Recently, Dell released its new Inspiron series laptops which include Inspiron 13R, 14R and 15R. Today we will have a review on 13-inch Inspiron 13R N3010.
Dell Inspiron series notebooks are positioned as full-featured mainstream laptops, which mean that Dell Inspiron series will standout for a long time. And they focus on persons who are within 20 – 35 years old.
The model Inspiron 13R N3010 we got is in tomato red, and there are notebooks in black and peacock blue. Overall, the design of Dell Inspiron 13R is an extension of Dell’s consistent style.
The Less Conductive Vacuum Metallization design of Dell Inspiron 13R N3010’s shell
The shell of Dell Inspiron 13R N3010
This Less Conductive Vacuum Metallization design is better for heat radiation and low thermal conductivity. The palmrest of Inspiron 1464 is used this design, now the Dell Inspiron 13R N3010’s shell is use this “LCVM” design.
Rounded Edge of Inspiron 13R N3010
13-inch screen of Inspiron 13R N3010
Because the name of this notebook is “13R” so that Inspiron 13R N3010 features a 13-inch screen with the resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, and Inspiron 13R N3010 comes with a glossy screen.
Dell Inspiron 13R N3010 comes with a chiclet-style keyboard, and it is vey popular in nowadays.
The whole layout of Inspiron 13R N3010’s keyboard
Cap detail design of Inspiron 13R N3010’s keyboard
Through careful observation we can see that the keycap is sunken slightly inward, which is for the purpose of fitting the fingers. And Dell Inspiron 13R keyboard is not with backlit, which may be because of its market position.
SRS certification mark
Most Dell laptops are configured with Dell SRS authentication technology, the two ordinary speakers will come out of 3D premium sound by the help of SRS technology. Though the body of laptop is small, manufacturers still concentrate on better sound quality.
LVCM Material
The palmrest of Inspiron 13R N3010 also use LCVM material, although it don’t use metal material, it will has a better texture with LCVM material.
Inspiron 13R N3010 touchpad design
Two speakers of the bottom side of Inspiron 13R N3010
On the right side of Inspiron 13R N3010, there is audio jack, USB port, Enthernet, cardreader jack. And Inspiron 13R N3010 doesn’t come with CD-ROM, which is because Dell takes heat, mold design and so on into consideration.
Right side of Inspiron 13R N3010
On the left side of Inspiron 13R N3010, there is a E-SATA, HIMI, and Kensington.
Power jack of Inspiron 13R N3010
VGA jack of Inspiron 13R N3010
The power jack and VGA are located on the rear side of Inspiron 13R N3010, which is because these two jacks are not used so often, and the lines of them are very long. It is a reasonable design.
External Burner
Although Inspiron 13R N3010 does not come with a built-in driver, Inspiron 13R N3010 comes with a standard external burner.
Back side design of Dell Inspiron 13R N3010
There are lots of heat vent on the bottom side of Dell Inspiron 13R N3010, which are easier to cool the laptop. And we recommend that users had better don’t put the laptop on their thighs or soft surface in avoid of affecting heat dissipation.
Single 2GB memory for Dell Inspiron 13R N3010
Dell Inspiron 13R N3010 laptop + battery = 1.97kg
Dell Inspiron 13R N3010 machine + battery + adapter = 2.41kg
The Dell Inspiron 13R with battery weighs 1.97kg, and with the adapter, it weighs 2.41kg. As a 13-inch notebook, we will satisfied with the weight of less than 2kg, and the light weight is still because of lacking of burner.
Dell Inspiron 13R comes with the Intel Core i3 330M and HM57-chip dual-core processor, Inspiron 13R laptops are also equipped with 2GB DDRIII-1333 memory, with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 discrete graphics card and Seagate 320GB 7200RPM SATA-II hard drive, DVD burner and 802.1n wireless network card. Inspiron 13R also features preloaded 64bit Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.
CPUID information
PCMark Vantage is professional software to test the system performance, the total score of Inspiron 13R N3010 is 5184 points. And we can know from the gaming score and music score that the performance of Inspiron 13R is excellent.
PCMark Vantage Performance test results
3DMark Vantage test results
Now we test the Dell Inspiron 13R N3010 with FurMark, after 20 minutes, the graphics card temperature is at 66 ℃, keyboard surface temperature is 39 ℃, and bottom temperature is 41 ℃. In a word, the heat cooling performance of it is relatively good, and the keyboard and palmrest are not very hot.
48Wh lithium ion battery
Dell Inspiron 13R N3010 come with a 48Wh lithium ion battery, and in energy-saving mode, the battery can last for 4 hours 08 minutes.
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