The Best Laptops We're All Sleeping On: Dell Latitude Overview
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2022
- When I'm not reviewing Galaxies, Surfaces and Pixels, my daily driver is a Dell Latitude. The Dell Latitude line is one of most common options for businesses supplying their workforce, but surprisingly, it also serves as a great option for personal computers. Today, we'll walk through some of the best Latitudes you can buy, and the key things you need to know before buying a Latitude yourself.
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Thank you for a thoughtful video on these. I worked in IT and administered a few hundred Dell Latitudes. They are cheaply built - I was amazed how many collapsed trackpads, loose display hinges, failing TPM devices, and failing Thunderbolt ports I saw, especially for the prices they command. However, for the prices they are on the used market and the overall reliability I saw, I recommend them to people over buying a cheap, new laptop from Amazon or Best Buy.
Watching this on my 5400 i5/16/256/FHD. It is serving me great for the past few years, and it is nice to see it described with such enthusiasm.
Great to hear!
I have a Latitude 7390 2-in-1 as a daily driver-- bout the laptop, a new 60wh battery, and a Dell active pen for $270 total. Great for writing math expressions and sketching diagrams in OneNote. It's also quite sturdy with a nice metal chassis.
A lot more people should buy used Latitudes (and Thinkpads) instead of sub $300 consumer laptops.
I choose Dell laptops and displays. They designed like specially for my requirements. And what about design I love how my carbon Latitude 7320 looks and prefer it appearance over any other laptop. Camera curtain, Ubuntu from the box, weight kilo 180, less than Air. And the keyboard! How really good this keyboard is I've understood when compared with the MacBook Air keyboard.
I got my Latitude 7400 for $300 and mine is fully loaded. Intel i7, 512ssd, 32gb ram, wwan lte, thunderbolt 3, etc all for the same price as a crappy Chromebook.
Nice! Great specs!
This was a good look at the Latitude line. I've been working on them since the C-Series. I still have a full working C640. I've noticed patterns with the Latitude line over the years even though they change up the model numbers every now and then. I typically notice the most issues with the xx00 machines. D600 - Lots of BIOS revisions, E6400 - CPU Throttling and Display latch issues, 7400 - Heat issues, loses communication to SSD. Probably because it's mostly a new platform, but the xx10 model is usually everything the xx00 should have been. The D610 fixed the platform issues and had very few BIOS revisions, the E6410 went to the Core i series, fixed the throttling and redesigned the display latch. The 7410 got a redesigned lid which allowed more clearance under the laptop for better cooling. The xx20 series typically is the experimental line. Dell adds things that usually break (D620 NVidia cards), are ugly (E6420 redesign) or 7420 starts removing ports (USB-A). Then the xx30 (remediation line) tries to fix some of those problems. Then they start over.
I usually suggest getting the 10 line of Latitudes it's the correction model to the latest platform change, but it's not the add the latest gimmick model to keep people buying new machines.
I found you through your surface videos, just stumbled on this one. I bought a 7390 (2 in 1) from Dell's refurbished site a couple months ago. So far, so good, the specs you get for the price are unmatched, in my opinion. My device has an i5 8th gen, 16 gb ram, 512gb Samsung SSD, and a backlit keyboard, which was a major selling point, all for under $300 after tax. Keep up the great videos.
It's a great machine, glad you're enjoying it, and thank you!
@@innoiso I'm hoping that some of Dell's detachables show up on the refurbished site, there were some with older processors and not windows 11 upgradable. I noticed they don't include the keyboard either.
My favorite Latitudes were the C640, D600, D630, E6410, E7440, 7490 and 7410
I own multiple Dell Latitude laptops, but mostly the older D- and E-series, as well as a few other more unique models. I just love the whole ecosystem of the older series, what with the dedicated docking stations and external media bays.
They're some awesome machines!
I bought a 5430. My first windows computer and love it. Got it for $515.
I like the 7420 and 9420 lines. It's great for work, home, and travel. Battery life, durability, and runs Power BI.
Huh. I had no idea about the number naming convention. Super neat!
Happy that my video was able to teach you something!
I use Latitude 9430 and i really love it. Probably the best Windows laptop i have ever used.
But having used the Thinkpad X1 previously, i think the keyboard of Thinkpad is still the best i have ever used. Second is MacBook keyboard. ... my Latitude keyboard is fine, but not comparable with those two.
Amazing to see your collection of Dell latitude notebooks. I am not vloggers nor UA-camrs but I also currently own and use quite a number of computers. This includes one hackintosh, one Asus ROG-700 (with external water cooler) for gaming, one surface pro x with LTE connectivity for mobile computing when I travel, one MacBook pro M1 Max for animation/3D productions and also a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra for web surfing while lying on the couch . I just bought a refurbished Surface Laptop 3 for purpose of using it in a vacation journey for 2 months in Europe. There are different computers to fulfill different purposes. How are you using your different Dell latitude notebooks?
That's quite a loadout! I don't use them exclusively, but I often use the 15 inch for video editing because it has a dGPU, a 5411 for my Excel work, the 5410 I've installed Ubuntu on, and the 5400 is my script writing PC because the keyboard is so comfortable.
Very helpful video. I went with the 5400 from ebay.
Nice! Hope you love it!
Still using a decade old Latitude E6330 i7 .. with latest Windows 11
Nice!
hi there, nice video !
14:30
why u r saying "trackpad exp is probably worst than most ... consumer laptops..." ?
Im currently using Latitude 7490 , and the only bad thing about it is that the surface is not "glassy" like XPS or MacBook Pro models. But the Precision Touchpad is the thing which makes the pure magic ! I enjoy working with the trackpad in 7490, and it is a great exp compared to Inspirons or for example HP consumer models in my local retail ...
BTW, for those trackpoint "upper" buttons I found a great solution how to bring the life back into it.
I just re-mapped those buttons into the commands, and now, for example, Im able to adjust volume with it or take screenshots. or decrease brightness.. whatever I need
Very informative. Thank you. Once a business sells a laptop can they regain access to it via the enterprise security license? If so, how could you rectify that?
After Apple MacBooks, Dell Latitudes are the best laptops around. I tried using others but none are better
i use a Dell Latitude e5490 :)
Love the 5490! You should check out my latest review of the 7340!
is latitude 5520 good ?
Yes for everyday web browsing and low-level accounting work.
The cooling solution is poor so they throttle under long workloads.
Hi there. I tried to contact you using your posted email address on the about page. It bounced back. Can you post a working email so perhaps I can contact you re: review opportunity?
It should be updated
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Cable
E4 Power Cord 1M for US
Item number: 537-BBBL
Canada Ship Options
US Order
Item number: 332-1286
Chassis Options
5320 Laptop Bottom Door
Item number: 354-BBDK
Docks & Port Replicators
No Docking Station
Item number: 452-BBSE
Documentation/Disks
SERI Guide (ENG/FR/Multi)
Item number: 340-AGIK
ENERGY STAR
ESTAR E-label
Item number: 387-BBPH
EPEAT 2018
EPEAT 2018 Registered (Gold)
Item number: 379-BDZB
External Mouse
No Mouse
Item number: 570-AADK
FGA Module
Fixed Hardware Configuration
Item number: 998-FULG
Graphics and Memory
I5-1145G7 Vpro, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Thunderbolt, 16GB
Item number: 338-BXUU
Latitude 5320 Assembly Base
Item number: 338-BXVP
Hard Drive
M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
Item number: 400-BHRB
Keyboard
Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard
Item number: 583-BHBS
LCD
13.3" FHD (1920x1080) Non-Touch, Anti-Glare, 250 nits, WLAN
Item number: 320-BEDT
HD Camera Bezel, Camera Shutter
Item number: 325-BDZM
Non-touch FHD LCD
Item number: 391-BFQD
Memory
16 GB, DDR4 SDRAM, 3200MHz (on board)
Item number: 370-AFVV
Microsoft Office
No Microsoft Office License Included
Item number: 658-BCSB
Mobile Broadband
No Mobile Broadband Card
Item number: 556-BBCD
Non-Microsoft Application Software
SupportAssist
Item number: 525-BBCL
Dell(TM) Digital Delivery Cirrus Client
Item number: 640-BBLW
Dell Client System Update (Updates latest Dell Recommended BIOS, Drivers, Firmware and Apps)
Item number: 658-BBMR
Waves Maxx Audio
Item number: 658-BBRB
Dell Power Manager
Item number: 658-BDVK
Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Tool
Item number: 658-BEOK
Dell Optimizer
Item number: 658-BEQP
Windows PKID Label
Item number: 658-BFDQ
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro (Includes Windows 11 Pro License) English, French, Spanish
Item number: 619-AQMP
Operating System Recovery Options
OS-Windows Media Not Included
Item number: 620-AALW
PalmRest
Palmrest, Contacted & Contactless SmartCard Reader, NFC, Thunderbolt 4
Item number: 346-BGUN
Placemat
Quick setup guide worldwide laptop
Item number: 340-CTXL
Power Supply
65W Type-C EPEAT Adapter
Item number: 492-BCXP
Primary Battery
4 Cell 63Whr ExpressChargeTM Capable Battery
Item number: 451-BCSM
Processor
11th Generation Intel Core i5-1145G7 (4 Core, 8M cache, base 2.6GHz, up to 4.4GHz, vPro)
Item number: 379-BEHW
Processor Label
11th Gen Intel Core i5 vPro label
Item number: 340-CTSV
Protect your new PC
No Anti-Virus Software
Item number: 650-AAAM
Removable CD/DVD Drives
No Removable CD/DVD Drive
Item number: 429-AATO
Resource Media
No Resource USB Media
Item number: 430-XXYG
Service
Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, 1 Year
Item number: 997-8328
Dell Limited Hardware Warranty
Item number: 997-8317
Shipping Material
Pkg DAO BTS/BTP FGA spin 65W CS MIN CFG
Item number: 340-CTWQ
System Ship Info
Item number: 640-BBJB
Systems Management
vPro Manageability
Item number: 631-ACTZ
Transportation from ODM to region
BTS/BTP Smart Selection Shipment (VS)
Item number: 800-BBQH
UPC Label
POD Label, 100% tie to L10 BTS & BTP
Item number: 389-BKKL
Windows AutoPilot
No AutoPilot
Item number: 340-CKSZ
Wireless
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 .11ax 160MHz + Bluetooth 5.2
Item number: 555-BGGT
Wireless Driver
Wireless Intel AX201 WLAN Driver
Item number: 555-BGHB