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Dynabook Portege X40-J (PPH11A-097002) review

Dynabook Portege X40-J (PPH11A-097002)

CHOICE Expert Rating

74%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • CPU performance was slower than expected
  • Small touchpad area

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
74%
Performance score
61%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
72%
Display score
83%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
77%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2641
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3540
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
39
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:15
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:27
Expert tester comments
Dynabook's Portege X40-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 real downside is 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
$1,771.00

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)
188
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 219 x 322

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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