Dell Latitude 14" X79HW 2021, Core i5-1145G7, 8GB, 256GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong port selection (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average screen (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (20th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 63 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 14" X79HW | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen 9 270 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 63 | 54 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 14" X79HW | 30.7 | 47.2 | 19.9 | 71.3 | 10.2 | 88 | 24 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 56.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Compare | 84.9 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 83.3 | 95.4 | 74.8 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 94.6 | 14.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.2
- AI/LLM13.3
- Gaming11.1
- Portability59.1
- Creator15.3
- Student56
- Business38.5
- Developer33
- Entertainment30.6
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