A review of the Dell 16 Plus DB16250 laptop. (Intel Core 7 256V, 16 GB LPDDR5X-8533, 512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 QLC, Intel Arc Graphics 140V, 16″ 2.5K (2560 x 1600) Anti-Glare, WVA Display with ComfortView Plus)
What’s up everyone, and welcome back to the channel. So, you’re looking for a new laptop. You need a big, beautiful screen, you need performance that can handle more than just a few Chrome tabs, and you want it without completely emptying your wallet. For years, that’s been the promise of Dell’s Inspiron Plus lineup.
This is the latest iteration: the renamed Dell 16 Plus, model DB16250. It’s packing Intel’s new Core Ultra series 2 processors and a whole lot of potential. But in a world of MacBooks, XPSs, and countless other competitors, does this mid-range machine truly deliver the ‘Plus’ experience it promises?
Today, we’re doing a full review. We’ll cover the design, the 2.5K 16-inch display, push the performance to its limits, and I’ll tell you who I think this laptop is really for.
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Design
01:43 Sustainability
01:57 Upgrade Options
02:25 Display
03:10 Connectivity
03:44 Keyboard & Touchpad
04:26 Audio & Webcam
04:48 Audio Samples
05:25 Performance
06:13 Benchmarking Results
07:09 CPU, Fans & Temps
09:46 Target Audience
09:55 Graphics
10:51 Gaming
10:59 Gaming Samples
12:33 Security
12:46 Battery Life
13:09 The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad
13:11 Decent Display
13:27 Good Port Selection
13:37 Ample Battery Life
13:45 No SD Reader
13:52 Soldered Memory
14:03 Cheap Inputs
14:14 Poor Multi-Thread
14:24 Competition
14:51 Summary
15:32 Outro
Gaming benchmarking results
Apex Legends 54 FPS 1600P High
Counter Strike 2 32 FPS 1600P High
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 22 FPS 1600P High
HellDiver 2 16 FPS 1600P High
Red Dead Redemption 2 22 FPS 1600P Ultra
GTA V Enhanced FPS 33 FPS 1600P High
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 105 FPS 1600P Low
DOOM: Eternal Standard Edition 64 FPS 1200P Low
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MUSIC: On The Flip – The Grey Room _ Density & Time
Wallpapers: https://www.youtube.com/@VibeVaultMusic & Adobe Firefly AI generated.
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UK Review model: P/N K50F7 £499.17p + VAT (£599 inc. VAT)
Alternative models:
Competition::
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 Gen 10 (16” AMD)
ASUS Vivobook 16 (X1607)
MSI Prestige 16 Evo
Acer Swift Go 16
HP OmniBook 5 (16” Intel)
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