Pros
- Four USB ports
- Supersturdy construction
- Great performance
- Incredible battery life
Cons
- Heavy for its screen size
- Average gaming scores
- Extremely pricey for a 14-inch laptop
At A Glance
The Dell Latitude E6420 delivers all the power you'd want in a business laptop plus outstanding battery life, but its weight and high price tag make it overkill for mainstream users.
Manufacturer’s Description
The 14" HD, multitouch LED display, quad-core processing and discrete graphics options make the redesigned Latitude E6420 ideal for office-to-home professionals who require high performance and dependability as well as ease of mobility.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 4690247 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 2700.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 4.0 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 | 14.0 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 |
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| 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 54 or ExpressCard/54 | 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 |
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| Slots |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.9 inches |
| Depth | 10.0 inches |
| Height | 1.5 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 7.4 pounds |
| Weight | 6.5 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | CyberLink PowerDVD 9.5; |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | Yes |
| Devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 136 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 11:18 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 202 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 324 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 171 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 10.1 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 0.8 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0.6 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 286 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 295 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 326 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 176 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 202 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 162 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 242 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 53.19 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 43.16 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 40.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 31.23 Frames per second (higher is better) |
