Hãng sản xuất Intel Vi xử lý Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM & dual 1TB HDD & 24GB SSD hit a higher 5,363.
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Though its 1TB HDD runs at just 5,400 rpm, an additional 8GB of flash storage helped the Inspiron 15 7357 boot Windows 8.1 in just 18 seconds. That"s faster than the 20-second category average, as well as the HPhường Envy TouchSmart"s 19 seconds. The ASUS N550JV, however, came to life in only 16 seconds.
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On our Laptop Mag File Transfer Test, the Inspiron copied 4.97GB of mixed truyền thông files in 1 minute and 9 seconds. That equals a rate of 73.8 MBps, which is just shy of the mainstream notebook category average of 75 MBps. The HPhường Envy TouchSmart"s & ASUS N550JV"s drives we"re both much slower, coming in at 28 MBps.
The Inspiron took 4 minutes and 39 seconds khổng lồ complete our OpenOffice macro benchmark, which involves matching trăng tròn,000 names khổng lồ their respective addresses. While that"s nearly a minute faster than the category average of 5:29, it"s a bit slower than the HPhường. Envy TouchSmart 15"s time of 4:00. The ASUS N550JV beat that time by a hair, with 3:58.
Graphics
With its Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics chip with Optimus Technology, the Inspiron 15 7537 is more than capable of running many of your favorite games, just not the most resource-intensive ones. On the 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme benchmark, the Inspiron scored 883. That"s well above the category average of 577 và blows away the HP.. Envy TouchSmart 15"s score of 533.
When playing "World of Warcraft" with the graphics mix to lớn Low and the resolution at 1366 x 768 pixels, the Inspiron managed a frame rate of 104 fps. Bump up the resolution to lớn 1080p, & the frame rate dips to 94 fps. Crank up the graphics lớn 11, và the frame rate drops lớn a still-smooth 51 fps. That"s on a par with the GeForce GT 750M-powered ASUS N550JV"s 52 fps, & significantly better than the GeForce GT 740M-equipped HPhường Envy TouchSmart 15"s 33 fps. However, the average máy tính xách tay hit 54 fps.
On the more demanding "BioShoông chồng Infinite," we saw an average frame rate of 76 fps with the graphics on Low & the resolution at 1366 x 768p. Frame rates were still solid at 1080p, hitting 49 fps. When we boosted the graphics khổng lồ High & set the resolution khổng lồ 1366 x 768p, the frame rate fell khổng lồ a playable 35 fps. That"s slightly better than the category average of 31 fps. The ASUS N550JV averaged 24 fps, while the HP Envy TouchSmart 15 averaged 17 fps.
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Jump lớn 1080p, though, & frame rates drop lớn an unplayable 22 fps on this title. That said, the Inspiron did manage to lớn persize better than the category average (19 fps), & the ASUS N550JV & HP Envy TouchSmart, which registered 14 fps và 9 fps, respectively.
Battery Life
Click lớn EnlargeThe Inspiron 15 7537 lasted an impressive sầu 6 hours and 13 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test, which involves continuous Web surfing over Wi-Fi with the screen brightness phối lớn 100 nits. That"s better than the category average of 5:34.
On our previous battery chạy thử, which involved continuous Web surfing with the display brightness set lớn a more forgiving 40 percent, the ASUS N550JV lasted just 4:52, whereas the HPhường. Envy TouchSmart 15 lasted 4:54.
It"s worth noting that the cheaper Inspiron 15 7000 lasted a marakhông lớn 9:26. However, that system has a slower Core i5 processor, integrated graphics & a lower-res 1366 x 768p display.
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Software and Warranty
Clichồng to EnlargeDell went extremely light on the preinstalled software with the Inspiron 15 7537, loading Microsoft"s Windows 8 apps và a few third-các buổi tiệc nhỏ offerings. The most noteworthy programs include a one-year subscription khổng lồ McAfee"s LiveSafe security suite and Nvidia"s GeForce Experience, which lets users tải về graphics drivers & access Nvidia-specific features with ease. The included My Dell ứng dụng provides access to driver updates, system information, notifications & additional options.
Dell provides Inspiron 15 7537 customers with 90 days of premium phone tư vấn & a one-year in-trang chủ service guarantee after a diagnostic phone gọi.
Configurations
Our $1,149 Inspiron 15 7537 Review unit features a 1.8-GHz dual-core Hãng Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD & an Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics chip.
However, the Inspiron 15 7000 starts at just $749; for that, you get an Hãng Intel Vi xử lý Core i5 processor, 6GB of RAM, integrated HD Graphics 4400, a 1366 x 768-px display và a 500GB HDD.
Verdict
Click to lớn EnlargeWith its sexy kiến thiết, svào performance and above-average battery life, the Inspiron 15 7537 has all the makings of a chất lượng multimedia máy tính. The graphics performance is particularly strong for this class of system. For the price, though, we would have liked a brighter screen and a less-mushy keyboard.
If you"re looking for a similarly priced 15-inch notebook with more gaming power, kiểm tra out the $1,049 Lenovo Y510p. That system offers a powerful Core i7 processor, dual Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics và a 1TB HDD with a 24GB secondary SSD. However, that machine offers only about half the battery life as the Dell. Overall, the Dell Inspiron 15 7537 is a multitruyền thông media máy vi tính that looks good and performs well.
Dell Inspiron 15 7537 Specs
| Bluetooth | Công nghệ Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Brand | Dell |
| CPU | 1.8-GHz Hãng Intel Chip Core i7-4500 processor |
| Card Slots | 8-1 thẻ reader |
| Company Website | http://www.dell.com |
| Display Size | 15.6 |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GT 750M with Optimus Technology |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Drive sầu Speed | 5,400rpm |
| Hard Drive Type | Serial ATA Hybrid |
| Native Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Optical Drive Speed | n/a |
| Ports (excluding USB) | Kensington Loông chồng, HDMI, Ethernet, Combo Headphone/Mic Jachồng, USB 3.0, SD thẻ slot |
| RAM | 16GB |
| RAM Upgradable to | 16GB |
| Size | 14.9 x 10 x 0.9 inches |
| Touchpad Size | 4.25 x 3.25 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Video Memory | 2GB |
| Warranty/Support | 90 days of premium phone support; one-year in-trang chính service guarantee after a diagnostic phone call |
| Weight | 5.6 pounds |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n |
| Wi-Fi Model | Intel Wireless-N7260 |
