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Dell Inspiron 3511 - Intel i5-1135G7, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 15.6" 1080p FHD IPS Screen - $629 - 10% Unidays = $566.99

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Jan 4th, 2022 10:09 am

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Addict; Jun 9, 2005; 4317 posts; 2078 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 10:09 am

[Dell] Dell Inspiron 3511 - Intel i5-1135G7, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 15.6" 1080p FHD IPS Screen - $629 - 10% Unidays = $566.99

Deal Link:: https://deals.dell.com/en-ca/productdetail/ceex
Price:: 566.99
Retailer:: Dell

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Processor: 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.2 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 11 Home, English
Video Card: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics with shared graphics memory
Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-Touch Narrow Border WVA Display
Hard Drive: 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Memory: 8GB, 8GBx1, DDR4, 2666MHz
Primary Battery: 3-Cell Battery, 41WHr (Integrated)
Wireless: 802.11ac 1x1 WiFi and Bluetooth

Not the lowest I have seen, but still a good price for a 11th gen i5 Laptop after factoring in Unidays 10% off.

I bought this during BF sale for $549 and it's a solid laptop. Also, Rakuten has 2% cashback

Upgradability: 2 DIMM slots available, 1 populated with 8GB DDR4, 1 m.2 NVMe SSD and a empty 2.5" drive bay. Dell includes the bracket and screws in the laptop so you can install your own 2.5" drive if needed

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Jan 4th, 2022 10:12 am

prod: Deal Addict; May 18, 2002; 4290 posts; 1375 upvotes; Brampton

Jan 4th, 2022 10:12 am

maritrunks wrote: ↑ Memory: 8GB, 8GBx1, DDR4, 2666MHz

So, this has an open ram slot?

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Jan 4th, 2022 10:24 am

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Addict; Jun 9, 2005; 4317 posts; 2078 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 10:24 am

prod wrote: ↑ So, this has an open ram slot?

Yes, there are actually 2 slots available, no soldered RAM!

Jan 4th, 2022 10:26 am

Dhanushan: Deal Guru; Jun 20, 2020; 12019 posts; 14454 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 10:26 am

prod wrote: ↑ So, this has an open ram slot?

Yes

Inspiron 15 3511 Setup and specifications
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron- ... _en-us.pdf

Inspiron 15 3511 Service Manual
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron- ... _en-us.pdf

Dell Inspiron 15 3511 (2021) Upgrade Guide - M.2 SSD, 2.5" HDD, DDR4 RAM and WiFi Replacement

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Jan 4th, 2022 10:27 am

ScubaSteve: Newbie; Oct 11, 2007; 48 posts; 40 upvotes; Regina

Jan 4th, 2022 10:27 am

Bought this before Christmas as a student laptop for my kid. Also bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3 Ryzen 5 from Staples sale to compare. The Dell seemed to have a brighter screen after enabling the Dell Cinema features. Benchmarking using several tools showed Dell faster on single core processing but Lenovo faster multi-core. Video benchmarking was similar between Dell Iris XE and Lenovo Radeon 7. In the end, decided to keep the Dell as it was a 15" vs 14" and kid liked the bigger keyboard. One thing I found that apparently is a known issue is the Dell WiFi was incredibly slow. Uninstalled the Dell Smartbyte crap and it improved, although still much less of the speed of the Lenovo WiFi sitting side by side (199 Mbps vs 299 Mbps). Have done all updates, drivers etc and the wifi cards were basically the same thing so not sure why Dell wifi so much slower.

Anyhow, happy so far with the Dell for the price.

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Jan 4th, 2022 10:44 am

BusinessDocuments: Newbie; Feb 23, 2018; 27 posts; 10 upvotes

Jan 4th, 2022 10:44 am

Can I connect a 4k display via the USB 3.2?

Jan 4th, 2022 10:49 am

strikeraj: Sr. Member; Sep 25, 2009; 883 posts; 682 upvotes

Jan 4th, 2022 10:49 am

ScubaSteve wrote: ↑ Bought this before Christmas as a student laptop for my kid. Also bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3 Ryzen 5 from Staples sale to compare. The Dell seemed to have a brighter screen after enabling the Dell Cinema features. Benchmarking using several tools showed Dell faster on single core processing but Lenovo faster multi-core. Video benchmarking was similar between Dell Iris XE and Lenovo Radeon 7. In the end, decided to keep the Dell as it was a 15" vs 14" and kid liked the bigger keyboard. One thing I found that apparently is a known issue is the Dell WiFi was incredibly slow. Uninstalled the Dell Smartbyte crap and it improved, although still much less of the speed of the Lenovo WiFi sitting side by side (199 Mbps vs 299 Mbps). Have done all updates, drivers etc and the wifi cards were basically the same thing so not sure why Dell wifi so much slower.

Anyhow, happy so far with the Dell for the price.

for wifi you can easily upgrade to a better card in this laptop

Jan 4th, 2022 10:51 am

Dhanushan: Deal Guru; Jun 20, 2020; 12019 posts; 14454 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 10:51 am

BusinessDocuments wrote: ↑ Can I connect a 4k display via the USB 3.2?

Fyi, this laptop does not have a USB-C port

Inspiron 15 3511 Setup and specifications
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron- ... _en-us.pdf

You could use a DisplayLink adapter with the USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (5Gbps) to connect to a 4K display
https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics

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Jan 4th, 2022 12:23 pm

Jimclark: Jr. Member; Feb 7, 2020; 165 posts; 125 upvotes

Jan 4th, 2022 12:23 pm

ScubaSteve wrote: ↑ Bought this before Christmas as a student laptop for my kid. Also bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3 Ryzen 5 from Staples sale to compare. The Dell seemed to have a brighter screen after enabling the Dell Cinema features. Benchmarking using several tools showed Dell faster on single core processing but Lenovo faster multi-core. Video benchmarking was similar between Dell Iris XE and Lenovo Radeon 7. In the end, decided to keep the Dell as it was a 15" vs 14" and kid liked the bigger keyboard. One thing I found that apparently is a known issue is the Dell WiFi was incredibly slow. Uninstalled the Dell Smartbyte crap and it improved, although still much less of the speed of the Lenovo WiFi sitting side by side (199 Mbps vs 299 Mbps). Have done all updates, drivers etc and the wifi cards were basically the same thing so not sure why Dell wifi so much slower.

Anyhow, happy so far with the Dell for the price.

Happy with it also, thin and light and screen is bright and big at 15.6". Upgraded to 16gb ram (2666), and a new intel wifi ax card. Bought some USB A to USB C adapters on amazon and it works great. The only issue is Dell takes about a month to deliver, maybe more now.

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Jan 4th, 2022 12:32 pm

xbr999: Member; Jan 4, 2021; 310 posts; 950 upvotes; Calgary

Jan 4th, 2022 12:32 pm

No USB-C and therefore no USB-C Charging? Christ what year is it Dell?

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Jan 4th, 2022 12:56 pm

DentDude: Member; Aug 13, 2003; 498 posts; 341 upvotes; Calgary

Jan 4th, 2022 12:56 pm

maritrunks wrote: ↑ ...after factoring in Unidays 10% off.
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I don't think anyone is getting Unidays 10% for Dell anymore. The codes haven't been available for months now. The 10% coupon code for signing up for Dell emails also doesn't seem to work for their laptops either. I know because I signed up yesterday with a new email address for the Dell emails, received the 10% coupon, and tried it out on various Dell laptops in my cart.

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Jan 4th, 2022 1:03 pm

animeshw: Sr. Member; Dec 24, 2011; 622 posts; 452 upvotes; toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 1:03 pm

DentDude wrote: ↑ I don't think anyone is getting Unidays 10% for Dell anymore. The codes haven't been available for months now. The 10% coupon code for signing up for Dell emails also doesn't seem to work for their laptops either. I know because I signed up yesterday with a new email address for the Dell emails, received the 10% coupon, and tried it out on various Dell laptops in my cart.

Agreed I tried generating Unidays code for this deal and nothing happens. Did not try the new email route though.

Jan 4th, 2022 1:21 pm

DentDude: Member; Aug 13, 2003; 498 posts; 341 upvotes; Calgary

Jan 4th, 2022 1:21 pm

animeshw wrote: ↑ Agreed I tried generating Unidays code for this deal and nothing happens. Did not try the new email route though.

Go ahead and try the email signup. Dell is still sending out 10% coupons but they just seem to not work on almost everything I have tried (at least for laptops and 2-in-1’s).

Jan 4th, 2022 1:22 pm

JustinZ: Deal Addict; Aug 22, 2003; 1332 posts; 525 upvotes

Jan 4th, 2022 1:22 pm

weird choices here...

why would they put a 2.5" sata drive in there? that space should used that for battery

no USB-c in 2022? wtf

Jan 4th, 2022 1:27 pm

animeshw: Sr. Member; Dec 24, 2011; 622 posts; 452 upvotes; toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 1:27 pm

DentDude wrote: ↑ Go ahead and try the email signup. Dell is still sending out 10% coupons but they just seem to not work on almost everything I have tried (at least for laptops and 2-in-1’s).

Will see. In between i tried perkopolis code that have around additional $32 off. Still debating. 10% off would have been nicer.

Jan 4th, 2022 1:34 pm

DentDude: Member; Aug 13, 2003; 498 posts; 341 upvotes; Calgary

Jan 4th, 2022 1:34 pm

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Fyi, this laptop does not have a USB-C port

Inspiron 15 3511 Setup and specifications
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron- ... _en-us.pdf

You could use a DisplayLink adapter with the USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (5Gbps) to connect to a 4K display
https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics

So there is no such thing as a USB-A to HDMI [email protected] adapter? If not, then you cannot get HDMI [email protected] out of this laptop?

Jan 4th, 2022 1:50 pm

masoud100: Deal Addict; Nov 26, 2011; 2133 posts; 234 upvotes; Ottawa

Jan 4th, 2022 1:50 pm

animeshw wrote: ↑ Will see. In between i tried perkopolis code that have around additional $32 off. Still debating. 10% off would have been nicer.

What is the Perkopolis code

Jan 4th, 2022 2:03 pm

Dhanushan: Deal Guru; Jun 20, 2020; 12019 posts; 14454 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 4th, 2022 2:03 pm

DentDude wrote: ↑ So there is no such thing as a USB-A to HDMI [email protected] adapter? If not, then you cannot get HDMI [email protected] out of this laptop?

The laptop HDMI 1.4 port supports up to 1920x1080 @ 60Hz.

The Plugable USB 3.0 dual 4K HDMI 2.0 and gigabit ethernet adapter supports up to 2 displays at up to 4K 60Hz
https://plugable.com/products/usb3-6950-hdmi/

Can not find an adapter with just 1 HDMI port that supports 4K 60Hz output.

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Jan 4th, 2022 2:11 pm

DentDude: Member; Aug 13, 2003; 498 posts; 341 upvotes; Calgary

Jan 4th, 2022 2:11 pm

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ The laptop HDMI 1.4 port supports up to 1920x1080 @ 60Hz.

The Plugable USB 3.0 dual 4K HDMI 2.0 and gigabit ethernet adapter supports up to 2 displays at up to 4K 60Hz
https://plugable.com/products/usb3-6950-hdmi/

Can not find an adapter with just 1 HDMI port that supports 4K 60Hz output.

And I have been reading that the only way to get video out of USB-A ports is with adapters that use a technology called DisplayLink (which you mentioned before) and the adapter you linked to also uses DisplayLink. Also read that DisplayLink will have issues if what is being displayed has an image that changes rapidly such as in gaming or a full screen video and stuttering and jerkiness is often the result.

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Jan 4th, 2022 2:17 pm

ecomaniac: Newbie; Feb 12, 2021; 24 posts; 11 upvotes

Jan 4th, 2022 2:17 pm

I'm unable to create the configuration OP suggests. The i5-1135G7 config only works with 12gb of memory and a 512gb SSD, for 929.99$

Seems like OP's configuration actually has a i5-1035G1.

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