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Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: i5-1235U, 15.6" 120Hz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD

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Dell has Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop on sale for $349.99 - 2% when you apply coupon code ARMMPPS - unique 10% off coupon code you receive via email (instructions below) = $308.69. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U 10-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 120Hz 250 nit Display
  • 8GB DDR4 2666 MT/s (1x8GB)
  • 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home

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Dell has Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop on sale for $349.99 - 2% when you apply coupon code ARMMPPS - unique 10% off coupon code you receive via email (instructions below) = $308.69. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member mlj2015 for finding this deal.

Note: To receive a 10% off unique promo code, sign up for Dell Email Updates. The code may take up to an hour to arrive in your inbox.

Specs:
  • 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U 10-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 120Hz 250 nit Display
  • 8GB DDR4 2666 MT/s (1x8GB)
  • 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal and additional configuration options.

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This is a good deal compare to my order a week ago for $5 less. I have done homework before I bought this for my kid. To answer many questions above:
1. Memory is upgradable to 64GB (2x16GB). Any DDR4 is fine. The spec you read is "up to". Slower memory but with less latency is not going to make a difference.
2. No usb-c
3. External monitor is limited to 1080P. This is dell article blame motherboard and it is by design.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdo...using-hdmi
However, some research showed people using Intel driver be able to go 2K/4K. So it may be dell video driver limit resolution
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/com...?rdt=54906
4. Intel i5-1235U vs AMD 5500U basically have no difference on CPU benchmark. AMD is little better on gaming due to higher GPU clock speed. Intel is probably has better battery life due to efficiency CPU cores. If price is the same, you can choose either depending on your use case. If AMD is $100 more, choose cheap Intel.
5. Intel UHD and Iris Xe are basically the same. Iris Xe MUST to use dual channel memory. So with one DIMM 8GB, you will get UHD. Two DIMMs you get Iris Xe. It is the same CPU. Just marketing term to have you buy more memory from Dell to use Iris Xe.
6. It ships with Intel AX201 (wifi6+BT5.2). Nice. No need to replace dell crappy Wifi-BT card.
7. This laptop has a 2.5 slot for SATA SSD

I plan to wipe it clean with windows 11 pro no bloatware. Install 16GB(2x*GB) to get Iris Xe and replace with good NVME 512GB(most likely dell ships DRAM-less 256GB nvme) since I have spare parts to upgrade. Install intel driver to see if it can go beyond 1080p external monitor. If you don't have spare parts, the better configuration with 16GB/512GB goes on sale around $485 based on slickdeal or you find elsewhere for parts.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, you should avoid it.
INeverPayRetail
Unfortunately, I haven't found any laptop configurations available under this post with a backlit keyboard. That kills the deal for me.

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Oct 20, 2023
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check411
Oct 20, 2023
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I got this computer. Added 2x 16gig crucial ram which unlocked the iris xe. Also, added another hard drive which runs perfectly.
Oct 20, 2023
109 Posts
Joined Nov 2008
Oct 20, 2023
EfYouToo
Oct 20, 2023
109 Posts
Quote from check411 :
I got this computer. Added 2x 16gig crucial ram which unlocked the iris xe. Also, added another hard drive which runs perfectly.
Which hard drive?
Oct 20, 2023
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ThanksDude
Oct 20, 2023
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Quote from check411 :
I got this computer. Added 2x 16gig crucial ram which unlocked the iris xe. Also, added another hard drive which runs perfectly.
So you didn't purchase with 16GB of RAM? If so, was that due to the type or price of the Dell RAM?
Oct 21, 2023
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Joined Feb 2015
Oct 21, 2023
check411
Oct 21, 2023
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Quote from EfYouToo :
Which hard drive?
I put a crucial spare (2.5) 500gig that was just sitting around. all the cables were already hooked up. the hard drive holder had all the screws taped to it.
Oct 21, 2023
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Joined Feb 2015
Oct 21, 2023
check411
Oct 21, 2023
19 Posts
Quote from ThanksDude :
So you didn't purchase with 16GB of RAM? If so, was that due to the type or price of the Dell RAM?
I bought it with 8 gigs of ram. went to amazon and picked up 32 gigs (2, 16x) for around 50 dollars.

edit
the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
Oct 21, 2023
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Knice
Oct 21, 2023
265 Posts
Quote from check411 :
I bought it with 8 gigs of ram. went to amazon and picked up 32 gigs (2, 16x) for around 50 dollars.

edit
the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
I thought max ram was 2x8gb. Can the 3520 take 2x 16gb?
Oct 21, 2023
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ThanksDude
Oct 21, 2023
1,806 Posts
Quote from check411 :
I bought it with 8 gigs of ram. went to amazon and picked up 32 gigs (2, 16x) for around 50 dollars.

edit
the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
Oh, you didn't opt for the Iris Xe graphics card, when you select the Iris Xe, it won't let you select 8 GB of RAM. I wanted the Iris Xe as it "seems" better, at least per this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqz85zmczSg

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Oct 21, 2023
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check411
Oct 21, 2023
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Quote from ThanksDude :
Oh, you didn't opt for the Iris Xe graphics card, when you select the Iris Xe, it won't let you select 8 GB of RAM. I wanted the Iris Xe as it "seems" better, at least per this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqz85zmczSg
as soon as you put in the 2 sticks of ram it switches to the iris xe
Oct 21, 2023
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MrBlackFriday
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Notadeal.
Oct 21, 2023
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ThanksDude
Oct 21, 2023
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Quote from check411 :
as soon as you put in the 2 sticks of ram it switches to the iris xe
Dang, you win the deal getting game. Didn't know that's how it worked, thought it was hardware related and not dependent on RAM. "The more you know!"
Oct 21, 2023
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ThanksDude
Oct 21, 2023
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Deal dead?