Review By Expert: All in One Dell Inspiron 27 7775 Review

Review By Expert: All in One Dell Inspiron 27 7775 Review:

Review By Expert: All in One Dell Inspiron 27 7775 Review

All-in-One (AIO) desktops are ideal when there's not a lot of space or you just want a clean desk. While the PC market continues to fight an uphill battle, premium AIOs, including Apple's iMac alignment, remain popular among those who need a serious desktop machine for heavy-duty work, such as video editing. Today we bring you the All-in-One Dell Inspiron 27 7775.

In the Windows space, Dell has added a new product list to its portfolio, and one of them includes the new Inspiron 27 7000 series AIO. This PC is built around an AMD CPU and GPU, which distinguishes it. It's not just a new version of an existing model with AMD processors instead of Intel; the new Inspiron 27 7000 series has a completely different design.

Two configurations are currently on sale in Europe and we have to revise the top end that costs 2000.84€. Let's see how it goes.

Review By Expert: All-in-One Dell Inspiron 27 7775: Design And Manufacture:

Installing the Inspiron 27 7775 once you take it out of the box is quite simple. The base for the bracket is all that needs to be fixed, and all you have to do is tighten a wing screw. In the box, you also get a wireless keyboard and mouse that connect to the AIO through a single USB adapter.

A power cord is the only wiring you have to deal with, and it can go through a hole in the neck of the bracket. The 330W external power pack is massive, but this size cannot be avoided when it comes to powering desktop components.

Thanks to its aluminum gray finish, the Inspiron 27 looks very elegant. Even the back is well designed, and complements the overall look very well. The PC is not very thick when viewed from the sides, and there are ventilation openings at the top and bottom for air to pass through. The screen tilts five degrees forward and about 30 degrees backward, but its height is not adjustable.

The screen has pretty thin edges around it, which gives the AIO a very elegant look. An anti-glare coating helps cut out most of the glare from the interior lighting, so we didn't need to maximize the brightness most of the time. The 27-inch screen has a resolution of 4K (3840×2160) and is of the IPS variety, which means that colors are accurately represented and viewing angles are wide.

We haven't noticed many color changes when viewing the content at extreme angles. Because of the thin edges around the screen, the front camera system had to be located underneath the screen.

We also have the two front speakers below the screen, which offer a total output of 10W. They are complemented with a rear-mounted subwoofer that pumps from 5W. The HD camera on the front is accompanied by two IR emitters and an IR camera that are used in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows Hello authentication function.

Just below the screen, to the right, we have a button to change the input sources and the power button. However, there are no manual brightness or volume controls. To the left of the speaker, we have an SD card slot, a USB 3.1 port and a combined headset/microphone port.

The rest of the physical connectors are located on the back of the PC. Right next to the power input is a Gigabit Ethernet port and an audio output jack. The rest of the connectors look back and include two USB 2.0 ports; three USB 3.1 ports; a USB Type-C port (USB 3.1 Gen1); an HDMI input for connecting another source; and an HDMI output for a second monitor or projector.

Review By Expert: All-in-One Dell Inspiron 27 7775: Specifications and Features:
With this version of the Inspiron 27 7775 AIO, you get an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 desktop CPU, which includes eight cores for a total of 16 threads. Along with this, you also get 16GB of DDR4 RAM running in dual-channel mode. Graphics tasks are handled by a discrete AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU with 8GB of GDDR5 memory.

For storage, there is a 1TB hard drive at 5400rpm and a 256GB NVMe solid-state drive. Connectivity options include 802.11ac Wi-Fi and dual-band Bluetooth 4.1. The AIO also has four array microphones on top, just in front of its ventilation openings.

The rear panel slides easily from the top once two screws are removed at the bottom. With it off, we can see the woofer, the 2.5mm hard drive and the giant exhaust fan. There is another metal panel on the right that, once unscrewed, allows access to the SSD and RAM modules.

It's good to have this option since most AIOs don't allow you to update anything, at least not easily. However, despite this convenience, Dell says that opening the back on your own will void the warranty, so you'll need to bring your Inspiron 27 to a service center to have anything updated.

Dell ships the AIO with Windows 10 Home, along with a 15-month subscription to McAfee Antivirus and a pre-installed full copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition. There's also the usual package of applications pre-installed on Windows Store, which you can remove if you don't need to. You also get Dell's software utility, which periodically checks and downloads system drivers.

Review By Expert: All-in-One Dell Inspiron 27 7775: Performance:
The overall performance of Windows is very good. The large amount of RAM and the speed of the SSD ensure a fast boot, and applications are also loaded quickly. The text on the screen is crisp, which you can see when surfing the Web or even working on Excel sheets. The large screen is ideal for multitasking with multiple windows open on the desktop, without having to resize them too much.

The webcam captures video and photos at an awkward angle due to its location below the screen, but has a wide field of view so it fits easily to the entire upper body. Windows Hello works very well, although we realized that if the screen is tilted forward, you'll have to bend down a bit to get your face recognized.

We tried to use the HDMI video input functionality of Inspiron 27, which allows it to use the All-in-One as a screen, and it worked well. We connected an Xbox One X and were able to play with native 4K resolution. Audio has to be sent to external speakers using the audio output port next to the power input, as it is not played through Inspiron's own 27 speakers.

There is also a small warning when it comes to using another video source, which is that the PC needs to be turned on and running Windows. Even if the PC remains in sleep mode, the video is interrupted. This is a useful feature, but it does not allow you to use the AIO display as a standalone monitor to extend its life after the next update, or if the PC does not work for any reason. That said, it's still nice to have this option, as most AIOs won't let you do this.

The speakers become really noisy and the audio quality is very good. You can adjust the audio levels and microphone sensitivity through the Waves MaxxAudio Pro software. The games work very well. The Radeon RX580 is VR ready and handles most 3D games very well in native 4K screen resolution.

In Rise of The Tomb Raider, with settings set to Very High at 4K, the built-in cue point has only returned 23.6 fps. Things improved slightly when we switched to High Preset where we got 29 fps. At 1080p using the Very High setting, we got much smoother frames with an average of 57 fps. The best balance we found was to use 2560×1440 with the Very High preset, with which we averaged 35-40fps.

We were also pleasantly surprised to see the Inspiron 27 GTA V very well, with all the graphic sliders at maximum and most of the candy eyes turned up (except for anti-aliasing, which was turned off). The built-in benchmark averaged 33 fps while during the actual gameplay, we were able to get around 34 fps, which is still pretty smooth. All this went to a resolution of 4K.

The exhaust fan is easily audible when playing, and if you don't have your headphones on, it can be a distraction. We also did some synthetic benchmarks and scored 5047 points in 3DMark's Fire Strike Extreme test, while PCMark scored 3636,5618 and 3012 in the Home, Creative and Work suites respectively.

The included keyboard is of medium quality and is not the best when it comes to prolonged typing. However, we liked the mouse, which offers good ergonomics and works well on most surfaces.

Review By Expert: Conclusion:
The Dell Inspiron 27 7775 All-in-One comes at a strong price and is backed by a three-year warranty. As a premium AIO, it is quite feature-rich and offers very good multimedia and gaming performance. As a bonus, we like the fact that the components can be easily changed if needed, and you can use the 4K display with another source, such as a game console as well.

If you don't need all this power, Dell has a tamer version of Inspiron 27 7775 at a price of 1430.83€. With this variant, you get an AMD Ryzen CPU 5 1400.8 GB of RAM, a Radeon RX560 GPU and a 27-inch HD screen. You also lose on the SSD, but the rest of the features are the same.

If you are thinking about going the DIY route, building a desktop with a configuration similar to the one we tested today wouldn't really save you a lot of money. Upgrading the components would be simpler, of course, but getting the look of an AIO would be almost impossible. We would have liked a better quality integrated keyboard, and webcam placement could have been more natural, but overall, this is a fairly solid AIO PC that offers good flexibility and performance.

Pros:

• Vivid 4K display and good sound
• Upgradeable components
• Good connectivity
• Eye-catching design and robust construction

Contrast:

• The included keyboard is not very good.
• Exhaust fan is noisy at full load
• Webcam placement is uncomfortable

Ratings (Envelope 5):

• Design: 4.5
• Screen: 4
• Performance: 4
• Software: 4
• Value for money: 4