Dell Latitude 14" 5421 Dark Gray 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 11850H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
42 Overall Score
Price $501
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.0 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 14" 5421 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | - | - | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 14" 5421 | 64.9 | 33.2 | 13.8 | 75.1 | 21.9 | 76 | 25.3 | 32.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $501
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Amazon 1 offer From $534
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