Dell Latitude 7350: Review
Dell Latitude 7350 is a 2 in 1 with Intel Core m designed for professionals. Strengths build quality, good performance, excellent battery life. Dell Latitude 7350 is part of the family Latitude 7000, and is the proposed Ultrabook format 2 in 1 that has now found its cpu ideal for this use in the solution Intel Core m, addressed to all the combined, ie those solutions in which this is a basic but in practice, you can detach the display to work as if you had been available from a tablet.
In this case with Dell Latitude 7350 comes to a system with keyboard and display detachable that even at first glance, it combines the advantages of a well-balanced basis, with a wide enough area touchpad and backlight keyboard, convenient (ISO full-size ), with a tablet from the diagonal wide.
There is talk of a 13-inch display, IPS type with full hd resolution and touch-screen to 10 points. Tablet and base combined to weigh about 1.6 kg, we are certainly part of ultrathin, with dimensions of 32 x 23 x 1.9 cm. We do not speak of space and record weight in the positive, but still well below the minimum requirements for those who want a solution to be used in agile mobility.
Dell Latitude 7350 – Connections
The first impression on the whole is an obvious compromise. The tablet itself is more cumbersome than a tablet. The combined potential is less valid than a laptop. Especially we have some doubt in the arrangement of interfaces, with the tablet that showcases the fingerprint reader and the slot for the support of the smartcard (the shell), the socket for the mini-jack, but absolutely devoid of USB sockets, placed instead in the base. It has MiniDisplay port and two USB 3.0 sockets. All positioned on the rear profile not in sight; there is also a reader of SD cards.
The base, when the tablet is not engaged on the keyboard shows three locking power connectors, two mechanics and one logical with their contacts. There’re no way to hide them or protect them, and so the keyboard without the display is geared more fragile, if the connectors are left uncovered, or put in the suitcase, without protection (in the package is not designed for the bag).
The power button Dell Latitude 7350 is placed on the upper edge of the display in the upper right; Right on the profile is always at the top, is the Windows key, which is usually represented by the central logo in the profile of the lower display. But where has given way to the Dell logo. The Windows button has proved convenient to switch quickly from view in the Desktop tile.
Overall, it seems that the proposal is likely to not a few ergonomic improvements. We were not limiting to find any USB port on hand on the side profiles of the keyboard and tablet. There seems a good solution even the coupling system of the display and also the release system is not so fast and quick, because it still requires that you have both hands free. Using Dell Latitude 7350, just as a tablet, would have been more comfortable with a stylus that is available in the case of Dell Active Stylus but it is an option.
Dell Latitude 7350 – Hardware Equipment
As for the hardware, the subject of our test model comes with Intel Core M-5Y10 to 1.6 GHz (dual core 0.8 GHz, with four CPUs) and 4 GB of RAM pre-installed with Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit. As for storage, instead you have access to about 256 Gbytes of disk SSD (Samsung on our model).
An allocation, this, balanced, but not amazing, not able to compete with that of a real laptop Intel Core i5, for example. Our model also does not have LTE connectivity but is as an optional feature, but not among the possibilities available at the time of purchase.
Supported WiFi also a/c obviously Bluetooth. Provided support NFC. Also with regard to Ethernet connectivity, yet precious in our offices, you can buy a separate adapter (and the same if you need Hdmi connector and VGA), refusing to use one of the USB 3.0 ports. Dell has developed the catalog also a docking station, in anticipation of a permanent use in the office.
In this case of course, it will be essential to use the keyboard. Also with regard to the communication solutions available FHD webcam front with 2-megapixel sensor and webcam FHD rear with 8 Megapixel sensor.
The manufacturer, just thinking about a business use, plus the keyboard flag as protected from the ingress of liquids, glass Corning Gorilla Glass display, and the fact that the Dell Latitude 7350 has passed the test MIL-STD 810G. This model has the Dell ProSupport-end enterprise, available 24 hours on 24, for three years with surgery the next day.
Not only that, the Dell Latitude 7350, just for the chance to integrate fingerprint reader and Smartcard and services for data protection onboard Dell (Data Protection Security / Encryption and Control Vault) is a proposal for a 2 in 1 easy to insert in the context company. All Dell Latitude 7350 are delivered with a dongle Windows 8.1 recovery for system recovery.
As regards the duration of the battery is good news. It’s actually feasible the use of this combined solution for about 9 hours, also considered that both the tablet, both the base have a dedicated accumulator, in the first case, it is a 30Wh and in the second case (keyboard) of a 20 Wh, both with Express Charge.
Dell Latitude 7350 – Performance
From the point of view of performance Dell Latitude 7350 stopped the benchmark PCMark 8 Conventional Home on the score of 1874, comparable to the model of the HP Envy 15 X360, but its already superior to what had obtained Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, still far from score of Surface Pro 3, we have always criticized for the lack of a support base worthy of the name, but always leaves the consumer with the availability of a USB 3.0 even when it is used as a simple tablet. Benchmarks for Home Accelerated stopped to 2240 points.
Conclusions
In short, the Dell Latitude 7350 has not convinced us fully, not because of the performance, we would have expected well in this range, but rather to study the form factor that can mature and offer more. Of course, this 2 in 1 boasts excellent autonomy and proves to be very quiet with the advantage of the heat dissipation all passive (fanless) delegated to the shell of the display and then completely irrelevant and far from the points of contact for the consumer. Well the supplied software. The administrator of the devices included in the company note that if in a choice of this kind has the advantage of a support service that is the pride of against internal access to a solution like Dell Latitude 7350 is virtually zero.
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