Pros
- Great keyboard for getting work done
- Thin and light, with a sleek appearance
Cons
- Could use more USB ports
- Battery life severely limited
At A Glance
Dell's Latitude 13 is an elegant-looking ultraportable with a great keyboard, but limited expandability and poor battery life are significant drawbacks.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Processor speed | 1300.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 2.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 250.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Firewire | 0 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Express Card 34 or ExpressCard/34 | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Video Interfaces | VGA |
| Slots |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.0 inches |
| Depth | 9.0 inches |
| Height | 0.8 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.3 pounds |
| Weight | 3.5 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 65 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:28 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 498 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 461 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 377 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 672 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 782 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 1168 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 365 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 404 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 321 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 591 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 8.77 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 6.68 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 6.96 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 5.22 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 4.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 3.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
