•  Date Published: 23 Feb 2018
    • Intel Core i7-6820HQ
    • NVIDIA Quadro M620 (2GB GDDR5)
    • 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
    • 256GB SSD
    • 16GB
    • 2.34 kg (5.2 lbs)

    Review

    Dell Precision 15 3520 in-depth review

    We haven't done a lot of reviews of laptops for professional workstations suitable for CAD, DCC and CGI applications and there are probably a lot of people out there wondering if it's really worth spending so much money on NVIDIA Quadro-powered system or should they stick to the mainstream GeForce graphics solutions. We explore the pros and cons of such laptop, in this case, the Dell Precision 3520, and see what this laptop is capable of. Do you really need to spend so much money for good performance in CAD and DCC software and will the Precision 3520 fit another profile as well?If you don't know what CAD, DCC and CGI means, then you can skip this review and look for something more mainstream because the Precision 3520 packs some serious power under the hood thanks to the Intel Cor[...]

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    Pros

    • Robust chassis, good build quality
    • Fairly portable
    • Excellent input devices
    • Bright IPS panel with high contrast and wide sRGB coverage
    • Amazing battery life

    Cons

    • Thermal throttling under heavy workload
    • The panel flickers from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)
    • You can't insert a 2.5-inch drive and an M.2 SSD at the same time
    • The base configuration comes with a TN panel

    DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 , IPS

    • Name
    • LG LP156WF6-SPP1
    • Diagonal
    • 15.6"
    • Pixel density
    • 141.21 ppi
    • Brightness
    • 323 cd/m2
    • sRGB
    • 90%
    • PWM frequency
    • 21000 Hz
    • Panel Type
    • IPS
    • Resolution
    • 1920 x 1080
    • Becomes "Retina" from
    • 24 inches (62 cm)
    • Contrast
    • 1020:1
    • dE Color Checker
    • 4.5
    • PWM Rating
    • 5.1: (undesirable)

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