Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 review

Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 (2024): new platform, missing GPU column

The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 moves to the Core Ultra 5 125H with 32GB of memory at $650 — and its graphics column reads 0 on our sheet, a coverage gap rather than a measured zero, the familiar story for this platform's integrated graphics where no matched score exists. What is measured is strong: reliability at 89, 65 percent above the general-class median, and a CPU score of 87.02, enthusiast-band, 48 percent above class.

Where it holds up

Office at 88.99 is top-tier; portability at 65.3 is high-band; value at 66.85 is high-band — the strongest value reading among this batch's general-class machines without a measured GPU. The 32GB memory ceiling matches the class median exactly. Reliability at 89 and the enthusiast-band CPU figure give the sheet its genuine strengths: this is a well-built, modern, quick-for-office-work 14-incher.

Where it falls short

The verdict names graphics as the weakness — the 0 is a coverage gap rather than a measured zero, but the axis consequences are concrete: gaming at 19, modeling at 27, and CAD at 33 all sit low-band, and photo design at 35 is mid-tier. Overall performance at 46.59 is mid-band. The awkward comparison is internal: its own 2022 predecessor at $470 keeps a measured RTX 3050 with a 63.1 graphics score and top-tier photo at 88.

Price and depreciation

At $650 with an empty dollar ledger, the 13.89 percent annual class-level rate and first-year buyer exposure apply. The value reading of 66.85 is high-band — the sheet defends the price for office-and-reliability buyers — but the same $650 elsewhere in this batch buys measured GPUs (the 2022 sibling at $470 undercuts it entirely).

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 (2022) at $470 is the direct rebuttal: cheaper, with a measured 3050, top-tier photo at 88, and no low-band axes — the 7440's advantages are reliability at 89 and the newer platform. The Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 sibling at the same $650 goes Snapdragon with a perfect reliability 100 and even lower performance readings; the HP Laptop 14 (2024) at the same $650 posts a nearly identical sheet.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The 7440 is the reliability-and-office version of the Inspiron 14 Plus: top-tier office, enthusiast CPU band, high value — against an unmeasured graphics column that plays out as low-band gaming, modeling, and CAD. Buy it for the build and the platform; buy the 2022 model if the GPU column matters.