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Dell is a household name in laptop land, and we consistently review models that earn the official PCMag thumbs-up. From ultraportables to big-screened machines, it’s a company you can count on to deliver some stellar web-surfing PCs.
One category in particular that you can count on them for is battery, especially with the delightful little Dell 14S. When we gave it a closer look, PCMag laptop expert Charles Jefferies even called its battery life “epic,” which is enough for us to keep an eye on this ultraportable at all times. And right now, Best Buy has the exact model we reviewed on sale for 44% off, saving you $700 when you decide to click ‘buy.’
The Dell 14S has a trick up its sleeve: its beautiful 14-inch 2K display doubles as a touch-screen. It’s always nice to switch it up, and sometimes you just get tired of the trackpad life and want to tap exactly where you want to go on the screen. It can reach up to 400 nits of brightness (a solid step up from your run-of-the-mill midrange laptops) and clocks in with a 60Hz refresh rate, which is pretty standard for this price point. But thanks to its 1200p, Full HD+ resolution, you can rest assured that everything on-screen will be bright, vibrant, and ready to stare at for hours at a time.
Hours at a time isn’t an exaggeration, especially since the 14S lasted a jaw-dropping 38 hours and 29 minutes in our video testing, which is the kind of endurance coffee shop dwellers can only dream about. This is, in part, thanks to the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 processor the laptop runs on. It’s a great CPU for power optimization, yes, but it also can easily handle everyday productivity sessions, multitasking moments, solid AI workloads, and even light gaming and streaming.
Pair all that with 16GB of memory and a roomy 512GB SSD, and you have enough power and bandwidth to use all 38.5 hours of battery life to its full potential. We might’ve had a little bone to pick with the $1,599.99 list price (sheesh), this sale slashes $700 off the investment and makes it a truly ideal time to buy.
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But if you’re still scouring the field for options, browse our experts’ list of the best ultraportable laptops for 2026.
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