Dell Inspiron 5301 review

A Premium-Named Ultrabook With an Empty Record

The Dell Inspiron 5301 is filed as an ultrabook-class entry, but its record is empty: no CPU, GPU, or memory entries, no listing price. Mobility at 93 — high band, 45% above the class median — is the one number that honors the category name.

Where it holds up

Mobility at 93 is the flagged strength, and portability backs it at 82.3 in the high band — a genuine ultrabook carry profile, the only part of this record that performs as advertised. Gaming reads 19, modeling 12, engineering CAD 19, and photo design 13, the default-scale values of an unscored machine. Until hardware data arrives, the category label and the carry numbers are the whole story. Among this batch's ultrabook-class records, only the Chromebook trio carries comparable portability readings — and theirs come with equally thin sheets.

Where it falls short

The performance index reads 0 against a class median of 41.72 — the flagged weakness, an empty measurement rather than a scored verdict. Graphics is a coverage gap rather than a measured zero (no GPU entry, score 0 against a median of 3.84), and the composite score of 3 sits 94% below the class median of 49. No office or value reading exists. The premium classification currently rests on the chassis alone.

Price and depreciation

No listing price is recorded and no depreciation curve is modeled for this entry.

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 11 3162 in this batch posts the batch's top portability reading of 94.6 on an equally thin record. The EliteBook X G1i (2025) at $1,144 is the data-full ultrabook answer from this same batch's HP side.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The carry numbers qualify as ultrabook-class; nothing else in the record does — yet.