DELL Pro Max 16 Plus MB16250 Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX Mobile workstation 40.6 cm (16") Full HD+ 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Pro UK English Black

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For £2,657 ex-VAT, the **Dell Pro Max 16 Plus** is clearly aimed at people who actually earn their money with the box—CAD/CAE, heavy virtualization, media work, or teams that routinely get pinned down by software that loves CPU + GPU and big, consistent performance. On paper it’s a “can’t be bothered” workstation: you buy it to reduce waiting, avoid bottlenecks, and keep projects moving, especially if you need serious stability under load and you’ll keep it for years. Also, the build/firmware/driver discipline Dell tends to deliver on its business line is usually a win in B2B environments where you’d rather standardise and manage than constantly babysit edge-case issues.

That said, I’d be cautious if you’re buying this for “general office + a few PowerPoints” or even typical knowledge-worker workloads. You’ll pay workstation money for workstation expectations—management, thermals, and licensing/workflows that only make sense if you’re using the capability. If your workloads are lighter, you can often get 80–90% of the day-to-day experience for far less. In short: **buy it if your users genuinely leverage GPU/CPU workstation work and you value reliability over bargain-bin pricing**; otherwise, **don’t**—because at this level, the cost only makes sense when it directly translates into saved time or reduced downtime.