There are many accessories for the Latitude E6540: You can purchase a docking station for 180 Euros (~$238) and a stand for 125 Euros (~$165), which lifts the notebook display to a more ergonomic height. At least the provided Dell Protected Workspace is an effective malware protection. The fingerprint reader and TPM modules are certified according to the FIPS 140-2 standard, unfortunately all that is currently not yet available. SecurityĪccording to Dell, the Latitude E6540 is the most secure notebook in the world. The SIM card tray in the battery slot only supports micro-SIM cards. There is also an UMTS module for Internet on the go, the Sierra Wireless MC8805 supports HSPA+, GSM, GPRS and EDGE LTE is not available. Even a distance of 40 meters (~44 yards) to the router and a wall in between were no problem at all. The USB ports are at both sides and also at the back, finding an empty port is usually no problem.īesides the mandatory Gigabit-LAN Dell also integrates the high quality Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, which has a better reception with three antennas and works with all a/g/n wireless networks. All the ports are located at the rear area of the device, so an attached VGA cable, for instance, is not disturbing. We really like the port layout of the Latitude. At least all the ports, except for FireWire, can be used with the optional Dell docking station. The competition is superior in this regard: Toshiba Tecra R950, ThinkPad T530 and HP EliteBook 8570p are equipped with FireWire 400, eSATA and DisplayPort. It includes all the typical ports for business devices: ExpressCard 54 mm, SmartCard and fingerprint reader. There is also another configuration of the notebook in the Dell shop but it is currently not available. The four USB 3.0 ports are a positive aspect, the eSATA port of the predecessor is not available anymore. There is also a combined stereo jack for headphones and microphones the card reader can only handle SD cards. Our review unit does not stand out from consumer notebooks in regard to the port equipment: HDMI, VGA and Ethernet port can still be found in many notebooks. Are all the positive characteristics still present after the update? The predecessor convinced us completely and got a very good verdict. The case has also been updated and the Latitude E6540 has a slightly changed design. We mainly compare the Latitude with the Toshiba Tecra R950, Lenovo ThinkPad T530 and the HP EliteBook 8570p, but also with its predecessor, the Latitude E6530. Our review unit is very close to a workstation in this configuration.Īll the competitors are still based on Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture. The dedicated graphics card has sufficient performance for tasks beyond the typical office applications but that does not include very demanding CAD applications the consumer graphics card is not certified for that.
The graphics solution is also brand-new the AMD Radeon HD 8790M is still very rare so we will have a closer look at it in this review.
Dell is ahead of the competition, most manufacturers did not even announce the switch to Haswell processors for their business devices yet. Now in July we can already review the updated successor, the Latitude E6540. We just reviewed the predecessor Latitude E6530 back in February and reported in April that the first Haswell processors are scheduled to launch in June. 3D Printing, 5G, Accessory, AI, Alder Lake, AMD, Android, Apple, ARM, Audio, Benchmark, Biotech, Business, Camera, Cannon Lake, Cezanne (Zen 3), Charts, Chinese Tech, Chromebook, Coffee Lake, Comet Lake, Console, Convertible / 2-in-1, Cryptocurrency, Cyberlaw, Deal, Desktop, E-Mobility, Education, Exclusive, Fail, Foldable, Gadget, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S, Gamecheck, Gaming, Geforce, Google Pixel, GPU, How To, Ice Lake, Intel, Intel Evo, Internet of Things (IoT), iOS, iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone, Jasper Lake, Lakefield, Laptop, Launch, Leaks / Rumors, Linux / Unix, List, Lucienne (Zen 2), MacBook, Mini PC, Monitor, MSI, OnePlus, Opinion, Phablet, Radeon, Raptor Lake, Renoir, Review Snippet, Rocket Lake, Ryzen (Zen), Science, Security, Single-Board Computer (SBC), Smart Home, Smartphone, Smartwatch, Software, Storage, Tablet, ThinkPad, Thunderbolt, Tiger Lake, Touchscreen, Ultrabook, Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR), Wearable, Wi-Fi 7, Windows, Workstation, XPS, Zen 3 (Vermeer), Zen 4įor the original German review, see here.
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