Dell Inspiron 15 i5558-5718SLV Signature Edition 15.6-Inch Laptop (i5-4210U Processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home), Silver Black

I have purchased two dozen computers or more in the past two decades but this one is right up there with the very best of them.It took me a month to decide on a new computer for a new business I am launching and I decided that, short of switching to Apple, Dell has the best reviews in laptops.The price was unbelievable, this model has everything I wanted and no bloat-ware (so happy never to see McAfee again, ever!). I especially love the action on the keyboard. The entire surface is some sort of velvety rubber-like material that is comfortable and does not show fingerprints. The keys have the right amount of firm "crunch", and the backlit feature works beautifully. I don't mind it going off to conserve energy -- the minute you touch any key, it comes back. Genius.The outer shell is beautiful too with a corduroy-like finish that will resist marks and scratches. The whole unit feels substantial for a laptop (and I have had many that were either too heavy or too flimsy, in the past).Setup was effortless. Literally plug and play simple. I am no techie and really appreciated that. It did take some effort to find the place to register (I just went to the Dell main page and found it there), and I think that should be more evident in the apps or somewhere more intuitive, but that was the only drawback to getting the unit up and running.With a few keystrokes, I synced it to my other Windows Desktops and now I can move to any of them and work seamlessly.With one Terabyte of HD, I can download beefy software and keep data on a thumb-drive. The RAM is perfect and the processor enables fast loading of sites and software.The best for last: I do a lot of artistic photography work and the resolution on this computer is exceptional. Brilliant, beautiful screen display. I don't find the gloss finish distracting nor is there too much glare, so I don't intend to add a filter over it.The perfect computer. Let's face it, we don't hold onto computers for a decade any more. Most of us have to get new ones at least every few years. However, this one seems destined to last for more than most and I can see already that I will be quite attached to it.

Overall - good piece of equipment. I am very satisfied!I have info pop-ups every time I start the laptop with the booting time and i takes usually about 16-25 seconds to start Windows. This is pretty fast, you don't have to wait forever for the system to launch.Windows 10 is OK, but you have to get used to it first if you haven't used it before.The screen itself is surprisingly big - I can easily watch movies or work with 2-3 files simultaneously. Love the fact that it's touchscreen, I was concerned at first that it might start to glitch with a course of time, but so far so good. You can just swipe through the long list or zoom in our out anything in a second. Very handy.The keyboard is back lit, which is pretty neat. I think you have to pay like extra $30 in other models/brands if you want to enable this.Maybe the only thing that I would change is USB - it has only 1 USD 3.0 and 2 - 2.0. Personally, I don't see why they didn't installed all three 3.0, but that doesn't bother me that much. It is somewhat frustrating, since I do use devices which call for USB 3.0 and here I can't use them simultaneously, but once again - can't say that this is such a big deal... Can live with that.Highly recommend. I doubt that you'll be able to find similar specs for this price.

I've had this computer for nearly 4 years now and I've gotten very close with it in that time. It isn't the best for gaming, I can't even run a few games on the lowest quality settings. The screen is high quality, but you will notice bright spots around the edges when the screen is dark but still in use. The touch screen had this problem where it would activate with nothing touching it so I just turned it off permanently. The track pad is responsive and works very well, and the keyboard is back lit and sensitive. The battery on my laptop randomly started malfunctioning and did not hold a charge and any time it was plugged into the computer it would freak out and start flashing lights rapidly. There is a small spot where some pixels have died but I cannot even see it unless the screen is totally dark. A screw stripped out of its hole and I have to tape my laptop together on the corner where the hinge is because of that. Not a lot of RAM, and the CPU gets used up pretty quickly, but it is still a fast and reliable computer with a great value for its price point and I use it every day. Perfect if you want a laptop that will run low-intensity games that don't require a good graphics card. The Sims 4 works fine on low settings, OSU plays well- with occasional lag, some games are for some reason nearly unplayable if they access the internet to load up (steam games) which I experienced with Firewatch and The Long Dark. Even despite my issues with the laptop I really do love and am happy with my purchase and see myself continuing to use it for several more years to come!

This is a nice computer with one big flaw, IMO. Because the number keys are placed to the right of the rest of the keys, they changed the center of the layout. The camera is placed at the screen's center but the keys are laid out with the touchpad to the left of center. I hate this design. I cannot naturally find my finger placement for the keys and have to look for placement every time I move my hand for the mouse. The keys are more flush than my last Dell which also makes it harder to feel the correct finger placement. So, for normal typing, the center of the keyboard is to the left of the screen and bottom platform. It is extremely frustrating and causes me to regularly type the wrong keys, grrrr. I hope this description makes since. I simply find the bottom platform and keyboard to be a very poor design for me.I have deducted 2 stars because not easily finding the correct keys, for a long time computer and keyboard user, is a major defect. I wish I had realised how long it would take to adjust to this layout issue. I would have exchanged it right away. Now, I'm stuck with it.