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Dell 14 (DC14250)
Dell's mainstream 14-inch laptop in its post-Inspiron lineup, formerly sold as the Inspiron 14 5440. The aluminum model pairs a Core 5 120U with 16GB DDR5 and a 512GB SSD behind a 1920x1200 anti-glare screen, with two USB-A ports, USB-C, HDMI and an SD card reader.
Pros
- Aluminum chassis with an FHD webcam and mechanical privacy shutter
- Full-size ports without a dongle: two USB-A, USB-C with DisplayPort and Power Delivery, HDMI and an SD slot
- 16GB DDR5 and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD in the configuration Dell lists
- Power-button fingerprint reader (optional in some regions) and ExpressCharge fast charging for the 54Wh battery
Cons
- HDMI 1.4 limits external output to 1080p at 60Hz, with no 2K or 4K
- Only one USB-C port, rated at 10Gbps with no Thunderbolt
- Core 5 120U has just two performance cores, and Wi-Fi stops at Wi-Fi 6
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell 14 (DC14250)
Display
- Screen size
- 14 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (WVA), anti-glare
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core 5 120U
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5200
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (M.2 2230)
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
Design
- Weight
- 1.56 kg
- Thickness
- 18.9 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort, Power Delivery), HDMI 1.4, SD card reader, 3.5mm headset jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (Realtek RTL8852BE)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- FHD (1080p) with privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader (power button)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Dell 14 (DC14250) good in 2026?
The Dell 14 (DC14250) earns an Inno Score of 42/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's mainstream 14-inch laptop in its post-Inspiron lineup, formerly sold as the Inspiron 14 5440. The aluminum model pairs a Core 5 120U with 16GB DDR5 and a 512GB SSD behind a 1920x1200 anti-glare screen, with two USB-A ports, USB-C, HDMI and an SD card reader.
What are the key specs of the Dell 14 (DC14250)?
Processor: Intel Core 5 120U · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 14 ″ · Weight: 1.56 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell 14 (DC14250)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Chuwi MiniBook X U300, Apple MacBook Neo, HP OmniBook 3 14 (2025) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
