Dell Latitude 14 3400 Series

Dell Latitude 3490

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% Dell Latitude 3490
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
If you need a VGA port to connect to a legacy display, the Latitude 3490 is a business laptop worth shortlisting.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/31/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Dell Latitude 3490
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
If you need a VGA port to connect to a legacy display, the Latitude 3490 is a business laptop worth shortlisting.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/31/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Dell Latitude 3490
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
If you need a VGA output to connect to an older monitor or conference-room display, the Dell Latitude 3490 is worth a look. It's also a good choice if you plan to leave it plugged into one of these displays most of the time, since you can outfit it with a powerful CPU and 16GB of memory while stripping away other nonessentials to keep the price below $1,000. Otherwise, for a more well-rounded SMB laptop, you should consider the Editors' Choice Lenovo ThinkPad 13 or a consumer ultraportable like the Dell XPS 13.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Dell Latitude 3490
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
If you need a VGA output to connect to an older monitor or conference-room display, the Dell Latitude 3490 is worth a look. It's also a good choice if you plan to leave it plugged into one of these displays most of the time, since you can outfit it with a powerful CPU and 16GB of memory while stripping away other nonessentials to keep the price below $1,000. Otherwise, for a more well-rounded SMB laptop, you should consider the Editors' Choice Lenovo ThinkPad 13 or a consumer ultraportable like the Dell XPS 13.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

Dell Latitude 14 3420-WNC19

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Dell Latitude 14 3420 - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/26/2022

Dell Latitude 14 3420 review – some configurations are really good
Source: Laptop Media
Dell’s Latitude 3000 series is definitely not among the premium offerings from the marque. This is clearly visible by observing the outside of the Latitude 14 3420. It is entirely made out of plastic, and unfortunately – the body doesn’t have a very rigid structure. Dell Latitude 14 3420’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a very high contrast ratio. Thankfully, it uses PWM only below 67 nits, and the flickerings have a very high frequency. This makes the laptop comfortable for long periods of use. On the other hand, it has a limited color coverage of only 53% of sRGB. There is something worth checking out before buying this laptop. It is regarding the battery, as this unit comes with either a 41Wh or a 54Wh package. Thankfully, our device was equipped with the larger one, and it doesn’t disappoint. We got 11 hours and a half of Web browsing, or 10 hours and a half of video playback. To be honest, the laptop is worth its money if it’s going to be used as an everyday office device.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/26/2022

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Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.

Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Kaby Lake Refresh:

i5-8250U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,100 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.

Intel Tiger Lake:

i5-1145G7: Tiger Lake based low power quad-core processor for thin and light laptops. Produced in 10nm+ at Intel.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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64.88%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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