Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3535 Black 2025
The 8-core Ryzen 7 7730U and 32GB of RAM provide strong multitasking muscle for a budget-oriented 15.6-inch chassis. A 1TB SSD and full HD touchscreen add practical value, though the 45Wh battery and 60Hz panel keep it firmly in the productivity realm. This notebook is best for office workers and students who need ample memory for heavy browser-based workflows and spreadsheet management without paying a premium.
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 45 Wh
52 Overall Score
Price $670
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 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 | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 45 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3535 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M5 | 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 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-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 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 45 | 72 | 80 | - | 73 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3535 | 36.4 | 43.9 | 73.1 | 72.4 | 42.2 | 53.4 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 58 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 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 | 79.6 |
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