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Dell Pro Rugged 14, Ultra 7 165U

Specifications

Dell Pro Rugged 14, Ultra 7 165U
Dell Pro Rugged 14, Ultra 7 165U
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U 12 x 3.8 - 4.9 GHz, Meteor Lake-U
Graphics adapter
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-5600
Display
14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD
Networking
10/100/1000 LAN Card (10/100/1000MBit/s), 802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 33.5 x 340 x 221 ( = 1.32 x 13.39 x 8.7 in)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: Yes
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, ruggedized, waterproof
Weight
2 kg ( = 70.55 oz / 4.41 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 90% - very good
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

Reviews for the Dell Pro Rugged 14, Ultra 7 165U

90% Dell Pro Rugged 14 Review
Source: PC Mag English
Semi-rugged laptops are known for their build quality, and the Pro Rugged 14 is no exception, standing out as one of the best in the industry. Dell supports its durability with a standard three-year warranty and available spare parts. Field operators will appreciate the laptop's sunlight-viewable screen, glove-touch support, extensive wireless options, and night mode. Additionally, it delivers dedicated Nvidia RTX 500 graphics for AI capabilities, a distinct advantage. The Pro Rugged 14 is a robust, compelling alternative to the Panasonic Toughbook 55 Mk3, earning the latest claim to our Editors' Choice award among semi-rugged laptops.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/16/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%

Comment

NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop: A lower-end professional graphics card for use in laptops that sports 2,048 CUDA cores and 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. It appears the RTX 500 is a heavily cut-down GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop); therefore, we believe the former is powered by the same AD107 chip as the latter. The product was brought into existence in February 2024. It leverages TSMC's 5 nm process and the Ada Lovelace architecture and its gaming performance is sufficient for 2023/2024 games at 1080p on high graphics settings.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Ultra 7 165U: An upper mid-range Meteor Lake family chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core processors; it has 12 cores (2 + 8 + 2) and 14 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 2, run at up to 4.9 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The 4-core Intel Arc Graphics, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 2.0 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well including the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 15 W, with 57 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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Stefan Hinum, 2025-04- 8 (Update: 2025-04- 8)