As a "social man", expressing oneself is everyone's basic aspiration. And the self-media era that we are now in is a golden age for every "social person" who aspires to fully display themselves.
We used to be the end of the information transmission network, but when social media reaches everyone, we can all be the center of information transmission and reception. Everyone has a say, everyone is a creator. Your hobby is no longer just to please yourself, but you can also show your style and attitude to the world-love photography, what photos convey is your scrutiny of beauty; love sports, Sweat conveys your positive and optimistic personality; love to cook, and food conveys your taste in life; love to travel, and the experience of the journey stimulates your thinking about the world...
So, the only thing you need to do, It is to discover your own shining points, and then use the most handy creative tools to ignite your creations into splendid fireworks that illuminate the night sky, so that everyone can see your light.
The primary creative needs can be done directly through mobile phones, but for higher-level creative needs, mobile phones have bottlenecks in control, functions, and performance. Therefore, high-end creation requires a desktop device, such as a PC. And the PC has indeed conformed to this trend, and the new concept of the PC form of "creative book" came into being.
What is a "creative book"?
is the same as "game book", "student book" and "business book". The creative book corresponds to the specific needs of creation. Since there is a clear positioning, the creative book will naturally have a clear evaluation standard. Take the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus, a high-performance creative notebook as an example, let’s talk about the new "content" behind the new concept of "creative notebook".
Performance: powerful hardware performance accelerates the realization of ideas
In the self-media era when the weight of the media is increasingly transitioning from graphics to video, the creative carrier is more pictures/videos. The creative forms are also more diversified, such as video editing, graphic design, and post-photographing. Therefore, the demand for performance of the creative book is gradually increasing.
Ling Yue 16 Plus as a creative book,The hardware configuration level should not be underestimated. This one is equipped with the 11th generation Intel high-performance version of the H45 processor and RTX3060 graphics card, and has a large memory of 32GB.
Cinebench R20's running score, the i7-11800H multi-core score of the Inspiron 16 Plus is 4354 points, and the single-core score is 574 points.
3DMark CPU benchmark test, the CPU score is 12243 points, as a comparison, the benchmark CPU score of the 10th generation i7-10875H is generally around 10,000 points.
So i7-11800H anchors the standard of the first group of Inspiron 16 Plus 11th generation notebooks, and the matching GPU, Dell chooses RTX 3060. In the graphics card running database, as a mobile GPU, its performance has surpassed the previous generation desktop GPU RTX 2060.
3DMark directly ran the Time Spy test item and scored 6263 points. As a comparison, the game laptop equipped with RTX 2060 (9th generation i7-9750H) scored 5730 points. The specific test results are as follows:
i7-11800H + RTX 3060 is currently in the mainstream configuration on mobile platforms. The powerful i7-11800H can make creative software run more smoothly, and RTX 3060 can not only provide powerful graphics rendering computing power, but also accelerate various mainstream creative software with the support of NVIDIA RTX platform, such as using AI to do In the picture, the graphics drag and zoom are smoother, the LR parameter adjustment application is faster, and the Da Vinci upgrade video is more smooth...
Ling Yue 16 Plus uses a cooling system that Dell calls "Hurricane Eye" , Including 3 fans, 4 air outlets and 26 round air outlets.Powerful CPUs and GPUs are the foundation of creativity, but at the same time, they also generate huge heat. Whether this cooling system can give full play to the full strength of the i7-11800H and RTX 3060, it will inevitably make people sweat.
However, in actual tests, the performance release effect of the i7-11800H and RTX 3060 blessed by the "Hurricane Eye" of the Inspiron 16 Plus is surprisingly good. At a room temperature of 30°C and the desktop is placed normally, FurMark and AIDA64 double-bake for a total of 48 minutes. The CPU power consumption drops from 60W to 36W about 1 minute after the GPU is turned on, and the GPU power consumption drops about 7 minutes after the double-bake. Around 7W, then it can be stable at around 57W.
In addition to the powerful CPU/GPU and stable and efficient cooling system, the Inspiron 16 Plus also has very high storage specifications. The high-end version uses dual-channel 32GB 3200MHz memory and 1TB Samsung PM9A1 SSD. The speed of this 1TB PM9A1 CrystalDiskMark is as follows:
The importance of high-speed/large-capacity memory and hard disk to content creators is self-evident-the faster the memory and hard disk, the faster the startup of large-scale creative applications. The shorter the material loading time, and the larger the capacity, the more generous the operating environment of the application will be. In order to avoid bottlenecks in subsequent use, it is important to choose high-speed and large-capacity memory and storage configurations.
Interaction: More intuitive interaction, improving the efficiency of creation
For digital products, interactive experience is a decisive factor in determining the efficiency of creation, even exceeding hardware performance. As the main interaction method, the notebook screen, keyboard and touchpad are self-evident for the creation.
Inspiron 16 Plus uses a 16-inch narrow bezel screen, which is relatively large enough for multitasking or large-scale authoring software such as PS / LR / PR.It doesn’t feel limited, and the screen’s immersion is relatively strong.
And one thing that is very attractive for content creation is that the screen of the Inspiron 16 Plus is a 16:10 aspect ratio screen. Compared with the 16:9 aspect ratio of ordinary notebooks, 16:10 will make the screen appear "higher", because most Internet content is displayed vertically, and the corresponding content creation software is also vertically designed, so 16:10 aspect ratio Compared with the screen, it is more efficient to use for content creation. This is similar to the reason why the business will try to choose the 16:10 screen.
This 16-inch screen is a 3K resolution 3072 × 1920 screen, with a retina-level screen standard. After turning on the 200% zoom ratio, you will find that its fineness is very good. Even at a viewing distance of 20cm, you can hardly perceive the presence of font jaggedness-you should know that the normal viewing distance of a notebook should be around 40cm. And Windows has never been good at text rendering.
Since it is a screen selected for content creation, in terms of color, this screen of the Inspiron 16 Plus is also more prominent. The official color gamut coverage is 100% sRGB, the actual test sRGB coverage is 99.1%, and the DCI P3 color gamut coverage is 78% (sRGB color gamut volume is 110.5%, DCI P3 is 78.2%), but the more eye-catching thing is , Is 10 bit.
The so-called 10 bit means that the color depth is deeper. The most intuitive presentation is when displaying gradual colors, the color transition of the 10 bit color depth screen is more natural than that of the 8 bit, and the color will not appear to be broken. Even for daily browsing of webpage pictures and watching 10 bit movies, the 10 bit screen will have an experience bonus, and for the graphic design and post-photographing and video editing as a content producer, the 10 bit screen is more high-quality content output One of the necessary links.
The icing on the cake is that the screen of the Inspiron 16 Plus also has DC dimming and anti-blue light processing at the hardware level. DC dimming and anti-blue light are both screen eye protection methods that have gradually gained attention in recent years.DC dimming can avoid stroboscopic light, and anti-blue light can reduce the impact of blue light on the biological clock. For high-intensity and long-term content creation, these two optimizations will have a significant effect on visual fatigue.
has a comprehensive screen, and the design concept of the Inspiron 16 Plus touchpad and keyboard is "big" and "full".
The area of the touchpad of the Inspiron 16 Plus is almost the same as that of the touchpad, and the size is about 135 × 90mm. The obvious advantage of a larger touchpad is that it gives the fingers more room for manipulation. Windows is very friendly to support for 3 and 4 finger gestures. After proficient use, this large-area touchpad is very efficient. Whether it is multi-finger control or fine control, it can be done very efficiently.
The position of the touchpad of Inspiron 16 Plus is shifted to the left, mainly because it uses a full-key design, and the letter area is located on the left, so the position of the touchpad has been adjusted accordingly.
The logic of adding the numeric keypad is obviously also because the Lingyue 16 Plus as a creative book needs to correspond to the changing creative needs, so adding the numeric keypad can increase the fault tolerance rate. The numeric keypad occupies more or less space on the keyboard, which causes the keycap area of the Ling Yue 16 Plus to be small. However, after adapting, its keys feel good. The rhythm of the keys is very good during high-intensity input, and With its own backlight, it is more suitable for diversified creative scenes.
Mobility: No matter where the creation is, the creation book also pays attention to mobility
The creation needs of the creation book are not limited to the desktop. Whether it is text creation, post-photography or video editing, on-site production is actually not uncommon , So mobility is also one of the factors that need to be considered when choosing a creative book.
"Thin" and "portable" For a 16-inch i7-11800H + RTX 3060 notebook, of course there will be a bit of a false proposition. After all, this configuration must be supplemented by a huge heat dissipation system to ensure performance output, and huge heat dissipation. It will inevitably lead to an increase in size and weight.However, on the Inspiron 16 Plus, you can still find obvious traces of movable orientation optimization.
First, the size of the body.
Ling Yue 16 Plus has the thinnest body thickness of only 16.8mm, and the length and width are only 355 × 248mm. It can still be easily fitted into a messenger bag designed for 15-inch notebooks.
Then, the battery life.
The Ling Yue 16 Plus has a built-in 86Whr (the entry model is a 56Whr 3-cell battery) lithium ion battery. Such a large capacity battery is obviously specially prepared for non-desktop scenes. I tried the Ling Yue 16 Plus in the photo The power consumption rate in the later period is about 36W, so if this is used as a benchmark, the Ling Yue 16 Plus can still last about 2 hours and 20 minutes without replenishing the power.
In terms of charging, the 135W power adapter that comes with the Lingyue 16 Plus is really inconvenient, but it comes with a Thunderbolt 4 interface that supports 100W PD fast charging, and high-power PD chargers are usually very small in size, so this Thunderbolt The existence of the 4 interface will undoubtedly enhance the endurance of the Inspiron 16 Plus.
Extensibility: There can be few interfaces, but Raiden 4 must be indispensable
Because it is positioned in the use of diversified content creation scenarios, ideally, the I/O interface of the creative book should be large in number. Good versatility.
As for the Ling Yue 16 Plus, although the side of the fuselage needs to reserve space for cooling air outlets, there is not much space for I/O ports, but it has 2 more in addition to the power jack and 3.5mm headphone jack USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A interface, 1 Thunderbolt 4 interface, 1 HDMI 2.0 interface.
A total of 4 interfaces can basically meet the needs of daily use, and the existence of Thunderbolt 4 interface,To a large extent, the pressure on the interface of the Inspiron 16 Plus is relieved: when used on the desktop, the Thunderbolt 4 interface can be directly used by the docking station or adapter to expand the extra interface.
So as a creative book, if it is restricted by objective conditions and cannot be produced in large numbers and has good versatility, the Thunderbolt interface should be a must-have interface, which can at least be provided to creators for daily use. An effective I/O interface expansion program.
Design: creative temperament, serious and formal
The creative temperament is rigorous and serious, so the design style of the creative book should also be formal and serious.
The overall style of Lingyue 16 Plus has a strong "Lingyue Wind", it tries to hide the chamfered oblique line of the D surface, and the upper and lower edges of the A surface are slightly curved, and the left and right angles are directly reserved, plus The gray-blue aluminum alloy shell on the moonlit night gives people the first impression of "reliability."
The works created can be playful, but the creative attitude must be serious-the positioning of Lingyue 16 Plus and the "creative book" complement each other.
integrates the micro-level performance, interaction, mobility, scalability and appearance design into the whole machine of the Inspiron 16 Plus. It can be found that it is completely a tool designed for content creation. Of course, it also has pros and cons and compromises. For example, the side interface is concession for heat dissipation and the keyboard feel is concession for the numeric keypad, but in general, it may be the most creator-friendly PC notebook at present.
Taking the high-performance creative book Dell Inspiron 16 Plus as an example, it is not difficult to define the "creation book": a computing platform that serves content creation, taking into account both desktop and mobile productivity tools. It is a brand-new concept, but at the same time, it is also a product that conforms to the trend of self-media.
They said
Elite (text worker):
As a writer, I actually don't have high requirements for the performance of the computer.My most feverish operation at work should be to use Lightroom to post photos (escape) I have used Dell’s Inspiron 16 Plus for about half a month. The performance space it gives me can’t reach the top, that’s me. I never felt like a "card" when I used it.
I am not sensitive to performance, but I am sensitive to screen, battery life, and portability.
Because it is mainly dealing with text, if the screen is not high-definition, you can clearly see the jagged text rendering, what is the feeling, it is like listening to lossless music with a 5 yuan earphone... …The 16-inch screen of the Lingyue 16 Plus with 3K resolution has no jaggedness at all. I really have the feeling of "using it is a kind of enjoyment" when I use it.
I usually do some self-media operations, so I usually try to carry my laptop wherever I go, so battery life and portability are very important to me. As far as I use it, the Ling Yue 16 Plus uses 7-8 hours of long battery life in daily codewords. It’s no problem to take a shorthand when you are waiting at the airport or at the event site. There are still many problems with electricity.
As for portability, the Lingyue 16 Plus has a narrow bezel screen, so although it is a 16-inch screen, the body is actually not that big, and ordinary backpacks can also be installed.
In general, I am quite comfortable with the Lingyue 16 Plus, although I think it’s a bit awful to use only codewords as such a strong notebook😳
Hawthorn (amateur photographer):
Dakahou, I am an amateur photographer, I like to take my camera around and take some photos for self-entertainment. I was fortunate enough to experience the Ling Yue 16 Plus for two weeks before, and I was invited to talk about my feelings about using it. Let me talk about my opinions!
I mainly put it at home as a small desktop (but the performance is much better than the real small desktop of my own group), with one of my Dell U2515H for post-production photos. U2515H is a Dell monitor I bought a long time ago. In fact, I have been worried about whether it will have a color cast after so many years.So in the later stage, I feel a little bit worried. The Lingyue 16 Plus makes me more assured that its color gamut is 100% sRGB and the color accuracy is also high. It gave me a benchmark, that is, its color rendering is definitely not wrong, and I can compare its colors. The U2515H's large screen is finely toned.
And Lingyue 16 Plus also has 32GB of RAM. Large post software like Lightroom consumes more RAM, and the RAM is larger. Whether it’s program loading or photo switching, details processing speed is faster, and its processor And the graphics card are very strong, especially the RTX graphics card has accelerated optimization for the creative tool software of LR, the color adjustment, preset application response speed is faster, the automatic mask recognition of the brush edge image is also more accurate, and these Will improve my efficiency in post-photographs.
In addition, I did not expect that the Lingyue 16 Plus actually has an SD card slot. It is really creative and friendly to be able to directly insert the card to read photos! I give full marks!
Nikki (graphic designer):
I am a graphic designer for an internet company. Although I am a graphic designer, I am actually responsible for almost all things related to "pictures", including APP UI, advertising banners, simple C4D modeling, and even post-photographing... The tools used are all Large software such as Adobe Family Bucket.
Under the limitation of work content, I also have higher requirements for computer performance. The memory and hard disk must be large, and the CPU and GPU must be strong. The company's computer is a desktop computer, which has also been upgraded. I tried the Inspiron 16 Plus to see if it is possible to transfer the workflow to a notebook. Because the company is very busy when it is free, but it is really busy when it is busy. If you can run the workflow on your laptop, your work will be much more flexible.
The storage configuration of the Inspiron 16 Plus I use is 32GB RAM + 1TB hard drive, 32GB of RAM can ensure the smooth running of large-scale software.The desktop computer used by my company also has 32GB of memory. I feel that the startup speed of the software is not much different. The 1TB hard disk is very useful if you do a good job of material management.
The performance of the i7-11800H + RTX 3060 of the Inspiron 16 Plus I think is enough. I actually don’t feel the lag when doing the daily design, especially the and NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, which have many designs. This kind of software has been adapted, such as AI for large-scale vector is smoother, PS/LR color adjustment application is faster, SketchUp rendering is faster, the reason why many designers now prefer Nvidia's graphics card, mainly RTX graphics card Targeted optimization and strong AI performance.
The Thunderbolt 4 interface is also worth mentioning. I have a Thunderbolt docking station myself. With the docking station, it is very convenient whether it is an external dual display, a network cable, or a hard drive. I think the Thunderbolt interface on the laptop will make me feel more secure.
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