Are you feeling ok? :confused:

Dedicated graphics, dedicated graphics, breaking out in a sweat because it has dedicated graphics. 7730M incomparable to even a poor budget pc graphics card, but everyone's palms are sweaty grasping for the GPU that will give us the power to run games at 1366*768 with medium detail or less on 2013 titles.

Dedicated graphics **** yeah, gonna save the mother **** day YEAH!
Dell 15RE **** yeah, gonna save the gaming graphics
7730M **** yeah
Crysis 3 **** yeah
Saint's Row 4 **** yeah
Teletext **** yeah
Huge pixels **** yeah
Aliasing **** yeah
Scotty in the engine room **** yeah
Crayons **** yeah
Etch-a-Sketch **** yeah
Sweaty aching palms **** yeah
Joystick waggling **** yeah
Tiny little things **** yeah

DEDICATED GRAPHICS HURRAH!

Use code: 1L9R2PDL$35TBP

for an extra 7% off, making it £603.57 at checkout.

Code expires: 25 September 2013

Hope this helps,
Transformers :smiley:

Nothing wrong with dell I've had the dell XPS 17 for two years now and had no problems what so ever with it. To cut a long story short Dell laptops are top notch ignore the doubters.

Thanks, was looking for a new Laptop. I'll check Which reviews

FYI it's a third generation not 4th gen Intel i7 processor - which is still fantastic.

Great price for new, but I'd personally still look for a dell outlet one for comparison, as often you can knock a couple of hundred off and still have a warranty (not for everyone, just an additional suggestion).

15 screen only..

Out of stock!

Where does it say that? It seems to still allow me to checkout?

Good find.. Cheaper than the other models with lesser spec http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15r-se-7520/fs

E-Value Code: CN15S17

I have this laptop and it's fantastic. I swapped the blu-ray drive out for a 2nd HDD caddy and stuck a SSD in there. Now I have all my software on the SSD and all my media on the 1TB HDD that came with the laptop - perfect combo

6.5 on the Windows Experience Index in case anyone is interested - that is after replacing the Blu-ray drive for a SSD though

Have fun trying to get the AMD Radeon HD 7730M to run all your games. It's such a hassle, the intel 4000 graphics card will run everything by default, which is not indicated anywhere by Dell. For spending so much ££ you'd expect it to function normally out the box. Don't be tricked into buying this poo.

You have to use AMD switchable graphics to manually indicate you want the software to run at high performance. It's a pain in the ass and I don't think it's been working well. If you enable high performance with steam and check your system properties on steam, it still shows Intel 4000.

Twitter said this was £64, how disappointing!!

Use code: 1L9R2PDL$35TBP

for an extra 7% off, making it £603.57 at checkout.

Code expires: 25 September 2013

Hope this helps,
Transformers :smiley:

Pity its windows 8

I have a 17R SE which has a 650m in it which is comparable to the 7730m, the not automatically switching issue only happens when you use nvidia drivers straight from nvidia and not Dell's, which is a bit of a problem. If you want to use the latest driver like me then all you have to do is use the customisable hardware button on the top right and set it to the nvidia control panel, when you click the button, the panel pops up and all you need to do is click high performance nvidia and not auto or built in Intel. Takes 5 seconds to do before playing a game, so not a deal breaker really.

I was going to order a 15r se from the outlet and found one fore less than £400 I think, but it had a standard screen (not 1080p) which is consistently slated in reviews as being poor.

Nothing wrong with dell I've had the dell XPS 17 for two years now and had no problems what so ever with it. To cut a long story short Dell laptops are top notch ignore the doubters.

Does this come with a webcam built in? No mention of it in the spec also after adding to basket and then looking at the spec it says ssd 32gb but no mention of this on the product page :smiley:

Nothing wrong with Dell. I'd quite happily use their products. It's Sonys I have a problem with.

No way! I tried searching for codes last night when I bought it but couldn't find any. What a waste of £45. :'(

You're right about Sonys. The last Sony I had had screws on the back of the case you could only open with a 2p coin which took 10 minutes to take off, a crappy assist button to get into the BIOS and a loud as **** fan which you can't quieten.

This is still available, not sure why it's expired.

My brand new Sony Ultrabook screen started too warp and developed watery looking blotches on the screen after a week. The charger also burnt my hand.

You got's to LOVE Sony!

I wouldn't buy a dell tbh :/ I bought the top of the range XPS 13 and it broke within 10 months. I wasn't worried initially because it was within warranty but then I discovered a Dell warranty is a hollow warranty.

An engineer came out twice and even screwed the screws in wrong and stripped the thread off the laptops screw holes. Dell refused to help and told me I was lying about the issue. I battled it out for 2 months and even emailed Michael Dell himself, before eventually giving up and buying a new laptop, just under a year after I spent £1300 on the Dell.

I definitely will not be buying a Dell ever again :disappointed:

I signed a Lenovo Yoga 13". It's the best in the world at what it does.

I was contemplating getting the Yoga but with rumours of an i7 Haswell model coming soon I'm holding back for now.
Lenovos are built like tanks, I just wish they looked a little nicer.

Thanks. Unfortunately their phone lines don't open back up until Monday and their online chat is closed for the night. I was going to see if I was able to cancel online but my account hasn't even been updated with my order yet. Will just have to keep my fingers crossed. :/

Sorry but i disagree. Its a wonderful laptop and a very powerful graphics card. The problem that you are facing is due to the driver. Just update the driver and you will be fine.

I was playing NFS Run on this just half an hour ago on HD 720p - All high butter smooth. And you don't have to set anything manually. AMD Switchable graphics kicks in whenever you start a game or a high graphics utilisation program like Video editing.
Also, it provides you manual control in case you want your browser to use onboard graphics all the time or similar applications.

Just update the driver to the latest mobility driver and this laptop rocks :smiley:

The screen is also matte so is amazing even in a bright room :smiley: Backlit keyboard doesn't come by default but you can add it if not available. as its very helpful when gaming at night.

You're welcome. Phone as early as you can on Monday (the closer to 8am the better), I'm not even sure if they cancel orders over the phone, but if they do; you will need to be quick. Also, if you do cancel your order, be 100% sure there is another one in-stock for you to order (in-case their system doesn't update stock numbers properly). As the worst scenario would be, you cancel your existing order, and then try to re-order and then find out there is none in-stock or the price has gone up. :disappointed:

not sure why this code doesn't work WPQQPFKSDSN9WV
12% off any Clearance Laptop or Desktop (Products shown on Clearance Deals page)

this product is shown in the Clearance page http://www.dell.com/uk/p/clearance-deals?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&ref=hpt1&s=dhs

Good price, but I bought this exact same laptop over a week ago refurbished, for £499.

Word of warning for anyone looking to get this laptop, it has the worst touchpad known to man, barely usable, just read the online reviews.

However it does have a built in webcam and is one of the most powerful laptops I have ever used, doesn't overheat like I feared it might and runs many AAA games at 40 - 60 FPS on very high settings.

Dedicated graphics, dedicated graphics, breaking out in a sweat because it has dedicated graphics. 7730M incomparable to even a poor budget pc graphics card, but everyone's palms are sweaty grasping for the GPU that will give us the power to run games at 1366*768 with medium detail or less on 2013 titles.

Dedicated graphics **** yeah, gonna save the mother **** day YEAH!
Dell 15RE **** yeah, gonna save the gaming graphics
7730M **** yeah
Crysis 3 **** yeah
Saint's Row 4 **** yeah
Teletext **** yeah
Huge pixels **** yeah
Aliasing **** yeah
Scotty in the engine room **** yeah
Crayons **** yeah
Etch-a-Sketch **** yeah
Sweaty aching palms **** yeah
Joystick waggling **** yeah
Tiny little things **** yeah

DEDICATED GRAPHICS HURRAH!

Nice

Dedicated CPU where are you? What you're here to save the mother ^&%^& day yeah? HURRAH!

I'm a doubter posting this on an XPS.

Everything is great about it other than the charger, which is so bad that it takes the laptop from an 8.5 down to a 4.5/10. How Dell have managed to invent a charger that persistently falls out is anyone's guess. I'm on my 6th charger.

Lenovo's are built like tanks? You're kidding, right?
Unless you're buying a ThinkPad, Lenovo are terrible quality, and almost every model for the last couple of years have suffered with the same hinge issues (including the Yoga).

This is a way better deal...http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/inspiron-17r-7720-laptop-i7-3610qm-17-3-1080p-nvidia-gt-650m-500-inc-delivery-vat-1632424
Inspiron 17R - 7720
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2 DIMMs)
1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Display : 17.3 Inch Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
Graphics: 2 GB Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 130W
Back Up Media Not Included
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
Wireless : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 2230 (2x2, a/g/n) + Bluetooth
LCD Back Cover : Aluminium
Battery : Primary 6 Cell 48W/HR
Internal Qwerty Keyboard

And these come and go all the time, yesterday they had stock, so watch out for this bargain!

I've had an L501x, L702x, and now have an XPS 12 convertible, and haven't had a single problem with the chargers on any of them (nor has my Brother, who I gave the L702x to).

It must be something you are doing...


I found that for a friend the other day, cracking laptop for the price.

It really isn't. I know plenty of people who suffer from the same problem and this isn't my first Dell with the issue.

I have an L702x and I had the same problem with my Dell Studio 1747.

Just search 'Dell charger falling out' and you'll get thousands of results.

Here's a video on the issue with 141k views:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI7DBtZg-QQ

Or here's something from Yahoo answers:



We all must be using our laptops incorrectly. The occasional 3 centimetre movements I make must really take their toll after 3 months of usage. Every other laptop (that isn't a Dell) has a charger that connects properly to the charging port. Even the technicians Dell have sent round tell me that the charger is heavy and will eventually become loose.

I'm never going to buy a Dell again unless I can can check the charger in-store.

Do a search on hukd.. This was £499 at Christmas.. I know I got one :-)

Cold - not full HD 1080p. Oh wait, yes it is.

Same with dell and Inspiron range quality tends to be lower. Business level ones always seem to be built better.

I bought the i5 (without bluray) from the outlet for £400. Seems a solid build, but it's not really been used much so far as it's for 6th form use at school for my son and as a gaming back up when his desktop goes wrong (and I don't have time to fix it).
This can be converted to a mini-SSD card version, but requires taking apart and inserting a different card to accept the mini-SSD. I'll do it when I have some time.

Major problem with the Dells has been children carrying them around with the adapter and cracking the charger inlet- maybe this is why the charger falls out. Had to replace this on 2 laptops so far. Dreading it if my daughter's (main culprit) XPS 13 goes the same way!

I have had a few dells and all seem to suffer with poor quality screen hinge or cases, apart from that always been ok. excellent price for spec,

No, Not a DELL!

I bought this same laptop (Inspiron 15r SE) and when I tried to update the hdd to SD after 7 month, I found all four of the screws which were supposed to secure the HDD to laptop were missing.

So I contacted dell and they told me they'll have to charge me for replacing the screws because "the warranty is void because I opened up the laptop".

So I asked them am I not even allowed to open up the laptop to install RAM, new HDD, etc and they came back to me saying they can't do anything because I have been using the laptop for more than six month and because I don't have any proof that I didn't loose the screws myself!

Basically they told me I should have found out the internal screws were missing within the first six month of ownership and also at the same told me the 1 year warranty is void because I opened it up myself !!!

They were also arrogant enough to tell me that "NONE of their products come with ANY parts missing" because they have a "industry standard quality check" before shipping their products.

Oh the laptop which they sold allegedly as brand new was definitely not new. A lot of the screws inside were stripped, if they weren't missing in the first place.

These laptops ARE assembled by a bunch of monkeys, I believe....

AVOID DELL like the plague, just my two cents...

can someone tell me in simple terms - is this good value for money when compared to a current £300 model.

Inspiron 15R - 7520 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM (2.1GHz, 6M Cache, up to 3.10GHz)
Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Graphics: 2 GB AMD Radeon HD 7730M Card
Display: 15.6 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with TrueLife
Battery : Primary 6 Cell 48W/HR

I got the above from Dell Outlet for £443 delivered as a comparison for anyone not in a rush. I looked on the website on/off for around 2 weeks before I saw it. I think others have found similar cheaper.

I have this laptop and it does have weird driver issues.

Mainly with the switchable graphics. Even with the drivers from dell. Because the windows update updates the intel hd graphics and somehow fudges the 7730 drivers.

Cant count how many times ive reinstalled them. Because you end up using the latest catlyst drivers from amd anyway, seems to be every time a new game comes it dosent play well until a new beta driver designed for the game comes out.

Tomb raider for me was the most hasstle. Next time i wont be getting one with amd graphics. Has the nvidia one before with my old gaming laptop had them optomus switching in it. No problems what so ever everything ran as should

Have no idea now a days tho. Personally if ur gonna go the gaming route do yourself a favor and just build a desktop for the price this is, you can get something that performs so much better.

anyone know a good deal with I5 from sony/asus/hp/lenovo?

anyone know a good deal with I5 from sony/asus/hp/lenovo?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15r-se-7520-3-2-ghz-i7-8gb-ram-1-tb-hdd-2-gb-graphics-522-34-dell-1412891

Was this one but with a different code -

anyone know a good deal with I5 from sony/asus/hp/lenovo?

where do you get codes from?:smiley:

Superb deal, just be warned that:
1. A refurbished model (as new) will be much cheaper and do pop up from time to time on Dell Outlet.
2. The touchpad on this is horrendous. The keyboard is good though.

Anyone that has this, can you tell me how long the battery lasts when using it for gaming? Thanks.

Well from past experience, your order only appears when it is impossible to cancel. Be sure folks that you want this laptop at the price stated because there is no simple way to cancel online after you have placed your order...

Heat added . Bought one for my daughter who I think will love it. I have the i5 version and love it although it took a lot of getting used to and yes the touch pad is terrible, I never use it . I would recommend you install Classic Shell while you get used to windows 8 . Linky to Classic Shell

Just purchased one with the 6-month interest free loan. I'd been thinking about spending roughly this amount on a laptop for a while, but was struggling to find anything with this range of features.

There's also the 17r on offer for £599 (£130 off) which appears to be a good deal as well. The main differences are obviously the 17r has a bigger screen (both are full HD, anti-glare), but the 17r only has a i5 processor while the 15r has an i7, the 15r has a blue-ray player while the 17r doesn't. On the plus side for the 17r, it has a slightly higher rated graphics card.

17r se here: http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-17r-se-7720/pd?oc=cn17s06&model_id=inspiron-17r-se-7720

Thanks for the deal, heat added.

not bad... normally this price on dell outlet so even better now its new

Yes I should have mentioned I was referring to the Thinkpads, as they are the supplier for our company.

How are the speakers? Are they comparable to to my L502x?

Got the i5 version of this, it's my favorite laptop.
The screen resolution is a huge plus. Graphics + Speakers too.
I've put a 256GB SSD in so it's even faster.
Start8 to bring back the start menu in windows 8.

Quite heavy though, so if you don't need the performance then your probably better off getting an ultrabook.

Agreed, it is a hefty beast! Battery lasts about 4h (i5 version), though I did buy an extra battery for my son for school use. My daughter's XPS 13 is a featherweight in comparison and lasts about 6h (though it is the lower resolution screen).

FYI ,according to the order confirmation email I've received a small SSD drive will be included and the keyboard will be a back lit version.

Can you not choose to add recovery discs for the windows etc?

@RMJonny

I haven't seen an option to change that.

@jk12324

I think this forum thread explains it, I'm not a technical person so not sure what it really means:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19458090.aspx

Those msata cards are for faster caching of data - regularly used data gets put on the msata drive to speed up access. It sort of acts as a fast tempory store between memory and the hard drive as I understand it. It's not used for storing the OS and is not accessible as a drive.

I have one of this laptop I bought from dell outlet less than this price however no one has mention the problem with wireless adapter its pain in the back side apart from that its so good but it plasticy will I buy another one again no I won't but its good price for the price before buying this laptop I searched about 3 months anything with similar spec was almost +£200 extra so small problems can be ignored I guess

What's the problem with it? Can't say I've noticed any problems with mine (Intel)

I managed to cancel over the phone and re-order with the code. Thanks for your help. :smiley:

Do a search on hukd.. This was £499 at Christmas.. I know I got one :-)

our house we have 5 different laptops (share house) only me having problem with connection everyone elses fine however I can't connect its Intel n 2230 chip I guess not sure how to solve it, thinking of getting net cable to connect to modem

No worries mate. You're welcome. Glad to have saved you over £45. :smiley:

By the way, did you re-order online or over the phone; just out of interest?

Have you tried downloading the latest driver off Dell's support site (Just type in your service tag).
Will it connect to other Wifi networks?

Online, but the woman who helped me cancel said she'll phone me again some time and follow it up so I guess she's wanting to attach her name to the sale somehow.

£499 was only for those in the Employee Purchase Program anyway, it was £523 for everyone else. Plus the one he linked to doesn't have a blu-ray drive nor a backlit keyboard judging by the description. I would probably opt for saving a bit more money than a blu-ray drive but as you said, no time machine. :disappointed:

I did download the latest driver still nowt however it was OK before since we r with virgin media I have this problems

If you can live without the backlit keyboard, and don't mind Dell refurb, there is one of these machines currently sitting in Dell Outlet at £496.99. That would be £472.14 incl. the 5% chat discount.

Just a note for anybody ordering: Email confirmation of my order just came through with an estimated delivery date of 16/9/13! When initially placing the order on Sunday 25/8/13, the estimate was for 29/8/13. Curses.

Great thanks :smiley: happy son

Just bought one for uni... the expense!

Interesting. Does it say on your progress bar thingy that your laptop is in preproduction?

Can anybody else who has ordered this computer share what their estimated delivery date is? Thanks.

Yes, it has been in pre-production since Monday evening.

Dell laptops are made in China, not Poland. Only certain desktop and server products are manufactured in Poland.

Some systems are now bulk shipped and stored in a central hub, which means they are available for next day delivery, but not his particular model.

Just bought this, estimated delivery 10th Sep.

Anyone any ideas how the new Rome Total War will do on this?

Mine was dispatched this morning, a day earlier than estimated. :smiley:

Just ordered one.
Would it be able to run cube world?




only joking.

i bought it on 28th aug. delivery estimated for 9th sep. On dell site though, when buying, it said 2nd sep

Ordered yesterday.
Delivery estimate is 11 Sept.

The laptop is still available for £649 for anyone interested. It's still a great price and you won't find similar specs for the money.

Still available. Coupon 8R10$F$F$Z8?T4 now valid until 04/09/13 for 7% off.

would this be able to run TF2 well?

I got pretty much this exact model (7200 rpm 750 gb HDD instead of the 1TB 5200) from the Outlet back in about February. Cost me £490 if I remember correctly.

Thoughts - personally I think its rather good build quality wise. It does however, have its quirks:

1. The bluray drive often doesn't register a CD in the tray. This could be a dust/dirt issue but as I rarely use the drive having to give a quick blow over the optics every now and again to get it running is no big deal.
2. In sleep mode it has an annoying tendency to becmoe completely unresponsive if left for a couple of days. I tend to just leave my laptop on for long periods of time. My monitor USB powers a few things so I dont want to power it down and I want sleep mode to prevent burn in or pixalation issues, Its another minor thing and possibly a Windows 8 quirk
3. The graphics. On the whole it works very well. Especially now that the drivers seem to have settled in. In the early days, games like Football Manager looked utterly honking. The game just didnt detect a 3D card and couldnt be forced into a higher performance so the 3D match would regular look mince. There was no consistency either, sometimes it worked, other times it didnt. Most games let you force the card into action by just manually setting a higher level of detail and the card holds up pretty well with what Im chucking at it. Dishonoured is a recent one that springs to mind and played pretty smoothly.

I remember a few quirks with the touchpad too, like the keyboard being inresponsive when using the pad but there are easy fixes for that when you Google it.

Anyway, like I say, very happy with it. Ive bought plenty of laptops in teh past that came with many more issues than the above. And for the price, even at £600, you're getting good bang for buck.

Try these, much better :smiley:

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/

ok lets get to the grit of this laptop i have had mine for 3 months now and here the low down

this laptop for the money is serious equipment its lovely looking lovely screen fast and can perform any task with ease only let down very slight by windows 8 lol

the only downside is the amd 7730 discrete chip now its not the gfx thats the problem im running tomb raider and fifa 13 at full res and metro last light at full res with high settings and black ops 2 at high with 720p this chip is very very good

the only problem is the drivers dell include a set which works but are old and struggle so when you update the intel driver and then the amd driver it borks the switchable part then when you get it right it auto updates from windows who still have an old intel driver so it messes it up again

heres the solution

head over to leshcats lab (just google) and d/l his whql 13.4 driver which has both intel and amd built in use the driver cleaner to delete your current drivers follow the instructions careful . then install the leshcats

then make sure you disable auto updates in both windows and driver instilation this stops them updating .

you will then have everything working and able to set which program uses which card

to those that say it dont work then you dont understand how it works this is a discrete chip and only kicks in when it needs to ,

ie if your playing a game then if a part of that game is low res or maybe cut scene the intel 4000 will do it but then if it gets tense and lot of action the 7730 kicks in

it works on all games including steam and origin even though it shows the intel4000 as your primary

a way to test this is download gpu-z and select the amd7700(this is what it will show) then click the render test and it will run showing you amd card clocks kick in and the temp rising for the 7730 and not for the intel

I wouldn't buy a dell tbh :/ I bought the top of the range XPS 13 and it broke within 10 months. I wasn't worried initially because it was within warranty but then I discovered a Dell warranty is a hollow warranty.

An engineer came out twice and even screwed the screws in wrong and stripped the thread off the laptops screw holes. Dell refused to help and told me I was lying about the issue. I battled it out for 2 months and even emailed Michael Dell himself, before eventually giving up and buying a new laptop, just under a year after I spent £1300 on the Dell.

I definitely will not be buying a Dell ever again :disappointed:

Bought an 702 I7 17" a couple of years ago, great spec and with codes best price around with spec. Yes they are made in China and it was great watching the tracking as it came across Asia. Names of countries I never knew existed. When it arrived noticed the PSU was very busy so did chat on line and a replacement was sent next day. Never had a issue with it. Would I buy dell again, most definitely if the price was right.

I got this laptop but i5 for £435 in December, at the time the time I had the opportunity to get the i7 without bluray and backlit keyboard for around £500. At £600 I think it's still a excellent deal and you won't find anything close at that price but I do think it should be around £500 now. What you get in the outlet is a fairer price.

Brilliant specs, good deal. Beware, I just had to replace my Dell 15R laptop because of the weak hinge. I gave up fixing it after the 5th time the weak hinge meant problems with the screen.

I'll always remember the shocking treatment from Dell a good few years ago when I tried to get them to fix the widely publicised overheating issues with the 8600m GPU.
Must've taken 20 emails to them before they finally sent someone out to it. It worked fine for a few weeks then started happening again. (shutting down after 30 seconds of any GPU intensive action)
My mum got an otherwise fine laptop out of it at least, which is still going strong as long as you don't attempt to play a game, so it wasn't a total loss.

I probably would still buy another Dell, as that was more Nvidia's fault to begin with, but I'd have to really research it beforehand!

Nice OP!
Code expires by 11 Sept,

http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore/PopUps/popup_discount_details.aspx?itemtype=CFG&s=dhs&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&c=uk&campitem_id=427492&marketable=false

I got this a month ago for £500 from the Dell Outlet.

As stated already in the thread, the graphics card is a pita.

I've set program's to run at high performance, but in game benchmarks etc, still state it's using the Intel 4000 card, not the stand alone card. Saying that, played a few games on max & it's worked a treat, so no idea what it's actually using.

I've installed the free classic shell on it & it's even better than windows 7. Win 8 also incorporates a fast boot, so your PC will boot into windows in around 5 seconds.

Updating the GPU drivers caused it to crash though & disable the stand alone card. I had to re-install the older ones from the intel site & re-boot to get working again.

All in all, brilliant PC, but I would save myself £100 & get it from the Dell Outlet - that is updated daily around 2:10pm daily, with this model & spec on it everyday :smiley:

Have fun

I got this for around £540 a year ago with a 32gb ssd (dell outlet) - heat tho, runs everything on max at 1080p

but its refurbished

All sorts of switching problems with that HD4000/Radeon. May be a driver issue, but it would be useful to know if anyone's found a properly working solution.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-hardware/amd-radeon-hd-7730m-not-working-dell-inspiron-15r/11304daa-147c-4669-82a8-90f35043f38e

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3519/t/19448627.aspx

@ Tim Allen
I have the same laptop for half a year now. Webcam is there but I wouldn't call it the best quality. I've seen better ones on older or cheaper laptops. Ssd doesn't come with every 15R se. But the ones in outlet tend to have which is very good in case you decide to change that 32gb which is only there for caching.

Scratch & dent.

It has a 10mm scratch on the (removable) lid. Customer opened & sent back.

You could pick a lid up for a fiver if it really bothered you.

Its not interest free you have to pay document and admin fees of about £50 which I know is not interest but its a way of them getting back the amount saved with the discount code total rip off, I know I've just done it if I had known before hand I would of just got an interest free credit card and put it on that !

Hi folks,
How does the 15R - SE @ £603 stack up against the following 15Z @ £582 please:
Inspiron 15z - 5523 Ultrabook
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3537U (4M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
Windows® 8
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2 DIMMs)
32 GB mSATA SSD
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
8X DVD+/- RW Drive
15.6" High Definition LED Display Touch
Back Up Media Not Included
Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
Wireless : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 2230 (2x2, a/g/n) + Bluetooth
LCD Back Cover : Moon Silver
Battery : Primary 6-cell 44W/HR LI-ION
Internal Qwerty Backlit Keyboard

Looking for comments on specifications to price value. Thank you

My son has started using this for gaming when away from his pc. The driver was updated though the Dell website and it works perfectly. Checking on the catalyst control centre, it automatically has added the games that need the graphics card onto the list. Those that do not need it are also listed, but without the need for the card.

Overall, quote impressive.

Ordered, hope this lasts my final year of uni

Agree, my charger keeps falling out too. Fed up wasting my time chasing another warranty repair. So won't bother. On my third touchpad and second keyboard after repairs. Touchpad isn't any better, body flex activate touchpad, power cable keeps falling out as connection isn't great. Will go for a lenovo next time.

Batman, Tomb raider and SC2 so far

Crap! I just ordered this then came here to post it. But I didn't use the code! Any idea if I can still cancel and re-order with the code (and credit)? I got an email saying they'll confirm it within 48 hours, so maybe it's not final yet.

That's not right. The upfront payment you make is deducted from the remaining balance. I just checked my account and the amount owed is £543 after the £60 initial payment.

I find the bezels and hinges on the inspirion range quite rubbish tbh. bought 2 Dell inspirion models in 3 years. not worth the money. now I have a hatred for laptops. Bought an ipad and desktop. excellent combo.

Hmmm maybe I read the credit agreement wrong this is what it says: This is a 36 month agreement payable by a document fee of £29 payable on the date we approve this agreement and then either by a first instalment of £25.93 on 07/03/2014, followed by 34 monthly instalments of £25.93 payable on the same date of each succeeding month and a final instalment of £25.93 payable on 07/02/2017 OR one single payment of £628.57 (including Administration fee) Payable on or before 28/02/2014 (special offer date payment) If you exercise your right to make the special offer date payment an Administration fee of £25 applies.

So this looks like to me that I have paid the £29 Document fee when I ordered it on my debit card and if I want to pay it off within the 6 months I then have to pay another £25 Administration fee !!

By the way I used the code for the discount and it says total amount of credit £603.57, so it looks like the Document and Administration fee are not classed as "interest".

Ah, unfortunately it looks like you selected an agreement where the interest free offer doesn't apply. You can only get it interest free if you select the option to pay it back over 6 months.

I selected the buy now pay later option which I thought if I paid it back within 6 months there was no interest, Oh well I still think its worth £650 anyway !!

Does anyone know what edition of Windows 8? Is it Pro?

Ordered one could not resist !

Whats the max RAM for this? 16GB?

just had Dell chat person tell me you get windows 8 basic edition, and max ram is 8GB. I'm going to pass, though it is a tempting price.

Mine is in the shipping stage and although it is a very good deal for the price, in feeling mild regret that I didn't go for the inspirion 17r SE at £599 (less with discount code) The 17r has a bigger screen which is also full HD, an added subwoofer, a numerical keypad and a better graphics card. It does lack the blu-ray player however and also has a lesser i5 processor, but since I'll mainly be using this for web browsing, multimedia and gaming, that wouldn't matter too much. The i7's really only make a big difference if you're doing some serious multitasking or video editing etc. The better GPU in the 17r trumps the better CPU in the 15r for gaming I think.

Oh well, I shouldn't have rushed in so quickly. Regardless, I'm still looking forward to getting the 15r as it's still a really nicely spec'd budget laptop. I'd just recommend to anybody considering this to also check out the 17r SE version, especially if your main consideration is gaming and multimedia.

My old man has stated he wants a laptop for photo editing and web browsing. Budget is £600 which covers this 15se and 17se. From the look of it the only difference is screen size and chip i5 in the bigger 17" and i7 in the 15". Anyone willing to nudge me in the right direction (or even push me in a completely different one)?

Will this work on dell outlet laptops?

The Dell voucher code's description says:


So I doubt it would work, however you can try it anyway, there's no harm in trying.

Hope this helps,
Transformers:smiley:

I see, thanks alot sir! :smiley:

No worries mate, you're welcome. If you have any more questions - just ask, as I have the exact same laptop (using it now as we speak). :smiley:

I think the voucher 8R10$F$F$Z8?T4 has been extended too (9th I think it said).

2.76 kilos. Do you get a free crane to lift it?

I tried an it doesn't, I saw a XPS 13 which I liked the look of and an extra 7% off would have been sweet.

Anyone close to getting their one yet? Mine according to tracking is still winging it's way from China. Been like that for about 5 days....i'm guessing it's coming by boat :smile:

A dell chat person told me it's 8GB max, he could have been talking cobblers mind you

I've inquired with dell and they said it should be with me by the end of the week - I've placed my order on the 25th.

Where are you seeing the delivery estimate date jk1234?

great deal, managed to pick this up for £572 right now with 1 year accidental damage

Finally found my delivery date. On or before the 6th of this month.

Hi guys! Can somebody help me out, please? How does this laptop compare to the HP Envy DV6-7331SA laptop:
http://www.johnlewis.com/hp-envy-dv6-7331sa-laptop-intel-core-i7-2-3ghz-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-beats-audio-black/p588399
I guess that the price difference compensates for the extra 2 years of guarantee. Which one is preferable? I need the laptop mainly for programming in Matlab and for writing documents. I'm not a gamer and my eyesight isn't that great. Thanks!

The 7% off voucher expires on 11th sept now it seems ...

Very tempted....

why expired - deal is on still....

Hi ucakpam,

Both the John Lewis laptop and this Dell laptop seem a bit of an overkill for your needs in my honest opinion; especially considering the fact that you don't want to use the laptop for gaming. You could probably get a laptop for under £400 for your needs, this deal (link below) would have probably been sufficient enough for you - even though it is now expired.

Samsung Laptop Link

Also, remember, if you purchase a laptop with a Full HD Screen (1920x1080) on a 15.6" screen or so, you will very likely find everything to be quite small, especially considering the fact that you say your 'eyesight isn't that great'. In these circumstances, you would have two options, either buy a separate large monitor and attach it to the laptop or just buy a lower-priced laptop (as I mentioned earlier) which should come with a lower screen resolution, like 1366x768 which will probably be much better for reading and your eyesight.

If you have any more questions or need more detailed advice, feel free to ask me. :smiley:

Regards,
Transformers

http://direct.asda.com/Samsung-350V5C-15.6ins-Laptop---Core-i5---6GB-RAM---750GB-HDD/000553441,default,pd.html
Back in stock (but I guess supplies are low as its in/out of stock from minute to minute).

Would prefer a 17" screen

Weren't Dell good in about 2004?

I picked up the 17R with the same specs for £580 from the Outlet over a year ago now, so not sure what price it would be going for now, but the Dell Outlet offers better value for money imo, given you get the same warranty and the items are supplied as new.

Or you can change the scaling in display properties from Smaller - 100% to Medium - 125% or Larger - 150% to make things easier to see. This is what I do on my work laptop which is a 15.6" full HD display.

I have this laptop and as previously stated a lot of issues with drivers, widi etc for me. I also had to get the disk drive replaced on day 1. On your point tho, the network card is crap. Really poor connectivity when every other device I have works fine. As disappointed to find it was only single band also (didn't do my homework had just presumed). Overall I wouldn't recommend it and will be putting it down to experience and selling it at some point down the line

Any 13 inch models with deals?

The specs of the laptop are excellent but the build of the laptop is terrible. Really weak hinge which can cause screen problems and endless repairing.

I'm not a hardcore gamer but I also had troubles with my Dell laptop. It used the Intel graphics card for everything, to the point where I started to wonder if they even had put the other graphics card in! Requires alot of messing about to configure correctly.

Would have liked to have seen a 7200 rpm hard drive in a 'Top of the range' Inspiron Dell laptop like they have had in the Vostro range for quite a while now.

should i get this or this acer:

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-v3-772g-17-3-laptop-champagne-gold-21414718-pdt.html?gclid=COaBv865tLkCFSGWtAodeB0AiA&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!20420092099!!!g!33829290204!&ef_id=USuujgAABQcqUxyP:20130905141850:s

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One would imagine these driver and wireless card problems are now fixed. If anyone has received their machine please report back

How does this compare...
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-17r-5721/pd#!stoneId=ratingsAndReviewsTab

no displayport forget it

strange, like i said no issue with the newer mobility drivers. As long as you apply the exe to maximum performance in catalyst it should be an issue. I don't often have to do this it does it automatically.

Check Dell outlets for these i picked an exact same one for 418... 200 quid for a certified refurbished and 1 year warranty still cant go wrong...
Theres usually one of these or a similar model without the SSD for around 400 (Exc VAT)

would this be okay for heavy photo editing and mulittasking? not interested in games

I've resorted to using a homeplug with ethernet for the time being because the wireless card/connectivity is so bad. I have bought various routers to tinker with as projects but will likely buy a usb network card to solve the issue and a wireless homeplug as well. Wouldnt go with dell again personally.

Any idea when dell take the money from your account?! mines been shipped but they still havent taken payment!

Does this definitely include the 32GB SSD? Just can't see it listed in the spec.

Oh - and can you choose different colour tops?

Movement on my delivery tracking. Apparently being delivered today when the invoice had delivery date of 12th Sept.


Re. 32GB SSD - The sales rep I spoke to didn't seem to think that it came with an SSD and to have one would involve taking out the BR drive, but then again they did seem dazed and confused. It wasn't like I was asking them really technical questions either. However, if it is delivered today, I'll update over the weekend.

Hmmmmm... just did a live chat with a Dell agent and he said that it didn't have the 32GB SSD!

Check ronin1's screenshot of the order acknowledgment on page 4 of the comments.

Tried taking it through to order placement and sure enough it does say:

Additional Hard Drive 32GB mSATA SSD

So much for the agent's advise!

Thanks - missed that when I was browsing through all the previous comments!

I wish this had touch screen, I would be all over it :disappointed:

Mine has arrived today. When i get a minute i look forward to getting it up and running :smiley:

I was looking at picking this up from the Dell outlet but all the negative comments about the graphics card and the wireless connectivity have put me off. :disappointed:

Right, needing a bit of help with this switchable graphics thing. I'm still downloading from Steam so haven't tried it on any games yet, but I've been running Can You Run It and each time it only detects the integrated graphics. I've set both java.exe. and chrome to high performance in the catalyst control center already but still getting the same result. Anyone able to shed some light onto the issue?

Nvm, CYRI is just limited in its function. I downloaded the FFXIV:ARR benchmark and the first time it ran using integrated graphics as well. I changed everything related to it to high performance in the catalyst center but it was still showing as intel 4000 so I thought it wasn't working. However when I ran it again, it was a lot better than the first time so it was obviously using the card while thinking it was still the intel graphics. I've just concluded that some software will have trouble distinguishing between the options but as long as you set it to high performance in the catalyst center, the card will be used. No biggie.

Can those people that have one confirm if it has a port to hook up to an external monitor? Looking at the profile shots on dell's website it does seem to have a VGA port there.

TIA!

There's a VGA and an HDMI on mine.

hot

Gone for the touchscreen Dell 15r from PC World - £599.99 with £100 cashbask, plus another £50 ish using a voucher scheme from work.

Tempted to get this as I've got VIP with Dell and it brings the price down to £589 (including shipping)

With it's 1980's design and almost 3KG of weight you will be at the forefront of tech! Great spec but let Asus or Sony Package it! Dell are a perfect example of what's wrong with the budget PC market.

Why is this expired?

I think they mean this one:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-15r-5521-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-silver-21429240-pdt.html

It tells you about the cashback offer at the top.

Started setting mine up yesterday.

1. Windows index score rating doesn't recognise the graphics card?

2. The wifi connects to my router; and shows an Internet connection, but Internet doesn't work in browser? Yet works fine through an Ethernet cable.

Anyone able to help me out?

I think it is detecting the card because it's only "Desktop Graphics" that gets a 4.8 but "Gaming Graphics" get a 6.6.


I'm having a different problem with the wifi. It works fine then randomly it just loses internet access. It detects the signal fine and that, but just says "No internet access" under the name of the network when you hover over the bars. The only way so far I've found to make it work again is to turn flight mode on and off again. I'm in two minds on whether to contact Dell about it, cos it seems like it's a known problem with the network card judging by a few other posts here and it doesn't sound like something they could fix.

if you have problem with 'resolving host' then you need to change setting in browser. Chrome is known to have this problem.

Still hasn't arrived and they still haven't taken payment but they've shipped it about 5 days ago?

Was shipped on the 4th, Estimated by 13th, still no payment taken, any ideas when they take the monies

I checked my account a day or two after it shipped and the money was taken.

Btw, I would recommend anyone with this laptop to go into the "Dell Audio" settings and turn the Maxx Audio off whenever they use earphones, as the extra sound processing creates a distracting buzzing noise that is extremely noticeable during speech.

Can't find anywhere on the Dell site about this having an SSD

Thank you!

I have this laptop which was working fine but it has now updated the wifi driver and is giving connection problems.

Can anyone tell me what wifi driver yours came with ?

Mine is 15.10.0.12 25/06/2013

Also it looks like N2330 card is giving lots of people problems

https://communities.intel.com/message/188878

http://communities.intel.com/message/204321#204321

im getting the no internet acess issue as well!

wheres the ssd on this, cant find it.

Cheers just realised that, how's your wifi issue, mine seems okay since I repaired the driver via dell drivers and restarted it

It's still acting weird every now and then. Just woke it up from sleep earlier and it was disconnected from the wifi. Told it to connect and it did but with no internet access. Had to do the usual turn flight mode on and off before it worked again. I haven't tried repairing the driver so I'll try that next.

Random, but to all those who got this machine.... Is your webcam properly aligned. Mine seems to be rotated by a fre degrees. It's really annoying!

Got mine, having the same issues with the wifi, got 2 mobiles, 2 pc's and a notebook that all connect fine, If I cant sort it out it's going back, Can't believe dell would sell this without fixing the wifi its a known fault !

Got mine, having the same issues with the wifi, got 2 mobiles, 2 pc's and a notebook that all connect fine, If I cant sort it out it's going back, Can't believe dell would sell this without fixing the wifi, its a known fault !

Maybe Dell should use a different network card if the machines they're shipping are not fit for purpose.

I was having the same problems with the network card. However after going to the My Dell tab and updating the driver it's been 100% fault free since.

I also seem to have a straight webcam, either that or i see wonky. Either way is ok :smile:

Just ordered, thanks!

PS do we get 32GB SSD as my order confirm said the same as on Page 4

just to say even though the coupon codes have an expiry date they seem to just renew the offer and have done so for at least three times

heat :sunglasses:

Just do a windows search for My Dell.

Ah wishing I got the 17 for 491 now

Ok managed to sort out the wifi by updating the driver !

Anyone that's interested from fully charged playing Farcry 3 at 1600 x 900 at low settings was able to get 1hr 5mins out of the battery before it dropped me back to the desktop with about 5% of the battery left !!

Anyone know if you can get a bigger battery for these?

any new code?

The new code is 1L9R2PDL$35TBP, expires on the 25th. :smiley:

Mine arrived yesterday, charged it up and the battery life is saying 2 hours...

Anyone elses saying something similar?

Sorry, I forgot to update the code this time round. Oh well, at least you did it. :smiley:

I'm guessing this will be ideal for photo editing? Or will the 17 inch be better?

P.s is it worth the extra £50 for the better one?

anyone get this? how is the graphics card? clocked to stock or underclocked?

3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM Processor (up to 3.20 GHz, 6M cache)
Windows 8 64bit, English
15.6in High Definition (1366X768) WLED with TrueLife
8GB1 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
1TB Serial ATA (5400RPM)
8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
2GB AMD Radeon HD 7730M
1 yr Next Day In-Home Service
2.76 kg

mboora i refuse to believe you are not trolling

its not a good question, see OP

stop deleting and reposting to bump, makes the thread look stupid

Get over it.

Thanks, just wanted to know

Anything I should know before I place my order?

could someone give me some advice on updating the Wifi driver? Literally havent turned on this machine for 8 days because of this

I'm hoping mine should be here soon, it was shipped on 20th from China!

Any better way of tracking the order, walshwestern site is rubbish. it shows it left China on 20th but thats it?!

Received mine quite quickly. Nice laptop, but heavy if this matters to you. The Intel wireless card was disconnecting randomly until I downloaded/ ran the latest driver (now it's perfectly stable, not one drop out so far). All in all a nice product (full hd screen looks great). Battery will of course suffer with this sort of power but I don't mind. I got rid of McAfee and installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus cos it should be much less demanding. Finally loaded Preyproject software to trap any pesky thieves (creates a windows guest account).

Firstly, are there any more codes? - the latest one has expired.
Secondly, besides the DVD vs Blu-Ray drive, are there any other differences between the two laptops on this page, with the one on the right being the one referred to in this deal:
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15r-se-7520/fs

Thanks

deal is now expired the one in the right used to be 649
advantages over the one on the left was the bluray and the full HD screen
prices are now inline with the spec whereas before the better one was cheaper as had a 120 discount vs 70 currently and other only had 20 vs 120

ETA says N/A on welsh western but sure dell's site said 27/09/13. cheers

it should be at yours for tomorrow then! welsh western is a load of rubbish!

This deal is officially over. :smiley:

Well I ordered it now :smiley:

Is it normal that Dell request proof of billing address in the form of a letter etc...

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Has anyone else still waiting for this to arrive had their order unceremonially cancelled?

Been waiting for 3 weeks, was told by email last week there was a delay, that was ok by me as I guess there where a lot of orders on this, then this week I've gone to check it and the order is cancelled. No email or call notifying me about it, no info what will happen with my credit deal that I signed up for etc.

I talked to customer services this morning, they didn't seem to really know what happened or why, and said someone would call me about maybe offering an alternative. I then got a call back just now and they basically want me to reorder either at the same price for a far lesser spec or the same spec for near enough £200 more :S

No mine took a little over a week and on it now. Email [email protected], she is head of Dell UK. One of her exec team will pick it up and should be able to do more than general call centre

Just to update, after much back and forth between me and various dell reps I managed to negotiate a pc with exactly the same specs but a bigger screen (17.6 inch) and a better graphics card (gtx650m) for the same price. Apparently this will be shipped to me at the start of next month... Lets see if they mess this one up!

Any answer to my question

??

mboora, I just called them up and pushed the sales person on the issue, someone called me back and we thrashed out a deal that ended up better than the original for the same price. Just make sure you don't take their dismissive first offers as they'll try and fob you off with a lesser system.

One of my friend bought this laptop last year for £549 using some codes

No update on my order :disappointed:

Mine is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, anyone else still not got theirs?

Is the screen matte or glossy?

Mine according to the delivery company left the manufacturing plant in china last Monday.. they have no other information on where it is or how long it will be etc, just that it left the factory (was it by truck? train? Someone nicking it!?!)

I've called Dell again this morning to complain about the general lack of information and poor customer care. Apparently they will get back to me within 48 hours...

Mine arrived today

Ok apparently it's gp coming today so says the email I just got, I have very little confidence in this but we'll see.

Mboora you need to get back on the phone and really push them on this as they are messing you around, get them to match or beat the system specs (you may have to help them by finding a model number of a slightly better base model then they'll add all the upgrades) then get them to match the price you've paid, it may take a few phone calls but keep calm and firm with them (don't shout or swear at the operator it will almost always get you nowhere) and keep pushing them to match what they already sold you.

Downloads a truck simulation game from steam and it's unbelievably pixelated. Could anyone help me out?

Thanks!

I will do.

Any good base unit links you think would be a good starting point?

Ignored :disappointed:

That's cos you've been quoting yourself. :P

Lool

What department do I speak to?

Hi guys, any comments on the screen quality of this model or can anyone compare it to the Sony Vaio in terms of glare, colours being vivid or washed out etc.?? I started a thread here

3 years on and mine is still running like a charm.