Yet another cheap Dell laptop has surfaced

May 21, 2015 11:19 GMT  ·  By

Dell is one of the most important providers of Ubuntu-powered hardware, and the company has just released a new laptop called Inspiron 15 3000 Series Laptop Ubuntu Edition.

Companies like Dell or IBM have helped to make Ubuntu much more popular because they sell a lot of hardware, and they are shipping that hardware with Ubuntu preinstalled. It might not seem like a big deal. After all, you can always install something else, but many customers don't switch to a different OS and Ubuntu remains installed.

It also helps the fact that Dell, despite its big name, still has some very affordable laptop and netbooks. Because they ship with Ubuntu and not Windows the price of the device is lower, making these versions a very good choice.

Inspiron 15 3000 is not a powerhouse

There is a very good reason Inspiron 15 3000 is a rather cheap laptop. The price starts at $250 (€224), but it goes up when you change the hardware configuration. If you just need something for office and Internet browsing, you won't be disappointed by the results.

The cheapest configuration features an Intel Celeron® Processor (Dual Core), 4GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD. On the other side of the spectrum, we have Intel Pentium Processor (Quad Core), 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, and two years of warranty (instead of one). This version costs $350 (€313). It's also worth mentioning that all versions come with a 15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit display.

"Get exactly what you want with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, the popular OS including Google Chrome browser, five years of free security and maintenance updates. The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series Laptop is equipped with the latest processors from Intel, with responsive performance for all your tasks from surfing the web, writing a term paper, editing video or doing web chats," reads the official website.

More details about the Inspiron 15 3000 series can be found on the website.