Dell Pro 16" Plus Laptop 2026, Core Ultra 5 236V, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Aluminum
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 55 Wh
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average portability (25th percentile)
- Below average affordability (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 236V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 55 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Pro 16" Plus Laptop | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 236V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | - | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 55 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Pro 16" Plus Laptop | 64.7 | 61.9 | 66.6 | 18.8 | 39 | 25 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 80.6 | 31.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 3.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall42.5
- AI/LLM26.9
- Gaming15.4
- Portability34.5
- Creator24.7
- Student48.3
- Business40.5
- Developer52
- Entertainment43.2
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