Lon really appreciate the disclosures. You can tell when companies buy reviews from other channels because all the reviews sound identical. Thanks for keepin it REAL ;)
Firstly, I very much appreciate your honest, informative, and well constructed reviews. Secondly, while I'm currently in the market for a new laptop, I've watched almost all of your laptop reviews 2-3 times each in search for a good machine. I've noticed that more than once I've heard you say something along the lines of: "at this price point, you could get something better". What then would you suggest as the best Windows OS laptop in a $300-$450 price range? (preferably lightweight, 4+gigs RAM, multitouch trackpad, SSD hard drive, and a processor similar to or better than AMD A6). I am interested in this Dell Inspiron 11 3000, but I'm also debating if I want to stay loyal to Toshiba or get a Dell (Also, why does everyone hate Dell so much?) Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work, Lon.
Apart from the picture that kept popping out from behind your head, I rather like this temporary studio. Nice clean and uncluttered with just a hint of your interests (Mac/Shuttle) behind. Good review too, as usual.
I have last years with a core i3 4010U and whats weird is there's no incentive to upgrade and the speakers are better on this one because they are side mounted and I don't know about that one but this one uses a m.2 wifi card that CAN be replaced!! so it can have that awesome 5ghz AC although you can't get it new from dells website I would look for a deal on ebay for this one P.S great review and thanks for the disclosure
Have you thought of recording a standard disclosure video that you can edit into each of your videos? This one didn't mention that nobody else saw or previewed this video before you uploaded it to you tube.
Hello. Thank you for your knowledge If i may ask a question. I was gifted this and was wondering if there was a way to upgrade it and if it would even be worth it?
I own this computer, and it's beautiful and great for the price. However, Windows 10 bugs kill the whole experience with problems recognizing some hardware and unusual bugs deep inside the OS. I suggest you hold off until driver updates are in par with the OS and Microsoft improves the usability of the whole operating system that deprives you of the whole experience that this computer should have. Note: I purchased this in Feb/2016 and Windows 10 update 1511 killed all flash and random crashes due to Cortana other programs kill the whole experience.
Mine had year old wifi drivers that would not connect to my network. Had to download via another pc and install via a usb drive. pretty lame for a machine without a lan port. Upgraded ram to 8gb. mine had 128gig ssd. Runs pretty good. Nice screen even though it is only 720. Like the ac wireless too. Hard drive is upgradable too... but that may be for another day.
hey Lon great review! I always love watching your laptop reviews. It would be awesome if you could take a look at the dell inspiron 13 7000 series. It seems to have a great value for its price and there aren't a lot of reviews for it.
Mine has 8gb ram. I can play the GTAIV in decent graphics. Its very smooth for worktasks and internet browsing (i tried multitasking for up to 12 tabs it works fine , but you'll feel the heat from the cheap and also the noise from the exhaust fan)
thank for your review. please answer my question. it is good for office or business student. Do you use it to open cad for house? and how about office programs.
So I have one of these,but I got a case and a few more things to go with the computer like a 2tb external hard drive. I'm wondering if I can probably sell the laptop and accessories with it for what it costed at this time period. Should I go lower or higher with the sell value? 2TB Hard drives are expensive, so that's why I was wondering.
I'm so close to selling my laptop and buying this one. Does the touchpad support Windows 10's multitouch gestures? Like swipe up with three fingers for Task View?
Hey Lon, can you review the ASUS EeeBook E402SA or any other budget laptop with a quad core Celeron and no eMMC memory. I'm really curious to know how this Celeron CPU performs in real world, with 4GB of RAM. I've seen benchmarks online showing that it's surprisingly close to the Pentium N3700 (which is the same generation). Oh and keep up the good work with your channel !
Ya i hate that coil whine noise c states, crap cameras, poor power reg on motherboard some fans and lots of graphics cards make that high pitch noise. Just resold a surface pro 4 core m3 because of the coil whine.
It's funny how you review these low-end intel laptops and chrome lags bad. But yet on my low end 2013 AMD APU laptop chrome runs fine @1080p 60FPs,with 0 dropped frames.
I bought one of these new in Nov. 2018 from Dell...with shipping for $161.00 and I regret it. It comes with a 30 GB hard drive that can not be upgraded...it is part of the motherboard. After the OS is loaded there is about 10 GB of free space on the hard drive. I installed a 30 MB Micro SSD disk for storage space but there is not enough room on the HD for application programs like MS Office or Adobe products. I upgraded the RAM from the standard 4 GB that it comes with to 8 GB which cost me about $60 and it didn't seem to increase the speed noticably. Connecting to the bluetooth feature is not easy either. DON'T BUY ONE!!
if you are still wondering Wireless AC is pretty much just a way to get super fast internet and/or wifi speeds on your laptop or pc also if people have it they call it luxurious because of how fast it can receive and transmit wifi so its useful for gaming to becuase you dont have to worry about like have internet issues like loosing contection to the game alot also im 12 years old so ye bye now
i would think he is saying for light video editing i have an older version of that laptop and it still comes in handy with video editing when im on the go
+Chris Wheeler it should be 64 bit iv never seen a windows device now a days with a i3 with a 32bit and the fact you can upgrade ram from 4gb guarantees its 64 bit because 32bit cant go above 4gb ram and if you have a windows pc running google docs then yes it will run it the i3 is a vary capable processor
Great review as always Lon. I need your advice, I want to buy an 11 inch laptop (must have i3 intel and 8GB RAM) preferably touchscreen/2 in 1 ... what do you recommend? Thanks!
So clunky Windows tablets. After five years Window's OEMs still struggle to understand the tablet concept. Hopefully the Samsung and Huawei will finally move the market in the right direction. However proper tablet apps are still few and far between and way lower quality than iOS or Android. Would never buy a Windows tablet but this is more of a hybrid and if your main usage is as a laptop then it is ok. Within 3-6 months all hybrids will be with this i3 and all perform similar like the previous Atom hybrids. No thanks I will stick to an iPad and the 10 inch iPad Pro looks like dominating the core market again. Please MS just make a decent tablet, you got it wrong when you said tablets were a gimmick, admit it, move on and get with the plan. Samsung is finally trying the Apple way but it needs support from the OS and developers...
+amfrepo I saw a similar comment elsewhere and still can't wrap my head around it, what is it about the Galaxy TabPro S and the MateBook that makes them conform to the Apple way? that they are ~100g lighter and 1.5-2mm thinner (which will most definitely translate to worse thermals and lower performance than the Core m3 SP4), have less ports and a clunkier keyboard dock? because otherwise they follow the same philosophy as the Surface Pro, a full computer in tablet form. This Inspiron is an old design and has been in the market for a couple of years, the trend is for cheap 2in1s to either keep on using Atoms or go for Core M at the higher tiers and contrary to that POS of a benchmark that is geekbench, even the lowest end Core M still beats the A9X (search for Anandtech's analysis).
+HoveringAboveMyself when I buy a tablet 80% of my use will be as a tablet, so I want the experience to reflect that. I and millions of users are not power users like many who make comments on reviews like this so the SP4 is overkill. We want a decent tablet that can sometimes convert into a laptop. To be a great tablet it needs to be light and thin, no one can argue with that. Hence why the Samsung will be a breath of fresh air for Windows tablets assuming it leads to support from MS and developers. I do understand a niche market, probably yourself, need more power and of course the SP4 fits your need, as 80% of the time it is used more as a laptop. However you are part of a minority and there are millions of iPad users that may return to Windows if they release a proper tablet. Just my opinion but I believe has a lot of support.
amfrepo I understand you better now, definitely much better at explaining it that the other person I mentioned. Yes, definitely most people would be better served with thinner and lighter (specially lighter, we are talking about tablets here) rather than higher performance in which case I agree with you.
I've had this laptop for about two years now and just got into digital drawing. I've tried one stylus so far but it wouldn't work or respond well with the screen at all. Anyone have any ideas for a good stylus to use on this? :/
Lon really appreciate the disclosures. You can tell when companies buy reviews from other channels because all the reviews sound identical. Thanks for keepin it REAL ;)
played around with that pc myself i got to say great pc keep up the good work
This laptop is trash for gaming the non touch screen one is better.
I like your disclosure statement in the intro.
I dig your deeper coverage of laptops, despite the sheer number you review.
Loving this filming location a lot! Looks clean and super cool!
Firstly, I very much appreciate your honest, informative, and well constructed reviews. Secondly, while I'm currently in the market for a new laptop, I've watched almost all of your laptop reviews 2-3 times each in search for a good machine. I've noticed that more than once I've heard you say something along the lines of: "at this price point, you could get something better". What then would you suggest as the best Windows OS laptop in a $300-$450 price range? (preferably lightweight, 4+gigs RAM, multitouch trackpad, SSD hard drive, and a processor similar to or better than AMD A6).
I am interested in this Dell Inspiron 11 3000, but I'm also debating if I want to stay loyal to Toshiba or get a Dell (Also, why does everyone hate Dell so much?) Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work, Lon.
Apart from the picture that kept popping out from behind your head, I rather like this temporary studio. Nice clean and uncluttered with just a hint of your interests (Mac/Shuttle) behind. Good review too, as usual.
Yes, it absolutely does have wireless AC. It says so on Dell's product page, as well as in the Device Manager on my own Inspirion 11 3153.
wow , I was searching for a good 2 in 1 laptop thanks for your videos once again Lon ! 👍
I have the previous version of this tablet, upgraded to a SSD instead of spinning disk, its a great laptop/tablet. An I3 would be a great addition.
Hey 😀... what is the latest model that comes with i3 processor ??
I have last years with a core i3 4010U and whats weird is there's no incentive to upgrade and the speakers are better on this one because they are side mounted and I don't know about that one but this one uses a m.2 wifi card that CAN be replaced!! so it can have that awesome 5ghz AC although you can't get it new from dells website I would look for a deal on ebay for this one P.S great review and thanks for the disclosure
Would this product be good for multitasking on internet and microsoft office?
Really nice ....now i am used it ....
Have you thought of recording a standard disclosure video that you can edit into each of your videos? This one didn't mention that nobody else saw or previewed this video before you uploaded it to you tube.
Hello. Thank you for your knowledge
If i may ask a question.
I was gifted this and was wondering if there was a way to upgrade it and if it would even be worth it?
Great Review Lon, one thing, does this have pressure sensitive digitizer support?
I own this computer, and it's beautiful and great for the price.
However, Windows 10 bugs kill the whole experience with problems recognizing some hardware and unusual bugs deep inside the OS. I suggest you hold off until driver updates are in par with the OS and Microsoft improves the usability of the whole operating system that deprives you of the whole experience that this computer should have.
Note: I purchased this in Feb/2016 and Windows 10 update 1511 killed all flash and random crashes due to Cortana other programs kill the whole experience.
Geancarlo Rivera has it got better since? Rn im looking into this device still.
I can't use the touch mode . And it's a touchscreen how do I fix that?
looks great might get it when it comes to uk
Mine had year old wifi drivers that would not connect to my network. Had to download via another pc and install via a usb drive. pretty lame for a machine without a lan port.
Upgraded ram to 8gb. mine had 128gig ssd. Runs pretty good. Nice screen even though it is only 720. Like the ac wireless too.
Hard drive is upgradable too... but that may be for another day.
Would you recommend the dell Inspiron 3000 2 in 1 or the dell Inspiron 3148 for video editing?
hey Lon great review! I always love watching your laptop reviews. It would be awesome if you could take a look at the dell inspiron 13 7000 series. It seems to have a great value for its price and there aren't a lot of reviews for it.
What is that shiny piece of clear plastic on the bottom of the laptop? Is that the screen protector that came with it?
I like the old office
Does it run on Windows OS? Thanks for the nice review.
Mine has 8gb ram. I can play the GTAIV in decent graphics. Its very smooth for worktasks and internet browsing (i tried multitasking for up to 12 tabs it works fine , but you'll feel the heat from the cheap and also the noise from the exhaust fan)
thank for your review. please answer my question. it is good for office or business student. Do you use it to open cad for house? and how about office programs.
Great video!
So I have one of these,but I got a case and a few more things to go with the computer like a 2tb external hard drive. I'm wondering if I can probably sell the laptop and accessories with it for what it costed at this time period. Should I go lower or higher with the sell value? 2TB Hard drives are expensive, so that's why I was wondering.
Hey, I have the Inspiron 3148 (older version of that model). Would it be possible to see a comparison between the two? I'm considering upgrading.
I'm so close to selling my laptop and buying this one. Does the touchpad support Windows 10's multitouch gestures? Like swipe up with three fingers for Task View?
+Saed Matos It does, 4 finger multitouch gestures are recognized.
I bought this great little machine
I got a red one yesterday and right after I created a PIN number it wouldn't load up and it's stuck on create a pin.
Lon your the best youtuber ever!!!!!
you're
Croissant axb I can't even remember writing this comment. He's no way the best youtuber ever however he makes some bomp-ass videos.
I think this would be much better than the click 11 tbh. Much faster for not much more money
Just curiuos, do you ever use windows "modern apps"? I never use them and it seems like most of my customers prefer to not use them either.
Hey Lon, can you review the ASUS EeeBook E402SA or any other budget laptop with a quad core Celeron and no eMMC memory. I'm really curious to know how this Celeron CPU performs in real world, with 4GB of RAM. I've seen benchmarks online showing that it's surprisingly close to the Pentium N3700 (which is the same generation). Oh and keep up the good work with your channel !
Might use this as a replacement to my ipad air 2
+strkilla89 I would only do that if you want to do PC stuff the windows is not optimized for touch like an iPad is
very nice, thanks
What's the battery backup on normal usage?
Why can’t the newer Inspiron 11’s have core i3 processors?
does your unit have coil whine? i had the same laptop and got a replacement but i returned it because of the coil whine
Ya i hate that coil whine noise c states, crap cameras, poor power reg on motherboard some fans and lots of graphics cards make that high pitch noise. Just resold a surface pro 4 core m3 because of the coil whine.
where can i buy it ? it's not available now ...it seems
how to turn on / off keyboard backlights in this
watching this on the laptop being reviewed
i thought it utilize the thunderbolt 3 port..too bad bcos the skylake i3 hv much potential
Great Job
I got the new model with the 8 gigs of ram and 128G SSD
Would this work with an external GPU dock?
It's funny how you review these low-end intel laptops and chrome lags bad. But yet on my low end 2013 AMD APU laptop chrome runs fine @1080p 60FPs,with 0 dropped frames.
I bought one of these new in Nov. 2018 from Dell...with shipping for $161.00 and I regret it.
It comes with a 30 GB hard drive that can not be upgraded...it is part of the motherboard.
After the OS is loaded there is about 10 GB of free space on the hard drive. I installed a 30 MB Micro SSD disk for storage space but there is not enough room on the HD for application programs like MS Office or Adobe products. I upgraded the RAM from the standard 4 GB that it comes with to 8 GB which cost me about $60 and it didn't seem to increase the speed noticably. Connecting to the bluetooth feature is not easy either. DON'T BUY ONE!!
What's the battery backup?
around 6:12 he said ... i doesn't have wireless ac ... what is that?
if you are still wondering Wireless AC is pretty much just a way to get super fast internet and/or wifi speeds on your laptop or pc also if people have it they call it luxurious because of how fast it can receive and transmit wifi so its useful for gaming to becuase you dont have to worry about like have internet issues like loosing contection to the game alot also im 12 years old so ye bye now
pretty much the simpler way of saying it is that you get faster wifi and/or internet speeds
What is the Webcam alike?
There is no active pen support?
Does it have an optical drive
Would you review Razer Blade Stealth?
I wonder if it has an ethernet port and might possibly be a good htpc client. :)
I can remplace the RAM memory?
How is it for video editing
i would think he is saying for light video editing i have an older version of that laptop and it still comes in handy with video editing when im on the go
can you do a review of the chip 9 dollar computer when it comes out?
can this run google docs. is this 64 bit windows or 32 bit windows
+Chris Wheeler it should be 64 bit iv never seen a windows device now a days with a i3 with a 32bit and the fact you can upgrade ram from 4gb guarantees its 64 bit because 32bit cant go above 4gb ram and if you have a windows pc running google docs then yes it will run it the i3 is a vary capable processor
is RAM and hard disk upgradeable?
yes it is if you havent already found out
Is it upgradeable?
yes it is even the older versions of it like i have can still be upgradeable
Great review as always Lon. I need your advice, I want to buy an 11 inch laptop (must have i3 intel and 8GB RAM) preferably touchscreen/2 in 1 ... what do you recommend? Thanks!
what is your budget?
how much ?
how to turn on keyboard light
lovelesh kaushik there is none
I wonder how well would photoshop run on this?
Mine says it has an m3 is that a typo
ak survial907 same thing
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can you play a triple A game on this?
that would be a no. it barely runs overwatch.
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French Jelly Fish Jones all lives matter
on 144p
perderdo nice
So clunky Windows tablets. After five years Window's OEMs still struggle to understand the tablet concept. Hopefully the Samsung and Huawei will finally move the market in the right direction. However proper tablet apps are still few and far between and way lower quality than iOS or Android. Would never buy a Windows tablet but this is more of a hybrid and if your main usage is as a laptop then it is ok. Within 3-6 months all hybrids will be with this i3 and all perform similar like the previous Atom hybrids. No thanks I will stick to an iPad and the 10 inch iPad Pro looks like dominating the core market again. Please MS just make a decent tablet, you got it wrong when you said tablets were a gimmick, admit it, move on and get with the plan. Samsung is finally trying the Apple way but it needs support from the OS and developers...
+amfrepo I saw a similar comment elsewhere and still can't wrap my head around it, what is it about the Galaxy TabPro S and the MateBook that makes them conform to the Apple way? that they are ~100g lighter and 1.5-2mm thinner (which will most definitely translate to worse thermals and lower performance than the Core m3 SP4), have less ports and a clunkier keyboard dock? because otherwise they follow the same philosophy as the Surface Pro, a full computer in tablet form.
This Inspiron is an old design and has been in the market for a couple of years, the trend is for cheap 2in1s to either keep on using Atoms or go for Core M at the higher tiers and contrary to that POS of a benchmark that is geekbench, even the lowest end Core M still beats the A9X (search for Anandtech's analysis).
+HoveringAboveMyself when I buy a tablet 80% of my use will be as a tablet, so I want the experience to reflect that. I and millions of users are not power users like many who make comments on reviews like this so the SP4 is overkill. We want a decent tablet that can sometimes convert into a laptop. To be a great tablet it needs to be light and thin, no one can argue with that. Hence why the Samsung will be a breath of fresh air for Windows tablets assuming it leads to support from MS and developers. I do understand a niche market, probably yourself, need more power and of course the SP4 fits your need, as 80% of the time it is used more as a laptop. However you are part of a minority and there are millions of iPad users that may return to Windows if they release a proper tablet. Just my opinion but I believe has a lot of support.
amfrepo I understand you better now, definitely much better at explaining it that the other person I mentioned. Yes, definitely most people would be better served with thinner and lighter (specially lighter, we are talking about tablets here) rather than higher performance in which case I agree with you.
I've had this laptop for about two years now and just got into digital drawing. I've tried one stylus so far but it wouldn't work or respond well with the screen at all. Anyone have any ideas for a good stylus to use on this? :/
This laptop does not have pen input try a used surface 3.
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I have the laptop performance sucks bull shit and touchpad is cancer but hardware is cool
looks like poop