Latest news with #i5
Gizmodo
06-07-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
This Dell 15″ Laptop (i5, 1TB PCIe SSD, 32GB RAM) Is 75% Off, Amazon Is Going Nuts for Prime Day
There is no better time to shop for laptops on Amazon than Prime Day. As the biggest shopping event of the year for the retailer, Prime Day is when Amazon slashes prices on everything – even going as far as selling best-selling items at a loss. This year, the Dell 15-inch 3530 laptop (Intel 10-Core i5-1334U, 1TB PCIe SSD, 32GB DDR4 RAM) is the best example of just how low these prices can go: You can pick up this beast of a machine right now for only $649, a whopping 73% off its regular price of $2,399. That's a discount of $1,750, and it makes this the best deal of all the Prime Day laptop sales. Even better, you don't have to be a Prime member to snag this deal. See at Amazon You'll enjoy a 13th generation Intel Core i5-1334U processor which features 10 cores that (unexpectedly) outperform the i7-1250U in the majority of tasks. That means snappy and responsive performance when you're multitasking or running demanding programs. Paired with a spacious 32GB of DDR4 RAM, this Dell laptop can handle demanding workloads and have multiple applications open in the background without slowing down. It also comes with a massive 1TB PCIe SSD which gives you instant boot-up times, quick file transfers and plenty of space for all of your files. The SSD also helps to keep the laptop quiet and power-efficient with less heat and noise than traditional hard drives. The 15-inch full HD screen provides a clear image with a 120Hz refresh rate, and everything from spreadsheets to streamed video appears smooth. With WiFi and Bluetooth built-in, it's easy to get online and connect your favorite wireless peripherals. The laptop has a number of ports including HDMI and USB Type-C (with an adapter), so you can hook up external monitors, storage, and more. The integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics are more than capable of handling daily visual tasks. You also get a built-in webcam. This Dell 15 3530 laptop comes with Windows 11 Pro, and offers a secure and modern operating system that's ready to work or play straight out of the box. The non-backlit keyboard has a 10-key numeric keypad and it is ideal for anyone who works with numbers or prefers a full keyboard layout. Weighing in at only 2,200 grams (approximately 4.85 pounds) and under an inch in depth, it's light enough to carry wherever life takes you. With Prime Day deals like this, stock is sure to move fast so don't wait too long to grab yours before this offer disappears. See at Amazon
Auto Express
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Express
New BMW 530e review: a brilliant premium PHEV
The BMW 5 Series plug-in hybrid is an exceptional all-rounder. It's big, practical, beautifully built and good to drive, while the plug-in powertrain is one of the most rounded of its type. Run one in the right way – either as a private buyer or company-car driver – and it has the potential to cut your running costs considerably. This is the best premium hybrid car on the market, bar none. Advertisement - Article continues below Plug-in hybrids have come a long way in a relatively short space of time. Gone are the days when a meagre 20-mile EV range made connecting to the mains a trivial task; many will now manage three times that distance, with the added advantage of being substantially more efficient when the batteries run dry. The latest BMW 530e is the perfect example of just how good these PHEVs have become. This is a five-metre-long, near-300bhp executive saloon car with a 62-mile WLTP-rated electric range that'll still do 40mpg or more on a longer run. Add in the usual levels of luxury, and it makes the otherwise excellent all-electric i5 look really rather expensive. Of course, the age-old argument is that if you can do most of your daily duties in a PHEV – and remember, the average UK driver apparently does less than 20 miles a day – then an EV should also tick a lot of boxes. But by going for the hybrid, you'll save the best part of £15,000 on a like-for-like M Sport Pro spec – or the equivalent of around £200 per month on a PCP finance deal. Skip advert Advertisement - Article continues below View 5 Series View 5 Series View 5 Series View 5 Series You'll trade the i5's 81.2kWh (usable) battery for a smaller 19.4kWh unit, of course, but with the added reassurance of a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine – extending the i5's 356-mile range to 600 miles or more. Advertisement - Article continues below Better still, in our hands, we've actually beaten the 530e's claimed 62-mile maximum; a recent journey in a Touring estate model saw us cover 63 miles over a mixture of urban and rural roads, plus faster dual carriageways, without using a drop of fuel – and still with 13 per cent battery charge remaining. By nudging 70 miles of range, the 530e is within spitting distance of the Mercedes E 300 e when it comes to outright EV efficiency. Speaking of efficiency, we've found the 530e easily capable of 40-45mpg even when low on charge; the clever hybrid system ensures the high-voltage battery is never truly empty, leaning on the effective regenerative brakes, and shutting down the engine when coasting. On a single journey of over 180 miles, we returned an engine-off eDrive share of 41 per cent. Company car drivers may be drawn to the electric i5's three per cent Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) grouping, but the 530e's strong range and low emissions only attract a nine per cent rating. That's equivalent to an extra £1,300-ish per year for higher-rate tax payers, which is quite a chunk of money, but the flexibility of a plug-in powertrain could be enough to swing the deal. Advertisement - Article continues below Skip advert Advertisement - Article continues below Anyway, enough about fuel economy and costs, what's the 530e like to drive? You might reasonably expect a tale of two halves – petrol and electric – but in reality, the way the 5 Series PHEV blends its two power sources means one doesn't feel enormously different to the other. Refined, smooth and reasonably punchy, the 530e quietly goes about its business in EV mode, belying its size while cocooning you from the outside world. Breach the parameters for electric-only running – either by flooring the throttle or running low on charge – and the engine kicks in almost seamlessly, adding assistance without disturbing the peace. You still get that initial hit of electric torque as the e-motor fills in the gaps that might be felt in a non-hybrid alternative, building speed in a linear fashion; the 5 is fast enough (0-62mph takes 6.3 seconds) without ever feeling particularly quick. There are various drive modes, though the two of note are 'Efficient' and 'Sport'. Both do as they say on the tin, with the former prioritising EV power, and the latter forcing the petrol engine to fire up for peak power. This will hold the battery's charge, and even top it up slightly during sustained use. There is a 'deactivate electric' setting in the infotainment sub-menus, but in our experience, it doesn't always do as it's told. Yet arguably the best bit about the 530e (and any 5 Series for that matter, including the BMW i5) is that it still manages to drive like a BMW. Its responses are sharp, and despite weighing over two tonnes, it feels relatively deft on a twisty road. Beware of its size though – this is not a small car, and at times feels more akin to an old BMW 7 Series than a modern 5. Especially when parking. Advertisement - Article continues below Skip advert Advertisement - Article continues below Inside, the high-quality cabin shows absolutely no signs of cost cutting. The usual BMW-style thick-rimmed steering wheel is present and correct – one of the things we don't love, incidentally – but it's wrapped in beautifully soft material, and complements the soft-touch dashboard and doors. The widescreen infotainment is among the best in the business, too, and even comes with the firm's soon-to-be-phased-out iDrive clickwheel. It's handy, although if you favour Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, you might be surprised at how little you use it. Space is another highlight. The back seats are roomy enough, if not quite limo-like, and the boot – at 520 litres – is 30 litres larger than you'll find in the i5. As mentioned, there's a Touring estate if you need the extra room, with that car's fold-flat seats opening up a gargantuan 1,700 litres when necessary. Model: BMW 530e M Sport Pro Price: £62,655 On sale: Now Powertrain: 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol PHEV Power/torque: 295bhp/450Nm Transmission: Eight-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive 0-62mph: 6.3 seconds Top speed: 143mph Economy/CO2: 403.5mpg/15g/km Size (L/W/H): 5,060/1,900/1,515mm Tempted by the BMW 5 Series? Compare prices for this executive car and its rivals with our Find A Car service... Car Deal of the Day: 717bhp BMW M5 Touring super-estate on a tasty lease deal Car Deal of the Day: 717bhp BMW M5 Touring super-estate on a tasty lease deal The BMW M5 Touring is M car royalty, with a thoroughly impressive PHEV powertrain. It's our Deal of the Day for 29 June Range Rover Sport SV gets massive £35k price drop as it enters series-production Range Rover Sport SV gets massive £35k price drop as it enters series-production There's also a new SV Black trim, and a Range Rover Sport Stealth Package for non SVs New 2026 Honda 0 SUV: Japanese brand to finally have an EV to rival Tesla and BYD New 2026 Honda 0 SUV: Japanese brand to finally have an EV to rival Tesla and BYD Honda EV plans are gathering momentum, and they'll be realised in the groundbreaking 0 SUV next year
Gizmodo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
This Dell 15″ Laptop Now Costs $649 Instead of $2,399, Amazon Sacrifices Price to Empty Shelves
A high-performance laptop will cost you at least $1,500, except if you are to get lucky with a discount – often only during big sales events like Black Friday. Today, however, there is a deal so good that it feels like winning the lottery: Amazon is selling a Dell 15-inch laptop (i5, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD) at just $649, a massive 73% off the $2,399 price tag. This means you can own a top-tier business laptop for about the same price as an entry-level model but with specs and features that far surpass expectations. Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars by users, this Dell Vostro 3530 is a bargain. See at Amazon Impressive Performance Under the bonnet, the Dell laptop is driven by a 13th Gen Intel Core i5-1334U processor, a 10-core (2 performance cores, 8 efficient cores) chip that really outperforms many older-generation i7 processors. With its turbo boost to 4.6GHz, this CPU is more than capable of managing demanding office work and even creative endeavors. The inclusion of Windows 11 Pro adds enterprise-level security and productivity features, making it ideal for professionals, students, and small business owners alike. The 15.6-inch Full HD screen boasts a 120Hz refresh rate which is rare to find at this price point. Scrolling, web surfing and even casual gaming are all much smoother compared to that of ordinary 60Hz screens. The anti-glare treatment and in-plane switching technology make for sharp side-viewing while the 250-nit screen brightness and 45% NTSC color gamut more than suffice for everyday usage. The laptop is outfitted with a good 32GB of DDR4 RAM which is much more than what is typically found on most entry-level and mid-range laptops. This enables you to have several applications open at the same time without lag. The 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD has blistering boot times and fast file access to enable smooth multi-tasking and large file transfer. Connectivity is robust as well, with options for all users: The Dell 15 3530 comes with 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and wireless connectivity. There are plenty of ports to choose from: you have a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, a USB 2.0 port, an RJ-45 Ethernet port for wired connectivity, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, an audio port that's universal, and an HDMI 1.4 port for displays. Whether you're a student or a professional, this laptop offers unbeatable value and performance. Make sure you don't miss it. See at Amazon
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Save big and go green with a feature-packed, refurbished MacBook Pro
The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. TL;DR: Save over $1,000 on this feature-packed, refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (i5 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — now just $424.97 ($1,499) through July 20. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (i5 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $424.97 $1,499 Save $1,074.03 Get Deal Whether you're answering emails by the pool or binge-watching your favorite shows in the AC, you need a laptop that won't slow you down. The MacBook Pro packs serious power into a super sleek design, so you can work hard, chill harder, and take it all with you, no matter where the summer takes you. Right now, you can bring home a refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (i5 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for only $424.97 — over $1,000 off the usual price tag — through July 20. The MacBook Pro is Apple's most powerful portable offering, but it usually comes with a steep price tag attached. This model comes in under $450 while packing in plenty of bells and whistles to help you tackle everything on your to-do list this summer. A 2.4GHz Quad-Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM ensure you can multitask the day away, all on a sharp 13.3-inch Retina display. It comes with 256GB of storage, but if you need more, you can upgrade to 2TB if needed. Four Thunderbolt 3 ports help you stay charged up and connected. And it's all housed in a design that weighs only 3.02 pounds. This particular model features a unique Apple innovation, the Touch Bar. This handy addition provides shortcuts and customization controls right at the top of your keyboard. You'll also enjoy precise cursor control thanks to the Force Touch Trackpad. An impressive 10-hour battery life means you don't have to spend the day tethered to an electrical outlet. But you can stay connected to loved ones, thanks to the 720p FaceTime HD camera. You're scoring over $1,000 in savings thanks to this MacBook Pro's grade A refurbished rating. That means it will arrive on your doorstep in near-mint condition, while you enjoy a deep discount. Get your own MacBook Pro for just $424.97 ($1,499) now through July 20, while supplies last. StackSocial prices subject to change.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
News analysis: How the EV competition between BMW and Mercedes will evolve
BMW and Mercedes-Benz are pursuing radically different electrification strategies as they prepare for major launches this year. BMW will introduce its Neue Klasse family of battery-electric vehicles while Mercedes prepares to launch its new-generation CLA. But which automaker will win in the battle for more EV market share? Looking at the sales figures alone, BMW is clearly ahead. In 2024, sales of BMW's full-electric vehicles grew 12 percent as the automaker benefited from demand for its new i5 and i7 models and adopted a 'power of choice' strategy, offering its bestselling cars with a choice of combustion, plug-in hybrid and full-electric powertrains to ensure broad customer appeal. Meanwhile, Mercedes' BEV sales plummeted 23 percent last year, including a 7 percent dip in China, its largest market, following a notable shift there to domestic rivals. Mercedes was also slowly introducing its new modular MMA architecture, meaning a temporary gap in the launch of new BEVs. A similar story continues so far this year. BMW sold 109,513 BEV in the first quarter, an increase of 32 percent compared with the same period in 2024. In contrast, Mercedes' BEV sales fell 14 percent in the quarter, down to 40,706 units. During the same time period, Tesla's global sales dropped 13 percent to 336,681. That means BMW sold 2.7 times more BEVs than Mercedes during the quarter and its full-electric car sales were also almost a third of Tesla's, according to a May 15 research report by Bernstein Research. 'BMW is already the clear leader in BEV sales among its legacy auto manufacturer peers,' the report said. However, Pedro Pacheco, vice president of research at consultancy Gartner, said it's not all about sales. While BMW is selling more BEVs than Mercedes, there is no available data defining each automaker's level of profitability, Pacheco said. Sign up for the Automotive News Europe Interview of the Month newsletter delivering exclusive interviews with top auto executives. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, director of the Center Automotive Research (CAR) in Bochum, Germany, said the new cars have not yet shown how they perform in customers' hands. BMW's Neue Klasse range has benefited from the biggest investment in the company's history. The Neue Klasse range launches with the iX3 SUV. Series production will begin at the automakers's new plant in Debrecen, Hungary, in November, with first vehicle deliveries expected before the end of this year. Between now and 2027, BMW will launch more than 40 new or updated models – from BEVs to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to models with combustion engines. 'Each will have the DNA of the Neue Klasse,' BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said on March 14. By the end of 2025, the company aims to have more than 2 million BEVs on the road. Meanwhile, Mercedes plans to start customer deliveries of the new CLA BEV in July. The automaker is positioning the all-new CLA as a cornerstone of its next-generation electrification strategy. The CLA is the first model built on Mercedes new MMA architecture, which is designed to accommodate both BEVs and hybrids. Originally, Mercedes hoped to transition to selling only BEVs by 2030, but slower-than-expected market adoption pushed it to plan for BEVs and PHEVs to make up about 50 percent of its global sales by 2030. 'We have to realize that the speed of adoption, the speed of the transformation, it's almost impossible to foresee how long it will take,' Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius said last month. Essentially, Mercedes is pursuing a luxury strategy for the premium segment. After initially pursuing a more dedicated approach in terms of platforms, it is backing away from this approach to share vehicle platforms among ICEs, hybrids and EVs, Gartner's Pacheco said. BMW, meanwhile, is doing the opposite. After starting with a shared platform and achieving sufficient volume, it's now switching to a dedicated platform with a broader product portfolio, Pacheco said. 'The Neue Klasse seems to be a significant change in terms of platform design from the past, so maybe there is more potential there. Mercedes seems to be adopting a more cautious approach while BMW seems willing to try out more new things,' Pacheco said. Frank Schwope, a car-industry expert at the University of Applied Sciences for Small and Medium Enterprises in Hanover, Germany, credits BMW's commercial success with BEVs to its flexibility, its openness toward new technology and its recognition that customers prefer electrified versions of the combustion vehicles they already know. Going forward, BMW's ability to 'flexibly respond to customer demand' will remain essential, Marc-Rene Tonn, senior analyst at Warburg Research, said. 'While the path to BEVs remains intact, speed may vary on the path and there may be differences in adoption on a regional basis. Thus, being able to cater to customer choices, which are not easy to project, will be key,' Tonn said. 'Fulfilling customers' demands regarding digitalization, connectivity, range and pricing is of course important, too.' In contrast, the design of Mercedes' EQE and EQS models has faced criticism. 'Mercedes' electric-only strategy has been discarded,' Schwope said. 'In addition, the design of the electric cars was not well received by many interested parties. The group is changing both. Kallenius should question himself.' Despite their differing approaches, both BMW and Mercedes share a common enemy: fierce competition in China. 'China will define which of the two will be the winner,' Dudenhöffer predicted. 'China is the most interesting market for them. But the pressure there is the strongest.' So, how can the German premium automakers better compete in China? Firstly, they need to become more cost-effective. 'Price will be really decisive in China,' Dudenhöffer said. The next two to three years will prove pivotal, Stefan Bratzel, director of the Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM) said. Firstly, BMW and Mercedes should try not to lose too much market share in China, even if that costs them money. The two also need to speed up their development processes and invest heavily in technology to compete with their Chinese rivals in terms of innovation, which is becoming increasingly difficult as the Chinese are so fast, Bratzel added. At the same time, he also believes they need to cut costs. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
