Dell Latitude E6540 Pro Reviews

Business users will find the Dell Latitude E6540 to be a comfortable desktop replacement, but anyone looking for power on the go will be happier with another system.

The Dell Latitude E6540 is a sturdy and versatile business laptop, with clock-punching reliability and solid performance thanks to the latest Intel processor and AMD graphics.

The Dell Latitude E6540 is a business notebook, so the display, input devices, quality and service are especially important. The E6540 does not disappoint us and is convincing in these categories. The slightly bouncing keyboard and the small quality problem at the display cover are compensated by the matte Full HD display. A small drawback is the limited port variety, you have to waive ExpressCard, FireWire and DisplayPort. Our review unit also lacks security features like a fingerprint or a SmartCard reader. So far the Latitude E6540 does not stand out from the competition but it is equipped with the latest and very powerful components. If you want to buy a new business notebook based on the Haswell architecture there is almost no alternative at the moment. The competition cannot keep up in regard to the performance but the price for this are the high emissions and throttling under maximum load. The large 90 Wh battery has sufficient power for mobile working (runtime of 6 to 7 hours). Due to these small drawbacks the notebook will certainly not be ideal for everybody and a retail price of 1,860 Euros is also quite expensive.