Dell Inspiron 13 5378 2-in-1 (2016)

5378 · 2016–2017 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Pentium and Celeron dual-core through Core i3/i5/i7, spanning two CPU generations under the same 5378 nameplate: 6th-gen Skylake (i5-6200U, i7-6500U) on early units at the October 2016 launch, then 7th-gen Kaby Lake (i3-7100U, i5-7200U, i7-7500U) once Dell refreshed the configuration without changing the model number; Intel HD Graphics 520 (6th gen) or 620 (7th gen)
Ram: max: 16 GB DDR4-2133 (2x8 GB) · base: 4 GB DDR4-2133
Ports: USB 2.0 x1 · USB 3.0 x2 (one with PowerShare) · HDMI · SD card reader · Headphone/microphone combo jack · Noble lock slot
Battery: 42 Wh 4-cell Li-ion, internal and not user-swappable
Display: 13.3" touchscreen, either 1366x768 TN or 1920x1080 IPS, 360-degree convertible hinge
Storage: base: 500 GB SATA HDD · options: 1 TB SATA HDD · 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB SATA SSD
Weight: 1.68 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 10; owners report Windows 11 running unofficially via bypass on the 7th-gen Core configurations, though Dell never validated Windows 11 for this model · shipped: Windows 10 Home / Windows 10 Pro

Variants

Revisions

Intel Pentium / Celeron configurationEntry-level dual-core configuration.

Intel Core i3/i5/i7 configurationMid to high tier configurations, split across 6th-gen Skylake and 7th-gen Kaby Lake chips depending on build date.

Colors

Dark Gray / Matte BlackStandard finish for this configuration.

Upgrade paths

RAM

16 GB DDR4-2133 (2x8 GB SO-DIMM) · Two SO-DIMM slots accessed from the bottom panel, standard Inspiron serviceability.

~$30-50

EASY

storage

2.5" SATA HDD or SSD, capacity limited only by BIOS/controller support · Bottom panel comes off with a handful of screws to reach the single 2.5" bay, a common and well-documented SSD swap.

~$25-60

EASY

battery

42 Wh internal pack · Internal battery secured under the bottom cover rather than an external swap pack, typical of the convertible 2-in-1 design.

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