Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Review

Generally good

We’ve seen a steady stream of Dell Inspiron laptops appearing lately, with the Inspiron 14 2-in-1and the Inspiron 16 2-in-1. Unlike those two models, however, this Inspiron is a traditional laptop that doesn’t bend over backwards to become a tablet.

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An excellent all rounder for general use and some gaming

Dell has made some well-judged component choices to keep the price under £. The first is an 11th generation Intel processor, the Core i7-11800H, which is a generation behind the current crop. However, this has left some room in the budget for standalone graphics hardware in the shape of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, giving the laptop a decent all-round performance that suits a general-purpose machine. It’s backed up with a generous 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.

For most people, the older eight-core processor will be more than powerful enough. A score of 6,219 in our single-core benchmark tests confirms this, as does its score of 7,273 in our multi-core test. The similarly priced Huawei MateBook D 16 fitted with a 14-core 12th generation i7-12700H can reach beyond 11,000 in our multi-core benchmark test, but with the processor’s built-in graphics it scored just 5,948 in the single-core test, which shows that the 16 Plus offers better all-round performance for average users.

The dedicated graphics hardware means you can even play games such as Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Inspiron 16 Plus. Its battery lasted for nine hours 25  minutes while performing office tasks, and eight hours 32 minutes when playing HD video.

The IPS screen showed a peak brightness of 270cd/m² in our tests, which is good enough for indoor use but might be hard to see in bright sunlight. It covers 96 per cent of the sRGB colour standard, but looked a bit drab when playing video. We’d prefer a brighter OLED screen, but you can’t have everything at this price.

Dell has made the most of the large case by giving the 16 Plus one of the biggest trackpads we’ve ever seen on a laptop, at 134x90mm. It’s as smooth and
responsive as you’d expect. There’s even a number pad on the keyboard, which will be welcome if you often type a lot of numbers into spreadsheets.

There’s plenty of room for ports, with one USB-C and two USB 3.0 – one on either side – as well as an SD card slot, an HDMI output and a 3.5mm headphone socket.

Verdict

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ALTERNATIVE

Huawei MateBook D16 (with Intel Core i7)

A better 12th-generation Intel processor but with less graphics power