TL; DR: The Dell 14S is a new affordable Windows laptop aimed at students and young professionals, with an aluminum build, up to 2.8K 120Hz display, all-day battery life, and four colorful finishes.At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Dell unveiled a new version of the Dell 14S aimed at students, young adults, and anyone who wants a solid everyday Windows laptop without paying for a premium model. It comes in four colors, has an aluminum body, weighs just 1.15kg, and promises up to 21 hours of Netflix streaming on a single charge.Sound familiar? It should.Dell already launched a 14S earlier this year, and we liked it. A lot. Mashable has named the existing Dell 14S a top choice for battery life, a top mid-range Windows laptop, and the best battery-life laptop for students. Our testing found that the model lasted 34 hours and 29 minutes in our battery benchmark, making it the second-longest-lasting laptop we've tested.
The new 14S isn't really a replacement for that laptop. It's more like a lower-spec version of the same idea, with a bigger focus on affordability and design. Dell hasn't announced pricing yet, but the positioning makes it pretty clear that the company wants this machine in the same conversation as Apple's MacBook Neo. So, what's actually different?It's the 14S you already know, but with more colorIt's still a slim aluminum laptop designed to be easy to carry around. It's just 13.5mm thick, and Dell is putting much more emphasis on looks this time.The new 14S comes in four finishes:
