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I understand there's a place in the world for netbooks – those little cut-down mobile computers that can fit into a handbag and do all the mundane stuff like checking emails and web browsing really well.

But I prefer full-featured laptops that can do all those mundane duties and double as an entertainment device when I'm looking for some fun.

The Dell Inspiron 15R is one of those laptops that fits my bill.

The blood-red colouring on the review model I had might not suit everyone's tastes but underneath the garish exterior is a laptop that you can write letters on, surf the net and, yawn, check your email ... but it also plays games like Mass Effect 2 brilliantly and, importantly, they look good, thanks to having a dedicated graphics chip (ATi's Mobility Radeon HD 5650) rather than an integrated solution

(And, yes, it passed my backpack test, although tipping the scales at 2.7kg, I certainly noticed that it was in there).

In the past Dell's Inspiron range has played second-fiddle to Dell's XPS brand but no more: the 15R is the Inspiron range revamped for the better, and with Intel Core processors it means the 15R can do intensive tasks like photo editing and play games wonderfully.

The 15R has plenty of connections (USB, ethernet) to plug stuff into and something I really liked was the HDMI port on the rear which means you can hook the laptop up to a high definition monitor or TV easily. The 15.6-inch screen is bright and makes watching DVDs a joy.

Now, I play games on my laptops so I did what any self-respecting gamer would do: I benchmarked the thing and played games on it.

One of the best graphics benchmarking tools that I stumbled across recently was the Stalker: Call of Pripyat benchmark, which will hammer a computer's graphical capabilities within a centimetre of its life so it's nothing more than a sobbing sliver of silicon. The benchmark tests the computer by running a graphically intensive scene during day and night cycles, as well as during bright sunlight and rainy weather. The test was run using medium-quality settings. The results: (numbers indicate frames per second): Day – max 25.2, min 15.2; Night – max 29.2, min 12.7; Rain – max 20.2, min 15.8; Sunny – max 17.7, min 8.5.

OK, so the 15R isn't going to outperform a top-of-the-range Alienware laptop but if you run your favourite game at medium graphical settings, the 15R should treat you right. I played ME2 no problem.

If there's any downsides to all this graphical and computing power (and there is always downsides) one of them is the battery like dell Inspiron 8500 battery, dell 8N544 battery, dell Inspiron 8600 battery,Dell Precision M60 battery, dell Inspiron 6400 battery, dell Inspiron E1505 battery, dell Inspiron 1501 battery, dell GD761 battery, dell KD476 battery, dell TD347 battery life. After using the 15R for gaming and watching a DVD, the battery was almost drained – the screen uses up a fair amount of energy, too – so if you're planning on pushing this puppy with a heavy workload it would pay to be near a power point, just in case.

Another small niggle was the rear facing USB port – it was just a pain being there.

Overall, however, the 15R is a brilliant laptop for a great price and a machine that will keep power users satisfied for some time to come.