Friday, August 29th 2025
Dell Introduces Pro Essential Business-Ready Laptop Series
Kevin Terwilliger, vice president of PC product management at Dell Technologies, recently announced the launch of Dell Pro Essential, a new line of business-oriented laptops. This launch comes after getting input from SMBs, distributors, and channel partners. The Pro Essential series aims to give businesses a budget-friendly yet dependable choice striking a balance between security, ease of management, and toughness without any frills. The range includes 14-inch and 15-inch models with both Intel and AMD chips. You can get the PV14250 (14-inch) and PV15250 (15-inch) with Intel inside, while the PV14255 and PV15255 come with AMD CPUs. Intel setups start from the Core 3 100U (6 cores up to 4.7 GHz) and go up to the Core 7 150U (10 cores up to 5.4 GHz), with 13th-gen i5 and i7 chips also on offer for the 15-inch models. On the AMD side, you can pick anything from the basic Ryzen 3 7320U to Ryzen 7 chips, including Ryzen AI 5 330H (50 TOPS NPU, 4 cores, up to 4.5 GHz) and Ryzen AI 7 350H (50 TOPS NPU, 8 cores, up to 5.0 GHz) processors..
The 14-inch models feature FHD+ 1920 x 1200 displays, 300-nit brightness, IPS WVA panels, and anti-glare coatings. They weigh 1.5 kg and measure under 2 cm thick (with aluminium chassis for Ryzen AI based variants). The 15-inch versions provide standard FHD displays with similar build quality. Every model comes equipped with 8 GB DDR5 RAM (up to 32 GB), 512 GB NVMe SSD storage (up to 1 TB), and Windows 11 Pro. You'll find USB 3.2 Gen 1/2, USB-C with Power Delivery HDMI 1.4, and Wi-Fi 6 for connecting devices. The battery choices range from 41 Whr to 54 Whr paired with 65 W AC adapters.
Prices start at $449 for the Dell Pro 15 Essential with AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, 8 GB DDR5 and 512 GB SSD. Currently, the models with AMD Ryzen AI 5 330H and Ryzen AI 7 350H processors, nor the 32 GB DDR5 options are not listed on the Dell website; however, they are mentioned in the official brochure.
Sources:
Dell, Kevin Terwilliger @LinkedIn
The 14-inch models feature FHD+ 1920 x 1200 displays, 300-nit brightness, IPS WVA panels, and anti-glare coatings. They weigh 1.5 kg and measure under 2 cm thick (with aluminium chassis for Ryzen AI based variants). The 15-inch versions provide standard FHD displays with similar build quality. Every model comes equipped with 8 GB DDR5 RAM (up to 32 GB), 512 GB NVMe SSD storage (up to 1 TB), and Windows 11 Pro. You'll find USB 3.2 Gen 1/2, USB-C with Power Delivery HDMI 1.4, and Wi-Fi 6 for connecting devices. The battery choices range from 41 Whr to 54 Whr paired with 65 W AC adapters.
18 Comments on Dell Introduces Pro Essential Business-Ready Laptop Series
Not for free of course, now your laptop is a cool 2x expensive (wow).
I think it was LTT that questioned why Windows PC makers make such low-end laptops. The top selling laptops are cheap ones like this and Macs for twice the price, which leads people who only see those two options to think that Mac is better and it isn't close.
My XPS 9520 has two M.2 SSD slots, which I really appreciate.
However, it lacks a physical switch to select either the Intel or Nvidia GPU, or at least the ability to choose the GPU in the machine's BIOS.
It also sorely lacks USB A ports.
But its biggest flaw is the presence of Intel P and E cores. I really don't like the E cores, which are poorly managed under Windows: For example, it takes me 10 to 15 minutes just to update the Nvidia driver under Windows, which is simply unacceptable...
I regret that Dell abandoned the XPS brand, I find it anti-commercial.
I'm not interested in Dell's new laptop lines. There are no Intel processors without E-cores, and AMD's offerings are almost nonexistent.
If I were to buy a laptop today it would be with an AMD Ryzen AI 370 to 395 series CPU, since Dell doesn't offer anything interesting in this CPU range, if I had to renew my laptop today, I would most certainly choose another brand.
It's a shame because apart from that their laptops are very well designed and I really appreciate Dell's seriousness when it comes to updating the bios and other system components.
And just because earlier e cores were slow doesn't mean newer ones are. Skymont is only a little behind Lion Cove and Zen 5, and AMD's Strix Point chip has 8 Zen 5c cores which are also slower.
chipsandcheese.com/p/skymont-in-gaming-workloads (Skymont is probably slower than this chart shows; games tend to be more GPU-bound.)