Dell Latitude

Overview and product type

Dell in 1993 discontinued its unsuccessful existing laptop computers. After hiring John Medica, who had led development of the very successful Apple PowerBooks, the company introduced the first Latitude portables in 1994.

The Dell Latitude series have dropped the initial alphabet in newer model types (as in Latitude 7480 whose predecessor was E7470), and became the successor to the popular Latitude E, D, C, and X series. The Latitudes from the early 1990s up until the C*00 lines weren't in a set "series", instead of going under the models CP and XP with modifiers at the end, e.g.: XPi, CP M233.

In the past, the high-end line was the 6 series, being the C6x0, D6x0, and E64x0 lines, but as of 2015 this line has been discontinued and replaced by both the 5 series and the 7 series. The 15" "Premium" line was the 8 series, until the E-series merged this line with the 6 series (Model numbers being along the lines of C8x0 or D8x0). The entry-level line was the 5 series, but as of 2015 the 5 series and 7 series Latitude laptops are the primary lines of Latitude laptops. The 3 series has replaced the 5 series as the budget line. Dell has also since dropped the E from the Latitude line (due to switching to a USB C/Thunderbolt dock system, rather than the e-Port analog pin-system docks), and the models are delineated by number now, e.g.: Latitude 5480, 5570. The second number in the model (as in, 5470 or 7280) indicates the size of the screen on the laptop.

The latest Dell Latitude lineup is as follows:

Latitude 3xxx series. Budget models intended for education and small businesses, available in 13.3"/14"/15.6" trims.

Latitude 5xxx series. Mainstream line. Replaces the 6000 series and shares same chassis with Mobile workstation models. available in 11.1"/12.5"/13.3"/14"/15.6" trims.

Latitude 7xxx series. "Premium" Ultrabooks, available in /13.3"/14"/16" trims.

Latitude 9xxx series. "Ultra-premium" laptops and 2-in-1s. Available with 14- and 15-inch displays and are the first laptops featuring 5G WWAN

Latest models

Dell used the "E-series" name up through the 2016 models, and new 2017 models drop the "E." and Dell E-Port Replicator with it. Latitude computers are available in four series: the 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000. The 3000 series is designed to be entry-level aimed at the education market and small businesses, This series did not exist prior to Haswell (xx40) as the Vostro Series was consolidated into the Latitude lineup to form the 3000 series. The 5000 series is mid-range. It includes a high-performance subseries whose model designations end in 1. These devices are available with higher-TDP (45w) processors, discrete graphics and NVMe SSDs. The 6000 series sat above the 5000 series. The 7000 series consists of high-end Ultrabook computers, introduced in 2014 with the Latitude E7440 and E7240 and replaced the existing high end 6000 series. The 9000 series was introduced in 2020 as an even more higher-end than the 7000 series. Mobile workstation versions of Latitude used 5000 series instead of 6000 series.

Aside from the 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000 series, Dell also provides an Education and Rugged Series of Latitude computers. The Education series laptops are designed for use in educational institutions and are geared towards office and internet based applications. The Rugged series laptops are similar to the previous Latitude XFR computers. They are designed with extra durability in mind.

xx50 Models (2024)

Dell announced xx50 models on February 26, 2024.

9450

7650

7455 (Qualcomm Snapdragon X: Plus X1P-64-100 / Plus X1P-64-100)

7450 (1st Series Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vPro / Ultra 7 165U vPro)

7450 Ultralight

7350

7350 Ultralight

7350 Detachable : Successor to 7320 Detachable

5550

5455: (Qualcomm Snapdragon X: Plus X1P-64-100 / Elite X1P-42-100)

5450

5350

3550

3450

xx40 Models (2023)

Dell announced xx40 models on March 23, 2023.

9440 2-in-1 14"

7640 first 16" 16:10 Latitude model

7440 (13th gen Intel Core i5-1335U / i5-1345U vPro)

7440 Ultralight

7340

7340 Ultralight

5540

5440 (13th gen Intel Core i5 / i7)

5340: Laptop or 2-in-1, 13.3" display

3540

3440

3340

3140 2-in-1 11.6" Intel N100 or N200

xx30 Models (2022)

Dell announced xx30 models on March 31, 2022.

9430 2-in-1 14" (12th gen Intel Core i5/i7-1245U)

9330 2-in-1 13" (first of its size)

7530: 15.6"

7430: 14"

7330: 13.3"

7330 Ultralight: 13.3"

5530: 15.6"

5531: 15.6"

5430: 14"

5431: 14"

5330: 13"

3530: 15.6"

3430: 14"

3330 2-in-1: 13.3"

3330: 13.3"

xx20 Models (2021)

Dell announced xx20 models at CES 2021.

9520: 15.6" (11th gen Intel Core i5/i7)

9420: 14" (11th gen Intel Core i5/i7)

7520: 15.6"

7420: 14"

7320: 13.3"

7320 Detachable: 13.3"

5520: 15.6" with Intel's low power CPU (10 gen Core i5/i7, 11 gen Core i3/i5/i7)

5521: 15.6" with Intel's high power CPU (11 gen Core i5/i7)

5420: 14"

5421: 14"

5320: 13.3"

3520: 15.6"

3420: 14"

3320: 13.3"

3120: 11.6"

xx10 Models (2020)

9510 2-in-1: 15.0" Lightweight 2-in-1

9510: 15.0" Lightweight

9410 2-in-1: 14.0" Lightweight 2-in-1

7410 2-in-1: 14.0" Ultraportable 2-in-1

7410: 14.0" Ultraportable

7310 2-in-1: 13.3" Ultraportable 2-in-1

7310: 13.3" Ultraportable

7210 2-in-1: 12.3" Detachable 2-in-1

5510: 15.6" Mainstream

5511: 15.6" High Performance (10th gen Core i7)

5410: 14.0" Mainstream

5411: 14.0" High Performance

5310 2-in-1: 13.3" Mainstream 2-in-1

5310: 13.3" Mainstream

3510: 15.6" Essential

3410: 14.0" Essential

3310 2-in-1: 13.3" Essential 2-in-1

3310: 13.3" Education

xx00 Models (2019)

7400 2-in-1: 14.0" Ultraportable 2-in-1

7400: 14.0" Ultraportable

7300: 13.3" Ultraportable

7200 2-in-1: 12.3" Detachable 2-in-1

5501: 15.6" High-Performance

5500: 15.6" Mainstream

5401: 14.0" High-Performance (9th gen Core i5/i7 H series, Nvidia MX150 as an optional GPU)

5400: 14.0" Mainstream (8th gen Core i5)

5300 2-in-1: 13.3" Mainstream 2-in-1

5300: 13.3" Mainstream

3500: 15.6" Essential

3400: 14.0" Essential (Celeron-4305U, 8th Gen Core i3-8145U/i5-8265U-8365U/i7-8565U)

3301: 13.3" Essential

3300: 13.3" Education

xx90 Models (2018)

7490: 14.0" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

7390: 13.3" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

7390 2-in-1: 13.3" Ultraportable 2-in-1 (8th gen Core i3, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

7290: 12.5" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

5591: 15.6" High-Performance (8th gen Core i5/i7)

5590: 15.6" Mainstream (7th gen Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

5491: 14.0" High-Performance (8th gen Core i5/i7)

5490: 14.0" Mainstream (7th gen Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

5495: 14.0" Mainstream (AMD Ryzen Pro Mobile: 3 2300U, 5 2500U, 7 2700U)

5290: 12.5" Mainstream (8th gen Core i5/i7)

5290 2-in-1: 12.3" Mainstream 2-in-1 (7th gen Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

3590: 15.6" Essential (7th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5, 8th gen Core i5/i7)

3490: 14.0" Essential (6th gen Celeron-3865U, Core i3-6606U 7th gen Core i3-7130U/i5-7200U, 8th gen Core i5-8250U-8350U/i7-8550U)

3390 2-in-1: 13.3" Essential 2-in-1 (7th gen Pentium/Core i3, 8th gen Core i5)

xx80 Models (2017)

7480: 14.0" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

7389: 13.3" 2-in-1 Ultraportable (7th gen core i3/i5/i7)

7380: 13.3" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

7285: 12.3" Convertible Ultraportable (7th gen Core m3/m5/m7)

7280: 12.5" Ultraportable (7th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

5580: 15.6" Mainstream (7th gen Core i5/i7)

5480: 14.0" Mainstream (7th gen Core i5/i7)

5289: 12.5" Ultraportable 2-in-1, (7th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

5285: 12.3" Convertible Ultraportable, detachable keyboard (7th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

5280: 12.5" Mainstream (7th gen Core i5/i7)

3580: 15.6" Essential (7th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

3480: 14.0" Essential (6th gen i3-6006U/i5-6200U 7th gen Celeron-3865U, Core i3-7100U/i5-7200U-7300U/i7-7500U)

3380: 13.3" Essential (7th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

3189: 11.6" Education Convertible 2-in-1 (Pentium N4200 Intel 7265, Celeron N3350)

3180: 11.6" Education (Celeron N3350)

Previous models

Exx70 Models (2016)

E7470: 14.0" Ultraportable (6th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E7270: 12.5" Ultraportable (6th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

7370: 13.3" Ultraportable (6th gen Core m3/m5/m7)

7275: 12.5" Convertible Ultraportable (6th gen Core m3/m5/m7)

E5570: 15.6" Mainstream (6th gen Core i5/i7)

E5470: 14.0" Mainstream (6th gen Core i5/i7)

E5270: 12.5" Mainstream (6th gen Core i5/i7)

5175/9: 10.8" Ultraportable 2-in-1 (6th gen Core m5/m7)

3570: 15.6" Essential (6th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

3470: 14.0" Essential (6th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

3370: 13.3" Essential (6th gen Core i3)

3379: 13.3" Essential 2-in-1 (6th gen Core i3/i5)

Exx50 Models (2015)

E7450: 14.0" Ultraportable (5th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

Latitude 13 7350: 13.3" Convertible Ultraportable 2-in-1 Tablet (5th gen Core M)

E7250: 12.5" Ultraportable (5th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5550: 15.6" Mainstream (5th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5450: 14.0" Mainstream (5th gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5250: 12.5" Mainstream (5th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

E3550: 15.6" Essential (5th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

E3450: 14.0" Essential (5th gen Celeron/Core i3/i5/i7)

Exx40 Models (2013/2014)

E7440: 14.0" Ultraportable (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

E7240: 12.5" Ultraportable (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

E6540: 15.6" Mainstream (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 Mobile)

E6440: 14.0" Mainstream (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 Mobile)

E5540: 15.6" Mainstream (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

E5440: 14.0" Mainstream (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

E3540: 15.6" Essential (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

E3440: 14.0" Essential (4th gen Core i3/i5/i7 ULV)

Exx30 Models (2012/2013)

E6530: 15.6" Mainstream (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6430: 14.0" Mainstream (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6330: 13.3" Mainstream (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6230: 12.5" Mainstream (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5530: 15.6" Essential (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5430: 14.0" Essential (2nd gen core i3) or (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

6430u: 14.0" Ultraportable (3rd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

Exx20 Models (2011/2012)

E6520: 15.6" Mainstream (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6420: 14.0" Mainstream (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6320: 13.3" Ultraportable (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6220: 12.5" Ultraportable (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5520: 15.6" Essential (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5420: 14.0" Essential (2nd gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5520m: 15.6" Value (Celeron/Core2Duo)

E5420m: 14.0" Value (Celeron/Core2Duo)

E6420 XFR: 14.0" Fully Rugged (2nd gen Core i5/i7)

E6420 ATG: 14.0" Semi-Rugged (2nd gen Core i5/i7)

Exx10 Models (2010/2011)

E6510: 15.6" Mainstream (1st gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6410: 14.1" Mainstream (1st gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E6410 ATG: 14.1" Semi-Rugged (1st gen Core i5/i7)

E5510: 15.6" Essential (1st gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E5410: 14.1" Essential (1st gen Core i3/i5/i7)

E4310: 13.3" Ultraportable (1st gen Core i3/i5/i7)

Exx00 Models (2008/2009)

E6500: 15.4" Mainstream (Core 2 Duo)

E6400: 14.1" Mainstream (Core 2 Duo)

E6400 ATG: 14.1" Semi-Rugged (Core 2 Duo)

E6400 XFR: 14.1" Fully Rugged (Core 2 Duo)

E5500: 15.4" Essential (Celeron/Core 2 Duo)

E5400: 14.1" Essential (Core 2 Duo)

E4300: 13.3" Ultraportable (Core 2 Duo)

E4200: 12.1" Ultraportable (Core 2 Duo)

Other Models

XT3: 13.1" Convertible Touch Tablet & Pen (Core i3/i5/i7) –Release Date: August 2011

XT2: 12.1" Convertible Touch Tablet & Pen (Core 2 Duo ULV)

XT2 XFR: 12.1" Convertible Touch Tablet & Pen –Fully Rugged (Core 2 Duo ULV)

XT: 12.1" Convertible Touch Tablet & Pen (Core 2 Duo ULV) -Released around mid 2006

2100 10.1" Netbook

2110 10.1" Netbook

2120 10.1" Netbook

Z 16.0" Thin and Light

Latitude D-series

The Latitude D-series was introduced in 2003, and discontinued in 2007. The models are the D4x0 (12.1" Ultra Mobile), D5x0 (14.1 or 15.0" standard aspect screen except for D531, plastic case, value model), D6x0 (14.1" Corporate model) and D8x0 (15.4" high-resolution model) most models are based on the Intel Core 2 Duo and the Intel Santa Rosa chipset, with the exception being the D531. Ever since the D420, D620, and D800, the D-series features wide-aspect LCD screens: 12.1", 14.1", and 15.4" respectively.

The Latitude D6x0 series is the 14"/14.1" corporate model. It aims to combine heavy-duty power with reasonable portability, and differs primarily from D8x0 series in screen size. All are two spindle designs, with a "D/bay" modular bay which can interchange optical drives, a second hard drive, a floppy disk, a Zip drive, or a second battery. All models have a smart card socket, PCMCIA socket, 9-pin serial port, a "D-dock" port for a docking station or port replicator, and have an internal socket for an 802.11 wireless card.

The D600 and D610 share a common form factor, battery socket, and have a parallel printer port.

The D620 and D630 share a common form factor, battery socket, and do not have a parallel printer port. Both have support for an optional internal Bluetooth module, a socket for an optional mobile broadband card, and have an external switch for disabling any wireless connections.

The D600 (and simultaneously introduced D800) was released on March 12, 2003. These were Dell's first laptops in the Latitude D-series, and also Dell's first business-oriented notebooks based on the Pentium-M (first-generation "Banias" or Dothan) chips and running on a 400 MT/s FSB on DDR memory. It had a PATA hard drive and a D-series modular bay, and used an ATI Radeon 9000 GPU. It had a 14-inch screen, in regular (non-widescreen) form factor. Unlike later D6x0 series machines, both memory sockets were accessible from a single cover on the bottom of the system.

Most, if not all Latitude models prior to the Latitude Dx20 series had a near-clone Inspiron, in the case of the D600, it was the Inspiron 600M. Differences include that the 600M does not work with the Dell D-Dock, and the case styling is slightly different. The motherboards, screens, and hard drive caddies are all physically interchangeable.

Latitude C series

The Latitude C-series notebooks covered the range of processors from the Pentium 166 MHz to the Pentium 4-M. Models in this series included the CP (Pentium processors), CPi (Pentium II processors), CPx, CSx, C600 and C800 (Mobile Pentium III processors), CPt, C500 and C510 (Celeron processors), C400, C610 and C810 (Pentium 3-M processors) and C640 and C840 (Mobile Pentium 4-M).

C-series laptops were notable for their consistent and interchangeable accessories across this wide range of processors. The series was one of the first to offer the UXGA 1600×1200 resolution display, paired with a NVidia GeForce MX400 32 MB video accelerator. A robust design made it a favorite in harsher climates; however, this design lacked the visual appeal of many of its competitors.

The later C-series models mostly had near-clones sold as the Inspiron 4000 and 8000 series:

C840 cloned as the Inspiron 8200 and Precision M50

C810 cloned as the Inspiron 8100 and Precision M40

C800 cloned as the Inspiron 8000

C640 cloned as the Inspiron 4150

C610 cloned as the Inspiron 4100

C600 cloned as the Inspiron 4000

CPxJ cloned as the Inspiron 3800

CPxH cloned as the Inspiron 3700

The C840 was the last Dell notebook (along with its sister models the Inspiron 8200 and Precision M50) to have both a fixed optical drive and a modular bay, making it a "three-spindle" (or "tri-spindle") notebook. The modular bay could also be used for a second battery identical to the primary battery, rather than a special modular bay battery. It used a Pentium 4-M processor and DDR SDRAM.

Rugged models

The Latitude ATG was a semi-rugged version of the D620, and was Dell's only semi-rugged offering, while their fully rugged offering originally consisted of the Augmentix XTG630, a D630 in a fully rugged case, and later the D630 XFR. The ATG as well as the XFR have a protective glass glued on top of the screen that often has glue leaking onto the display causing air bubbles to form.

Latitude XT series

The Latitude XT was a touch-screen convertible-tablet computer series.

In December 2007, Dell released their first tablet computer. It could have been purchased with an optional media base, which contained an optical drive and a few extra ports. It used a ZIF based hard drive, like the iPod classic. Originally it did not come with multi-touch, but in July 2008, Dell released multi-touch touch-screen drivers for the Latitude XT Tablet, claiming the "industry's first convertible tablet with multi-touch capabilities". Dell has partnered with N-trig, providers of DuoSense technology, combining pen, capacitive touch and multi-touch in a single device. N-trig's DuoSense dual-mode digitizer uses both pen and zero-pressure capacitive touch to provide a true hands-on computing experience for mobile computers and other digital input products over a single device. It features an integrated graphics solution based on the ATi Mobility Radeon X600, named the Radeon Xpress 1250.

A large number of user reports suggest that the Dell Latitude XT suffers from a major problem. The N-Trig digitizer interfaces to the XT by an internal USB port. Users report that any other USB device which is plugged in may, and usually does, prevent the N-Trig applet (program which controls the features) from identifying the N-Trig hardware. In addition, there have been reports that certain other drivers, such as iTunes Helper, may cause this or a similar problem. Other users report no problems from iTunes. According to the reports, this still leaves the dual sense but without Multi-Touch and other advanced features, "which render the auto and dual mode useless. The digitizer will only start working again after consecutive reboots." There have also been reports that the driver may crash, catastrophically or non-catastrophically, leaving no screen input at all. A re-boot may solve the problem, but often users found that the driver installation is damaged, requiring a re-installation of the drivers. But the install program will not un-install if it doesn't recognize the N-Trig hardware. In this case, the alternatives are (1) restore the entire operating system from backup, (2) manually un-install by erasing all N-Trig programs and drivers then editing the registry to remove all references to N-Trig, then re-install the N-Trig software, or (3) do a complete re-install of Windows.

These problems have been reported both with XP and Vista, 32 and 64 bit. In addition, Dell sells a MediaBase with an internal DVD drive. The drive also interfaces by way of a USB connection inside the MediaBase. Most, but not all, users of the MediaBase report that it prevents the drivers from loading.

Technical specifications

The majority of Latitude laptops are built to order.

Operating System: Windows, FreeDOS, or Ubuntu for some models.

C-Family (1999-2002)

All screens have a TN active-LCD matrix and a CCFL backlit.

L-Family (1999-2006)

All screens have a TN active-LCD matrix and a CCFL-backlit.

XP-Family (1994-1998)

The Latitude XP was introduced as the first laptop with an optional Lithium-ion battery. For XPi and earlier models, the BIOS limited storage to an 8.4 gb or smaller hard drive. The XPi CD was the last mass-market laptop with an optical trackball. In 1996, the XP line was updated with higher resolution screens and updated Pentium processors. A base model for business use known as LM was introduced, while the high-end models were renamed XPi. In 1997, the range would be upgraded to include Intel's MMX.

History

Announcements:

E-Family

2020: 18 June: E7270. E7470, E7870

2012: 21 May: E6230, E6330, E6430, E6430s, E6530, E5430, E5440, E5510, E5530, E6430 ATG

2011: 8 Feb: E5420, E5520, E6220, E6320, E6420, E6520, E6420 ATG laptops and XT3 convertible tablet

2010: 8 April: E6410, E6510, E6410 ATG

2008: 12 August: E-Family (E4200, E4300, E5400, E6500, E5500, E6400, E6400 ATG)

D-Family

2007: 28 June: D430; 9 May: D630, D830, D531; 16 January: ATG D620 announced

2006: 20 June: D420; 2 May: D520; 29 March: D620, D820 announced

2005: 26 April: D510; 1 February: D410, D610 and D810 announced

2004: 12 January: D505 announced

2003: 19 May: D400; 10 April: D500; 12 March: D-family (D600, D800) announced

C-Family

2002: 11 July: C640 announced

2001: 12 November: C400 announced

2000: 25 September: C600, C800 announced

1999: 25 October: CPx H500GT and CPt V466GT announced (some of the earlier Dell laptops lacked a built-in Ethernet network adapter well into the Internet age, CPx H500GT was one such model); 23 August: CS-line (R400XT); 14 June: CPi R400GT, CPi A400XT, and CPi A366ST; 4 May: CPt-line; 5 January: CPi A366XT and A300ST announced

CPi D266XT (BIOS Ph 7/30/98-2001): PII-266, 512 KB cache, Intel i440BX; 13.3 1024×768 TFT; 256 MB max, 2 EDO SoDIMM slots; 4 - 20+ GB, two PCMCIA, two modular bays, PS/2, VGA, parallel, USB 1.1, audio in/out. Windows 98.

1997: C-family announced (with CP-line)

XPi-Family

1996: Latitude XPi P133ST (NeoMagic NM2070 video chipset, 24 MB of memory (8 MB soldered), 1.2 GB hard disk, PCMCIA modem card, 10.2" SVGA (800×600) TFT display, Windows 95 with possibility to partition and install Linux, Desktop Survival Guide)

Ultraportable

2007: 28 June: D430 announced

2005: 30 March: X1 announced

2003: 29 July: X300 announced

2002: 6 May: X200 announced

2000 4 October: LS H500ST announced

Value

2006: 6 November: 131L;23 March: 120L announced

2005: 8 March: 110L announced

2004: 13 April: 100L announced

The Latitude 100L is a near-clone of the Inspiron 1150 and is also closely related to the 1100, 5100, and 5150.

The Latitude 110L is a near-clone of the Inspiron 1000.

Repairability

The Dell Latitude E5270 (2017) scored a perfect 10 on iFixit. It is unclear whether other Latitude laptops have a similar form factor and are equivalently modular.