Just brought one of these laptops from MCS technology as my last laptop finally died on me and I've been rather impressed with it so far as a cheap laptop for my uni work.
£190.00 + Vat + Delivery = £239.94
Inspiron 15R 5521
Intel Core i5 3337U 1.80GHz
8Gb
1Tb
Intel HD Graphics, 2Gb ATi Radeon HD 8730M
15.6″ HD 1366 x 768
Webcam
HDMI
DVD-RW
2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0
Waves MaxxAudio 4.0
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Bluetooth
WiFi
No Operating System
Only thing is it doesn't come with an operating system but I took my old Win 7 licence off my old laptop and upgraded to windows 10 :)
Latest comments (45)
e_munky
19 Feb 16#44
Anyone else's turning off after 30 minutes? Not a shut down but actually just turning off after 30 mins.
Checked all the power management settings already, think I've got a lemon
AtridesMaverick2011 to e_munky
20 Feb 16#45
sounds like cooling system problem.
eburlingis
18 Feb 16#43
mine arrived today, around 10 am. ordered yesterday around 2pm. laptop in mint condition, the only thing which indicates that laptop is not new, small scuff on the panel which hides battery. put ssd in it, just flies now.
huangxq2
17 Feb 16#24
In the Christmas just past, the seller did 30% off everything.
When the deal first started, there were so many good refurbs at very good price. They were so tempting.
The stock went very quickly. The next day I check, the price was not so good, it may be seller deliberately increased price or all good ones are gone.
If you need a laptop and do not mind refurb, and close to black Friday or Christmas, it does not hurt to check the seller out at those days. You might get yourself a very good deal.
drasim to huangxq2
18 Feb 16#42
If I recall (as I was also after one at the time) there was excess stock of inspirons and business range. The one I was after went very quickly so passed in the end, but I don't remember price being increased. Some identical models were cheaper than others because of physical defects like large scratches or random missing bezel
SpudUK
18 Feb 16#41
Not sure how many this helps, but mine has arrived this morning, looks in pristine condition and actually has windows 10 home loaded onto it, pretty much bloatware free, just without a valid licence key.
ukmonkey
17 Feb 16#40
Gutted OOS.
wadz
17 Feb 16#39
Hi Adis, thanks for the advice will give that a go.
There is no sound of fan or anything. I even tried switching off cortana but no luck
pbyron1
17 Feb 16#21
HD 8730M is similar to my 740M I have in my laptop. If you're ok running games at 720p (which, to be honest, won't make a lot of difference on a small screen like this) then it should be fine.
Mrdom to pbyron1
17 Feb 16#38
The screen resolution means higher would be pointless anyway.
wadz
17 Feb 16#6
I have Dell inspiron from MCSCOM, very good service.
Does anyone have any issues with their laptop draining quickly after shutting down?
The battery holds charge for almost 3.5 hours. Since windows 10 upgrade drains constantly overnight!
sherlock747 to wadz
17 Feb 16#10
You sure it's shutting down and not in standby?
Adis to wadz
17 Feb 161#37
Wadz - I have had similar issues on my Lenovo Yoga - try uninstalling Intel Management Engine driver (version 11.0... you have probably with Win10) and try installing Intel Management Engine but older version than 11 (Intel website), please check if your laptop is actually going to "sleep" - or you can hear it going (CPU fan, HDD?) - that was an issue for most Lenovo + HP laptops after upgrade to Windows 10
Regards
delpetra
17 Feb 16#36
just bought one off ebay! downloading windows 8.1 via dreamspark now ready to install when it arrives
wavecrest1
17 Feb 16#35
Does it have a SLIC 2.1 bios?
jen06
17 Feb 16#34
Thanks for your help, I have cancelled my Acer one from Tesco and ordered this one!!
SpudUK
17 Feb 16#33
Ordered about 2 hours ago and already have confirmation of delivery by Interlink Express tomorrow in remote Wales. :smile:
So far so good, I can also comment back on quality if that's any help?
nekoangel
17 Feb 16#32
Thanks I've tried that site but they layout is horrible and usually end up running off pass mark scores only.
If you want one - be quick! There were 12 units available at the beginning of my lunch break - and now there are only 7.
Cheers again!
JimBobJr
17 Feb 161#30
R/Microsoftsoftwareswap
gr1340
17 Feb 161#29
Check the review I posted earlier. It shows some games it can play along with the frames per second.
Anything above 30 fps is fine.
neroneuk
17 Feb 16#28
is the gpu good to play space invaders?
mats123
17 Feb 16#27
whatever you buy from that seller, you must thibk in buying a new battery, although some deals are good...
jen06
17 Feb 16#23
I've ordered my son a Acer Aspire E5-521 (AMD A6) laptop for his birthday which I am now about to pick up from Tesco's. He's not a heavy gamer but does like to play some games - how do this Dell laptop compare. It seems from the specs that it could be a lot better but I'm not that computer savvy!!!
mb2010 to jen06
17 Feb 16#26
It looks very similar to a laptop a family member recently bought. The build quality is horrible, mainly the touchpad/buttons feel cheap.
badasschris
17 Feb 161#25
Sorry but this is miss information. 3d mark score for this card is about 1500, a xbox one equivalent gpu gets about 6000 so its roughly 4x worse than an xbox one. You will not get anywhere near the same performance. Not saying it's a bad deal but if you want that level of graphics detail you will want at minimum something like a 860m gpu and laptops with that cost at least £600-£700
nekoangel
17 Feb 16#18
Very tempted. I need a laptop with dedicated gpu but with power close to a desktop hd4850. How would this fair?
I'm looking for a 14" laptop with similar specs with Microsoft already installed. I won't be using it for gaming, just word and browsing and the odd film. Ideally want it for around £200.
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Opening post
£190.00 + Vat + Delivery = £239.94
Inspiron 15R 5521
Intel Core i5 3337U 1.80GHz
8Gb
1Tb
Intel HD Graphics, 2Gb ATi Radeon HD 8730M
15.6″ HD 1366 x 768
Webcam
HDMI
DVD-RW
2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0
Waves MaxxAudio 4.0
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Bluetooth
WiFi
No Operating System
Only thing is it doesn't come with an operating system but I took my old Win 7 licence off my old laptop and upgraded to windows 10 :)
Latest comments (45)
Checked all the power management settings already, think I've got a lemon
When the deal first started, there were so many good refurbs at very good price. They were so tempting.
The stock went very quickly. The next day I check, the price was not so good, it may be seller deliberately increased price or all good ones are gone.
If you need a laptop and do not mind refurb, and close to black Friday or Christmas, it does not hurt to check the seller out at those days. You might get yourself a very good deal.
There is no sound of fan or anything. I even tried switching off cortana but no luck
Does anyone have any issues with their laptop draining quickly after shutting down?
The battery holds charge for almost 3.5 hours. Since windows 10 upgrade drains constantly overnight!
Regards
So far so good, I can also comment back on quality if that's any help?
Guess I'll stick with a 950m laptop choice.
If you want one - be quick! There were 12 units available at the beginning of my lunch break - and now there are only 7.
Cheers again!
Anything above 30 fps is fine.
Heat added
Not even close I'm afraid.
Any recommendations?
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Inspiron-15R-5521-Notebook.88075.0.html
I've never bought from MCS before but I've been tempted by their Dell tablets a few times.
I've got a Dell outlet laptop now and it was mint when it arrived, has been faultless for a few years I've had it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_Fj7PUtN4
So for £240 you're getting a fairly nippy laptop with the added bonus that it can play games with about the same quality / resolution as an Xbox One.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Inspiron-15R-5521-i5-3337U-1-80GHz-8Gb-1TB-HD-8730M-15-6-HD-1yr-WTY-MLN079-/351650905739?hash=item51e006fe8b:g:drEAAOSwzgRWu2GG
Still Heat though.