Pros
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Pleasantly light and compact
Cons
- Needs more USB ports
- Could use slightly more pixels on screen
Bottom Line
Dell's XPS 14z offers a balanced approach to thin-and-light, full featured laptops, but has only two USB ports.
Manufacturer’s Description
Dell Xps 14Z Laptop thinnest, fully featured laptop with a built-in DVD player. At 0.9-inch thin, this beauty packs the power of 2nd Gen Intel Core processors into a 14-inch body.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | FNCWE20H |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 4.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2800.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 8000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 750.0 GB |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | 1 |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 6.7 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Video Interfaces |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Input devices | Touchpad (multitouch) |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.4 pounds |
| Height | 1.0 inches |
| Weight | 4.4 pounds |
| Depth | 9.2 inches |
| Width | 13.1 inches |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Roxio Creaotr Starter; |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 136 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:29 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 187 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 326 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 156 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Off power usage | 0.2 Watt hours |
| Sleep power usage | 0.9 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 11.2 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 321 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 279 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 261 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 287 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 172 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 167 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 231 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 31.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 25.01 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 93.94 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 21.55 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 26.92 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 39.13 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 78.52 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 47 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 71.43 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 59.64 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 58.23 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 78.88 Frames per second (higher is better) |
Dell XPS 14z Bests MacBook Pro in Thinness and Price
