Pros

  • Very good performer
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Not cheap
  • Heavy for an ultraportable

At A Glance

Though pricey for a 12.5-inch laptop, this ultraportable delivers in performance and battery life.

Manufacturer’s Description

Make a statement with the compact, Dell Latitude E6220. This laptop is tailored for the mobile business class with rugged durability, productivity, security and the convenient manageability you've come to expect from the Latitude E-Family laptops. Ultraportable at 1-inch thin and starting at 3 lbs light with 12.5-inch HD LED display.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number BLCT6233
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5
Processor speed 2600.0 MHz
Cache size 3.0 KB
Processor count 2
Memory
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 12.5 inches
Display type Matte LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 128.0 GB
Other storage
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Solid-State Drive
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Express Card 34 or ExpressCard/34 1
Available Interfaces
  • Bluetooth
  • eSATA
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA
Slots
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 12.1 inches
Depth 9.8 inches
Height 1.0 inches
Weight with Accessories 4.4 pounds
Weight 3.7 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Input devices
  • Keyboard (backlit)
  • Touchpad (multitouch)

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 132
Battery
Battery Life 7:28  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 213  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 336  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 180  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Idle power usage 7.8  Watts
Sleep power usage 0.4  Watt hours
Off power usage 0.1  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 297  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 301  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 338  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 180  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 201  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 166  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 254
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 65.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 50.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 47.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 37.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 19.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 14.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 37.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 30.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 24.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 20.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 44.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 36  Frames per second (higher is better)