Dell Inspiron 14 Plus

The Inspiron 14 Plus is the sensible mid-range choice: a 14-inch 2.2K display, a solid aluminium lid and enough CPU for study, office work and the occasional photo edit. It is not thin and it is not fast, but nothing about it feels cheap in daily use, and the keyboard is better than the price suggests. Storage and memory are user-upgradable, which is increasingly rare and worth real money over a four-year life. Skip it if you need discrete graphics or all-day battery; buy it if you want a dependable machine without paying flagship prices.