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- Here it is, the new Dell XPS 14.

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Dell's redesign shows us
they're trying to up the ante

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in terms of base looks.

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These machines are workhorses,

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made to do everything moderately well.

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Now, they're indeed powerful,

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but how far you'll get with it

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depends on how much you
can accept the redesign.

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I do like quite a few
things about the new XPS.

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The new OLED screen is great,

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and while it's not the
brightest out there,

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it's worth it for those inky
blacks and great contrast.

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The trackpad is a surprise hit.

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It's full smooth glass with
fairly good palm rejection,

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and it's extra wide

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without making your palms
feel any more awkward.

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It's also a pretty
powerful PC for its size.

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Not amazing, but not bad by any means.

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It packs a Intel Core Ultra 7 155H base,

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and we've found is a
good chip for most tasks.

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It benchmarks well even
against the higher-end chips

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like the 14th-gen Core i7 14700HX.

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You also have the option

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for it to come with an Nvidia
RTX 4050 graphics card,

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which is one of the
lower-end GPUs you can get,

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but it's a surprise here.

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Can it game?

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Yes, to some extent.

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Don't expect it to push high frame rates

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in "Callisto Protocol" or
other highly demanding titles.

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There's a lot of smart engineering here,

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and it technically works.

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But then you get to the keyboard.

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It's not the worst typing
experience out there,

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but the keys don't have a lot of travel,

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and they do feel a little too
shallow for their own good.

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The top function row is also
a rather confusing choice.

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I would much rather have a
physical Escape or Delete key.

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You know, like keyboards have
had for the past forever.

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And there's just plenty of things

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that are all right with this device.

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The sound is good, loud even,

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but there's not a lot of bass.

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The new 1080p webcam is fair,

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but it will still look a
little soft under low light.

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The actual device isn't exactly heavy,

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but at 3.8 pounds,

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it's certainly not the
lightest laptop out there.

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The MacBook Pro 14 weighs 3.5 pounds.

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An Air 15 weighs 3.3.

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The XPS jumps high but doesn't
exactly stick the landing.

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The same can be said about the XPS 16,

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which can get up to a
Core Ultra 9 and RTX 4070.

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That's a pretty significant
bump in performance,

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but you'll still deal
with the awkward keyboard

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and function row.

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I like this laptop,

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but I can't help but
feel lukewarm about it.

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To really enjoy it,

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you'll have to love
every part of its design.

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Unfortunately, I don't.

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There, I said it.

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(soft upbeat music)