Dell Latitude 15 3540 Review – Not for Designers but Here’s How to Make It an Office MVP
Nowadays, a lot of the standard devices for home or office usage are based on Intel 12th or 13th Gen hybrid CPUs with efficient and performance cores. These chips aren’t power-hungry and their performance is enough for normal work. The Dell Latitude 15 3540 is a device for unpretentious daily or business tasks. The manufacturer offers this machine with a large variety of processor options including Alder Lake and Raptor Lake 15W U-series chips. There is even a Celeron 7305 in the mix which may be a bit underpowered for some users since it has just one P core and four E cores.
If the iGPU inside the CPU isn’t enough for your needs, you can get the optional NVIDIA GeForce MX550. With it, you can play some Dota 2 or other light games after work or during the lunch break. The presence of a 768p TN display is a bit strange. Our advice is to avoid this panel and get the 1080p IPS model or the touchscreen variant with the same resolution (if money isn’t a problem).
The rest of the specs seem more or less usual for such a notebook – two 2W speakers, an optional fingerprint reader, an IR Web camera (option) as well as Wi-Fi 6 / E + Bluetooth 5.3, and eSIM functionality (which again will cost you an extra amount of money). The upgradability options are decent and the same can be said for the I/O.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/dell-latitude-15-3540-2/
Contents
- Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- Design and construction
- Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- Buy our profiles
- Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- Storage performance
- Verdict
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 / 2230 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, No OS, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 54Wh, 3-cell, 42Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 239.69 x 18.13 - 20.40 mm (14.13" x 9.44" x 0.71")
- Weight
- 1.81 kg (4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 1.4
- Card reader
- microSD (microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC)
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD / FHD IR
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Digital Array Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x 2.5W Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Wedge Lock
All Dell Latitude 15 3540 configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/latitude-15-3540-laptop/drivers
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, we found some manuals and the laptop itself. Depending on the CPU model, you get a 60W, 65W Type-C, or 65W barrel plug adapter.