Dell Inspiron 11z [Review]

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Dell Inspiron 11z [Review]

Rohan Naravane, Dec 24, 2009 1333 hrs IST

Ideal for business professionals

Good build quality, appealing looks, multi-touch trackpad, comfortable keyboard, HDMI, loud speakers

Slight touch-pad flaw, 6-cell version is slightly bulky, no VGA port, price could be a bit lower

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Our test Inspiron 11z model came with Windows Vista pre-installed. But Dell India's website states that this model will come bundled with Windows 7 Home Basic or Home Premium depending upon its SKU. Thus, it was only natural for us to install and test this model with Windows 7 in it. We have compared it to the MSI Wind U200 that sports a very similar configuration and also to the Acer Timeline 4810TZ, which has a faster processor and also falls under similar pricing.

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Windows 7 runs fairly snappy on this machine. It is capable of playing 720p resolution videos on it without a hitch. However, it couldn't handle playing a 1080p mkv video file via VLC media player. Also, there is less squinting of the eye on the slightly bigger 11.6-inch screen as compared to 10-inch screened netbooks. This machine is quite ideal for the working professional whose usage mainly involves using the Internet, office productivity suites and multi-media playback as well. However, don't expect it to run newer games smoothly as Intel's integrated graphics in it don't have that kind of fire-power.