On the 14 Plus 2-in-1 side, you get the same Intel and AMD options, but you're stuck with the 1,920-by-1,200-pixel touch display. The Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 that I tested is the baseline unit that costs $850 for an AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, 16GB of RAM, AMD Radeon 840M graphics and a 512GB SSD.

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・An all-around capable laptop ・Lunar Lake on a budget ・Solid value Cons ・Battery life could be better ・Worse multithreaded performance than last year’s model ・Touch screen isn’t standard Our Verdict The Dell 16 Plus is a solid laptop with great real-world performance at a good price — especially if you can catch it

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This big-screen convertible laptop certainly has some positives but there are a few too many minuses to give this Plus a full-throated recommendation.

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This robust and lightweight machine is a fantastic option for coding on the go, especially thanks to its phenomenal battery life.