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Dell Inspiron 15.3" D15261 2026, Core 5 320, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Celestial Blue
CPU Core 5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.3" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
41 Overall Score
Price $480
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (24th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.3" D15261 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 5 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 55 | 59 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.3" D15261 | 51.9 | 6.4 | 23.7 | 45 | 74.1 | 58.4 | 15.9 | 33.4 | 72.3 | 53.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 50 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 31.4 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.9 | 90.9 | 91 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 17.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Compare | 67.9 | 68.9 | 92.2 | 64.1 | 81.4 | 88.3 | 79.3 | 81.7 | 99.1 | 28 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.8 | 82.4 | 77.4 | 74.1 | 79.5 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 73.9 | 65.2 | 79.6 | 64.1 | 94.9 | 33.1 | 88.6 | 81.7 | 94.7 | 24.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.9
- AI/LLM12.6
- Gaming31.8
- Portability49.8
- Creator34.8
- Student56.1
- Business44.1
- Developer39.4
- Entertainment45.4
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