United States
United Kingdom
Deutschland
France
Canada
España
Belgium
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden
България
Australia
Singapore
Italia
中国
日本Dell Latitude 14 5440 review – surprisingly good
Verdict
The Dell Latitude 14 5440 is a nice surprise in its class. Curiously, the cooling of the laptop is very good and the optional Core i7-1355U can show even higher clocks compared to the more expensive Latitude 14 7440 that we have tested with the same CPU. In short and medium loads, you can enjoy around 4.0 GHz P-core clock which is a nice achievement for such a device. In addition, the fan isn’t as noisy as a jet fighter and the keyboard doesn’t feel too toasty to the touch when the CPU is pushed to its limits.
The input devices are comfortable and there is no flex during typing – great! The 16:9 IPS display (BOE XYC05-NV14N4N (BOE0AFC) isn’t a top-tier unit but it gets the job done for normal work with its wide viewing angles and lack of PWM usage. Keep in mind that the sRGB coverage and the maximum brightness are low.
The battery life with the optional 54Wh model is more than enough for a whole working day away from the charger – around 14 hours of Web browsing is a respectable result. The rest also look good – the I/O is modern and you can get the devices with optional features such as eSIM, SmartCard reader, and IR Web camera. The upgradability is okay – the two SODIMMs fit up to 64GB RAM in dual-channel mode. If you want DDR5 memory, you have to pick a notebook with a P-series CPU. The others rely on DDR4 modules. The only con here is the single M.2 slot that is compatible with the shorter 2230 Gen 4 SSDs. Oh, yes, and the NVMe gets hot if you decide to torture it with long sequential read/write loads.
Overall, the Dell Latitude 14 5440 is a solid light 14-icher that has capable cooling, a PWM-free display, and long battery life.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/dell-latitude-14-5440/
Pros
- Capable cooling system
- Impressively high P and E core clocks during any kind of load
- The fan isn’t too noisy
- 2x SODIMM slots
- Decently solid build
- PWM-free (BOE XYC05-NV14N4N (BOE0AFC)
- Wide viewing angles (BOE XYC05-NV14N4N (BOE0AFC)
- Up-to-date I/O with two Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 ports
- Great battery life
- Comfortable input devices
- Has a privacy shutter
- NFC, fingerprint reader, IR camera, e-SIM functionality, and a Smart card reader (all are optional)
Cons
- Just one M.2 slot
- Low sRGB coverage and max brightness (BOE XYC05-NV14N4N (BOE0AFC)
- Tons of optional goodies
- Very high SSD temperatures during benchmarking
