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Dell Inspiron 15 3501 Laptop: i5-1135G7, 15.6" 1080p, 12GB DDR4, 256GB SSD

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Best Buy has Dell Inspiron 15 3501 Laptop (i3501-5081BLK-PUS, Black) on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 Display
  • 256GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 12GB 2666MHz DDR4 Memory (2 Slots)
  • Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics
  • 802.11ac + Bluetooth
  • Windows 10 Home in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI 1.4
    • Audio Combo Jack
  • 3-Cell Lithium-ion Battery
  • Weight: 3.93 lbs

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $80 lower (14% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1 year warranty.
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Best Buy has Dell Inspiron 15 3501 Laptop (i3501-5081BLK-PUS, Black) on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 Display
  • 256GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 12GB 2666MHz DDR4 Memory (2 Slots)
  • Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics
  • 802.11ac + Bluetooth
  • Windows 10 Home in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI 1.4
    • Audio Combo Jack
  • 3-Cell Lithium-ion Battery
  • Weight: 3.93 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $80 lower (14% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1 year warranty.
  • About this store:

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Model: Dell - Inspiron 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Black

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Suryasis
WVA is Wide Viewing Angle and most commonly IPS. IPS term is trademark of LG and only LG Panels or any other manufactures' Panel based on LG technology can be called IPS. Panels from other OEMs like AU Optronics or Samsung cannot be called IPS directly due to patent issue although they are similar. That;s why Laptop vendors use terms like WVA, IPS-Type etc. when they use panels from other manufacturers other than LG. I think you have seen that in lot of Asus or MSI laptops as well where they mention that IPS-Type Display.
person62741198
If this comes with the 220-250 nit display, run away. Atrocious. I bought a Ryzen 7 recently and verified 3 times with Dell that it came with the 300-nit display that they have listed in their online manual. All 3 times they said it has 300 nits. I screen shot this so I'd have it in case it wasn't like some others said. I got it and it was very lousy! Has kind of blurry dark areas? I don't know the verbiage. Barely bright at all and I like my screens dark! NO WAY could you use it outside. SHAME ON DELL. LIARS and they won't rectify the situation!
BlueDeer4542
HDMI 1.4... DELL DUDE, WHY? How much more would it have cost them to throw in 2.0 so you could output 4K/60 to a TV or a monitor? Clearly the Xe can drive it. Also not a single type C in sight, nevermind DP alt mode. I get companies trying to gimp their lower end chassis models to try to get you to pay double or triple for one of their XPS or Alienware offerings but come on man.

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May 21, 2021
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GaryP9007
May 21, 2021
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A real strange build for that cpu. I'm guessing they were anticipating putting a pentium chip in there, instead of a core, but due to the chip shortage went with 11th gen i5.
May 21, 2021
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JoeW2891
May 21, 2021
79 Posts
I got the 5502 yesterday to lug in the car when I'm on call for remote support. Quite happy with it overall. Decent screen, decent audio, decent cpu... just decent all around. And it's getting harder to find "decent" with both a numeric keypad and backlit keyboard. And for once Dell's warranty shenanigans will come in handy, since this is going to live in a vehicle. I did have to reinstall the audio drivers to fix a problem with scratchy audio after I played with the wavesmaxx tool.
May 21, 2021
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natureabor1
May 21, 2021
39 Posts
This is exactly what I bought 3 weeks ago from dell.com factory outlet. It was purchased for $430, but I added accidental warranty for and extra $29. I went through the representative chat.
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Quote from GaryP9007 :
A real strange build for that cpu. I'm guessing they were anticipating putting a pentium chip in there, instead of a core, but due to the chip shortage went with 11th gen i5.
First you need to understand that Inspiron 3000 series is Dell's most budget series, similar to HP's HP series, being referred as HP 15, HP 14 or HP 17, which offer decent hardware at a very cheap price but cut corner in most areas like build, look & fell, type of Ram, SSD quality etc. The equivalent HP lineups also have similar high end specs like Ryzen 7 4700U, 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD at $600 but they also use 2666 MHz Ram instead 3200, a slightly budget NVMe SSD. These Laptops are targeted towards very budget oriented customers who just need good CPU, higher capacity Ram and won't really need anything else.
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gregparrish
May 21, 2021
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FYI that the source BestBuy website details indicate this does have USB-C [Number of USB 3.2 Type C Ports 1] but the picture and checking on the Dell site does not indicate this so likely not there.
May 21, 2021
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britdude
May 21, 2021
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Quote from Suryasis :
I think you need to be a bit constructive and and rather than asking random people about or in Dell Chat, try a bit harder to find that out. Every Laptop Dell has, they provide detail service and Spec manual, stating all the possible configuration, including display specification. They are very easy to find and available in their product page only.

Below is the link for the Dell Website of 3501 series and you can find all the information you need under Drivers, Manuals and Support Tab
Also, here is the link for the Product Specification. Go to the Page # 18 to find the Display details. It clearly mentioned to have a 220 nits display
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/ins..._en-us.pdf

Next time, try to find out the details like this if you're getting any Dell Laptop, even from other sites.

Anyway, I have no issues about what you think of the Laptop or whether you want to keep it or not, just saying that your assumption that WVA is TN Panel is a completely wrong idea you just put it over there without checking any actual data.
Do you work for Dell or sell Dells?
Just wondering if there is any bias?
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Quote from britdude :
Do you work for Dell or sell Dells?
Just wondering if there is any bias?
If providing correct information indicates that's to you...may be you don't like to be corrected or don't like correct information.
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person62741198
May 21, 2021
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Quote from britdude :
Do you work for Dell or sell Dells?
Just wondering if there is any bias?
notice how he/she didn't answer britdude's question......
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person62741198
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Quote from Suryasis :
If providing correct information indicates that's to you...may be you don't like to be corrected or don't like correct information.
You work for Dell? They sent me a wrong screen they promised---maybe you can help with my order problem? All I get is overseas reps who hang up when they answer the phone... and unanswered emails.
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riggedveda
May 21, 2021
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Quote from britdude :
Do you work for Dell or sell Dells?
Just wondering if there is any bias?
I've fought with him in the past over both HP and Lenovo deals he's posted. He may be unusually combative for a high volume poster, but he's not a Dell shill.
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S mode?
May 21, 2021
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slickbuyer7
May 21, 2021
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For $40 more a lot better laptop http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-PAVI.../616638731

You can run 3 display at once including 2 4k60 monitor
May 21, 2021
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aixio
May 21, 2021
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S mode?
Dumb down, cannot run any Windows programs, only a web browser + Windows Store Modern apps mode. Fortunately it is entirely configurable so you can get out of S mode permanently. It is supposed to be a competitor of iPadOS for home entertainment so they copied the garden but not the revenue stream.
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12gb RAM? What happened to 16GB?

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cheapguy8
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Is this ok for Minecraft?

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