Dell Inspiron 13 7391 review: Potent convertible notebook that oozes luxury

The Dell Inspiron 13 7391 notebook's premium aluminium construction, portable form factor, good on-battery time and sleek performance make it a complete package in its segment.

Dell Inspiron 13 7391 is a two-in-one notebook, with a 360-degree rotating display lid giving it flexibility of working as a laptop, a tablet (and entertainment display in stand and tent mode). The notebook’s compact design and lightweight build make it easy to carry it around. Powered by the Intel Core i5 Gen 10th processor, the Dell Inspiron 13 7391 seems to be a feature-rich convertible notebook that does not compromise on performance.

Let’s find out how this device fares on key parameters:

Design

Design is often seen as a crucial differentiator in the convertible notebook segment. And the Dell Inspiron 13 7391 scores big in this department. Made of aluminium, this notebook oozes luxury. Its compact size (not bigger than a 10.1-inch tablet) and lightweight build (1.4 kg) ensure easy portability.

Like most other convertible notebooks, the Dell Inspiron 13 7391 has limited ports, but it covers a wide spectrum of connectivity options — the Thunderbolt 3 port on the left side of the chassis is a faster option for data transfers. It doubles up as a power delivery port and display port — to charge the device and to connect external display, respectively. The other ports: A USB 3.1 Gen 1 port, headphone and microphone combination jack, and SD card slot on the right side of the chassis; and power port, and HDMI 2.0 out port on the left.

Coming to the keyboard, the Dell Inspiron 13 7391 has a chiclet-style key layout with dual-purpose function keys. Though backlit and supporting the two-stage luminance control, the keyboard lights can also be turned off to add some more minutes to the notebook’s otherwise stellar on-battery time. Moreover, the keyboard boasts a dedicated power key with built-in fingerprint sensor, which allows quick Windows sign-in (using Windows Hello) without having to type the password.

Complementing the Dell Inspiron 13 7391’s design is the magnetic garage area on its display hinge to store the notebook’s Active Pen. This area is discreet and stores the Active Pen firmly in its place. Importantly, it does not cause any obstruction either to the display or the keyboard and its placement makes the Active Pen easy to reach irrespective of the mode you use the notebook in.

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