Dell Inspiron 11 3000: Conclusion
Conclusion
The Dell Inspiron 11 3000 is a standard 2-in-1.
A touchscreen and 360-degree hinge may make for good marketing or a good impression on the Best Buy sales floor, but they don’t much improve a mediocre device. A drab display is just as lousy on a tablet as it is on a laptop, and neither mode can mask a flimsy build.
If the Dell Inspiron 11 3000 were just a laptop and less expensive, we’d overlook such drawbacks. We’d also give it a break for excluding USB Type-C and ac/5GHz Wi-Fi support. After all, it comfortable to type on, and outside of the entry-level unit, capacity is decent. Also it’s performance is acceptable, and 4GB of RAM gives us confidence it will function accordingly for the next few years.
But it’s not just a laptop. It’s a laptop and an awkward tablet with an inflated price tag. If it’s a Windows 10 2-in-1 you want, there are better options.
Pros:
- Decent keyboard
- Good day-to-day performance
Cons:
- Flimsy build
- Drab display
- Limited Wi-Fi support
You can (well you could at one time, not certain now) get a crap-ware free version of this machine as a “signature” edition from MS stores.
I spent some time auditioning one, nearly a year ago, and largely agree with this review – this machine is well specified, but something of an over-priced and thus wasted opportunity. On paper, it has almost the perfect specification for me but the the screen is the most reflective I have ever experienced. It’s AWFUL! It is so bad that it’s a deal breaker on its own and, at those prices, it’s a damned disgrace.
From the bottom of my heart, this was the worst laptop i’ve ever bought. The touchpad lags 100x per minute, and it started lagging the moment i FIRST opened the screen. All in all, even if i only spent a mere 300$, it was 300$ down the drain.