Inside Dell Inspiron 15 5501 – disassembly and upgrade options

This year’s Inspiron series are definitely upgradability kings.

Check out all Dell Inspiron 15 5501 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i7-1065G7

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

1000GB SSD

Detailed review

Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i7-1065G7

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

8GB RAM

STORAGE

512GB SSD

Detailed review

Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i5-1035G1

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

12GB RAM

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Detailed review

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1. Remove the bottom plate

Similarly to the 14-inch version, you need to undo 9 Phillips-head screws. Two of them are captive, and they will lift the backside of the bottom panel so that you can start the prying process from there.

2. Battery

As for the battery, there is a 53Wh unit.

3. Memory and storage

Interestingly, there are the two RAM SODIMM slots and the dual M.2 PCIe x4 support. The maximum supported memory here is 32GB.

4. Cooling system

The cooling solution here doesn’t look particularly impressive, as Dell uses only one heat pipe for both the CPU and the GPU.

Check out all Dell Inspiron 15 5501 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

#CommissionsEarned

Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i7-1065G7

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

1000GB SSD

Detailed review

Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i7-1065G7

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

8GB RAM

STORAGE

512GB SSD

Detailed review

Dell Inspiron 5501

Processor

Intel Core i5-1035G1

VideoCard

NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (2GB GDDR5, 25W)

RAM

12GB RAM

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Detailed review

View all results

Author: Alex Iliev

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