Dell Inspiron 16 Plus Review (7640): A Portable Furnace

[@majesticchicken3213]

Damn, accidently found this small channel. Review is really honest

[@max03tube]

Thank you for this honest review

[@SoulOfTech]

Always!

[@okemefulachidera5440]

Nothing like been honest on this kind of cases so that people won't make mistakes Weldone

[@FxtfulFinity]

This laptop could be actually the best laptop because the price is good. Cons like the trackpad doesnt even matter because most ppl use mouse anyways in my opinion. But the thermal system is a big tradeoff because there are many people who search for good specs in a thin laptop and this is the best one this year at tht price but they should have made the thermal system better like come on dell. Dell used to be goated and they still are in some ways.Hp is still dominating but dell fell off sadly. Their xps line is decent but many ppl cant afford it

[@SoulOfTech]

I 100% agree with you. This laptop has more pros than cons (as seen in the review). It's build is nice, you can upgrade it, offers good price for the hardware it has but half of that gets washed away because they refuse to address there thermal issues which are one of the worst in the industry. The result is you never get the performance you paid for alongside other long term issues the heat build up brings. Funny enough thermals are not an issue on their business laptops (which make the bulk of their revenue) so clearly its a priority issue rather than an actual one.

[@artbyshk]

as a user of same model all i can say i really like it, just put ptm on gpu and cpu, it got really good temps now, also its good to cut turboboost to around 3800mhz, really great stability, less noise cons are: usb a gen 1 so only up to 500mb/s, no gpu mux switch / optimus config thats really sad because its hard to have dgpu turned off with low watt usage when u want to focus on battery performance micro sd card reader is trash (usb 2.0 standard)

[@artbyshk]

also trackpad diy grounding is neccessary

[@mountainbiker4450]

Thanks for the review. I’m looking for a replacement Dell 16 inch laptop and really struggling with the decision. I was looking at the XPS 16 inch but folks really don’t like the electronic function pad or no escape key. So for a person who would just use this computer for basic business and personal use without heavy gaming, etc.. Do you think thermal performance and fan is an issue? Is there another in the Del lineup in the 16 inch category that you would recommend? I’ve also been disappointed. There are so few choices that have 4K

[@Aygross]

Is the trackpad still busted on these or did they fix the jumpy trackpad due to bad grounding issues?

[@SoulOfTech]

Trackpad is stiff, wobbly and sadly cheaply installed.

[@joelconolly5574]

If only Dell made the screen on top and added vents to the back, made the bottom vents wider and mesh as covered and increase the fan size slightly to better cool this thing then it would been the perfect alternative to the Macs. Looks great too bad doesn't improve as expected. Too thin too cool probably.

[@IAMMICKY288]

I wanted to purchase hp pavillion plus 14 when u reviewed it ... but after some time (may be octobor, 2024 ) i purchased hp envy 2024 model at may be around 700$ (649$+50$) ...so is it good or bad model ? Please reply i am a liitle bit of worried actually ....thnku ...

[@zaidkabir7277]

Dell has been fav banned for the past 7 years ngl...i hope next year dell does some better product management.

[@akin242002]

Dell Latitudes and Dell Precisions are fine. Especially the Latitude 7430 to 7450 versions and 9440 to 9450. However, those are business lines. Dell makes sure they are built with higher quality materials and quality control.

[@ArthropodSpidey]

7:13 Bro I don't think you used the word superfluous in the right context lol. Superfluous means "unnecessary."

[@SoulOfTech]

You’re correct. The word I likely meant to use is “superfluid”.

[@saharulkasim]

A single usb-C in 2024? Come on dell..

[@rey6253]

When I see the price of such device, I just feel sorry for people who fall victim of marketing bias when shopping and purchase it without understanding what crap Dell manages to produce.