Dell Inspiron 11 3168 review

Carry-First, Compute-Optional: The 3168

The Dell Inspiron 11 3168 is the convertible sibling of the 3162, built around a Celeron N3060. No listing price is recorded. Its sheet pairs a mobility reading of 98 — high band, 96% above the general-class median — with a composite score of 30 that sits well below it.

Where it holds up

Mobility at 98 is the flagged strength, and portability backs it at 89.5 in the top band. Performance overall reads 45.85, mid-band — noticeably higher than the 3162's 0.37, thanks to the N3060's recorded scores. Gaming posts 71 in the high band, the reading this old integrated graphics earns on the scoring scale; on 2016 Celeron silicon the honest interpretation is old-hardware placement, not modern playability. Portability at 89.5 in the top band completes the carry-first profile: this record is easiest to defend as a portable, hardest as a workstation.

Where it falls short

The composite score of 30 sits 43% below the class median of 53 — the flagged weakness. Modeling reads 26, engineering CAD 19, and photo design 29, all low band. There is no office or value reading in this record at all, which limits what can be claimed either way about daily productivity or pricing.

Price and depreciation

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

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 11 3169 in this batch is the thinner-record variant of the same chassis with a mobility reading of 98 and a performance index of 0. The Chromebook 3120 trades to the same portability tier under ChromeOS.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. Carries like a top-quarter machine, computes like a bottom-third one — the 45.85 performance reading is its best argument over its siblings.