{"id":1756841,"date":"2022-08-04T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T17:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/?post_type=station&#038;p=1756841"},"modified":"2022-08-04T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T18:43:16","slug":"this-352-dell-inspiron-laptop-is-an-absolute-steal","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/this-352-dell-inspiron-laptop-is-an-absolute-steal\/","title":{"rendered":"This $352 Dell Inspiron laptop is an absolute steal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><\/section>\n<p>The dog days of summer may be upon us, but back to school season is right around the corner as well. We\u2019ve found a sizzling sale on a near-ideal laptop for students, or anyone else who needs a solid notebook that won\u2019t empty your wallet. Dell\u2019s website is selling a <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https:\/\/deals.dell.com\/en-us\/member\/productdetail\/eyfk&amp;xcust=2-1-817997-1-0-0&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/817997\/this-352-dell-inspiron-laptop-absolute-steal.html\">Dell Inspiron 15 3000 laptop for just $352<\/a>. That\u2019s $77 off its usual price tag, and it comes with far better specs than you usually find in laptops costing $350 or less.<\/p>\n<p>In this price range, your best options are usually Chromebooks, or heavily hobbled Windows laptops with lackluster power, meh memory, or a skimpy screen. Not the Dell Inspiron 15 3000. This notebook comes with an Intel Core i3 processor, an ample 8GB of RAM, and a small, but manageable 128GB SSD. That configuration offers plenty of punch for basic tasks, from basic productivity to email to web browsing. You know, the sort of stuff most folks do every day. (Don\u2019t try triple-A gaming or rendering video on this laptop though.)<\/p>\n<p>Better yet, Dell\u2019s deal comes with a spacious 15.6-inch display at full 1080p resolution. Many low-cost laptops either offer smaller screens or cut the resolution down to unacceptable levels. You won\u2019t run into that issue here, and since the big screen gives the laptop a bigger footprint, the keyboard won\u2019t feel cramped either. It still weighs in under 4 pounds, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cta wp-block wp-block-button\"><a class=\"cta__btn\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=111346X1569483&amp;url=https:\/\/deals.dell.com\/en-us\/member\/productdetail\/eyfk&amp;xcust=2-1-817997-7-0-0&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/817997\/this-352-dell-inspiron-laptop-absolute-steal.html\" data-vars-link-position=\"CTA Button\">Get the Dell Inspiron 15 3000 for $323 from Dell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The notebook ships with Windows 11 Home in S Mode, which restricts you to apps found in Microsoft\u2019s app store. But if you need to install standard desktop software for work, play, or school, <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/545076\/how-to-switch-out-of-windows-11-in-s-mode.html\">switching from S Mode to full-fledged Windows 11<\/a> is fast and free.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line? The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 should be a reliable, yet <em>very<\/em> budget-friendly workhorse for everyday productivity. That\u2019s exactly what you want for a back to school laptop, and you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find more compelling options in this price range.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This article was updated to reflect current (still awesome) pricing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1756842,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","type":"","auto_type":false,"post":"","stream":"","stream_url":"","waveform_data":[],"duration":0,"bpm":0,"downloadable":false,"download_url":"","purchase_title":"","purchase_url":"","post-count-all":0,"like_count":0,"download_count":0,"editor_note":"","copyright":"","captions":[]},"genre":[78],"artist":[99],"mood":[],"activity":[],"station_tag":[18744,18711,7387,18723,18119,10610,177,18710,18750,18732,3862,9445,18726,14105,13258,18715,18719,18742,18712,18714,18729,5227,18749,16767,3702,18708],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station\/1756841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/station"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1756842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1756841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=1756841"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=1756841"},{"taxonomy":"mood","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mood?post=1756841"},{"taxonomy":"activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity?post=1756841"},{"taxonomy":"station_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station_tag?post=1756841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}