

The buttonless touch pad is wide, and there’s plenty of space on either side to rest your hands comfortably without any accidental contact. You also get a dedicated number pad, and the entire board is even spill-resistant, a welcome addition that I did not put to the test. The keyboard is quite comfortable, with just the slightest bit of feedback while typing. The capable chassis and design impress for a budget laptop, but the wins don’t stop there. ( Here's how to choose the best laptop CPU). Our entry-level test configuration is available at $323, but there are configurations available that include up to 12GB of RAM, an Iris Xe graphics solution, and up to 512GB of storage if you’re willing to spend some extra coin. It wades in the shallow end of the graphics pool and comes with half the memory we’d expect of a decent laptop, but the processor is still a step up from the basement-dwelling Celeron CPU used in even cheaper laptops. The Dell Inspi(3511) comes equipped with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of solid-state drive storage, an integrated Intel UHD graphics chip, and an Intel Core i3-1115G4 processor. Aspects of the display betray the laptop's budget roots, but it's a decent deal for the money if you decidedly want a Windows machine over a Chromebook. Like the 15-inch Dell Inspi(3505) we reviewed earlier this year, the Dell Inspi(3511) checks many of the boxes we look for in a good budget laptop-including a large 15.6-inch display, an easy-to-swallow $323 asking price, and Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 11. Dell’s Inspiron 3000 series, however, has proven itself to be an exception to the rule, offering quality budget notebooks at value prices.


