Pros
- Good battery life, classy industrial design
- Handsome, high-res display; good audio and webcam
Cons
- Narrow field of vision
- Heavy and on the pricey side for its screen size
At A Glance
The Dell XPS 14 excels at multimedia, boasts great battery life, and performs decently--but it's heavy and a bit pricey.
Manufacturer’s Description
Live your busy life with the thin, sleek and fun Inspiron 14z. Its compact, thin aluminum design packs impressive productivity and entertainment features you want at the right price.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | FNCWE06 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 1.9 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 | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.2 inches |
| Depth | 9.2 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.7 pounds |
| Weight | 4.7 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 111 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 7:37 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 32.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 3666 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 12 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 492.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 466 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 86 |
| Working power usage | 3 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 9.1 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 208 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 336.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 135.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Score | 84 |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 20.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 27.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 28.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 41.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 34.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 52.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 56.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 88.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
