Dell Precision 5510 Review: A Solid Travel Laptop

Readers of my Latitude E5570 review may recall that I had concerns about whether I could adjust to the offset keyboard layout. The outcome is that my fingers refused to adjust properly, perhaps because having my wrist resting on the corner of the computer wasn’t comfortable. In other respects, the E5570 had satisfied expectations and a BIOS update had made it happy to work with a 65W PSU.

So, again, I had to consider at my computer options. Dell offered several Precision 5510 notebooks via the Dell UK Outlet and the availability of a 15% off coupon stopped me dithering and I ordered one which had the non-glare FHD display and the 84Whr battery. Within a week I was the proud owner of a Precision workstation. One of my first observations was that was almost the same size as my old Samsung NP900X4C, which was a very good start. What else have I discovered? Read on to find out.

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"Solid" wasn't my choice of words. "Powerful" or "potent" would be more appropriate.

Yes, it is big compared to a 13" machine (I still have my Samsung NP900X3B for when I want to travel very light) but the 5510 doesn't take up much more space than a 14" notebook while packing a lot more capability than smaller notebooks and gives me a lot more screen real estate. I've got a thin neoprene sleeve for when I want to put it into a small case. Also, when travelling, a 65W PSU is enough if I don't anticipate loading the CPU + GPU and recharging the battery concurrently.

John