[Video Review] Dell Vostro 15 3525 – a 120Hz display on a business notebook?


Dell Vostro 15 3525 in-depth review

What if we tell you, that your daily driver business notebook shouldn't be as boring as you're used to seeing it? What if somebody grabbed one of the unimpressive features and turned it up its head? Well, this is exactly what Dell did with the Vostro 15 3525.Yes, it comes with the Zen 3 refresh CPUs (that coincidentally end at the number 25 - the same as the name of this notebook). But what is arguably more important in our opinion is one of the display options. Again, we're going to completely ignore the 768p TN variant, and focus on the 1080p IPS panel. Which now comes with a 120Hz refr[...]

Pros

  • Upgradability is on point
  • Affordable
  • Has an SD card reader
  • Good input devices
  • Has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (Innolux YMHWH-156HRA (CMN1522))
  • 120Hz refresh rate (Innolux YMHWH-156HRA (CMN1522))
  • No PWM (Innolux YMHWH-156HRA (CMN1522))

Cons

  • Covers only 57% of sRGB (Innolux YMHWH-156HRA (CMN1522))
  • Questionable build quality
  • Externals get really warm during heavy load

Dell Vostro 15 3525 - Specs

  • Innolux YMHWH-156HRA (CMN1522)
  • Color accuracy  3.8  3.0
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • RAM
  • up to 16GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, No OS, Windows 11 Home
  • Battery
  • 41Wh, 3-cell, 54Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 358.50 x 234.90 - 235.60 x 15.52 - 19.00 mm (14.11" x 9.25" x 0.61")
  • Weight
  • 1.83 kg (4 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • 1.4
  • Card reader
  • SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD / FHD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Digital Microphones
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2.5W Stereo Speakers
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot
  • Wedge Lock

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