Dell Latitude 13 Pro Reviews

Dell's Latitude 13 is an elegant-looking ultraportable with a great keyboard, but limited expandability and poor battery life are significant drawbacks.

If you can live with its limitations and can't stretch your budget beyond £750, Dell's ultraportable Latitude 13 offers looks, sleekness and build quality that few PC laptops can match. However, for most people it suffers from far too many shortcomings for us to recommend it.

The Dell Latitude 13 is the thinnest and lightest affordable 13-inch ultraportable you can find right now. If all you need is a light-duty office mate for Web access, productivity apps, and the like, then give it a look. But if performance and battery life are your priority—with portability a close second—the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 is a better bet for small-business users in this price range, and the Asus Bamboo or Sony VAIO Y218 are the way to go for consumers. For enterprises, if a swappable battery, a docking connector, a 3G option, powerful performance, and robust battery life (or any combination thereof) are big considerations for you, you’re going to have to spend more and look elsewhere. We suggest the $1,625 Lenovo ThinkPad X201 for IT departments looking to buy a fleet.

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The Dell Latitude 13 is for professionals who have a keen taste for design and below-average standards for battery life and performance.

More performance and features can be found for the same money elsewhere. It's far from being a speed demon, but it's quick enough for regular admin work. The Dell Latitude 13 stands out more for its slim profile, low weight yet still sturdy build.