Supporters : The high-end Dell XPS 14z
is an attractive, powerful 14-inch laptop built into a 13-inch body,
with plenty of configuration options, including decent graphics.It's nearly fantastic.
Dell's XPS line of laptops has survived a few purges of the Dell
rolls (Studio, Adamo, and so on) to become the company's flagship
premium brand, akin to the Apple MacBook or HP Envy. The latest
generation of XPS product, with the "z" designation, kicked off in May
2011, with the 15-inch
XPS 15z
. Dell claimed that laptop was the world's thinnest
15-inch laptop (Windows laptop, that is), and the new 14-inch XPS 14z
makes a similar claim, again with a few asterisks to keep in mind.
Dell says that the XPS 14z is the "thinnest fully featured laptop on the planet." What does that mean? According to Dell, it's a laptop with an internal optical drive and discrete graphics. More impressively, this is a 14-inch laptop screen in a body with the smaller footprint of a 13-inch laptop. We like more screen in less body, but it also has one unfortunate side effect.
The new Dell Laptop XPS 14z is a virtual clone of the larger XPS 15z we reviewed earlier in 2011. As in that model, the anodized-aluminum and magnesium alloy body has a sophisticated matte finish, lighter on the outer surfaces, with a darker keyboard tray and screen bezel. An inset hinge moves the screen slightly closer to the viewer, and that single large hinge looks like a tightly coiled spring, adding a touch of a steampunk element.
The large multitouch touch pad is generously sized, but it's not one of the newer clickpad-style ones we've been seeing lately. Instead, it's a flat pad with two large mouse buttons beneath it. We liked the large surface area, but multitouch gestures, such as two-finger scrolling, were jumpy, which is a problem for just about every Windows laptop.
The design was frankly more impressive on the 15-inch version, where one's first impression was that this was an extremely thin 15-inch laptop. The same basic design, with the same thickness, on a much more compact footprint (the length and width are roughly the same as a 13-inch laptop) means the XPS 14z Laptop comes off as dense and squat, at least until one intellectually factors in the larger 14-inch screen and powerful components. That said, virtually all the z-axis height is in the base of the system; the lid itself is as thin as any we've seen.
"I loved this laptop and bought this for my personal use.
it can support Unix and windows and have a gr8t performance.
it has value for money."
it can support Unix and windows and have a gr8t performance.
it has value for money."
"very good at performance and good for personal use"
"Sleek looking and fast computer. Worth every peeny."
"It's parfait and very useful."
" The laptop is GREAT for its
price. The boot-up takes around 8 seconds, it has 4 USB ports, an audio
port, which isn't limited to headphones, you can use it as input-in, for
a headset, or just plain headphones."
Opponents : Even
with the approximate footprint of a 13-inch laptop, this still feels
thick and heavy, especially compared with the new generation of
Ultrabooks.
" A little expensive compared with its function."
"heavy weight"
"sound quality is ehh, the wifi card is a pain sometimes"
"touch pad bar click loud like a toy clicker, fingerprints
easily lid and touchpad "
"it feels a little heavy, don't like how it connects to the docking station"
Neutrals : The
Dell Laptop XPS 14z is a nicely designed, well-built 14-inch laptop, but the
XPS "z" design works better on the 15-inch version, leaving this model
feeling chunky.
Dell says that the XPS 14z is the "thinnest fully featured laptop on the planet." What does that mean? According to Dell, it's a laptop with an internal optical drive and discrete graphics. More impressively, this is a 14-inch laptop screen in a body with the smaller footprint of a 13-inch laptop. We like more screen in less body, but it also has one unfortunate side effect.
The new Dell Laptop XPS 14z is a virtual clone of the larger XPS 15z we reviewed earlier in 2011. As in that model, the anodized-aluminum and magnesium alloy body has a sophisticated matte finish, lighter on the outer surfaces, with a darker keyboard tray and screen bezel. An inset hinge moves the screen slightly closer to the viewer, and that single large hinge looks like a tightly coiled spring, adding a touch of a steampunk element.
The large multitouch touch pad is generously sized, but it's not one of the newer clickpad-style ones we've been seeing lately. Instead, it's a flat pad with two large mouse buttons beneath it. We liked the large surface area, but multitouch gestures, such as two-finger scrolling, were jumpy, which is a problem for just about every Windows laptop.
The design was frankly more impressive on the 15-inch version, where one's first impression was that this was an extremely thin 15-inch laptop. The same basic design, with the same thickness, on a much more compact footprint (the length and width are roughly the same as a 13-inch laptop) means the XPS 14z Laptop comes off as dense and squat, at least until one intellectually factors in the larger 14-inch screen and powerful components. That said, virtually all the z-axis height is in the base of the system; the lid itself is as thin as any we've seen.
With only two USB ports, you hopefully won't have too many peripherals
that need to be plugged in, but at least one of them is USB 3.0. More
interesting is the lack of a VGA port, which is a trend we've started to
see on a handful of laptops. It may be that this very long-term legacy
port is finally starting to fade away. The XPS 14z deserves serious
bonus points for including an almost never-seen battery meter, in the
form of a strip of tiny lights on the right edge. Even Apple has ditched
this in recent years, and it's frankly pretty useful for quickly
checking the road-worthiness of your laptop.
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