Dell Latitude 14 7440 review – stylish laptop with good cooling solution


Design and construction

The Dell Latitude 14 7440 looks like a typical up-to-date office machine. It has a clean design with minimal branding. Our device is made of aluminum and there is a slightly different (and lighter) magnesium version (branded as “laptop-ultralight”). The lid can be flexed a bit and we saw slight bends in the zone between the Space key and the touchpad. Also, the center of the keyboard deck can be pressed down a bit during harsh typing.

The lid can be opened smoothly with a single hand. The starting weight of the laptop is 1.33 kilos – yep, this one is definitely light. The profile thickness is 17.10 – 18.19 mm.

The bezels around the panel are narrow.

Above the display, you get a Full HD 30 FPS Web camera with a privacy shutter and Temporal Noise Reduction. Two optional IR MIPI units are available – one 1080p and one 5MP model. They support ExpressSign-in – the sensor detects your presence and will wake the system when you are in front of the laptop. The device will be automatically locked when you are away from it.

The device can lay fully flat on your desk. The lid has a lever design so it’ll lift the back of the base when the angle of opening is wider than 90 degrees. This provides more fresh air to the cooling solution.

Two speakers surround the Mini-LED backlit keyboard. It’s comfortable for work thanks to the long key travel and the clicky feedback. During typing, the keycaps produce a bit more noise than usual. The power button doubles as a fingerprint reader (option). No complaints regarding the touchpad – it’s wide, smooth, and accurate.

Two long rubber feet, two speaker cutouts, and a ventilation grill are placed on the bottom plate. The hot air is being exhausted through a vent on the back of the device that aims directly at the lower bezel of the display. Some amount of heat makes its way to the panel during heavy CPU loads.

Ports

On the left, we can see an HDMI 2.0 connector, and two Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 ports (with power delivery and DisplayPort 1.4 capabilities). On the right, we can spot a lock slot, two USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports (the former supports the PowerShare function), and an Audio combo jack.



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