Dell Inspiron 16 5625 Laptop, 16" FHD+ Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5625U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Silver ~ 1YR WARRANTY ~ (Renewed)

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In Quiet mode, the TDP pretty much hangs out at 17-18W and slowly drifts down to 15W over a long time for sustained loads. Here were my results:

Our usual battery rundown test using VLC drained the 86WHr battery in 9hrs 30mins which wasn’t a bad performance, all things considered. The Inspiron will certainly get you through a full day at the office provided you don’t thrash it and that’s all I expect from something with a 16in 3K display and a discrete GPU, neither of which are features known to aid efficiency.A single fan takes up a large portion of the right side of the laptop and is connected to the CPU via two heat pipes. The air intake is taken in from underneath the laptop and the exhaust comes out at the hinge.

I especially liked the Quiet mode results, which is what I used primarily on this laptop outside of running the benchmark tests. It’s a fast-enough configuration with low fan noise. I won’t say they’re the best speakers I’ve ever heard on a laptop, but they’re far above average for a budget model and are even better than some that I’ve heard on premium models.Terms Apply. Promotion ends 3 December 2023. Items are subject to availability. Max 5 units per customer. The lower maximum brightness may also be an issue for some. 265 nits is good enough for your typical indoor setting, but it’s not going to be enough to use outside or even next to a bright window. The good news is it works perfectly fine. I didn’t seem to have any overheating problems and I was constantly using the laptop directly on my lap. I did run a couple of tests to take some thermal images: one while watching Netflix on battery and the other while playing a game while plugged in. Both seemed to be within reason. The power modes contribute to most of the heat generation on this laptop. By switching it to Quiet mode, you significantly lower the TDP that the CPU puts out. You also have slower fans though, so it’s not like there won’t be heat build-up.