Dell Inspiron 15.6" Carbon Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 -
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
12 Overall Score
Price $537
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 - |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 - | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" | 44.9 | 35.7 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 38 | 32.8 | 58.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 72.4 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 67 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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