A SLOT FOR THE STYLUS
By “fully loaded,” I mean that my Windows 10 Home
test unit came with a 1.8GHz (4.6GHz turbo) Core i7-
8565U processor, 16GB of memory, a 512GB solid-state
drive juiced with 32GB of Intel Optane cache, and a 4K
(3,840-by-2,160-pixel) touch display backed by Nvidia
GeForce MX250 graphics.
As with its 13.3-inch sibling, its thin-bezel screen design
or the chrome strip around the touchpad aren’t the
most eye-catching things about the Inspiron—it’s the
trough carved into the exposed hinge between the
screen and keyboard, which magnetically holds the
supplied Dell Active Pen. The pen is accessible in all
four screen positions or modes, and won’t fall out even
if you fold the system into tablet mode and carry it
upside down.
It’s the nicest pen garage I’ve seen in years of reviewing
convertibles, and it doesn’t make the 2-in-1’s aluminum
construction any less sturdy. Flex is minimal if you
grasp the screen corners, though there’s some if you
mash the keyboard.
Dell Inspiron 15
7000 2-in-1
Black Edition (7590)
PROS Sleek aluminum
design with nifty pen-
holder hinge. Perky
performance.
Responsive keyboard
and pen.
CONS Heavy and
bulky, like all 15.6-inch
convertibles. No
Thunderbolt 3 port.
Slightly bland display.
BOTTOM LINE Big-
screen convertibles
are clunky, but the
Dell Inspiron 15 7000
2-in-1 Black Edition’s
built-in pen holder is
elegant. So are several
of its other features,
making it a solid pick
if you’re sold on the
form factor.