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Dell 14S (DS14270)
Dell's 14S (DS14270) is a 14-inch aluminum laptop on Intel Wildcat Lake, with a Core 5 320 or Core 7 350. It weighs 1.15kg, is 13.5mm thick and has a 61.2Wh battery, from $649; specs here are for the base Core 5 320 model with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and a 1920x1200 60Hz screen.
Pros
- Light and thin for a 14-inch aluminum laptop: 1.15kg and 13.5mm
- 61.2Wh battery; Dell claims up to 21 hours of battery life
- Optional 2880x1800 120Hz 450-nit display for configurations that want a smoother, brighter screen
- Starts at $649 in the US, well below the Panther Lake-based 14S (DS14260)
- Two USB-C ports with video and power delivery, plus HDMI and a 3.5mm audio jack
Cons
- Base model has only 8GB of soldered LPDDR5x-7467 running in single-channel mode, and 256GB of PCIe Gen 3 storage
- Default 1920x1200 panel is 60Hz and 300 nits; neither display option has touch
- Base model has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3, and HDMI is only version 1.4
- No independent benchmark results had been published at launch
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core 5 320, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell 14S (DS14270)
Display
- Screen size
- 14 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD (non-touch)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core 5 320
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5x-7467
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen3 SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 61 Wh
Design
- Weight
- 1.15 kg
- Thickness
- 13.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C 3.2 10Gbps (DisplayPort, Power Delivery), HDMI 1.4, 3.5mm audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- FHD
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11
Quick answers
Is the Dell 14S (DS14270) good in 2026?
The Dell 14S (DS14270) earns an Inno Score of 42.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's 14S (DS14270) is a 14-inch aluminum laptop on Intel Wildcat Lake, with a Core 5 320 or Core 7 350. It weighs 1.15kg, is 13.5mm thick and has a 61.2Wh battery, from $649; specs here are for the base Core 5 320 model with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and a 1920x1200 60Hz screen.
What are the key specs of the Dell 14S (DS14270)?
Processor: Intel Core 5 320 · RAM: 8 GB · Screen size: 14 ″ · Weight: 1.15 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell 14S (DS14270)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS Vivobook S16 (S5652MA), MSI Cyborg 15 AI A1V, MSI VenturePro 16 AI A1V — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
