New name, the same great laptop computer

From time to time, companies make really bone decisions, and this is exactly And replace it with something general. It seems as if Ford decided to rename Mustang and prepare it for sports instead. meaningless. But now that XPS has become a premium, it’s time to see if another 14-inch of Dell-Dell 14 Premium (see what this looks stupid?)-He still has the DNA that made its predecessor one of the best notebook families for more than a decade.

Design and display: How to put Dell P in installment

Instead of fully redesigned it to match its updated name, Dell for 2025 kept the same structure that it used in XPS 14 for the past year. I am not angry at all because it is still one of the most beautiful notes books on the market today. Its aluminum structure has clean lines, gorilla 3 glass surface, the appropriate amount of ports for a laptop this size: three USB-C holes with Thunderbolt 4, 3.5 mm audio socket and microSD aperture. This is important, because the younger brothers in the 14 Premium-XPS 13 (which is not renamed yet because it has not been updated this year)-does not contain a headphone socket or a built-in card reader. However, in between 3.66 and 3.79 pounds depending on the offer you choose, the 14 installment is heavier than some of its similar competitors such as MacBook Pro 14 inches (3.4 pounds). The difference is so enough that I do not bother me.

There is also a glass wrist with the touch plate that is invisible in the deck, which may make it difficult to use. However, since the tracking area is completely huge (it extends over the entire area below the distance bar in addition to the correct alternative and fallen switches), I never felt annoying or just as I needed to actively search for the index. I also appreciate how DELL found space for loudspeakers on both sides of the keyboard.

On the other hand, the Dell touch buttons may be the most controversial number. There is no objection to adjusting the sound level and brightness, but replacing the physical keys to escape and deleting them with touch screen options, but they are a bit strange. Especially if you need to use Windows Ctrl + Alt + Del classic and you have to click on regular keys and touch control elements in one movement. The touch keys are also not stopped when the backlight of the keyboard is disabled, but it is at least enough enough that it does not distract its attention.

As for the display, Premium 14 comes by default with a 14.5 -inch IPS width of 120 Hz. However, in our review unit, I was using the 3.2 -kg optional OLED panel, and I must say, it is definitely worth $ 200. This is because the OLED screen contains a little less brightness (400 shampoo for 500 IPS networks), the more colorful colors chain and improved contrast percentage are more than compensation for this palaces.

Performance: not the most modern, but still is very versatile

The Dell 14 Premium base comes with the Intel Core Ultra 7 255H CPU, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of M.2 storage. However, our review unit includes an additional memory (32 GB), and SSD is the largest (1 TB) and perhaps most importantly, the NVIDIA RTX 4050 graphics processing unit.

Finally, this is a good management package, as Dell’s default preparation has more than sufficient performance to deal with any level of regular productivity. By adding to support separate graphics, suddenly you have a device that is noticeably equipped to care for the most demanding tasks such as video editing or even games in working hours. Grant, the 14550 RTX 4050 card is a generation that has recently become a generation, but it was strong enough to reach 60 frames per second in Cyberpunk 2077 in 1080 pixels on high settings (with dlss set on a balanced), which is not very heavy consideration of pregnancy.

Battery life: Good enough

Dell 14 Premium packages are good but not of the battery life thanks to the 69.5 -hour power package. On the Test Test Modern offices from PCMARM10, it lasted 8 hours and 30 minutes And the past year But it is still far from the real systems of confusion, such as (12:43) or even .

conclusion

Even with a new and somewhat inspiring name, it may not be a surprise that Dell 14 Premium is still one of the best Windows laptops on the market. It contains the same elegant design from the back when it was still called XPS 14, but with some refreshing specifications and ingredients for the year 2025. Its structure gives you a wonderful balance between its modern simplicity and ease of use, while promotions such as the OLED screen and its separate drawings give you the ability to build a multi -use device but still very portable.

Now I admit that the fully loaded audit unit is expensive at the price of $ 2,450, although I will mention that Dell is currently running the sale of $ 200 of this cost. Regardless, with the start of the basic model of $ 1650 (before discounts) or $ 1850 when pairing with the OLED optional panel from Dell (which everyone should think at least), the 14 installment still looks like a great deal. And when you think that XPS 13 do not get any updates this year in addition to the presence of the least outlets, the option becomes more clear. If you are going to spend my money on a traditional laptop computer, this is the laptop that I will get.