Dell Dell 14 Plus DB14250 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450

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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 compared with ThinkPad T450

	DellDell 14 Plus DB14250	LenovoThinkPad T450
Overview
Released
Released	February 2025	February 2015
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	2.5K (2560 × 1600) non-touch, anti-glare, 120 Hz or 90 Hz; or FHD+ (1920 × 1200) glossy touchscreen with cover glass, 48–60 Hz	HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	216 ppi (2.5K); 162 ppi (FHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (2.5K); 45% NTSC (FHD+)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (2.5K); glossy (FHD+ touch)	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1200:1 typical contrast (2.5K); 800:1 (FHD+); 35 ms response	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 256V or Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 140V	Intel HD Graphics 5500
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 5 226V or 228V (up to 4.5 GHz), Core Ultra 7 256V or 258V (up to 4.8 GHz), or Core Ultra 9 288V (up to 5.1 GHz); 8 cores (4 P-cores, 4 E-cores), 8 threads; 17 W (30 W for the 288V)	Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc 130V (Core Ultra 5) or 140V (Core Ultra 7 and 9)	Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, 47 TOPS with the Core Ultra 7 256V; Copilot+ PC	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X at 8533 MT/s, on the processor, dual-channel; 16 or 32 GB	DDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB	2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 10.08 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	64 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	1.73 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.95 mm (better)	21 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	314 × 226.15 mm	339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion	Optional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	45 W or 65 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost with a 65 W adapter; full charge in about 2 hours	–
Materials
Materials	Aluminium lid and base; plastic bezel and palm rest	Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
Colours
Colours	Ice Blue	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	1080p (IR optional)	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	1 × Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) USB-A; HDMI 2.1; 3.5 mm headset jack	Three USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displays
External displays	Up to 2 with the laptop screen on, or 3 with it off	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit keyboard with Copilot key, no numeric keypad	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar touchpad, 115 × 80 mm	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average (2.5 W peak)	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button (optional); IR camera for Windows Hello (optional)	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2