Dell XPS 14 DA14260 laptop 14" 2.8K OLED touch Ultra X9 388H 32 GB/1 TB

The 14-inch OLED panel at 2.8K resolution is noticeably sharper than a standard Full HD screen: text looks crisp and fine detail stands out in photos. On an OLED panel each pixel emits its own light, so black is truly black and contrast is very high — films and dark images look rich and deep. The 120 Hz refresh rate makes scrolling and cursor movement smooth. Brightness is rated at 400 cd/m². The screen is touch-enabled, so you can scroll and zoom documents and web pages with a finger.

The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H is a 16-core processor with boost up to 5.1 GHz; among XPS 14 configurations it is the faster option, with the X7 topping out at 4.8 GHz. With that many cores, the load from several apps at once is shared out, so a video call, the browser and spreadsheets do not get in each other’s way, and photo exports or code builds finish sooner. Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel Arc Graphics, which copes with office work, video and light photo and video editing.

32 GB of LPDDR5x memory at 9600 MHz gives comfortable headroom for work: a browser with many tabs, office apps, video calls and photo editing run smoothly side by side. LPDDR5x is a fast, power-efficient memory type that also helps battery life. The 1 TB SSD (PCIe NVMe) holds the system, your apps and plenty of project files, so an external drive is rarely needed.

The battery is rated at 70 Wh across three cells — a large capacity for a 14-inch laptop, with reserve for a long working day or a trip. The manufacturer does not give a runtime in hours, since it depends on screen brightness and workload. A 100 W USB-C charger with a European power cord comes in the box, so the laptop charges over USB-C. At 1.36 kg, the laptop is easy to carry in a bag.

The keyboard has an English (ENG) layout and backlighting, so the keys are easy to see in a dim room or on a plane. Wireless is Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and Bluetooth 6.0: fast networking with a compatible router and a dependable link to headphones and a mouse. The chassis is finished in Graphite. Windows 11 Pro supports BitLocker drive encryption and joining a company domain.

Employees and managers who must run Windows 11 Pro with BitLocker but also want the faster X9 processor; creative professionals editing photos and video on the 120 Hz 2.8K OLED screen; and frequent travellers who appreciate the 1.36 kg weight, the 70 Wh battery and the USB-C charger in the box.