Dell Inspiron 17 5748 review

A 17-Inch With an 840M and One Honest Frame Rate

The Dell Inspiron 17 5748 pairs an i5 4210U with a GeForce 840M and 8 GB of memory in a 17-inch body. No listing price is recorded. Its gaming axis reads 71, high band — the era-standard placement — while its measured Far Cry 5 entry fails its bar at minimum settings.

Where it holds up

Graphics is the flagged strength at 45.85, 68% above the class median. Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rainbow Six Siege all clear their minimum bars on this record — verified passes, not assumptions. Portability aside, the 17-inch screen-plus-dGPU formula was this machine's pitch, and the sheet's high gaming axis (71) and mid-band performance (29.99) reflect the era's intent. The verified passes are the evidence; the outright Far Cry 5 failure is the boundary. Together they define this record's usable range precisely — older titles at minimum settings, and nothing newer.

Where it falls short

Reliability is the flagged weakness at 6 against a class median of 54. Far Cry 5 fails at minimum settings — the honest counterweight to the 71 gaming axis. Mobility reads 7 against a median of 50, portability bottoms out at 5.8, office sits at 10.38, and modeling (23), engineering CAD (19), and photo design (29) hold the low band. Memory at 8 GB is 75% below the class median of 32.

Price and depreciation

No listing price is recorded and no depreciation curve is modeled for this entry.

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 17 5749 in this batch is the same chassis a CPU generation newer with an equivalent graphics reading. The G5 15 5587 (2018) at $245 is the batch's verified gaming value pick, two GPU generations ahead.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. Three minimum-bar passes and one honest 7 fps — the sheet lets you calibrate expectations precisely.