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Dell Inspiron 14 5485 2-in-1 review

Dell Inspiron 14 5485 2-in-1

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • SD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio quality
  • Soft and grainy webcam image

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
57%
Tablet use score
57%
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
63%
Display score
76%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
69%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
826
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1502
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
31
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:32
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:25
Expert tester comments
This AMD-based Dell Inspiron 14 can be used as a regular laptop, or even as a tablet if you tilt the screen all the way back around. Granted, it will be a heavy tablet, but you can easily write and draw on it while it's resting flat on a desk. Apart from that, you get good connectivity options, and reasonably good screen. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
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
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,104.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.1
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
198
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.7
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 233 x 328

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
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
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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