Inside Dell Latitude 15 9520 – disassembly and upgrade options

It is easy to get inside of this laptop, but there is nothing much to do inside. Take a look!

Check out all Dell Latitude 15 9520 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

There are 9 captive Phillips-head screws separating you from this laptop’s internals. After you undo them, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away from the chassis.


2. Battery

Inside, we see a 48.5Wh battery pack. Dell also sells the laptop with a larger 88Wh unit. To remove it from the device, you first have to unplug the battery connector. Then, you need to undo 5 Phillips-head screws. Then, carefully separate the cables from it, and take it away from the laptop.


3. Memory and storage

Sadly, the memory here is soldered to the motherboard. However, you can pair the laptop with 8, 16, or 32GB of LPDDR4x RAM. As for the storage, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, which only fits 30mm drives.


4. Cooling system

Cooling-wise, there are two heat pipes, connected to a heat sink, and a medium-sized fan.

Check out all Dell Latitude 15 9520 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

Dell Latitude 15 9520 in-depth review

Basically, the Latitude 15 9520 is as premium as business computing can get. Well, at least according to Dell. It has all of the software good work the company has in its hands, plus some more. Weirdly, Dell has retained the 15.0-inch size of the display, whereas more and more manufacturers go for the larger 16-inch form factor, with a 16:10 aspect ratio.Ultimately, this makes the laptop extremely small. It is even hard to consider it as a 15-incher, but what is better is that Dell promises a full sRGB coverage, regardless of whether you go for the 1080p or the UHD option.A big differ[...]

Pros

  • Up to 14.5 hours of Web browsing on a single charge (with the smaller battery)
  • Great input devices
  • 96% sRGB coverage and accurate color representation with our profile
  • Two Thunderbolt 4 connectors (both can be used for charging)
  • IR face recognition, fingerprint reader, and proximity sensor
  • Quad-channel memory
  • No PWM

Cons

  • Some performance issues in long runs
  • Memory is soldered to the motherboard
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