Dell Inspiron i3043-5000BLK 19.5-Inch Touchscreen All-in-One Desktop
Product Description
Get what you need - a computer, monitor and speakers - in an affordable, space-saving design that's made for at-home entertainment and productivity. Get yours.
CUSTOMER REVIEW
Vine Customer Review of Free Product (What's this?) There are some things to like about this computer and other things to be aware of. Let's start off with the fact that it is a simple and basic computer. It had problems with some higher resolution YouTube videos. In fact, my Sony Blu-Ray player did a much better job with these streaming videos, which surprised me.
Set up took over 2 hours. The system goes through some form of comprehensive pre-boot process and I kept thinking, "Come on, is this *really* necessary?". Despite that process, the actual setup of the system itself is pretty simple. Nearly plug and play. It comes with a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. At first, I couldn't get either of those to work until I figured out that there is a dongle, or as my mom would call it, a doohickey that must be plugged into one of the USB ports, leaving 2 remaining. You could also use your own Bluetooth keyboard if you didn't want to tie up a USB slot. The keyboard works fine but has a somewhat sloppy and imprecise feel to it. I don't love it.
There is no media slot for a DVD, Blu-Ray or the like. Seems like something that could have been added. Memory is 4 GB and it could use more. I *think* you can add additional memory, but check for yourself. The reason I write that I think so is because I entered my service tag number at Dell's website and it offered several memory upgrades for purchase for this system. So if this information is wrong, blame it on Dell.
Sound quality is average. I'd like a bit more volume. Couldn't crank up a couple of music videos nearly as loud as I'd like. Yes, I do understand that I'm only going to get so much volume out of this thing, but still.
Did I mention the fact that I dislike the keyboard? Yes, I did. Typing on it now and I *really* dislike it. Super mushy. Not at all enjoyable to use.
The monitor is average as well. Not great, not bad. Could be better, About what you'd expect at this price point. The touchscreen feature is nice, precise and works well. Do be aware that a similar version is available without the touchscreen for substantially less money as of this writing (model i3043-1250). But the touchscreen is a nice feature. I also like the facial recognition feature, which logs you in by looking at your face. The downside is that you have to see your own face briefly. Mine didn't look so hot this morning. But it's fast and convenient and even works great in very low light. Must have a decent camera built into the monitor.
The screen has a spring-loaded stand that opens and stays in place by friction. It works pretty good and provides nice adjustability of screen position. It is possible though that you could move the screen out of position by using the touchscreen feature, but overall it works fine.
The form is quite small, as you might guess. The monitor with built-in computer and all, is only a bit over an inch thick. There's a part of me that's nearly amazed that they can get all of that in there, but I also come from an age of big computers and even (gasp) no computers, if you can imagine that!
I've owned several Dell products over the years and my experience has been a good one. So the Dell name is a plus, in my view anyway.
I went back and forth as to rate this system 3 or 4 stars. Based on price and features, I'd give it about 3.5 stars and we'll call it 4 since there's no half star option. There are certainly things to like about this system, but there are flaws as well and it's important to remember that it is pretty basic. As long as you understand what you're buying. you should be satisfied.
CUSTOMER REVIEW
Vine Customer Review of Free Product (What's this?) There are some things to like about this computer and other things to be aware of. Let's start off with the fact that it is a simple and basic computer. It had problems with some higher resolution YouTube videos. In fact, my Sony Blu-Ray player did a much better job with these streaming videos, which surprised me.
Set up took over 2 hours. The system goes through some form of comprehensive pre-boot process and I kept thinking, "Come on, is this *really* necessary?". Despite that process, the actual setup of the system itself is pretty simple. Nearly plug and play. It comes with a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. At first, I couldn't get either of those to work until I figured out that there is a dongle, or as my mom would call it, a doohickey that must be plugged into one of the USB ports, leaving 2 remaining. You could also use your own Bluetooth keyboard if you didn't want to tie up a USB slot. The keyboard works fine but has a somewhat sloppy and imprecise feel to it. I don't love it.
There is no media slot for a DVD, Blu-Ray or the like. Seems like something that could have been added. Memory is 4 GB and it could use more. I *think* you can add additional memory, but check for yourself. The reason I write that I think so is because I entered my service tag number at Dell's website and it offered several memory upgrades for purchase for this system. So if this information is wrong, blame it on Dell.
Sound quality is average. I'd like a bit more volume. Couldn't crank up a couple of music videos nearly as loud as I'd like. Yes, I do understand that I'm only going to get so much volume out of this thing, but still.
Did I mention the fact that I dislike the keyboard? Yes, I did. Typing on it now and I *really* dislike it. Super mushy. Not at all enjoyable to use.
The monitor is average as well. Not great, not bad. Could be better, About what you'd expect at this price point. The touchscreen feature is nice, precise and works well. Do be aware that a similar version is available without the touchscreen for substantially less money as of this writing (model i3043-1250). But the touchscreen is a nice feature. I also like the facial recognition feature, which logs you in by looking at your face. The downside is that you have to see your own face briefly. Mine didn't look so hot this morning. But it's fast and convenient and even works great in very low light. Must have a decent camera built into the monitor.
The screen has a spring-loaded stand that opens and stays in place by friction. It works pretty good and provides nice adjustability of screen position. It is possible though that you could move the screen out of position by using the touchscreen feature, but overall it works fine.
The form is quite small, as you might guess. The monitor with built-in computer and all, is only a bit over an inch thick. There's a part of me that's nearly amazed that they can get all of that in there, but I also come from an age of big computers and even (gasp) no computers, if you can imagine that!
I've owned several Dell products over the years and my experience has been a good one. So the Dell name is a plus, in my view anyway.
I went back and forth as to rate this system 3 or 4 stars. Based on price and features, I'd give it about 3.5 stars and we'll call it 4 since there's no half star option. There are certainly things to like about this system, but there are flaws as well and it's important to remember that it is pretty basic. As long as you understand what you're buying. you should be satisfied.
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