Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 Black
CPU i7-8850H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Dedicated
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
51 Overall Score
Price $487
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong storage (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8850H |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Dedicated |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Color Gamut | 72% color gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8850H | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Dedicated | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | - | 75 | 80 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 47.9 | 57.5 | 73.4 | 72.1 | 41.8 | 45.7 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 49.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 91.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.6 | 57.8 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.6 | 62.2 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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