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Dell Latitude E6500 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.8

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1093

Verdict

The Latitude E6500 is an attractive 15.4in. notebook, not least because you can configure it to closely match your needs. The backlit keyboard is well executed, and we also like the auto-adjusting screen brightness... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Robust casing
  • Auto-adjusting screen brightness and keyboard backlight
  • Highly configurable

Cons

  • Largest hard drive is just 250GB
  • Essential options soon drive the price up from the entry level

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Core 2 Duo P9500
Clock speed: 2.53 GHz
RAM installed: 4096 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11a, b, g, Draft-N
Hard drive size: 250 GB
Graphics processor: vVidia Quadro NVS 160M
Graphics RAM: 256 MB
Display diagonal size: 15.4 in
Case form factor: clamshell
Dimensions (W x H x D): 35.8x3.3x25.7 cm
Weight: 2.5 kg
Operating system: Windows Vista Business (SP1); XP Professional downgrade option available

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8.8

Average Member Rating

Excellent

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activ8cs

Great replacement for my D830

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9.5

Spectacular


tv123

tv123

nice laptop

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8.0

Excellent


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