Dell Precision 3540 is €197 cheaper today, 47% below the other.
Over the 42 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Dell Precision 3540 was the cheaper one on 42 of 42 days, by €25 to €190, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
Linux support and the screen both differ between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Dell Precision 3540€213 now
- HP ZBook 14u G5€403 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Dell Precision 3540Online Used Laptops
- €213
- HP ZBook 14u G5PCLiquidations
- €403
Every week, as a table
| Week | Dell Precision 3540 | HP ZBook 14u G5 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €378 | €403 |
| 31 August 2026 | €375 | €403 |
| 7 September 2026 | €228 | €403 |
| 14 September 2026 | €213 | €403 |
| 21 September 2026 | €213 | €269 |
| 28 September 2026 | €213 | €403 |
| 5 October 2026 | €213 | €403 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Dell Precision 3540 | HP ZBook 14u G5 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Dell Precision 3540 certified with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS”ubuntu.com, checked 6 September 2026. | nobody has published this yet |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “there are two RAM DIMMs that can total up to 32GB of DDR4 memory.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “Two SODIMM slots supporting dual-channel memory”gzhls.at, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “Great viewing angles and contrast ratio (BOE NV156FHM-N4H (BOE0869))”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “Overall, we would class image quality as satisfactory. However, we would have expected a higher quality display given that HP is marketing the ZBook 14u G5 as a workstation.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
Dell Precision 3540 and HP ZBook 14u G5Dell Precision 3540 and HP ZBook 14u G5 each have a page of their own.