Dell Pro 14 Plus Aluminum 2023

★★★★★ 5.0 (5)

The Intel Core Ultra 5 236V chip with a dedicated AI Boost NPU delivering 40 TOPS makes this 1.40kg laptop stand out for on-device AI tasks. Its aluminum build and comprehensive port selection, including Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7, offer durable connectivity in a slim chassis. This notebook is best for mobile business users who need vPro manageability and AI-assisted productivity in a lightweight 14-inch package.

CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 55 Wh
Dell Pro 14 Plus Aluminum 2023 laptop
63 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong portability (81st percentile) 81st
  • Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
  • Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th

Cons

  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 62.1
GPU 65.5
RAM 67.1
Ports 78.5
Screen 67.5
Portability 81.3
Storage 51.7
Reliability 32.9
Social Proof 83

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
Cores 8
Frequency 2.1 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel Arc Graphics
Type Integrated
VRAM 16 GB
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5X
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1200 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Brightness 300 nits
Color Gamut 45% NTSC

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.4

Physical

Weight 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs
Battery 55 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell Pro 14 Plus Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V Apple M4 Pro AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core i9 14900HX Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
RAM (GB) 16 24 32 32 32 64
Storage (GB) 512 4096 2000 1024 2048 1024
Screen 14" 1920x1200 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 15" 2496x1664
GPU Intel Arc Graphics Apple (16-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Qualcomm Adreno GPU
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.6 1.6 2.7 2.7 1.7
Battery (Wh) 55 72 - 99 100 66
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell Pro 14 Plus 62.165.567.178.567.581.351.732.983
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare 90.374.465.586.499.269.198.597.699.9
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 88.794.291.490.196.274.388.860.298.3
Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare 96.190.389.698.795.49.479.78199.9
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 91.788.186.998.797.79.29460.254.6
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare 98.727.998.659.690.957.479.78180.1

Price

Value & Pricing

Best Buy 1 offer From $1,640

Price History

New Open Box / Refurbished
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 May 1May 29Jun 29Aug 8Sep 12Oct 30 $1,640

Usage Scores

Overall (63.2)AI/LLM (26.6)Gaming (19.8)Portability (74)Creator (30.5)Student (68.5)Business (65.3)Developer (62.8)Entertainment (65)

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