![]() The Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 (6,037), however, is still the top dog. It also surpassed the 4,838 category average. Equipped with the same Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, the X1 Yoga, X1 Carbon (5,365) and Spectre x360 scored 5,447, 5,365 and5,004, respectively. This outperforms a lot of its competition, including the best 14-inch laptops on the market. Starting with Geekbench 5.4 in our benchmark tests, the SX14 reached an impressive 5,845 overall performance score. There wasn’t a stutter in sight, and our rigorous laptop tests offer deeper insight into why. I put the SX14 to the test by throwing 30 Microsoft Edge tabs at it, which included two Google Docs, a couple of YouTube videos playing in the background, along with a scroll through Instagram and a tab for Netflix. My typical day at the office can include a flurry of Google Chrome tabs, YouTube videos running in the background and Netflix on standby when I need a quick burst of Seinfeld - you bet the SX14 could handle it all (though the fans do kick up loud). That said, the clickers are too thin compared to the trackpad itself, much like the Vaio Z. The 4.3 x 2.5 touchpad, however, is sizable, precise and sports two buttons with sharp clicks and an impressive responsiveness to Windows 10 gestures. On the Vaio SX14, the keyboard is a drag to use, which surprised me seeing as the slight tilt when the laptop is open makes typing more comfortable. ![]() The keyboard and touchpad is a laptop’s bread and butter, as it’s obviously how we use it on a daily basis. I kept the volume at 30, as this was more than loud enough before the otherwise brilliant song was ruined. I listened to the strangely bombastic opening credits sequence of HBO Max’s Peacemaker (a running theme, I know), and all I could hear from Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste it” was a mess of noise, with sharp guitar riffs popping up every now and then, a bashing of cymbals and words being sung without any distinct notes. Ergo, I do not recommend using these speakers for any means unless completely necessary. While I rarely use a laptop’s speakers to listen to music or watch shows, as I find headphones deliver the best experience, I appreciate great laptop speakers when watching YouTube videos or other multimedia for my job. Should you crank up the volume to max, though? Definitely not with the SX14. Speakers are positioned at the front of the chassis, and to their credit, they can fire loud volumes for a laptop. Without any bass or any kind of distinct channel for different sounds, audio sounds like the gargled mess you’d find tuning between radio stations. “Can you lower the volume on that, please?” is what I heard in the background of my home office over the miserable audio of the Vaio SX14. ![]() It also beats the X1 Yoga (351 nits) but pales in comparison to the Latitude 9420 2-in-1 (477 nits). This is just under the category average (387 nits), but still beats the X1 Carbon and Spectre x360’s 365 nits of brightness. It still falls behind the Spectre x360 (75%) and Latitude 9420 2-in-1 (89%).Īs for brightness, the SX14 hit 373 nits of average brightness, but in practice the display doesn’t appear to match other ultraportable laptops we reviewed. The SX14’s display doesn’t do this justice, as colors feel muted and scenes look a touch too dark.Ĭovering 72.7% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, the SX14 is below the premium laptop average (83%), but still outdoes other high-rated laptops such as the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (69%) and ThinkPad X1 Yoga (71%). Like his previous work on The Suicide Squad, Gunn uses striking visuals and colors in a majority of sequences, with Peacemaker’s enticingly brazen red, white and blue outfit and toilet bowl-shaped helmet being a fair example (you gotta love it). I watched the first episode of James Gunn’s Peacemaker on HBO Max. It’s feather-like weight is akin to the brilliant Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which comes in at 2.5 pounds and measures 12.4 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches, along with the slightly beefier HP Spectre x360 (3 pounds, 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches), Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (3 pounds, 12.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches) and Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 (3.2 pounds, 12.2 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches). The chassis also sports a small power button with fingerprint authentication, but I found it too small for it to recognize my fingerprint on a one-touch basis.Īt 2.4 pounds and with dimensions of 12.6 x 8.8 x 0.6-0.7 inches, the SX14 fits the description of an ultraportable to a tee. I am a fan of the size of the 4.3 x 2.5-inch touchpad, though. A deck that looks and feels flimsy? Nailed it. Simple keyboard with age-old Windows keyboard font? You bet. Despite the price tag and the exterior’s sophisticated finish, the interior is reminiscent of a budget laptop. ![]() Open it up, however, and we run into the same problems found on the Vaio Z (2021). ![]()
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