Dell Inspiron 14 5491 2-in-1 8276

Advantages: 1. transformer 2. smart (the processor is approximately equal in performance to the desktop Core i5-7400) 3. 2 memory slots. Contrary to the service manual, it supports more than 16 GB of RAM - added 16 to the native 8, total 24 GB - the flight is normal. Maybe the 32GB module will work - you have to try. 4. USB-C supports simultaneous charging and monitors, hub, network. 5. If USB-C Power Delivery is not available, then there is a traditional PSU with a male connector. 6. 3 USB ports on the case - you can connect everything you need. On many new laptops, they leave one port and live as you want 7. There is a bay for 2.5 drives

Disadvantages: 1. the weight would like to be less, but then they would have cut something 2. when replacing the memory, it behaves strangely. you have to wait a long time until he "sees" the memory change for the first time. because of this, I already wanted to change the memory module - I thought it was faulty. In total, you need to remove the memory modules. Insert into the first slot, turn it on, wait a couple of minutes until it turns on with a message about the hardware change, continue, turn it off. Then insert the second module and do the same. Just inserting the second module as usual did not work, the laptop simply did not turn on. For the first time I encountered such behavior. 3. frames around the screen, especially at the bottom - I would like a little smaller 4. no keyboard backlight. In principle, my oversight - there is also a backlit version, but I found out about this only when I did not find a backlight in my laptop ((5.screen - I would like a brighter backlight

Comment: The laptop was purchased as the main work machine. It copes no worse than a regular desktop, which pleases. Lighter 2-in-1 counterparts are significantly more expensive and usually already have a fixed hardware configuration with soldered RAM. Dell's website contains conflicting information about the supported memory size - somewhere it says 16 GB, somewhere 32 GB. I hoped for good luck, bought 8 regularly + 16 additionally, it became 24 GB. That is, the ceiling is rather 32 GB.

Advantages: -The screen is bright enough and the colors are saturated -Fast SSD (12 seconds boot on WIndows 10) -Compact and lightweight. -Convenient to put on the keyboard. -The sensor is very responsive 10 touches. -It is possible to deliver a hard drive up to 1TB and RAM (32GB maximum, 2 slots).

Disadvantages: -Like most laptops, the processor heats up and throttles. -Weak video chip MX230 relative to its counterparts in full-fledged laptops (like GTX 1050), but it is almost the most powerful when compared with Vega 6-8-10 or UHD Graphics 620-630, which are universally found in modern ultrabooks and transformers. -Price (I took it for 55 600r, a little expensive) -As for me, for my segment the price is cheaper than competitors, but for this money you can take a "near-game" laptop with a screen resolution of 15 "and the performance is several times more powerful.

Comment: Almost the most powerful of Transformers and Ultrabooks (Intel i5 10210u, Geforce mx230 2Gb, 8Gb RAM and 256Gb SSD) World of Warcraft pulls on medium (almost), of course there is throttling (small, does not interfere) Counter-Strike GO needs to be configured (almost at minimum, you can play) Other games older than 5-7 years old fly. If you expect from this Transformer to play modern games on "ultra", or at least "average", you are looking at the wrong type of notebook (any beech on i3 or i5 with gtx 1050, 3-4 times more powerful than this transformer). These laptops are more of a powerful tablet with a keyboard for office work. However, I took it as a permanent computer to carry with me everywhere, at home I have a full-fledged laptop (i7, GTX1050, 16Gb) and a stationary computer (i5, GTX 750ti, 16Gb). For playing World of Warcraft, as well as for working and surfing the Internet, the Dell 5491-8344 transformer is ideal. I was very pleased. UPD: Configured the system via Throttlestop, now throttling is gone and the processor does not slow down. The game has become much better. Throttlestop settings are attached. If you have an error (mfc120u.dll) when starting the program, download the update for Visual C ++ 2013 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4032938/update-for-visual-c-2013-redistributable-package ) install both x86 and x64 versions. Don't forget to check the box next to "Disable and lock Turbo Power Limits" in the "FIVR" tab, for this to work, click on the "Install" button next to it and install the "RwDrv.sys" file. Then close Throttlestop and reopen it.

Advantages: An interesting price for a 2-in-1. Absolutely silent: at first, while setting up the system, I could not understand in any way - is there a cooler at all or not? Of course there is. But it really only turns on the fan under heavy load. Actually not heated. Performance is adequate to the configuration. But don't be fooled by the 10th in the processor model number. This is 14 +++ nm Comet Lake. This is not 10nm Ice Lake. That is, the thing in general is extremely close to the eighth generation Whiskey Lake analogues. Plastic machine, with t. assembly is not good, but no problem with WiFi. (For example, HP aluminum has such themes.) Here with WiFi, Bluetooth everything is in order, it keeps. The keyboard is excellent. Very soft. But there is no backlight. The touchpad is ordinary, on the whole quite comfortable. The power adapter is quite compact and lightweight. The cord is a meter and a half, if not two. Of course you will have stains on the screen from your fingers here - it's a touchscreen gadget. However, according to the sensations, there is still something contradictory in the coating. Many tablets look much more dirty when turned off. The screen is glossy, but not up to specularity. There are glare from bright lamps, but you can work. In terms of glare, everything is bearable. I haven't tried to work in the sun - it's December outside. But in a bright and lighted room, everything is visible, even in the energy saving mode.

Disadvantages: It is assembled in general with dignity, but plastic is plastic. When you pick it up, it creaks - and you will twirl the transformer, otherwise why did you even take a system with a rotary screen? The display mount is quite tight, you cannot open it with one hand - this is not a MacBook. A bit fat in general, but that's okay for this price point. The screen, when you press it strongly, begins to draw interference to you, especially at the edges.Against a dark background - say, while watching a video in full screen mode - you can see the irregularities of the backlight on the border, on the edge of the display. In normal operation, however, it is not noticeable. Battery - 5.5-6 hours in autonomous mode.

Comment:

Advantages: Screen. Cold enough, you can stand on your feet in the crib. Good battery life. even two days without recharging.

Disadvantages: A bit heavy. Not metal. I could not set up the proprietary Dell program with smartphone synchronization. I was able to configure the standard Windows, but not Dellovskaya. Probably because I can't knock BT off.

Comment: In general, a good laptop, a lot of Dell's software, it is not clear whether it is good or bad, he offered to update the BIOS right away, and could not update it, waited an hour, twisted and twisted everything. In general, they are good, but I had to pass, I wanted to have discrete graphics.

Advantages: Sane price, good ergonomics and keyboard. The touchscreen works - it's convenient.

Disadvantages: There are two main drawbacks: screen brightness and performance. The brightness is normal for office applications and the Internet, for graphics and games - below average, but, in principle, this was not expected. But with performance settings I had to tinker. With the default software and settings, every few seconds all interfaces freeze for a moment, it infuriated me.

Comment: Suitable for home office and study.