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Dell Inspiron 14 (Model 7437) review: Slim and stylish, but surprisingly sluggish |
January 31, 2014
Dell’s Inspiron 14 7000-series laptops are sexy-looking beasts boasting forged-aluminum, beveled-edge chasses; 14-inch Gorilla Glass touchscreens; and backlit keyboards. But the absence of an SSD (as a cache or otherwise) has a significant impact on their performance.These machines look like Ultrabooks, but they're not being marketed as such. Intel controls that standard and while it doesn’t explicitly state that a notebook must be equipped with an SSD to carry the Ultrabook moniker, the Ultrabook definition requires a notebook to operate in standby for at least seven days, and awake from standby with fresh data in less than three seconds. The Inspiron 14 7000 series (I reviewed the Model 7437) can’t do that with a mechanical hard drive, and it can’t be configured with one at time of purchase.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2092350/dell-inspiron-14-model-7437-review-slim-and-stylish-but-surprisingly-sluggish.html#tk.rss_reviews
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