Dell Launches Ryzen-Powered Inspiron 13 7000: 13.3" 1080p, 2-in-1 Convertible

[Raevenlord]

Despite not wanting to do away with Intel's dominance in its portfolio anytime soon, Dell is obviously looking to better round up its product lineup with some red team-powered goodies. Case in point: the 2-in-1 convertible Dell Inspiron 13 7000, which makes use of AMD's latest Ryzen mobile APUs to deliver a strong computing performance, whilst also emphasizing content consumption. There's an option for all budgets (starting from $700 for the base version and up to $1019 for the top-tier one), and the CPU choices are naturally based around either AMD's Ryzen 5 2500U with a Radeon Vega 8 iGPU, or the more powerful Ryzen 7 2700U with a Radeon Vega 10 iGPU (both 4 core, 8-thread CPUs, but with 512 and 640 Vega Stream processors, respectively).





Specs-wise, users can configure their convertible with 8, 12 or 16 GB of DDR4-2400 RAM and a 256GB SSD, which is enough for most content users might want to run on a portable such as this. The convertible itself looks solidly built and has a premium look to it, thanks to the brushed aluminum, which brings the weight to a maximum of 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) depending on the configuration.



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[eidairaman1]

This is one reason they are fighting GPP

 

[illli]

wonder if they're going to gimp it like lenovo and only have it in single channel memory =/

 

[jabbadap]

This is one reason they are fighting GPP

Nah, Inspirons ain't for gaming. Alienwares are the ones why Dell might feel GPP is not something they wanted to sign.

 

[NC37]

For the same price you can get a much better gaming laptop with a non shared VRAM GPU.

Till those Ryzen laptops pack a dedicated GPU or drop premium 2700U model under $700, just not worth it.

 

[jabbadap]

For the same price you can get a much better gaming laptop with a non shared VRAM GPU.

Till those Ryzen laptops pack a dedicated GPU or drop premium 2700U model under $700, just not worth it.

Yes it still ain't gaming laptop. For 13.3" form factor ultra portable+convertible there is always some sort of price premium: the smaller it is the more it usually costs. Take a look i.e. lenovo yoga 720 13.3", it starts at $990, and it just have kaby refresh ulv chip on it. What matters on those though is size and battery life, which from the former is unknown before third party tests.