Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 Laptop – 14.0-inch 16:10 2.2K (2240×1400) Display, Intel Core Ultra 7-155H, 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Arc Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service – Ice Blue

Large laptop. Small icons.
I was looking to upgrade my 5-year-old ASUS Zenbook laptop. For context, I use my laptop for relatively small-scale data analysis, word processing, research, reading, graphic design in Adobe Illustrator (I’m a bioengineering PhD student) as well as for browsing the web, watching TV shows, etc. I’m not a gamer or audio/video producer or anything like that, but I definitely use it more intensely than just for checking emails or messing around in Office applications.Overall, this laptop suits my needs. The keyboard, mousepad, and fingerprint sensors are are responsive and pleasant to use. The screen is BIG and a little more square shaped than what I am used to. The laptop is thin and while definitely not light, not so heavy that I can’t put it in a backpack and bike to campus. It’s done all the tasks I’ve asked of it quickly and without any issue.If I had one complaint, it would be the size of unchangeable text. The default settings are tiny icons and tiny text compared to how large they were on the laptop I used to have. I adjusted the text and icon size in Settings, but text within applications (such as in OneNote or on the Google Chrome bookmarks bar) deon’t change which is annoying.Overall, I’d recommend this laptop. Just consider getting some magnifying glasses to go with it :)Side notes: 16″ laptop cases are a little big on the sides, so I’m testing different 15″ and 15.6″ cases for a snugger fit.

Good
Great Laptop but unfortunately has the dumb copilot button that isn’t reflective in the photos so keep that in mind when purchasing.

works well
Everything works great, but I didn’t notice that there was no numerical keyboard on the right side which I was used to. So I still miss that. But everything else is fine.

It’s alright
Good video quality works fine for streaming and light video gaming. The number 1 issue… McAfee is on the device. I tried to get rid of it with normal means but you have to do all this convoluted stuff to actually get rid of it 🙃 so I’m still getting McAfee pop ups

J’ai choisi le Inspiron 16 plus 7640 d’entrée de gamme et je suis très satisfait. Selon mes moyens et mes besoins, je possède déjà une tour PC assez puissante, je cherchais un portable abordable et flexible. Facile à configurer, j’utilise les logiciels Adobe comme Photoshop et Lightroom facilement, je peux lancer Davinci Resolve et travailler en mode proxy confortablement pour finir mes projets sur ma tour. Je peux également rouler Studio One ou Reaper pour mes projets musicaux. L’écran est très lumineux et est super pour l’édition photo. Je voulais un écran assez large et c’est pourquoi je voulais un 16 pouces. Bonne machine.

This laptop RAM can’t be upgraded. The SSD could be upgraded to 2 terabytes though there is no documentation about what limitations there are, if any. The WIFI could also be upgraded. A truly clean install of the laptop requires Intel Rapid Storage, and WIFI Drivers, which are very hard to find on the Dell web site. Windows installer won’t see your SSD without the drivers. I used Rufus to make a Windows install thumb drive from an ISO, and it allows you to remove annoying windows features such as being forced to login to Microsoft after install. I dislike all DELL software, though I must admit they may be crucial to get all drivers installed. However, after I got the drivers in I uninstalled the software. Cloning software also require SSD drivers, such as Acronis. Beware that DELL support tries to get you to buy their support, which is unnecessary, if only they actually helped you! Expect to spend hours to get the support you need, and many transfers of your call to people in India. I think everyone should buy ASUS laptops because their drivers can be found easily. Dell is obsessed with their support numbers found on their computers. ASUS laptops are expensive but you get what you pay for.