Dell Pro Max 18" 18 Plus
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX 20-core processor and NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM drive a spacious 18-inch 2560x1600 120Hz display with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, making it a capable workstation for color-accurate tasks. Its 3.25kg build is far from portable, but the extensive port selection including Thunderbolt 5 and Wi-Fi 7 provides uncompromised desktop-class connectivity. This notebook is best for desk-bound engineers and designers who need a large, high-refresh canvas for 3D modeling and AI-accelerated workflows.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.3 kg
Battery 96 Wh
56 Overall Score
Price $4,765
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong ram (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | VA |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 3.3 kg / 7.2 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Pro Max 18" 18 Plus | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | - | - | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Pro Max 18" 18 Plus | 93 | 80.3 | 89.9 | 99.4 | 87.6 | 1.2 | 52.5 | 32.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
Price
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