Dell Latitude E7440 Spec, please critique these

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  ethereal88 on 28/06/2014 - 16:18

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  Buy something from MSY for $500-$600 that you can stick an SSD in.

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  Seeyounexttuesday on 28/06/2014 - 16:22

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  I bought a e7440 a month ago and its a brilliant notebook, and far more capable than just simple activities. the models you've listed only have a HD screen though, I'd recommend getting FHD.

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  anna10 on 28/06/2014 - 16:27

  Thanks guys. Is FHD full high def?

  The Dell 'specials' don't have a FHD. What's the difference in effect? What's the sort of price differnce for the E that you bought by comparison?

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  mrmarkau67 on 28/06/2014 - 16:34

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  Yes FHD is full high definition. From personal experience, FHD is a must have for 15" and very nice to have for 14". For current software HD is "ok" at 14".

  My latitude is a couple of generations before these ones, and I love it - great keyboard, trackpad, build quality and expandability.

  Those prices seem very low to me. Where are you getting them?

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  anna10 on 28/06/2014 - 16:43

  This is the link on Dell website: I hope people don't all rush in to buy now before my daughter can finally make a decision:

  http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…

  If you see a better one on there than the first 2, plse let me know and I'll look at that. No FHD.

  Also, no SSD - is that a problem?

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    Seeyounexttuesday on 28/06/2014 - 17:59

    +1

    I bought my from outlet as well. I'd just hang for a FHD model, they popup all the time. With fhd you can view 2 A4 pages side by side in full screen with out having to scroll.

    The model i got was a refurbished but you can't tell.

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  anna10 on 28/06/2014 - 18:06

  Thanks 2 cats that's really helpful. Sadly, nothing in FHD at the moment. Was yours a Lat E7440?

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    Seeyounexttuesday on 28/06/2014 - 20:29

    Yeh the specs were
    DFO (REFURBISHED) Latitude E7440 4th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4300U Processor (1.9 GHz, 3M
    Cache); 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2); 128GB Full Mini-Card Mobility Solid State
    Drive; Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, English; No Optical Drive; Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
    802.11ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 + Bluetooth 4.0 LE Half Mini Card; Intel Integrated HD 4400 Graphics; Light
    Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic; 65W AC Adapter; Primary 4-cell 47W/HR
    Battery; 14.0 FHD (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare WLED-backlit, WiGig/WWAN capable; Internal
    English Dual Pointing Keyboard; 1 Year

    I wiped Win8 and installed Win7 within 5mins of boot up

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  anna10 on 28/06/2014 - 21:44

  2cats, yr spec differs only to the one I was looking at in these things:

  65W AC Adapter (what's that for?)
  FHD (1920x1080)
  Wide View

  I think I will wait for the FHD. Hopefully it won't be too long.

  Was yours more than 'mine' at $989?

  Dell said we could look at it for 2 weeks and then return it if we don't like it. I reckon we'd do that on the FHD one.

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  anna10 on 29/06/2014 - 08:51

  Does it come w' an Office suite?

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  mrmarkau67 on 29/06/2014 - 09:19

  What you are looking at here are real business class machines at bargain prices. They have Solid State Drives (SSDs) installed as minicards, which means that if you have a bunch of photos, music, movies and games, you can also add a cheap second hard drive if you need it. Most laptops at this price range have space only for one hard drive.

  The other thing to remember is Dell Latitudes have better cases, keyboards, trackpads and build quality.

  The 65W AC Adaptor is just the external power brick. I think if you buy from Dell, they'll always include that, but may not always list it.

  THe resolution (768) is not great. But if you wait for one with FHD it may be a another few hundred dollars.

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  mixn on 29/06/2014 - 10:13

  I saw this last night and called this morning to place an order for one (FYI the Dell outlet is open Sunday AEST 930am to 530pm, Monday to Fri AEST 8am to 10pm). The operator said that as the warehouse is currently closed, I am in a queue and she will get back to me tomorrow regarding stock levels.

  I highly recommend you call and do the same so that you are in the queue as well and have the option to purchase (or decline if you are not interested) tomorrow.

  Alternatively, if your budget is around $1000, you could take a look here (20% off with 'CBIGTREAT' at checkout):
  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Inspiron-14-7000-Series-HD-L…

  I am not a fan of the Inspiron range and have opted for the E7440 as the Latitude range generally has better build quality & fewer issues comparatively (among other advantages) but just something to bear in mind.

  If your daughter is after a laptop for simple activities, you could probably get away with spending much less (and getting lower specs) as the first poster suggested OR spending about the same and opting for something lighter (1-1.5kg) with great battery life.

  When I was studying (simple note-taking & browsing), this unit would have been an overkill but as I need something for traveling and photo-editing, this will fit my current needs

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  anna10 on 29/06/2014 - 10:29

  thanks mixn,

  yes I realised that I needed to 'put my name down' w' Dell and have done so. I agree, this is over spec'd for her, but I am doing it remotely and getting her to make a decision is easier if I come up w' a good Dell like her last one, otherwise who knows how long she'd drag this on for. The old one was put aside as it was running XP and so won't use it.

  AS a professional now, she may use it for more complex things during the life of it.

  Do you know if it comes w' Office?

  BTW, these Dell prebuilds and refurbs have been on the site for a while, so hopefully is is only Dell trying to make them sound scarce.

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    mixn on 29/06/2014 - 10:47

    Sorry, I don't know if it comes with Office - my guess would be that it doesn't.

    That seems to be the case with the Dell Outlet - over the past few years I've looked, there always seems to be well priced models . Just depends on getting what you're after at the right time

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  anna10 on 29/06/2014 - 10:43

  OK DON"T NEED AN ANSWER TO THIS THANKS
  Dell have just said that as she can't see the offer (?), if it doesn't not say it has Office, then no. She suggested buy office 365 at $99.

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  1bug on 29/06/2014 - 23:39

  Here's the Dell product page for the E7440 (aka "Latitude 14 7000 Series")…
  http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/latitude-e7440-ultrabook/p…

  BTW, there are still 21 units available (4+17) for $989 on the Dell Outlet.

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  freddofrog42 on 30/06/2014 - 15:11

  Whilst these are very nice machines I really believe they're overkill for the stated purpose e.g. Word, Internet etc…

  Frankly any dual core laptop will more than suffice and anything else is a bonus but not really needed. Sure, I have a core i7 Acer Ultrabook with touchscreen, SSD etc for demo purposes (own IT business), but the laptop I use most is an old HP 6710b dating back to about 2008, with a T7500 cpu, 4G RAM and a 80G hard disk and it's fine for all the user apparently wants to do.

  My advice with laptops is always to buy the cheapest that suits your needs as inevitably things "happen" e.g. get dropped, coffee, dead batteries etc. My own 6710b was a result of a customer breaking the screen and using it almost as an excuse to buy a new one. They ended up spending $1100 but still only use it for internet and office etc.

  All that said these are nice machines at a good price.

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  EnALup on 30/06/2014 - 16:25

  Hi OP. Sorry for taking your thread to another direction, but I will recommend you to reconsider your requirement for the Latitude laptop. I would consider going for a good windows tablet/Ultra laptop.

  Though Dell Latitude are professional grade laptops. Most of these Laptops are build to run extensive hours ( my consumer grade HP laptop (i7, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD) runs more than 10 hours each day and has not missed a beat in 3 years) and are left at one place either on a dock or hardly moved. My existing Laptop is my new Desktop now and is plugged in to a Monitor and external keyboard and mouse.

  If you are doing basic things, I would suggest you to consider a Windows 11-12" tablet with keyboard dock so that it can be used as a Laptop as well. Plug in an external monitor or connect to your TV using HDMI and they can act as a desktop.

  You have quite a bit of range to choose for that price range:

  1. Best one is Microsoft Surface 3 which will be released soon with intel processor and more than full HD screen and a digitizer pen. You won't regret
     http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-au/products/surface-pro-…

  2. Samsung ATIV XE700, 11.6, Full HD, 64 GB, S-pen ( $699 today): http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/samsung-i5-2537m-11.6-…

  3. Asus ultrabook/tablet T300, 13.3" Full HD:($999 for today): http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/asus-transformer-book-…
     Get T100 if you want standard HD and atom processor with almost half the price. It comes with a keyboard dock and will do all the work you listed.

  Both of these products are listed in epic deal from shoppingexpress:
  http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/view/EpicHour

  There are other options like Sony and Dell as well, but they are quite expensive.

  So I think, getting a normal laptop now a days is like getting a desktop. You have lots of options now for tablet/ultrabook hybrids. You can do more than basic things on these things and they have excellent battery life.

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  anna10 on 30/06/2014 - 18:10

  Thanks everyone for all the comments. My daughter is now in charge of the purchase and I have been told that no further assistance is required. I can understand that she wants something that she has chosen herself. And, that means that if anything turns out not to be her idea of optimum, it will no longer be my fault :) I have learned a lot in this exercise, and I appreciate all the help and time people that taken to make suggestions. Thanks again.