# Dell XPS 14

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Dell XPS 14 and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend the XPS 14 for its long battery life and large, well-liked trackpad. The most common caveat is trackpad trouble for some users.

## Why people recommend it

- Large trackpad that many praise (3 comments): "The XPS build quality (from what I remember) was pretty good and the new one looks like it has a massive trackpad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608487)) "The touchpad on the new XPS 14 seems to be extremely good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48388934)) "I actually like the touchpad on the xps slightly more" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49374441))
- Long battery life (3 comments): "David Heinemeier Hansson reports excellent battery life on 2026 Dell XPS 14 with Panther Lake" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47755338)) "the current XPS14 without the OLED will have hours more battery life than any macbook" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243960)) "the 1-120Hz panel in the Dell XPS 14 getting it to 40+ hours" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47859171))

## What people warn about

- Reliability problems reported by some owners (3 comments): "I'm a little gun-shy of getting another Dell after two bad machines in a row" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47755515)) "mine is defective (keyboard AND motherboard)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883292)) "has been acting up this week" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48928917))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple MacBook Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-pro.md): 928 recommend
- [Apple MacBook Neo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-neo.md): 707 recommend
- [MacBook Air](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-air.md): 633 recommend
- [Apple MacBook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-macbook.md): 499 recommend
- [Framework Laptop 12](https://hackerapproved.com/p/framework-laptop-12.md): 83 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dell+XPS+14+9440+laptop&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-14-laptop/spd/xps-14-9440-laptop)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dell XPS 14", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dell-xps-14/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).