Dell Inspiron 14Z - Intel Core 2 Duo

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

5

Pros:

Very good battery life. Excellent keyboard. Soft mouse buttons.
Great battery life, Light and easy to use.
Slim and lightweight, good looks, ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics, HDMI

Cons:

Aging design. Sub-par performance scores. Expensive for a plain configuration. Adding a Red hue shouldn't be a $40 option.
Soso performance, Overlyglossy screen

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Very good battery life. Excellent keyboard. Soft mouse buttons
Great battery life, Light and easy to use
Slim and lightweight, good looks, ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics, HDMI
Slim, Lightweight, Battery Life, Gaming
Attractive design; long battery life; beautiful LED-backlit screen; slimmer and lighter than others in its price class; affordable
Beautiful display, Strong endurance, Thin design with optical drive

Reviewers Didn't Like

Aging design. Sub-par performance scores. Expensive for a plain configuration. Adding a Red hue shouldn't be a $40 option
Soso performance, Overlyglossy screen
Grainy webcam video quality, average battery life despite high claims, expensive as compared to competition
Viewing HD 1080p content
Below-average performance; no ExpressCard, WWAN, solid-state-drive options
Mediocre audio quality, Relatively pricey

Expert reviews and ratings

Dell has aimed the Inspiron 14z squarely at users who are more concerned with flash than substance, and who consider a 7-hour battery life to be a core quality for a laptop. Students are an obvious...

By InfoWorld on March 19, 2010

The Dell Inspiron 14z is a fairly lightweight, 14" portable notebook computer that's geared toward users that want battery life over top-of-the-class performance. Unlike other similar notebooks, the 14z comes with an optical drive and a larger...

By TechReviewSource on February 10, 2010

The Dell Inspiron 14z faces some stiff competition from rivals such as the Acer Aspire AS4810TZ-4120 and the Asus...

By PC Mag on February 05, 2010

The Inspiron 1470 is aimed squarely at students, with a stylish look and great battery life, but the overly-polished screen is hard to see....

By PCWorld on January 25, 2010

Dell has divided its laptop line up into three segments; the Inspiron series appears at the lower end of the spectrum with a spartan feature list, while the top segment consists of the XPS series. Not too long ago, Dell released the Studio line of...

By TechTree on November 30, 2009

The Dell Inspiron 14z marries mainstream performance with very good battery life. It's also very slim and lightweight for a 14-inch laptop, and recommended for anyone who wants a mainstream laptop with promising battery life. Also check out the...

By PCWorld India on November 03, 2009

This Inspiron is a full-featured, 14-inch thin-and-light for the small-business and SOHO sets. Its battery life is a plus; performance is merely...

By Computer Shopper on November 01, 2009

A slim and stylish notebook that lasts over six hours on a...

By LaptopMag on October 17, 2009

Dell Inspiron 14z Review Article ContentsDell Inspiron 14z Review Dell spent most of 2009 making their laptops as thin and light as possible. Dell even went as far as adding a "z" to the names of the thinnest and lightest notebooks that offer the...

By Notebook Review on October 23, 2009