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Dynabook Tecra A40-J (PMM10A-01N00C) review

Dynabook Tecra A40-J (PMM10A-01N00C)

CHOICE Expert Rating

72%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good screen
  • Very good viewing angles
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Gigabit Ethernet port
  • microSD card slot
  • Includes a webcam cover, and a cable lock facility for physical security
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio quality
  • CPU performance was slower than expected

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
72%
Performance score
63%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
71%
Display score
80%
Audio score
40%
Wi-Fi score
80%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2644
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3569
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
43
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:33
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:16
Expert tester comments
Dynabook's Tecra A40-J is a 14-inch laptop with a very good screen, speedy storage, and good battery life. It has plenty of features, ranging from Thunderbolt 4 ports, to a webcam privacy screen, and it's suitable as a work-from-home computer. The only downsides are poor audio and that its CPU performed slightly slower than we expected.

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
$1,949.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
187
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
25 x 220 x 324

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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