Dell Latitude 5521 vs. Dell Latitude 5511

Dell has released the Latitude 5521, a 15.6-inch machine, in mid-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-11850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Latitude 5511 was introduced by Dell about a year earlier in 2020. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10850H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.

Both Dell Latitude 5521 and Dell Latitude 5511 have the same 15.6-inch display size. In addition, The Dell Latitude 5521 weighs 3.95 lbs. about 5% lighter than the 4.16 lbs. Dell Latitude 5511. Moreover, measured at 14.09” x 9.19” x 0.89”, the Dell Latitude 5521 is considerably more portable than the Dell Latitude 5511 at 14.13” x 9.30” x 0.98”.

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Latitude 5521 supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

For Dell Latitude 5511, it supports up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

Here are some notable new features we found on the Dell Latitude 5521.

• 11th Gen Intel H-Series Processors - up to 8-core Intel Core i9-11850H with turbo boost up to 4.80 GHz.
• Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 - with 2GB of GDDR6 to ensure reliable video conferencing and media consumption.
• Faster DDR4 Memory - The new Latitude model supports up to 64GB DDR4 3200MHz memory.