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Dell Inspiron 14 5000 (5402/5409) review

Dell Inspiron 14 5000 (5402/5409)

CHOICE Expert Rating

72%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good screen
  • Very good viewing angles
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • CPU performance was slower than expected

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
72%
Performance score
56%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
68%
Display score
81%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
70%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
972
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2375
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
32
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:18
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:35
Expert tester comments
Dell's Inspiron 14 5000 is relatively slim and highly portable 14-inch laptop, yet still provides a full-sized HDMI port and a microSD card slot. It's a decent laptop with a very good screen that's suitable for everyday office and school tasks, but we did find it to be sluggish compared to laptops with the same CPU.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,299.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1135G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
174
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 215 x 321

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
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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