Dell Latitude E6400 Reviewed

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Dell Latitude E6400

Dell Latitude E6400 notebook PC is a Centrino 2-based 14-inch laptop PC. The Latitude E6400 has been reviewed. The tested unit is powered by a Core 2 Duo P9500 2.53GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, nVidia Quadro NVS 160M graphics with 256MB video RAM. Other features include 14.1-inch 1440×900 LCD display, 8X DVD SuperMulti DL burner, WiFi 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth and a 9-cell (85Wh) Lithium Ion battery.

NotebookReview‘s comments:

Overall, corporate clients who are looking for the next generation of business notebooks from Dell have plenty of reasons to buy the E6400. Dell made every effort to improve the Latitude family, and the E6400 is a great 14-inch business notebook. That said, there is some pretty strong competition such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and HP EliteBook 6930p … and those notebooks might prove to be better alternatives for some.

Pros:

- Very tough structure and rugged overall chassis design
- Excellent selection of ports and fantastic docking station
- Excellent battery life … particularly with extra battery slice
- Solid performance
- Remains very cool where your body comes into contact with it

Cons:

- Industrial design (although cool) looks a little “unfinished”
-Build quality is durable, but alloy chassis feels thin in some spots
-ControlPoint software can be frustrating
-Trackpoint/touchpoint is better than the one on the D630, but still not great