Dell Inspiron 13z Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Intel Core i3 2330MGraphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000, NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
Display: 13.3 inch
Weight: 1.8kg, 2.01kg
Price: 500 euro
Average of 10 scores (from 12 reviews)
mobility: 85%, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: 90%, emissions: 82%
Dell Inspiron 13z
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Dell Inspiron 13zProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce G 105M 512 MB
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.01kg
Links: Dell homepage Dell notebook section Inspiron 13z (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 9 scores (from 9 reviews)
Mobile Entertainer. The new product lines of Dell, a well-known direct distributor, with a 'z' in their name are designed with one purpose in mind: an extraordinary good balance of mobility and performance. While the Inspiron 11z and Latitude 16z are already available for some weeks, the product range has now been extended by a model of the popular 13-inch category called 13z. The following test will reveal how successful this new subnotebook can cover the span between performance and mobility.
Source: Trusted Reviews
On paper the Dell Inspiron 13z has a lot going for it: it's keenly priced, performs well and has an integrated optical drive where others have none. It has several problems, though, primary among them being a somewhat dull, slightly tacky chassis. It wouldnt take much to make it a machine worth recommending, but at the moment it's merely worth thinking about.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 70%
Source: Techtree.com
The price of Inspiron 13z that we reviewed sells for Rs. 45,000. The price for the base model starts at Rs. 38,000. If you compare 13-inch ULV models, the Acer Timeline 3810TZ sells for around Rs. 32,000. Dell's own Vostro V13 sells for a shade under Rs. 40,000. But what both these models lack is a DVD drive, which, as we stated earlier, could be the ultimate reason why people aren't buying these models. This is the Insprion 13z's trump card, the reason it is set apart from other models in the market today. Regarding the pricing, we wish the base model price drops down by around 3,000 bucks, then we'd call it a sweet buy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech2.in.com
For some the performance of this machine would not justify its Rs. 45,000 price. On the other hand, consider that not all ultra-portables feature discrete graphics, an optical drive, a 250 GB hard drive and 4 GB RAM. Also, ergonomically, not all of them are comfortable to use. While there’s no doubt that this one is slightly overpriced, it is a good balance of performance, features and ergonomics.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Driverheaven
It is clear from our testing today that Dell really did their homework before building the Inspiron 13z and they have taken feedback from the community and addressed a number of issues which are generally problems within the smaller sized laptop market. Firstly they opted for the faster Ultra Low Voltage processors instead of the ATOM and while these don't synthetically benchmark exceptionally high the real world conditions show massive improvements in responsiveness and overall usability. There is also a dual layer DVD burner included which is always an omission with a smaller, cheaper netbook.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/04/2009
Rating: Total score: 100% price: 100% performance: 90% workmanship: 90%
Source: Notebookforum.at
DE→ENUser Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/13/2010
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/11/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 69% features: 85% display: 80% mobility: 87% workmanship: 84%
Source: Facts - 2/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 88%
Source: Mobile News - 1/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 79% features: 77% mobility: 92% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 82%
Dell Inspiron 13z-N311z
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Dell Inspiron 13z-N311zProcessor: Intel Core i3 2330M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Dell homepage Dell notebook section Inspiron 13z (Series)
Source: IT.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/23/2011
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/22/2011
Source: The Hikaku
JA→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/31/2011
Comment
Dell: Dell Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Texas, Dell employs more than 82,700 people worldwide (2009). In 2006, Dell purchased the computer hardware manufacturer Alienware. In most countries, the laptops are directly sold to consumers by Dell and each notebook custom-assembled according to a selection of options. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M: Higher clocked 9300M GS and therefore a bit faster. Still manufactured in 65nm. Supports Hybrid-SLI with HybridPower and GeForceBoost (in conjunction with the right Nvidia chipset).
Intel HD Graphics 3000: 3 upcoming (Q1 2011) integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The 3000 / 200 is the faster internally GT2 called version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
SU7300: Slow clocked dual core processor with a low TDP of 10 Watt.
Intel Core i3:
2330M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.2 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
13.3: This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.8 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.01 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
85.4%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
