DELL Vostro 5301 laptop i7-1165G7 8GB 512GB MX350 13.3in FHD Dune

Dell Vostro 5301 laptop for mobile professionals

The Dell Vostro 5301 is a 13.3 inch business laptop built around an 11th Gen Intel 4-Core i7-1165G7 processor with 8GB DDR4 memory and a 512GB SSD. It ships new with Windows 10 Home 64-bit, a backlit keyboard, fingerprint reader and 720p webcam. The 1920 x 1080 anti-glare WVA display and NVIDIA GeForce MX350 2GB dedicated graphics support everyday productivity and light creative work.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

This configuration suits professionals who need a lightweight 2.37 pound chassis, long battery life from the 40Wh cell and a full selection of ports including USB-C 3.2 with DisplayPort and PowerDelivery, HDMI 1.4b and micro-SD. Buyers who want more than 8GB of memory, a higher refresh display or a discrete GPU capable of modern gaming workloads should look at other models.

Capacity and headroom

The 512GB SSD provides ample space for the operating system, applications and active project files. 8GB DDR4 handles typical office multitasking, web browsing and video conferencing without paging. The MX350 2GB accelerates light photo editing and hardware-accelerated video playback, but runs out of VRAM and compute headroom for 3D rendering, CAD or current game titles at native resolution.