Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3511 Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 1135G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Battery 41 Wh
38 Overall Score
Price $780
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong ram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1135G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | VA |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3511 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1135G | Apple M5 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | - | 80 | - | 73 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3511 | 22.6 | 13.2 | 68.4 | 31.9 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 54.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $780
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Usage Scores
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