The HP Spectre x360 14 stands out as being much more elaborately designed, but itвЂ™s also considerably more expensive. The Asus VivoBook Flip 14 and Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i are both similarly understated. The display bezels arenвЂ™t as small as IвЂ™d like along the top and bottom, but theyвЂ™re not overly huge and donвЂ™t detract too much from a modern appearance. The display top and bottom and chassis front and rear edges are rounded, but the angles are simple, giving the laptop a minimalist appearance thatвЂ™s attractive enough without standing out.

My review unit was Mist Blue, and thatвЂ™s a little deceiving - the laptop is actually two-toned, with the Mist Blue covering the lid and a dark gray (or brown in some lighting) covering the bottom chassis. The Inspiron 14 2-in-1вЂ™s hinge was stiff, requiring two hands to open, but it held the display firmly in its four positions - clamshell, tent, media, and tablet - and it props up the keyboard deck for a comfortable typing angle and extra airflow.ДЄesthetically, the Inspiron 14 2-in-1 comes in two colors in the AMD configuration, Pebble Green and Mist Blue, and just Platinum Silver in its Intel incarnation. The $735 Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 was just as well-built and thus proves that you donвЂ™t have to spend $1,000 or more for solid build quality, while at the same time the $1,100 clamshell Acer Swift X had more flexing in the lid and keyboard deck. ItвЂ™s built well enough for the price, and considerably better than the Asus VivoBook Flip 14 thatвЂ™s about $300 less (with a lower-end Ryzen 5 CPU and half the RAM).

The lid flexes just a bit under pressure and thereвЂ™s some display distortion - never a good thing - but the keyboard deck and bottom chassis are solid. The Inspiron 14 2-in-1 is constructed of a mix of aluminum in the lid and plastic in the chassis, and it manages its materials to give it a mostly robust feel in hand.

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