Dell Pro Rugged 14, Ultra 7 165U

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90% Dell Pro Rugged 14 Review
Source: PC Mag
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%

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NVIDIA Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU: 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.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

» 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.

14.00":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.

90%: There are not very many models that are rated better. Most of the assessments are in percentage ranges below that. The tested product is not considered perfect, but the sources give a clear purchase recommendation.

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