

Not cut your fingers sharp, but it’s something I noticed when I picked up the laptop sometimes. One thing I could complain about is the bottom edges where the bottom cover interfaces with the metal chassis. Even grabbing the laptop from the corner while it was open, I didn’t detect any strange creaks or notice any flex. For a 16” laptop, this Inspiron is very easy to handle and is a pretty reasonable weight to carry around in any position, even if not as light as other options. The laptop is pretty symmetric with no surprises in weight distribution. The edges are sturdy enough, which is where most people will grab it from. This is normal in my eyes, but worth reporting if you are expecting a robust metal brick here. So there is a little bit of flex if you push it on the center. This being a 16” laptop, the lid is a big piece of aluminum and it’s thin. It’s a smooth, matte grey anodized design with an embossed Dell logo located in the center. It rests inside the shell very nicely and blends perfectly with the surrounding aluminum. The lid and palmrest portions of the chassis are aluminum, while the bottom cover is plastic. The chassis is almost entirely made of aluminum and the design is basically your typical thin and light notebook that would have been called a premium design 6-7 years ago. The overall design of this 2022 Inspiron 16 shares a lot of similarities that I saw in the Inspiron 15 model last year. SD card reader (half-sized), fingerprint reader, HD camera, upwards-firing stereo speakers
#Portal reloaded level 15 Bluetooth#
Mediatek Wifi 6 MT7921 with Bluetooth 5.2Ģx USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (with DP and Powder Delivery), HDMI 1.4, headphone/mic jackģ56.78 mm or 14.05” (w) x 251.9 mm or 9.92” (d) x 18.3 mm or. Specs as reviewed– Dell Inspiron 16 5625ġ6.0 inch, 16:10 format, 1920 x 1200 px reoslution, WVA, 60 Hz, matteĪMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 8 core, 16 thread (4.5 GHz turbo) Let’s dig into the details and you’ll see what I mean. In short, it’s just what I expected – the same as last year with some slight improvements.

So after a solid few weeks with the device, I certainly have a strong opinion of it.

But at least the CPU is noticeably better, which was probably the only other thing I had to complain about. I wish I could say they solved these issues in this year’s model, but alas I cannot. Last year, I criticized the laptop for having a mediocre screen and a lousy webcam. The inputs and the speakers have been updated, though. The standard model also has 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, similar to the last model I reviewed. Other than that though, the specs are very similar on paper: same battery, similar dimensions, familiar chassis, and practically the same IO.
