Dell Precision 3551 is €45 cheaper today, 21% below the other.
Over the 29 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Dell Precision 3551 was the cheaper one on 29 of 29 days, by €10 to €44, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
All three differ: Linux support, RAM and the screen.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Dell Precision 3551€169 now
- HP ZBook Firefly G8€212 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Dell Precision 3551Online Used Laptops
- €169
- HP ZBook Firefly G8Online Used Laptops
- €212
Every week, as a table
| Week | Dell Precision 3551 | HP ZBook Firefly G8 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | €181 | €191 |
| 14 September 2026 | €169 | €179 |
| 21 September 2026 | €169 | €179 |
| 28 September 2026 | €169 | €179 |
| 5 October 2026 | €169 | €212 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Dell Precision 3551 | HP ZBook Firefly G8 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “System Ubuntu 20.04”linux-hardware.org, checked 6 September 2026. | nobody has published this yet |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Two-SODIMM slots”dell.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “The dGPU-enabled laptops come with soldered memory (but luckily it can be in dual-channel mode) so you have to be careful when you’re configuring this kind of device – the maximum supported memory capacity is 32GB of DDR4-3200MHz.”laptopmedia.com, checked 7 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “other characteristics like brightness, response times, and colors are average at best to represent a budget display.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “The display (LGD06F1) has a good contrast ratio, it doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment, its viewing angles are comfortable, and the only cons are the narrow color coverage which comes with inaccurate colors.”laptopmedia.com, checked 7 September 2026. |
Dell Precision 3551 and HP ZBook Firefly G8Dell Precision 3551 and HP ZBook Firefly G8 each have a page of their own.