Dell Inspiron Duo reviews: Windows 7 Home Premium 10.1" Hybrid Tablet computer

Dell Inspiron Duo reviews: Windows 7 Home Premium 10.1" Hybrid Tablet computer reviews

+ This tablet PC scores very high on software compatibility. - It scores very poorly on battery life.

£286 at 1 retailer out of 409 retailers checked

7.6 out of 10 based on 67 reviews.

Dell Inspiron Duo: Hybrid tablet with WiFi,1.5 GHz 2 Core Processor,2GB of Memory and 250GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. See full product description

Battery life	6.3
Design	8.6
Size and weight	8.3
Performance	7.4
Value for money	7.2
Overall rating	7.6

Some customer reviews of Dell Inspiron Duo

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Ann, Leeds Music, gaming or video fan

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: I like the touch screen.
Bad points:: It was advertised as having a mic input, but there isn't one on it. Also I thought there was an extra usb port but there are only 2. There's no memory card.

Battery life	6.0
Design	6.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Mar 2011

Confirmed purchaser Often on the move

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I love this Machine it works well and is great to type on.
Bad points:: A little heavy

Battery life	7.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 22 May 2011

victoria, skipton General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Believed I was buying a laptop that was 3G compatible. The instruction booklet tells you how to fit a sim card. Theres a slot for it and as I say instructions on how to fit it. I spent £20 on it. When I rang dell they said it was a mistake that the booklet tells you that and that should only be sold I America but yet they were unwilling to do anything about it. Also I bought it for my daughter who goes to boarding school when she received it she rang to tell me it had no facility for plugging it into the wall for Internet access, I subsequently found out I had to spend an extra £99 on the docking station. This made this an expensive laptop. Had I known I probably would have thought again. We have no broadband facility where we live so the 3G element was very important. Apparently when checking out this particular laptop I inadvertently went on the American website not dell uk. When you're not computer savvy like me these are not things you realise. I feel like I've been misled by dell. My daughter really wanted this particular laptop and wants to keep it even without 3G but I would have tried to send it back I'd I could.

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	1.0
Overall rating	5.0

Was this review helpful? 11 of 22 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 15 Jun 2011

Michael, Plymouth Often on the move

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: My granddaughter likes it.
Bad points:: Disappointing performance not able to use Skype or watch BBC iplayer or ITV player. Slow sluggish and not what I expected from Dell.

Battery life	9.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	4.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	6.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 11 Oct 2011

Jennifer, London Often on the move

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: easy to use and good for people that travel alot.
Bad points:: battery life isn't very long

Battery life	5.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 09 May 2011

calibraissold, Andover Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Superb design, small and lightweight, flexibility to use as laptop or tablet
Bad points:: Bulkier than other tablets, touchscreen not as accurate as other tablets, camera is only available in laptop mode - not in tablet mode

Battery life	6.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 09 Jun 2011

Daniel, Norwich General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Awesome design, and great features, the touch screen works great once you get used to it, I bought a little stylus for it and works a treat. I only really use it for uni work and browsing the internet, so the touch screen is just a neat feature for easy browsing and laziness. Perfect mix between tablet/netbook/laptop.
Bad points:: Can be a little bit slow at times, but not enough for me to worry about as i only used in for microsift office and firefox mainly.

Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 03 Mar 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	10.1
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Tablet Type	Hybrid
Where ‘slate’ tablets are standalone touchscreen computers, ‘convertible’ tablets have keyboards that mean the device can function as a laptop. Once the keyboard is folded away, the screen can then be used as touchscreen. ‘Hybrid’ tablets function similarly to ‘convertible’ tablets but the keyboard and screen can often be completely separated, allowing for more portability.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
Number of cores	2
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.5
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	250
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
Weight (kg)	1.54

Processor series	Atom
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor number	N550
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Graphics card model number	Crystal HD Media Accelerator
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Graphics card brand	Broadcom
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Chipset series	NM10
Chipset brand	Intel
Width in cm	28.5

Height in cm	2.87
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	19.45

Video Editing Card	No
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

USB port	2
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Firewire	No
TV Output	No
TV Card	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Remote control	No
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Type	Tablet

Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Release date	2010-12-15
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
RAM in MB	2048
RAM, which stands for Random Access Memory, is the memory in your computer that allows you to run programs. The more RAM you have, the more programs you can have open without seeing a drop in performance. For light use 512MB should be fine on Windows XP but 1GB or more is preferable in Windows Vista, especially if you plan to listen to your favourite album whilst using Word and browsing the internet at the same time. 512MB of RAM is equal to 0.5GB or Gigabytes. 1024MB of RAM is equal to 1GB or Gigabyte. 2048MB of RAMis equal to 2GB or Gigabytes.

Also known as: Dell Inspiron Duo,, Dell Duo, Dell Precision

Manufacturer's Description

Sometimes you want to touch. Sometimes you need to type. With the new touch-sensitive, Flash-capable InspironTM duo, you can do both in style. You can tell it’s Dell.

The innovative flip design lets you switch from touch to type in seconds.
Listen to music, use as an alarm clock or view your photos with the Inspiron duo Audio Station.*
Read books,* watch movies and play games on the 10" HD display.

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