Pros

  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
  • Pleasantly light and compact

Cons

  • Needs more USB ports
  • Could use slightly more pixels on screen

At A Glance

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
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7
Processor speed 2800.0 MHz
Cache size 4.0 KB
Processor count 2
Memory
Memory size 8000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 14.0 inches
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 750.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Other storage
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 6.7 hours
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • Mini DisplayPort
Slots
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 13.1 inches
Depth 9.2 inches
Height 1.0 inches
Weight with Accessories 5.4 pounds
Weight 4.4 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software Roxio Creaotr Starter;
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Input devices Touchpad (multitouch)

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
Idle power usage 11.2  Watts
Sleep power usage 0.9  Watt hours
Off power usage 0.2  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 261  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 287  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 321  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 172  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 279  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 167  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 231
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 93.94  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, 800 by 600 78.52  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 59.64  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 26.92  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 21.55  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 47  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 39.13  Frames per second (higher is better)
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)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 78.88  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 58.23  Frames per second (higher is better)