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Dell XPS 14z video review

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Beautifully built and offering good usability, the all-metal, milled-aluminium XPS 14z gives you style and power in a relatively compact package, including enough grunt for light gaming. One of its standout features is that it manages to fit a 14in screen into the equivalent of a 13in chassis, but unfortunately the screen itself is distinctly average. This, combined with awkward rear-only connections and mediocre battery life, mean it’s worth considering for its strengths but not an automatic must-buy. Read full review

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Ardjuna Seghers

By Ardjuna Seghers
Reviewed 03 November 2011
Updated 04 November 2011

Price as reviewed

£850.00

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Dell XPS 14z details

Battery Life
6/10
Design
8/10
Features
7/10
Performance
8/10
Value
8/10
Overall
7/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Looks good
  • Feels even better
  • 14in screen in 13in chassis
  • Comfortable backlit keyboard
  • Slim yet powerful

Cons

  • Average screen
  • Awkward connectivity
  • Only two USB ports
  • Mediocre battery life

Price as reviewed

£850.00

Manufacturer

Dell

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7:48 PM on 4 November, 2011

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This looks great - but why oh why oh why do manufacturers insist on making lovely laptops with useless glossy screens? What's the point of a portable computer with a screen that's only any use in a darkened room?

Come on computer manufacturers, figure it out, glossy screens are just a gimmick that looks great in the showroom / brochure. If they were so good for looking at, then how come we don't have glossy screen TVs?

Apart from that, Dell look like they are on to a winner here. I'll be looking out for a matt screen option before I part with my cash though!

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Well, I actually prefer glossy screens. It is a compromise I guess.

With a glossy screen it reflects light (which is a pain), but since they are specular reflections you can at least avoid them by judicious orientation of the screen (not too difficult with a portable, after all, more difficult with a TV).

A matt screen also reflects and you will have difficulty avoiding it since the reflection is scattered in all directions. However, the reflcetion is diffuse on account of it being scattered, so perhaps it is less annoying (although on my TV it is just as annoying).

For me at least, any reflection - scattered or specular - is a pain, but there is little chance to avoid a scattered reflection. So on balance I would rather take my chances with a glossy screen. And it has the bonus of better image quality due to its inherently greater visual contrast.

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I guess it's horses for courses. No point arguing about it.

Ultimately, all I'm saying is that I'd like the choice. For me, a matt screen is better in 99% of situations. For this laptop it would be a deal breaker.

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