Dell has completely revamped their Inspiron line of laptops.  A few years ago they were very low-end machines with terrible specs and questionable quality.  I wouldn't have even considered buying an Inspiron back then.  But over the past year they have dramatically improved the quality and features of this line of laptops.  Now Inspiron machines feature the latest CPUs and specs, and the build quality is almost as good as their XPS line.  This new Inspiron 14 5425 model has one of the latest Ryzen CPUs, the 5825U.  The Geekbench score is just under the Apple M1 CPU, so this is a fast machine.  It also has 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD drive.  My only complaint is that I think it should come with 16GB of RAM.  But the speed seems fine with the current 8GB while running Windows 11.  It weighs only 3.4 pounds, so it's very lightweight and easy to take anywhere with you.  If you have wanted an XPS but can't afford it, this model is a good alternative.  It's a perfect machine for either school or work use, and it also comes with a 2-year warranty from Dell.  This shows how much confidence Dell has in the reliability of their new Inspiron laptops.