Inside Dell Vostro 15 3501 – disassembly and upgrade options

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From: Alex Iliev 11 December 2020 / 03:04 0

Budget laptops seem to have on point upgradability.

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Dell Vostro 3501

Processor: Intel Core i3-1005G1
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics G1
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD

Detailed review

Dell Vostro 3501

Processor: Intel Core i3-1005G1
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics G1
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 1000GB HDD

Detailed review

Dell Vostro 3501

Processor: Intel Core i3-1005G1
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics G1
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD

Detailed review

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1. Remove the bottom plate

There are 9 Phillips-head screws that need to be undone before you remove the bottom panel. In fact, the two in the back corners are captive, and naturally, lift the edges of the panel, so you can start the prying process from there.

2. Battery

Battery-wise there is a modest 42Wh unit.

3. Memory and storage

Thankfully, as a business notebook should – it offers very good upgradability. There are two RAM SODIMM slots, and although Dell officially states it can hold up to 16GB in total, we found it to support 32GB. And when it comes to the storage, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, as well as one 2.5-inch SATA drive bay. Also good, is that it comes with the SATA connector, even though our unit didn’t feature a 2.5-inch device.