Dell Inspiron 13 7000 7353 (i7353) ‘Special Edition’ 13.3″ 2-in-1 Laptop

Description

The Dell Inspiron 13 7000 7353 (or i7353) is a Special Edition of the PC maker’s Inspiron 13 7000-series 13.3-inch 2-in-1 laptop with a fully rotatable display. Basically, it’s very similar to the 7359 standard edition model, with a few differences.

The 7353 has an aluminum keyboard deck instead of an all-plastics body, but lacks a pen which is included with the 7359, with a dedicated slot in the chassis for the pen. It’s worth noting that in the Inspiron 13 7000 series pen is supported in form of capacitive / passive input technology, meaning it lacks pressure sensitivity and other perks of full-blown active pens which require active digitizer displays. So, you can separately buy a capacitive pen and use it with the Dell 7353, just like with the 7353.

The lower-mid-range Intel Core i3-6100U dual-core processor option is missing on the 7353. It’s available with the mid-range Core i5-6200U (review) and upper-mid-range i7-6500U. Furthermore, the Special edition comes with 8GB of system memory across the lineup, while the standard 7359 comes with 4GB or optionally 8GB. The 7353 features the Full HD 1920×1080-pixel display resolution only, whereas the standard 13 7000 has a 1366×768 panel as the default and FHD as an option. In both cases, the multi-touch display provides IPS technology for wide viewing angles. The screen is managed by the Intel HD 520 integrated graphics (review), which can be used for some light casual gaming.

There are multiple storage options – you can select either the traditional hard disk drive with a capacity of 500GB or 1TB, or solid state drive storage in 128GB or 256GB sizes.

The rest of the admirable specs sheet includes keyboard backlight, stereo speakers, a 720p web camera, 802.11AC wireless and Bluetooth, two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 port, HDMI video output connector, a multi-format media card reader, and a combo headphones / microphone audio port.

Dell has rated the battery life of the Inspiron 13 7000 7353 / i7353 at “up to nine hours”.

The notebook is quite portable with a weight of 3.7 pounds and 0.7″ thickness.

Specifications

Brand
Dell
Screen Size
13.3-inch
Screen Resolution
1366×768 pixels HD
1920×1080 pixels Full HD
Touchscreen
Finger multi-touch input
Other Display Specs
IPS type
Glossy reflective coating
Processor (CPU)
Intel Core i5-6200U 6th Gen dual-core 2.3-2.8GHz 3MB cache (older-gen mid-range CPU)
Intel Core i7-6500U 6th Gen (older upper-mid-tier home and office CPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Intel HD 520 integrated graphics (for the lightest gaming)
System Memory (RAM) Size
8GB RAM
Data Storage
128GB SSD
256GB SSD
500GB HDD
1000GB (1TB) HDD
DVD Optical Drive
None
Keyboard & Input
Backlit keyboard without dedicated number pad
Touchpad with click buttons built into the surface
Touchscreen
Speakers & Audio
Stereo speakers
Combo microphone and headphones audio jack
Camera
Front-facing web camera
Wi-Fi Wireless
802.11AC
Ethernet Network Port
No
Mobile broadband (4G LTE)
No
Bluetooth
Yes
USB Ports
2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0
Video Output Ports
1 x HDMI
Media Card Reader
SD card reader
Battery
“Up to 9 hours” of battery life
3-cell 43 WHr
Weight
3.7 pounds
Height
0.7″
Width
13″
Depth
8.7″
Windows Version
Windows 10 Home
Warranty
1-year