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 Dell Inspiron 5575 | |
| Manufacturer | Dell |
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| Product family | Inspiron |
| Type | Laptop computer |
| Release date | May 30, 2018 |
| Introductory price | $659.99 |
| Operating system | Kubuntu 23.10 64-bit, English |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U @ 2.0 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB (DDR4 2400 MHz) |
| Storage | 256 GB ADATA SX850 SSD |
| Display | 15.6 in (40 cm) 1920x1080 |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
| Connectivity | 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 SD card reader |
| Power | 65 W AC adapter |
| Website | https://www.dell.com |
The Dell Inspiron 5575 is a mid-range, 15-inch laptop from 2018 that came with AMD CPU options of a Ryzen 3 2200U or a Ryzen 5 2500U. Other 5000 series models came with 7th and 8th generation Intel CPUs. This laptop also came with RAM configurations from 4 GB up to 32 GB. It has a 15.6 in (40 cm), full HD 1920 x 1080 display and comes with AMD Radeon Vega 8 graphics with the AMD Ryzen CPUs.
Collection Specifics
My specific model is the Ryzen 5 2500U model and I originally got it with 4 GB of memory. I got it for $350 from Walmart in December 2019. This laptop has pretty decent specs, after upgrading some of the original components.
Operating System
Originally, this laptop came with Windows 10 Home. I have since upgraded it to Windows 11 Dev Insider Preview, which works officially without any extra hackery, despite the Ryzen 5 2500U not being officially supported on Windows 11.
On December 7, 2023, I decided to replace Windows 11 on this laptop with Kubuntu. I wanted a somewhat decent laptop with Linux on it to play around with. I went with Kubuntu mainly just because I wanted to mess with theming on KDE Plasma.
Hardware
This laptop originally came with a 1 TB hard disk drive, which I upgraded quickly to a 256 GB ADATA SSD because Windows 10 is a terrible experience on a spinning disk.
This laptop also originally came with only 4 GB of memory, which I finally upgraded to 16 GB of G-Skill memory on February 16, 2023.