DELL INSPIRON 11 3000 - Intel® Pentium® Quad Core N3530 Processor Review

Dell Inspiron 11 3000 - Convertible-hybrid laptop

Here we are today reviewing  Entry Level of notebook "Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series (2 in 1)". - Release Date June 2014.

Before we get started I would like to describe below the full specifications of this machine.

Dell delivers an everyday ultraportable hybrid with an excellent battery life at a good price.

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Processor:Intel® Pentium® Quad Core N3530 Processor

Operating System:Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English

Productivity Software:Microsoft(R)Office trial (1 year free subscription)

Security Software:McAfee® Security Center 15 month subscription

Memory:4GB DDR3L 1333MHz (4GBx1)

Hard Drive:500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Video Card:Intel® HD Graphics

Display:11.6 inch LED Backlit Touch IPS Display with Truelife, HD (1366 X 768)

Wireless:Dell Wireless-N 1707 @ 2.4GHz + Bluetooth 4.0

Keyboard:English Keyboard with Multi-Touch Touchpad with gesture support
Spill-resistant keyboard
Multi-Touchpad with integrated scrolling &amp, gestures

Camera:HD (720p) capable webcam, dual digital microphones and pre-loaded Skype™2

Audio and Speakers:2 speakers with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro processing
1 combo headphone / microphone jack

Ports, Slots and Chassis:HDMI™ 1.4a, Multi-media Card Reader, USB 3.0 (1), USB 2.0 (2), Security slot

Bluetooth:Bluetooth 4.0 standard

Software:My Dell, DropBox, Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Backup & Recovery, Microsoft® Office 2013 trial, McAfee LiveSafe (30day), Getting Started with Windows 8, Live Essentials (Movie Maker & Photo Gallery), Skype™2

Primary Battery:43 WHr, 3-Cell Battery (integrated)

Power:65 Watt AC Adapter

Dimension:0.83" (21.2mm) / 11.81" (300mm) / 7.93 (201.5mm)

Composite: 1.39 Kg with HD touch screen

Reason to own this machine:

Task:
For general and common task such as working on documentation, surfing web, playing music and watching HD video.

Mobility:
Convenient for person who always on mobile where they can switch between Laptop and Tablet by flipping the screen to the back.




Screen Display :
Excellent graphics, thanks to the Touch IPS Display with True Life HD (1366 x 768)

Battery Life:
Excellent enough to power for duration of 6-7 hours continuous usage of web browsing with WIFI.

Performance:
Tested using Photoshop and Fireworks both running at the same time with Internet Browser (Chrome) open at 18 tabs, RAM utilization are at 80% of usage.

Powered by Intel® Pentium® Quad Core N3530 Processor.

Side view of Dell Inspiron 11 300 - Intel Pentium Quad Core N3530 Processor.

Below I will describe performance of this INTEL Quad Core N3530 processors. Comparison of processors performance by CPUBOSS.COM:

Intel® Pentium® Quad Core N3530 Processor VS Intel Dual Core i3 4010U

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-N3530-vs-Intel-Core-i3-4010U

Summary:

Hope with the information provided, will benefits you to consider before you purchase this machine.