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Dynabook Portege X40L-K (PZA11A-006003) review

Dynabook Portege X40L-K (PZA11A-006003)

CHOICE Expert Rating

78%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good screen
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Very good battery life
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good viewing angles
  • Lightweight laptop
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor webcam quality
  • Webcam privacy shutter can be awkward to close and open

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
78%
Performance score
67%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
81%
Display score
83%
Audio score
65%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1642
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3037
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
9:10
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:35
Expert tester comments
Dynabook's Portege X40L-K is very light (just over 1kg) and highly portable. Despite this, it has a very good array of ports along its sides (including two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and even Gigabit Ethernet), meaning it's a lightweight laptop with few compromises. The screen is vibrant and bright, and the keyboard is very comfortable to type on. The main drawback is a poor webcam, but for the most part, it's a great all-round laptop.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
3
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,288.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1240P
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.7
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
417
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 225 x 313

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
1

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