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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 review

Dell 14 Plus DB14250

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
Recommended
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad (large)
  • Very good webcam
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, Wi-Fi)
  • Very good screen
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • The two USB-C ports have different speeds and it is hard to know which is which

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
69%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
82%
Battery life score
73%
Display score
81%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
77%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
3760
Storage read-speed (MBps)
4588
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
67
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
11:37
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:37
Expert tester comments
The Dell 14 Plus is a Copilot PC equipped with one of Intel's newest Core Ultra 7 processors, which provides an increased balanced between power and efficiency. Overall performance was decent for general processing and graphics tasks, while battery life was good at over 11 and a half hours in our tests. A matte, 14-inch screen with a 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution, 1TB storage drive, a very comfortable keyboard, and a very good webcam, are other standout features of this laptop.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$2,089.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2560 x 1600
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.2
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Arc 140V
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
872
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
7
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
18 x 227 x 319

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
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
1
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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