Table 11. Storage specifications (continued)
Storage type
Interface type
Capacity
M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe QLC solid-state
drive
PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4
Up to 1 TB
M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Class 40 solid-
state drive
PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4
Up to 2 TB
Media-card reader
The following table lists the media cards supported by your Inspiron 15 3521.
Table 12. Media-card reader specifications
Description
Values
Media-card type
One SD 3.0 card
Media-cards supported
●
Secure Digital (SD)
●
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
●
Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)
NOTE:
The maximum capacity supported by the media-card reader varies depending on the standard of the media card
installed in your computer.
Keyboard
The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Inspiron 15 3521.
Table 13. Keyboard specifications
Description
Values
Keyboard type
●
Standard backlit keyboard
●
Standard non-backlit keyboard
Keyboard layout
QWERTY
Number of keys
●
United States and Canada: 99 keys
●
United Kingdom: 100 keys
●
Japan: 103 keys
Keyboard size
X = 18.70 mm key pitch
Y = 18.05 mm key pitch
Keyboard shortcuts
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them.
These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to
perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character,
press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary
functions, press Fn and the desired key.
NOTE:
You can define the primary behavior of the
function keys (F1–F12) changing
Function Key Behavior
in BIOS setup program.
Specifications of Inspiron 15 3521
15