# Dell 27 Plus (S2725HSM)

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-27-plus-s2725hsm
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/computer-monitors
- Placement: #18 of 18 in Computer Monitors, F tier
- Brand: Dell
- LP on this board: 0
- Last researched: 2026-08-17T21:13:56.977Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

1080p at 27 inches is a false economy for a productivity monitor, and its own 4K sibling embarrasses it. The weakest ownership proposition on the board.

## For

- Hits a low shelf price

## Against

- 1080p stretched across 27 inches means visibly fuzzy text for productivity work
- Dell's own 27 Plus 4K (S2725QC) costs modestly more and is WIRED's top overall pick
- Exists to hit a shelf price, not to be lived with for five years

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 3 of 5 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 7 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Times Of India | TOI Tech Desk | B | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/laptops-pc/dell-plus-monitors-launched-in-india-starting-at-rs-11399/articleshow/124955306.cms | fetched and confirmed |
| WIRED | Luke Larsen | B | https://www.wired.com/story/best-budget-monitors/ | fetched and confirmed |
| My Gears Tube | My Gears Tube | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXJK6xUjFLs | fetched and confirmed |
| DIY GUIDES | DIY GUIDES | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcDUJeSBq60 | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Tested | Tech Tested | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZu4MEQpfL8 | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | B | https://www.techradar.com/pro/dell-27-plus-s2725hsm-business-monitor-review | fetched and confirmed |
| 5StarGadgetGallery | Ghulam Asghar | B | https://5stargadgetgallery.com/dell-27-plus-monitor-s2725hsm-review/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Dell UltraSharp U2725QE | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-ultrasharp-u2725qe |
| 2 | Dell UltraSharp U3225QE | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-ultrasharp-u3225qe |
| 3 | ASUS ProArt Display PA32QCV | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/asus-proart-display-pa32qcv |
| 4 | Dell 27 Plus 4K (S2725QC) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-27-plus-4k-s2725qc |
| 5 | Dell UltraSharp U4025QW | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-ultrasharp-u4025qw |
| 13 | BenQ RD280U | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/benq-rd280u |
| 14 | Samsung ViewFinity S9 (S90PC) | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/samsung-viewfinity-s9-s90pc |
| 15 | LG 27UP850-W | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/lg-27up850-w |
| 16 | Dell S3221QS | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-s3221qs |
| 17 | Samsung 32-inch M8 Smart Monitor (M80D) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/samsung-smart-monitor-m8-m80d |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/computer-monitors.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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