Customer Ratings & Reviews

This laptop has been the best purchase I have made as a young adult, you don’t realize how much you need a laptop until you actually have one. I was able to finance it with 0 interest for 3ish months and it runs everything perfectly, I can have 2 different desktops open running different applications and it works like a charm. It works fast even with rough internet and has great battery life. For all of the people saying x84 ARM is out of date, I think snapdragon might have brought it back. It’s capability of running good code, and many apps mixed with being a competing gaming experience now is up to par or better than “gaming” laptops that run even worse frames and worse on other applications for an extra 500 bucks. The affordability is unmatched for a pc that is actually reliable.

Dell inspiron 14 plus is not a head turner but a mid range laptop for everyday use. It has a sturdy feel and a professional slim metal look. The 14-inch screen is available in different resolutions, from 2.2K to QHD+ (2560x1600). The display is sharp, bright, and anti-glare, but it has a standard 60Hz refresh rate. The keyboard is comfortable with well spaced keys and has a backlight to assist in dark. Battery performance is decent enough to get through everyday work. It offers plenty of connectivity options, including USB-C (with Thunderbolt support), USB-A, HDMI, and a microSD slot, making it versatile for various devices. I find it light weight and portable.

It's an excellent laptop. Its fast, quiet, light and the screen is great.

This laptop offers an excellent balance of performance and usability. It runs quietly, has exceptional storage so you don’t have to rely on the cloud, and the touchscreen is outstanding. My only minor drawback is that it feels lighter than expected, though that could be a plus for portability. Overall, I’d definitely buy it again - especially if I find it on sale.

I really like this computer, I bought it to use as my work computer (I am a commissary manager for a bagel company) and am constantly moving around and using the computer in different locations, carrying it around, etc.. it has pretty good battery life. I charge it maybe twice per week, if not less, and I would say I use it 2-4 hours per day. I had to change the settings so make it so it would shut itself off completely after xx amount of time since I get pulled away so often and I don't want it just constantly asleep as that's not good for the computer. The touch screen works really well, it's snappy and it accurate. The computer as a whole is also pretty snappy, like fast moving between tasks, loading times are pretty minimal. For a good work or school laptop, I would highly recommend this computer. My only complaint is the web cam has been a bit finicky. It'll work to unlock the computer, it'll work in some apps but then in Google meet it claims another app is using the camera, which is not at all true. It will be the only thing open and I get that same error message. Wildly frustrating. But all in all, for the price this computer is an absolute steal.

I use this laptop for work and its made it pretty easy. I can run mutiple tabs without glitch. It pops up the right notifications and its not too big.

Loving the new Dell XPS 13 (Snapdragon X Elite). The OLED screen is stunning, the keyboard and trackpad feel fantastic, and the whole machine has a solid, premium feel—easily more enjoyable to use than my MacBook Air M4. Super quiet too, which I appreciate. Windows 11 has really matured, and it shows on this laptop. That said, only having 2 USB-C ports is a drag. Also, when hooked up to an external monitor, the display quality isn’t as sharp or color-accurate as my Mac or Lunar Lake machines. Still, overall it’s a premium ultrabook that feels worth the money.

I really like this laptop! It is reliable and I love the touch screen. I previously had the Dell 14 2 in 1 laptop. I don't consider this one much of a downgrade, as it offers the same features except for the tablet mode. I would buy it again!!

I bought this in excellent condition used for 391.99 and it was practically brand new. I use it for school and light gaming, it has minimal issues. Great purchase at a great price.

I bought this laptop brand new, but it came with a defective keyboard key. Unfortunately, I missed the 14-day return window, which forced me into a warranty repair process. Within the first month of ownership, the laptop was disassembled twice - first during an onsite repair (which was performed incorrectly, leaving a visible gap in the chassis, see attached photo), and then again at a depot service. While it is now technically functional, the original factory build quality was not restored. The keyboard feels looser than when the device was new, making it feel more like a refurbished unit than a brand-new purchase. Thoroughly check every single key and port on day one. If you find any issue, return or exchange the device within the return window. Do not rely on Dell's warranty repair to restore a brand-new feel, you will end up with a regretted purchase like me

It was a really good decision to buy this product. The product looks beautiful, and the service is superb. It was the best purchase I've made in a long time.

Dell Inspiron 14 Plus - Snapdragon X Plus Quick Overview ================================= Is it time for Windows on Arm to succeed? Microsoft has tried unsuccessfully (unlike Apple who has transitioned very well to their M1-M3 chips) to use Arm-based CPUs to power PCs but for multiple reasons, it hasn't really taken off. Perhaps now, with Qualcomm's most powerful Snapdragon X processors, an optimized Windows built for Arm, partnering with many of the largest software companies in the world to provide Arm-based versions, and a faster compatibility layer for x86/x64 applications that don't run natively on Arm, it could be that the 3rd time is the charm. Overall build ================================= Here we're looking at the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus spec'd out with the Snapdragon X Plus (also available with the faster Elite), 16GB of RAM, a 512GB NVMe SSD, and a nice 2560x1600 IPS touchscreen all in a 3 pound package. It looks and feels pretty premium, perhaps a bit unlike the Inspirons of the past. It's all-metal and feels solid without any creaking or flexing. On the left side, there's a microSD card slot and two USB-C ports that work for connectivity and charging. The right side has a combo headphone/mic jack and a single USB-A port for older devices or a dongle. Opening it up, we see the relatively bright (400 nits) and color-accurate (100% sRGB) IPS display. Sure, it's not OLED, but colors are great and there's no burn-in to worry about. Dell touts the 2560x1600 @ 60hz, 16x10 aspect ratio, display to fit more work on the screen at a time. After living in a widescreen world, it's nice to get just a bit more room for arranging windows usefully. The keyboard itself is very nice and provides a good typing experience. It's backlit and quiet with a smooth touchpad. The power button doubles as a fingerprint reader which works quickly and accurately. The 1080p webcam works for Windows Hello as well. Sure, the arrow keys are a bit squished, but that's normal for fitting a decently-sized keyboard into a 14" frame. Next to the arrow keys is a new one - the Co-pilot key. More on that later! Overall I'd say this is a solidly built laptop and elevates the Inspiron brand quite a bit. I have an Intel-based Inspiron 16 and it's safe to say Dell is investing more money and resources to give users a more premium feel. Performance ================================= Here's the most important section! All we need to see based on the previously poor Windows-on-Arm performances is a Windows experience that's not terrible slow and stuttering. Well, I'm happy to say that Windows-on-Arm has finally arrived! Windows itself is snappy and after a brief setup that shows you an intro to some AI/NPU-powered new features, you're ready to use your new laptop and if you didn't know it was Windows-on-Arm, you wouldn't know the difference! I'm confident that for everyday tasks including MS Office, browsing, and listening to music, most people would never know we've secretly swapped out their Intel/AMD CPU for something different from Qualcomm! Microsoft has partnered with some leading software companies to ensure that there will be Arm-based versions for programs like Adobe's Creative Suite and Davinci Resolve. The second one is the one I have been itching to try! I use Davinci Resolve to render videos for YouTube and I'm used to using it on a beefy Windows computer (i9-13th generation, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4080) even though I don't have the Studio license for GPU acceleration. I took two different videos in their raw form (multiple videos recorded on Google Pixel 8 Pro, some still images, separate audio recorded via a Rode mic, some title overlays, and subtitles) and moved the entire project over to the Snapdragon X Plus-powered Dell. I figured if this new laptop was just 25-30% slower that would be a win since I didn't expect much. Well, apparently I didn't bank on the fact that Davinci Resolve worked hand-in-hand with Microsoft to allow full GPU (Adreno) acceleration in the free version of Davinci Resolve on Arm. What that means is that this laptop was actually faster than my "beast" of a laptop I was using because I couldn't take advantage of GPU acceleration without purchasing a Studio license. Here are my times on both devices rendering a 1080p video for YouTube (mp4, h.264): Asus ROG G18 (i9-13th, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4080) 1 gig of video and files - 2:52 7 gig of video and files - 14:01 Dell Inspiron Plus (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, Adreno) 1 gig of video and files - 0:53 7 gig of video and files - 5:08 OK so this isn't really apples-to-apples since I'm not using GPU-acceleration on my G18 without a Studio license (specifically for h.264). I'm sure if I had GPU-acceleration on my G18 it would beas fast if not faster based on the sheer specs. Still, the fact that I don't have to spend extra money on a license is something to consider! OK so what about applications that aren't optimized for Windows-on-Arm? Well, Microsoft developed a compatibility layer (Prism) that's much better than in the past. Applications should install just like you're used to and function (though possibly slower or with other issues) as well. Rode Connect is an app for maximizing the recording options of Rode microphones and I didn't expect it to work well with Windows on Arm, but after a longer-than-usual installation, it's working fine. I was able to detect my mic, record, and adjust the options to achieve the same quality I was used to on my other Intel-powered PCs. Some games may be too taxing for the compatibility layer, but there are some games that are optimized and run well. There's a website called worksonwoa.com (for Works on Windows-on-Arm) that is keeping track of many games and how they run. Some games you may know like Witcher 3, Control and Stardew Valley should work fine. Though Cyberpunk 2077 installs and runs, it was pretty choppy (sub 30 fps) even at resolutions less than 1080p. Skyrim works (obviously at native resolution) well at 1080p or below to at near 30-40 fps. Sure, they won't be awesome like a dedicated gaming PC, but they do work at lower settings. The Adreno GPU isn't a bad GPU at all. Sure, some games will crash or not work but I think given time and Microsoft's investment, Windows gaming on Arm may really, finally, come to fruition in the next generation with this iteration being a great first step. Battery life: A key benefit of using Qualcomm's Arm-based SOCs is battery life. Rated at more than 20 hours of battery life, I could easily go two days of light to medium work without plugging in. Admittedly, I plugged it in for testing games and Davinci Resolve, but for browsing, YouTube, Netflix and other tasks on the couch, I could go two days of normal usage (including sleeping!). Range/charge anxiety is definitely a thing of the past. I'm one of those that ensures the battery health setting is enabled and I always travel with a charger. I could see myself going on a 2 day trip without having to worry about this. In a pinch, you could always use any USB-C charger. Co-pilot and AI/NPU-powered features ====================================== A big differentiator between this Snapdragon X Plus-powered device and those that came before it is a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) that helps perform AI-related tasks without going out to the cloud. If you're using to using ChatGPT or other LLMs, you're interacting with a model that's powered by some cloud-hosted infrastructure. If you want locally-powered AI benefits, you'll need an NPU that has been built and programmed to perform these tasks on-chip/on-device. Some new features that take advantage of this are: Cocreator in Paint, Live Captions, and Windows Studio Effects for enhancing your video calls and meetings. Additionally, you can use the dedicated Co-pilot key to launch your local AI assistant to help you keep tabs on things, create pictures (see my review photos) and more. Cocreator works with you within Paint to enhance your drawing in real-time. For example, if you wanted to draw a sunny day with mountains and trees, you'd type that into the prompt box and then start drawing with lines, brushes, and shapes. From there, you'll see Cocreator making a preview for you that you can then incorporate into your own drawing. You can also tweak it and apply different styles before using it. I think it's very interesting and as a wannabe-artist, I feel like it's a good way to whip up some quick and refined "clip art" or something to use in a presentation or a blog post. If I'm out to create my next "masterpiece", I'll do it on my own. Live captions were pretty impressive and if you open up Task Manager at the same time, you'll see that it's using the NPU to translate more than 40 languages in real-time. This could be very useful if you're offline or if you're simply watching a video or having a video meeting where there aren't any subtitles or captions available. I tested this with some Japanese anime since I do know what the output should look like and overall it was very close. For translations, there's often enough room for interpretation that one person's subtitles may differ from another person's, but the meaning was mostly there. I see this as a very useful tool if you needed to get some data in your own language from videos or other media where there aren't any captions. Windows Studio Effects help enhance not just video, but sound quality in video calls. Besides better, more accurate blurring of backgrounds, there's also some AI-powered eye contact options to help make it look like you're paying attention =). Your video can also be cropped/framed like you may have seen on some high-end room video conferencing systems. Lastly, Voice Focus can help filter out background noise. We've seen features like this before on applications that you use for video calls, but now these can be powered by a dedicated processor on your own PC. I didn't see any diff

I was excited to receive my Dell Inspiron 14 Plus laptop in the pretty Ice Blue color and the Copilot+ feature. Upon opening the lid after charging fully there is a great, easy to use backlit keyboard and a matte finish touch screen. No glare! Next I connected to my WiFi network. It then asks you to name your device and started a Windows update. While it was updating the laptop shows some of the various programs it offers for you to use. It also updated the system firmware. My laptop is equipped with the Windows 11 Home, Snapdragon X Plus, XIP-64-100, 16GB memory, 512GB SSD and for Graphics Qualcomm Adreno GPU. I really like the size too! 14 is not too big and not too small ~ just perfect for everything I do. Lightweight as well for easy transport. I decided to use a 4 digit code to sign in although you can set up Face ID or fingerprint. Next was the Privacy Settings with various choices to choose from. Because I own a newer Dell All-In-One computer I decided to just restore my settings from that computer to this one. Made it a lot easier and convenient. Now for the best part of this laptop! I never used Copilot before but once I did I was totally hooked! No matter what questions I threw out to her she gave me detailed answers and I mean detailed. No more using online search engines and trying to pick the right link. I was asking a number of medical questions due to my husband just having surgery and I got all the information I needed. So very helpful and truly impressive. Instead of taking me hours searching it was literally taking minutes. Outstanding! The speed on this laptop is fantastic ~ everything loaded so fast with no lag. Superb battery life as well. I started using it at 100% and was on it for over 5 hours. The battery was still at 86% and the case was only mildly warm ~ not hot like my other laptops get. So very quiet although there are fans inside. The sound watching films online was really great and of course the picture quality is excellent too. I am not a true gamer so the ARM feature I didn't try and can't comment on. Listening to music was definitely pleasing to my ears in all genres. I cannot say enough about how much I really love this Dell laptop! From the Copilot+ to amazing speed it's awesome all the way around. I highly recommend it ~ worth 5 stars and more! I've already talked my best friend into the purchase of one. Yes, it's that wonderful! You will not be disappointed in this purchase! Dell you have a definite winner here!

Wow, I was impressed with the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus and the new Snapdragon X Plus CPU. It is fast and snappy. This is a great device for the average person who wants to browse the web, check emails, and do the daily task. The experience was great because I didn't have to worry about battery life. I got 14 hours of video playback at 40% brightness and the best battery settings. I was getting 10-12 hours of battery life when doing other tasks. That is all-day goodness which is new for Windows laptops. The laptop is very lightweight and offers a great package for on-the-go. You get a good screen with good colors. The speakers were quite good as well. The keyboard will be kind of shallow. Some may care for it some may not. I don't mind it because I have another Dell Inspiron with the same keyboard. So all day typing was no problem for me. The clicks are not that loud. The speakers are upward facing making the experience much clearer and giving more clarity. There was not as much bass though but that was fine. You get 2 woofers and 2 tweeters making the experience more lively. The QHD+ screen grants sRGB 100% and gets bright enough for day-to-day tasks. Now the Snapdragon X Plus CPU was extremely quick, fast, and snappy. No lags or stutters when it came to browsing the web or loading things. Maybe that is also because of the 8448 MT/s FAST RAM. I think that is the fastest RAM you can get now. You also get a WIFI 7 card which delivers fast WIFI speeds when connected to my WIFI 7 router. For ports, you get 2 USB-C which offers 40 Gbps speeds. You also get 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 A port. When you charge the laptop you do lose access to one of the USB-C ports. You also get an audio jack port and a micro SD card slot. I wish this was a standard SD card slot. Now for the Windows Copilot+ features... I tried them and I didn't care for them. I just don't have the usage for them. Also, I'm not a fan of having things limit my creativity. The one feature I see as a benefit is the Live Captions feature. I'm all for better communication The Windows Studio Effect was not for me. Yes, you can blur the background but that was the only benefit I got. The Cocreator can take your creations and generate AI images. It takes your image and words typed so it can generate the image. Sadly, all the images looked too artificial and not very real. I feel like the Copilot+ features are not very useful for most people. They were not very useful to me. The negatives about this laptop. With the name Plus, I thought the build quality would have better and stronger aluminum. Don't get me wrong the build quality is good and will last. But it feels the same as my regular Dell Inspiron 14. Also, the trackpad is not the most aesthetically pleasing. It feels kind of cheap but it still works. Yet, in the top right and left region there is no clicking anything. The RAM is not upgradable sadly. I would have loved to see this would 32GB of RAM! Overall, the laptop itself is great and offers a good experience. You get an all-day battery life. You get an extremely snappy device that will handle most of the needs of the average person. You get a good screen with good speakers. Lastly, you get good portability in a lightweight package.

I have been super stoked to get my hands on the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus featuring a Snapdragon X Plus processor. I geek out a bit at the prospect of new hardware in the PC space. While ARM PCs running Windows have existed for a few years now, this latest push for the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus is my first foray with the hardware. I have a feeling that will be the case for many people. Unfortunately, I must say at the beginning that I am not entirely sold on Windows 11 on ARM. There is a ton of potential and I hope that this recent push of Snapdragon X Co-Pilot PCs helps with the development of native applications. This could be my favorite laptop at this point next year, but as of right now, I have some mixed feelings. I think this laptop is good: it has an excellent screen, good keyboard, WiFi7, a dedicated NPU, and excellent battery life, but that does not seem to matter when applications are still not compatible, or applications run slower than a comparable PC with an AMD or Intel processor because the application is running through emulation. I do recommend the laptop. But users will need to check with their specific work or school needs to see if the PC is right for them. Installation / Setup: The laptop comes with the base computer and Dell’s standard at this point 65w USB-C charger. Turning the laptop on, Microsoft will guide you through the setup process. As to be expected, there were a fair amount of driver and software updates out of the box all handled through Windows Update. Experience: The Good: The first thing that stood out to me was this screen. The colors and black levels look great. I noticed no stuck pixels or light bleed. The speakers are loud. The webcam comes with a Windows Hello facial recognition scanner. You also have Dell’s trusty fingerprint reader. All worked very well. The keyboard and trackpad are great as per usual with Dell. Most of the hardware internals on the PC come from Qualcomm. I had some concerns about hardware compatibility, but Bluetooth microphones and USB headphones worked well. I had no printer compatibility issues. I heard about some potential quirks with Canon software, but I did not experience any hardware related hang-ups in my testing. However, I do not think you will be making many hardware upgrades on the internals. The machine simply does not appear to be as receptive to internal hardware changes or upgrades. Battery life is good. It is not 20 hours good. It is 10 to 12 hours good. Still. That is good. Microsoft Co-Pilot A.I. features work well. I have been using Co-Pilot for a while to help research a book I am working on. I was amazed that an A.I. tool could help me develop a character for my work. The Bad: The obvious thing that stood out to me was software compatibility. Many apps do work. Some applications have native ARM variants and the installers for those applications will detect the ARM processor when you go to set up or download the application. For instance, Chrome and CPU-Z have ARM variants. Windows applications like Office 365 work well. If an application is native for the CPU, it works great. But occasionally I would discover an application that did not work. For instance, I use the AppleTV and Apple Music apps, but those applications are not ARM compatible. Some applications will work in an apparent emulation mode. But that emulation takes a hit to the CPU performance. If you are looking into this PC, I would suggest making sure your important applications are compatible with the processor first. This is not meant to condemn the laptop. There is a lot of potential here. But students and people working from home will need to make sure that software and hardware compatibility is present before diving in. I tried testing out some games. I know this machine is not marketed for gaming, but I had to check. I thought I even read that this processor and GPU would run many games in emulation. But I had absolutely no luck. Sorry SIMS 4 players, this laptop did not work for me. Sorry Helldivers, you will not be spreading managed Democracy. It seems that nearly any game with an anti-cheat feature will struggle to even launch. I could not get any of my recent Steam library games to work on this laptop. I cannot claim that was an exhaustive test, but I was a tad disappointed. I was able to benchmark the CPU and the GPU using 3DMark. CPU numbers were good, but GPU numbers were abysmal. But I am not sure what good the recent benchmarks are if there is a performance hit due to emulation. So, if you want to play any games on this PC, I recommend streaming over Steam or a service like Geforce Now. Also, the laptop is hurting for connectivity. You get two USB-C ports (one of which will be dedicated to the charger), one USB-A port, a MicroSD slot, and a headphone jack. That is it. The laptop is really pushing wireless peripherals or dedicated docking solutions. Conclusion: I do like this laptop. I love the screen, but I cannot watch my purchased AppleTV movies and shows. Hopefully, software updates will continue, and more apps will gain ARM support. At the moment, it feels like there are two versions of Windows 11 and Windows applications: programs for X86 and programs for ARM. Many X86 programs will work in emulation at a slight performance hit, but others will not run at all in their current state... If you are primarily seeking a laptop for web applications, Microsoft Office, and some Adobe products, this laptop is great. It will work perfectly. But if you have specific software and networking requirements for work or school, you will need to do some research to decide if this laptop will work for you now or in the future. That ambiguity and the abysmal GPU performance are the only things keeping me from saying this is a 5/5 must buy. As is, I would say the laptop is more of a 3.5 or 4. It is a good machine. Hopefully future application updates and conversions will make it even better.

The Dell Inspiron line of laptops is not one in my mind that has ever stood out in terms of high quality or excellence. Still, this model is certainly attractive given the exciting and innovative new chip it contains that is brand new in the CPU market. For the price, Dell has put a lot of good features into this laptop. One of the top features compared to Apple competitors is that this laptop has a fingerprint scanner AND Windows Hello face recognition for biometric security. Another feature that is a win over current MacBook competitors is that this laptop has a touchscreen. I personally don’t bother with touchscreens on laptops, but there are plenty of prospective buyers for whom this might be a make-or-break feature. Now to discuss more about the build quality and use of this machine. The build quality of the laptop is reasonable but not up to the standard of its price, nor does it stand up to the competition. It has an all-metal chassis with a strong keyboard deck, but it has a bendy lid, and the screen’s good looks are marred by the plastic bezel surrounding it. The laptop lid is not one-finger open capable, with a poorly tuned and very tight hinge that does not go flat or flip entirely over. The keyboard has a standard layout with a surprisingly excellent quiet and gentle typing feel. People with achy fingers or arthritis will love typing on this keyboard. The keycaps are a soft touch plastic and do not appear to hold on to finger oils the way my MacBook keys do. I am currently typing the review on this keyboard, and I would have zero problems using this for a full day of work or college-level essay typing. The touchpad on this laptop is disappointingly average. It is a traditional springboard-style trackpad with easier mechanical clicks at the bottom and impossible to click at the top. When compared to the Microsoft Surface laptops and MacBooks with their haptic/force touch trackpads, this does not compare. Also, this touchpad seems to have poor palm rejection when typing, and sometimes, my mouse cursor will bounce around the screen while I am typing if my palm touches the trackpad. The speakers on this laptop are slightly above average in the world of Windows laptops in terms of loudness and sound quality. I am picking up on four speakers, two top-firing tweeters, and two bottom-firing that sound like force-canceling woofers. This makes for a surprisingly good sound stage but lacks the clarity or brightness of other competing laptop models mentioned above. The webcam… looks like absolute hot garbage. I do not even understand how this is a 1080p webcam in 2024. I would be embarrassed to attend a Zoom meeting with this webcam; my coworkers would think I am borrowing grandma’s old 2008 dinosaur laptop when this is a 2024 machine. Come on, Dell! I attempted to use the Windows Studio AI enhancement features like portrait mode etc. to adjust it and no luck. It just looks like crud, and no amount of AI will fix what is evidently just a mechanically poor webcam design. The screen is a “good enough” 400 nits’ brightness capable QHD screen that looks great and performs as expected at this price. It has a 60hz refresh and does not support a variable refresh rate that can drop lower or higher based on your needs, which is a bummer as this can contribute to improved battery life, like in the Microsoft Surface line. The screen looks at least as good as a MacBook Air and has the added utility of the touchscreen, but it does not get as bright. Regarding some of the key specs, here is what you have on this particular laptop. It is equipped with the Snapdragon X Plus which is a 10 core (instead of 12 core in the Elite chip) processor with a ‘neural processing unit’ or NPU that is capable of handling modern AI tasks. This is not the fastest Snapdragon chip currently available, but I think it is going to be perfectly serviceable for most users. It has 16 GB of blazing-fast RAM built into the laptop, no upgradable RAM here after it leaves the factory. However, 16 GB is precisely the minimum of RAM I would recommend to most users these days, so I am glad Dell didn’t cheap out here with 8 GB of RAM as some manufacturers are still doing (cough cough, Apple). The 512 GB SSD in this laptop is large enough to be serviceable for most. It is not a blazing-fast SSD, but it is good enough, with a 4972mb/s read speed and 4344mb/s write speed. Benchmarks: Speedometer 3.0, which measures the performance of a machine for webapp performance (a crucial metric in today’s school and work environments that happen so much over webpages) returned a 23.5 score which is quite excellent. My 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Pro scored a 20.9 on this test, which means that this Snapdragon Plus chip is returning more Webapp performance than a previously nearly top-of-the-line 14” laptop. All these tests were conducted unplugged in balanced mode to imitate how I think most users will prefer to run this laptop in real-world use. The Geekbench 6 cores I got from this Snapdragon Plus chip on balanced power plan were highly respectable. I got a single core score of 2285 and a multicore score of 12790. This is actually a faster multicore score than my 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Pro and almost as fast single core performance. It's really not bad for a machine that costs $900 less than that MBP did in 2021. In translation, even as the more budget option in the currently available Snapdragon processors, this one is still a beast and is positively up to the multitasking and computationally intensive standards of 2024. What this chip does NOT have, though, is good integrated graphics performance. It is very underpowered in terms of GPU performance. This Snapdragon Plus chip is not the one you want to get if you want to experiment with low framerate AAA gaming and/or do GPU-intensive computing tasks. Now, to clear up a few expectations on this laptop. This Inspiron model is NOT one of these proclaimed 20-hour battery-life laptops. Based on my real-world mixed power use and screen brightness on balanced battery life, this is shaping up to be a 10–12-hour battery to me, tops. This is still excellent and vastly better than what higher-end mobile Intel processors have managed to return in recent times, so I know Windows lovers are going to be stoked to have a powerful and efficient laptop. Another expectation to clear up is that this is not a silent machine like a MacBook Air. This has fans built in, and I was surprised to find that they span up a lot to cool the laptop, even when doing low-intensity tasks like web browsing and Word processing. I will say that according to HWmonitor, my temperatures stayed nice and cool even during intensive benchmarking. Regardless, hearing fans is never my favorite thing on a professional on-the-go laptop. Another clarification is that the CoPilot features, while incredibly cool for their long-term potential, have not yet been fully realized. I had a lot of fun playing with CoCreator in MS Paint, taking my zany drawing ideas and generating them into some cool AI art! Although the physical webcam on this laptop is poor, Windows Studio will be convenient for enhancing user’s webcam experiences. I absolutely LOVE the CoPilot+ features and the handy button right on the keyboard. I know I sound like a Microsoft Simp, but I mean it. I have long been a ChatGPT fan and love challenging it with hard questions and specific requests. I like to make new workout routines for myself. Having that built into the hardware with the NPU of the chip and the software of Windows 11 is epically cool. CoPilot+ is a super clean interface, too, and you can even adjust the conversation style to be more precise, creative, or balanced between the two. One of my biggest surprises in implementing this laptop in my daily use is how natural it became to click the copilot button when I have a question or something to look up rather than my typical routine of hopping on Google! I can see from using this that there is a future where AI search engines and software like this will dominate the space that typical web browser search engines currently hold. Should you pick up this laptop for professional or business use? Well, app developers and programmers are going to be in a long and bumpy process of developing and optimizing apps and programs for these new ARM-based chips since they are essentially different from previous architectures used in the past. As such, if you are considering this for a professional work environment, like a medical clinic, where you will be using application-based electronic health records and things like that, I would WAIT to jump on this bandwagon until the whole of the new ARM processors and CoPilot features mature. Programs like Epic, Allscripts, PCC, etc. can be picky even on standard Intel CPU equipped Windows machines and you may not want to be a beta tester for compatibility with these new Snapdragon ARM based devices. Suppose you are a standard user or college student who is just going to be using Web apps and Microsoft programs like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.. In that case, I think you are just fine with picking one of these up, especially if you are incurably a fan of Windows as an operating system and don’t want to mess with Apple notebooks. Altogether, I give this specific Dell Inspiron four stars out of five. A star has been removed for the terrible webcam, slightly poor build quality, and poorer-than-expected battery life, given the advertised efficiency. I think early adopters and people who are intractable fans of Dell machines should give this a try! But businesses and entrepreneurs should wait a little longer to go for ARM-based laptops until broader legacy program support is available and the AI features Windows and these chips promised come to fruition. Thanks for reading my review. I hope it has been helpful!

The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus Copilot+ laptop is one of the latest PC’s that utilizes a unique Snapdragon X processor for on-device AI performance with a dedicated NPU. This promises “intuitive, smartphone-like ease of use so you can streamline your daily tasks and workflows''. After using the laptop for a couple weeks, I can say that the packaging, performance, and feature set could be great for certain users but not for others. Laptop/Build Quality: 1x - USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 2x - USB Type-C Gen 3 w/ DisplayPort & Power Delivery 1x - Audio Jack MicroSD Card Slot This laptop has a semi-premium build compared to others I have used. It is fairly light, has an aluminum casing, and looks fairly nice. Opening the lid will reveal a 16:10 QHD screen with roughly 400 nits of brightness. It’s “only” 60Hz which is a little disappointing given today's technology but for the average user it will look great compared to lesser resolution displays that they may be used to. It’s also a touchscreen for those that might want to use it. The keyboard and trackpad are typical Dell quality with decent key travel and feel. The trackpad is nice with a solid feedback and area to travel around for a laptop of this size. I really like the fact it has built in facial recognition AND a fingerprint scanner for those that prefer one or the other. Having used Dell Inspiron series laptops in the past, I would say this one is on par with what I would expect from the brand. Usage/Performance: So the biggest selling point of this laptop is the Snapdragon X Plus processor (10 core) with dedicated NPU. This allows the computer to do many AI related tasks on the computer rather than pushing it to the cloud to be processed. It does have a dedicated shortcut button on the keyboard to open the Copilot tool. The AI integration will likely be expanded further in the future but one area I found interesting was the CoCreator in Microsoft Paint. Having grown up with one of the very early versions of MS Paint, this takes it to a totally new level. It can turn drawn images into better images or generate pictures based on text. I could see the built in AI features being very handy for those in creative spaces. Using the laptop for other more typical tasks such as web browsing and entertainment is great also. It does have cooling fans inside so those will kick on from time to time to help cool the internals. This provides a slightly worse experience than other competitors that are completely free of mechanical cooling but it should help performance.You will need to make sure applications you want to use or are using can be run on ARM based architecture. This isn’t a totally new type of operating system but it is the minority of Windows based machines. Battery life is pretty decent but I wouldn’t expect to get the rated 21 hours that the marketing materials. I would feel comfortable getting a full day of moderate to heavy usage or maybe 10 hours of lighter usage. Overall, I have enjoyed using this laptop for my daily tasks. I could see the AI features being something useful as the software advances over time.

AI is taking over the world...not quite in the way Sci-Fi movies predict it will, more so in the way Taylor Swift did during last year's NFL season...they're everywhere! Now they coming packed in with your Windows OS and Office software. As someone who's been using AI a decent amount as of late, having it packed in with Dell Inspiron 14 Plus PC is a welcome addition to a computer that is otherwise....Ok. If your job has ever given you a Dell Inspiron, I'm sure your familiar with the form factor. Relatively thin, light, smooth outside, very little ports. With two USB-Cs, a micro SD, a headphone jack and USB-A you may find yourself needing a dock for extra ports. As someone who doesn't connect a million things to my laptop, not a problem for me, but understandable that it could be for others. This model comes with a 1600p screen which, is cool in terms of resolution, in terms of brightness...ehhh. In most environments it'll work. The cool thing about the screen is it's a touchscreen, making this a hyrid-ish computer. The screen doesn't detach, and the computer doesn't fold up to make it a true tablet. It does come in handy when using MS Paint, which, I'll talk about later. When it comes to performance there are going to be a lot of numbers, bar charts, and comparisons thrown out, but what does it really mean? You're not going to be gaming on this machine. That's not what this is made for. This is made for multi-tasking, web browsing, content viewing, word processing...and with this computer you can do all that effortlessly. Even easier in some scenarios thanks to Co-Pilot...if you have a subscription. While the Snapdragon processors bring a level of efficiency to the table that increases battery life, another large draw to this computer as well as the other "AI PCs" is the addition of Co-Pilot. Co-Pilot is an button press away AI assistant. If you've used other popular AI chatbots, Co-Pilot will be very familiar. While it responds to text, you can also talk to Co-pilot and have it respond with audio as well. Overall this is a pretty cool feature. But Co-Pilot can go further. You can find it in MS Paint via Cocreator, which takes your poorly (if you're me) drawn images and turns them into something much better, or Image Creator where you CoPilot turns your words in to an image (which for some reason hasn't worked for me via Paint). I found cocreator to be super fun whereas I'm normally not someone interested in MS Paint. Using Co-Pilot in office suite requires a subscription which will run you $20 a month. Again, those familiar with chatbots will probably be familiar with this as well as most bots will give you basic access to the chatbot, but for more complex commands, you'll have to pay for the subscription. While I understand, I would think you'd have basic access to co-pilot in the productivity apps, and the subscription give you access to more advance features. You already pay a subscription to access the apps directly on your computer, adding a co-pilot subscription just increases monthly overhead when most probably won't probably won't need the advance features. Overall, the Inspiron 14 Plus Copilot+ PC is a solid machine for work or school. For those looking to do anything more advanced, I'd push them another direction. I can't firmly say it's the best in it's class, but the Co-pilot addition does help it compete overall, I just wish subscriptions weren't required.

If you are seeking a laptop for everyday web applications, Office, Adobe products, general use web activity then this affordable Dell Inspiron 14 Plus w/CoPilot laptop is a great choice. The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus features a Snapdragon X Plus processor which I looked forward to checking out and see what differences there may be. This laptop has soo far been solid, it has an excellent screen, smooth keyboard, WiFi 7 and excellent battery life in the week that I have been using it, but I have encountered some applications that are still not compatible but this may not be an issue for most people & will likely be resolved with future updates. The most noticeable thing that stood out was the screen, the colors and black levels all look great and impressed me. Both the keyboard & trackpad feel great & are very responsive and one of my favorite features is the inclusion of a fingerprint reader which is usually in higher priced models. One of the major additions and selling points is the CoPilot Ai feature but I have t o be honest that I do not find much use for it & simply would not be a reason for me to purchase any laptop let alone this unit. The unit comes with 16g RAM and 512GB SSD which is ample however if you wish to upgade these from what I can tell you do not have the ability to do so which is dissapointing. The inability to perform any upgrades is surely one of the con's to me but also the major lack of connectivity options. You are almost forced to spend a few hundred dollars more on a docking station to be able to have the connection options that most would want or need. Included is x2 USB-C ports, x1 USB-A, Micro SD and audio jack, however one of the USB-C ports serves as the connection for AC power so essentially you lose that outlet because it will normally be used for charging. Overall the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 is a nice laptop because it is affordable and is a Dell which to me means it is a quality device so I would reccomend tto anyone to which it serves their needs but I would normally require a more complex machine to fit my specific needs.

My iPad stopped working. I took it to Geek Squad at Best Buy and they told me it would need to be sent to Apple and would cost approx $700 for the repair. So, instead of donating $700 to Apple, I opted to purchase a lightweight laptop. I purchased the Dell - Inspiron Plus 14" 2.5K Touchscreen Laptop - Snapdragon X (the display model). It is excellent! Fast, excellent screen resolution, much more versatile than the iPad tablet. It holds a charge for a long time. The keypad of this laptop can be a bit sticky, but not a big deal. I hate touchpads so I purchased a wireless mouse. I use it exactly the same way I used my iPad, while acknowledging that if I'm using the laptop for a long time, I will need to gather the power cord, the mouse and the mouse pad. (I've purchased a second power cord for my own convenience.) I had no idea what the Snapdragon X processor was or meant to the functioning of the laptop, but when I tried to download an app I got the message "this app does not work with your processor". No biggie, there are workarounds for that, which I google searched to discover. And shout out to Geek Squad. They are excellent.