Dell · 2025
Dell Pro 14 Plus
PB14250, Core Ultra 7 266V
The Plus-tier 14 in Dell's 2025 rebrand, a 1.4 kg Lunar Lake business laptop with a 55 Wh battery good for around 12 hours but only a 300-nit FHD+ panel and the same Intel IPU6 webcam mess on Linux as the Premium.
from $1,389 RRP
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- Best for office and web work programming study
- Linux: minor fixes
Scorecard
Mean of six category scores, 0 to 10. Compiled from public sources. How we rate.
Strongest on battery and build, with no category below average.
- Battery 8/10
- Display 5/10
- Build 7/10
- Keyboard 7/10
- Speed 6/10
- Value 6/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Long 12h real-world battery
Watch for
- RAM is soldered, no upgrade later
Linux
Works · Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high · How we score
Linux compatibility, per distro
- Ubuntu LTS Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : needs tweak
- Webcam : broken
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : works
Same Lunar Lake platform as the Pro 14 Premium we already track. 8 GA.
ArchWiki: Dell IPU6 camera and Lunar Lake notes →Show full report
buntu 24.10 or the 24.04 HWE 6.12 kernel, not the 6.8 GA. The Intel IPU6 MIPI webcam needs the libcamera and intel-vsc stack and still does not work in most apps out of the box. Speaker amp needs sof-firmware and a UCM profile. Goodix fingerprint enrols with fprintd after a manual quirk. Wi-Fi (Intel BE201), Bluetooth and s2idle are fine. The Plus tier ships with the 300-nit FHD+ panel, not the 400-nit Premium panel.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated) |
| RAM | 16 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 300 nitsfine indoors, dim in direct sun |
| Weight | 1.4 kglight for daily carry |
| Battery | 55 Wh, around 12 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the Dell Pro 14 Plus (PB14250, Core Ultra 7 266V) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Ubuntu LTS). Same Lunar Lake platform as the Pro 14 Premium we already track.
- What does the Dell Pro 14 Plus (PB14250, Core Ultra 7 266V) cost?
- RRP is about 1389 USD; street price is often lower.
- How heavy is the Dell Pro 14 Plus (PB14250, Core Ultra 7 266V)?
- 1.4 kg (3.09 lb). That's light for daily carry.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 55 Wh pack, around 12 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 8/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 16 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 512 GB on this configuration.
- Which operating systems are supported?
- Ships with Windows. It also runs Linux; see the Linux block above for per-distro detail.
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