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Dell Pro Rugged 13
Dell's Pro Rugged 13 (RA13250) is a fully rugged 13.3-inch touchscreen laptop with a 1,400-nit Full HD display and a 2.40kg body. CPU options are Core Ultra 5 135U, Core Ultra 7 165U and Core Ultra 7 165H; specs here are for the 165U with 32GB and 512GB. Dell lists $5,107 for the base Core Ultra 5 135U build.
Pros
- 13.3-inch Full HD touchscreen rated up to 1,400 nits for outdoor readability, with passive pen support
- Rugged port set: Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, HDMI 2.1, USB-A, RJ45 Ethernet, RS-232 serial and a microSD slot
- Onboard LPDDR5x-6400 memory up to 32GB and Gen4 SSDs up to 2TB, with an optional second Thunderbolt 4 port
- Optional 5G or 4G mobile broadband, GPS, fingerprint and smart-card readers
- Dell lists an IR camera for Windows Hello face sign-in
Cons
- Priced from $5,107 on Dell's US page for the base Core Ultra 5 135U model, with the 165U adding $390
- Thick and heavy for a 13-inch laptop at 36.5mm and 2.40kg with one battery
- The 165U configuration uses integrated graphics and a 1080p panel with no discrete GPU option
- No independent benchmark or battery-life results were found for the 165U configuration
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell Pro Rugged 13
Display
- Screen size
- 13.3 ″
- Panel type
- WVA touchscreen, anti-glare
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Peak brightness
- 1,400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
- Graphics
- Intel integrated graphics
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5x-6400 (onboard)
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.4 kg
- Thickness
- 36.5 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C (Power Delivery), optional second Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (one with PowerShare), HDMI 2.1, RJ45 1GbE, RS-232 serial, microSD, headset jack, optional smart-card reader
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (Wi-Fi 7 optional)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- FHD RGB with IR
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader (optional), IR face recognition
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the Dell Pro Rugged 13 good in 2026?
The Dell Pro Rugged 13 earns an Inno Score of 49/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's Pro Rugged 13 (RA13250) is a fully rugged 13.3-inch touchscreen laptop with a 1,400-nit Full HD display and a 2.40kg body. CPU options are Core Ultra 5 135U, Core Ultra 7 165U and Core Ultra 7 165H; specs here are for the 165U with 32GB and 512GB. Dell lists $5,107 for the base Core Ultra 5 135U build.
What are the key specs of the Dell Pro Rugged 13?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 165U · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 13.3 ″ · Weight: 2.4 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell Pro Rugged 13?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-I71, HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16 (2025), Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 Gen 9 (14AHP9) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
