Dell Vostro 3500 review

A balanced modern business laptop with no serious weak spots

The Dell Vostro 3500 (2020) pairs Intel's 11th-gen Core i5-1135G7 with 64 GB of RAM in a business chassis. At about $415 it sits above the $297 category median — in the budget tier rather than ultra-budget — and the hardware justifies it: Iris Xe integrated graphics, a capable modern quad-core CPU, and a memory pool that lands in the "pro" tier. There is no single axis where this configuration scores low, which is rare in this price band.

Where it shines: modern integrated graphics

The i5-1135G7's Iris Xe graphics post a score well above the business-laptop median — the integrated solution is genuinely competitive with low-end discrete GPUs from a few years ago. The 64 GB of RAM is also far above what most business laptops in this price band offer. Together they make the Vostro 3500 a comfortable machine for everyday graphics work, hardware-accelerated video and light creative tasks, not just documents and email.

What it can handle

The capability fit confirms the balanced profile: recommended settings on Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege are all within reach, and minimum-spec creative workloads like Adobe Photoshop and Visual Studio Code are comfortable. There's no single weak axis worth flagging — the machine simply does what its class promises.

Price trajectory

From an original $1,300 MSRP, the Vostro 3500 has depreciated to about $415 today — an annual rate near 8.9%. Projected forward, another two years bring it to roughly $344, a 17% drop. The curve is steady rather than steep.

How it compares

The Dell Latitude 7330 ($447) and Latitude 5530 ($475) are the natural step-up alternatives — newer Latitude-tier hardware for a bit more money. Below it, the Dell Latitude 3510 ($378) and Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 ($390) are slightly cheaper, but the Vostro 3500's combination of Iris Xe graphics and 64 GB of RAM is hard to match at its price.

Bottom line

The Vostro 3500 is fairly priced for the class and offers a genuinely balanced configuration: a modern quad-core CPU, Iris Xe graphics that punch above the category median, and a generous 64 GB of RAM. Buyers looking for a do-it-all business laptop without a serious weak spot get honest value here. The only reason to look elsewhere is a specific need for a premium-tier Latitude build or a stronger discrete GPU.