Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 Dark Gray 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 11850H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro T1200
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
44 Overall Score
Price $567
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About This Laptop
Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 Dark Gray 2021 — CPU Intel Core i7 11850H, RAM 8 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 15.6" 1920x1080, GPU NVIDIA Quadro T1200, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i7 11850H
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
- GPU NVIDIA Quadro T1200
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.8
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average screen (22th percentile) 22th
- Below average social proof (24th percentile) 24th
- Below average storage (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro T1200 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 1, 2026 Refurbished $567
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ProArt PX13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro T1200 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 15 | - | 73 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 | 65.5 | 59.1 | 14.4 | 62.4 | 22.1 | 43.4 | 26.7 | 31.7 | 24.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 53.2 | 89.7 | 99.1 | 69.9 | 81.5 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 87.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 92.4 | 98.6 | 41.2 | 92.9 | 6.2 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 86.6 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 86.2 | 75.8 | 91.7 | 78.6 | 94.3 | 91.1 | 64.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
Usage Scores
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