Our test sample presumably had the more interesting (regarding price/performance, as well) WXGA+ display with the LED illumination. Besides the better overview and the bigger working surface due to the finer resolution, one also benefits from the LED background light, which supplies a particularly high brightness. On the one hand a 1280x800 pixels resolution WXGA screen with the standard CCFL – cold cathode technology or, on the other, a higher resolution WXGA+ display with 1440x900 pixels for a surcharge (85.00 Euro). Similar to the Precision M2400 there are two different display variations to choose from for the Dell Latitude E6400. This may be a strongly differing subjective impression, though. So it may come to impairments through the surrounding case when using the touchpad keys single handedly, or we found the TrackPoint keys a bit too sticky in our test sample. While the touchpad and the TrackPoint could absolutely convince with their response behavior, small improvements are still possible concerning the respective keys. The touchpad/TrackPoint combination could also be conveniently used. Negative effects affecting typing through this could not be detected, though. A possible slight bend of the entire keyboard under pressure was also noticeable. The typing experience has to be described as a bit jolting because of the significant pressure point. The key arrangement was able to convince completely in the test and there was no excessive time necessary to get accustomed to the new device and to quickly type lengthy texts without mistakes. This can be helpful in surroundings with not optimal light conditions, for instance in an airplane or in darkened rooms at lectures. In our test device of the E6400 a keyboard with integrated light was built in. In comparison of the Precision M2400 and the Dell Latitude E6400, the deployed keyboard device shows optically and technically no differences. This must have happened during the preceding tests of our press model und couldn’t be observed on any of the other previously tested, similarly built Latitude and Precision notebooks. After removing the lid, for which only a single screw had to be undone, it turned out that obviously a fastener of the principally extremely robust metal lid had broken off. We were surprised that the large service lid on the bottom side of the case did not sit very tight, but even clattered somewhat. The base unit itself offers a good stability but gives away inconsiderably when selective pressure is applied but not representing a problem for the usage of the notebook, though. Nevertheless, the metal display lid put away higher selective pressure without any problems. When changing the opening angle, though, considerable image changes in the area of the right edge and in the lower left display corner were noticed. The Precision has a silver-colored wave structure, whereas the Latitude shows itself with a solid, lightly structured, black metal lid.īasically, the lid of the Latitude shows as good a stability as the Precision models. This is the efficient brother of the E6400 which, having almost the same case, is rather more equipped for performance.Ī major difference between the two families is the design of the display lid.

Recently we were permitted to take a closer look at the Dell Precision M2400.

Dell latitude e6440 dock