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| Dell Latitude E6400 UP to 19 Hours of Battery 14.1" Brushed Metal Black Laptop, Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Processor, 1.0GB, DDR2-800 RAM, 160GB HD, 8X DVD+/-RW, Wireless, Vista Home Basic |  | Brand: Dell
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,779.99
Buy New: $1,659.99
as of 7/30/2010 18:23 CDT details
You Save: $120.00 (7%)
Seller: Techno Intelligence
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,418
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.26
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 160
Display Size: 14.1
Model: E6400
UPC: 883585955466
EAN: 0883585955466
ASIN: B001GL8O5A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz, 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), 1.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 160GB Hard Drive 5400RPM | | • | 14.1" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) Display - Brush Metal Black | | • | Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD With PC-Card, Digital Microphone | | • | 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD, Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Mini Card, Internal Modem | | • | UP to 19 Hours of Battery Life with 9 Cell Battery and 12-Cell High Capacity Battery Slice, 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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Product Description
PROCESSOR: Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz, 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), MEMORY: 1.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS, PRIMARY STORAGE: 160GB Hard Drive 5400RPM, BACKUP OS DRIVERS AND SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION: Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers, OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic SP1.
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 I've been using one at work. It's good, but not great. November 28, 2008
Jerry Jackson Jr. (Cincinnati, OH United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Dell Latitude E6400 is a great performer and a solid replacement for the Dell Latitude D630. It seems to be built well enough to be thrown around in day-to-day use, and it's clear that Dell is trying to improve the Latitude line and offer compelling features ... like 19-hour battery life.
I really couldn't find any major reason to dislike the E6400, but there are a number of "minor annoyances" that could make some businesses look elsewhere. Although the E6400 proved to be quite durable during several weeks of use, the alloy chassis is thin in some locations which makes the notebook "feel" less durable than it actually is. I'm certain the thinner alloy sections where used in order to keep weight as low as possible, but flex is something you don't want to see in a business notebook.
Overall, corporate clients who are looking for the next generation of business notebooks from Dell have plenty of reasons to buy the E6400. Dell made every effort to improve the Latitude family, and the E6400 is a great 14-inch business notebook. That said, there is some pretty strong competition such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and HP EliteBook 6930p ... and those notebooks might prove to be better alternatives for some.
Pros:
* Very tough structure and rugged overall chassis design
* Excellent selection of ports and fantastic docking station
* Excellent battery life ... particularly with extra battery slice
* Solid performance
* Remains very cool where your body comes into contact with it
Cons:
* Industrial design (although cool) looks a little "unfinished"
* Build quality is durable, but alloy chassis feels thin in some spots
* ControlPoint software can be frustrating
* Trackpoint/touchpoint is better than the one on the D630, but still not great
 Less than impressed February 22, 2009
Tricia (SF Bay Area, USA)
I was just typing my review this very moment and my E6400 did the very thing that's driven me nuts from day one: It spontaneously aborted what I was typing. I believe there's something about the sensitivity of the keyboard and mouse that misinterprets hand motions and pressures as odd key combos that do things like send email messages in mid-composition.
It opens odd dialog boxes when I clearly have not pressed the associated hotkey or key combo, spontaneously selects and overtypes/deletes text, and otherwise behaves unpredictably. This is by far the most annoying aspect of this box.
The second-most-annoying attribute of the E6400: The sound quality. It is abyssmal, utterly pathetic, virtually non-existent. I'm not sure what the built-in sound card is, but I strongly recommend replacing it.
The E6400 can't hold a candle to my ancient Latitude E600, which it replaced, in terms of build and overall quality. I can't believe I'm nostalgiac for that box, but there it is! I'm also disappointed that Dell opted to return to horizontally-oriented USB ports with the E series, when vertically-oriented ports make so much more sense from an access perspective.
Another quibble: Our desktop tech immediately disabled the fingerprint-recognition function when we realized that having it enabled meant that the computer could not be used in a docking station. Slight design miscalculation, Dell?
Overall I have to say I'm not very impressed. Sure, it's faster (supposedly) and has more memory and storage, but other than that I don't think of this as much of an upgrade. I was just really used to the reliability of my old Latitude, so I find this one decidedly lacking.
pros and cons November 6, 2009
R. Taylor (Utah)
I've used dozens of laptops over the years at a software company I used to work for (test lab) and I never gave any a second thought regarding the ease which which to use the touchpad. Years ago, some of the machines with just a trackpoint were difficult to use and needed an external mouse.
But This E6400 has the worse touchpad I've ever encountered. I never thought to even consider the performance of it while doing my online research. I was looking to replace a 5 year old Thinkpad in which the touchpad is extremely precise on a 1600x1200 15" screen. The E6400 has a larger dot pitch and I still wander all over the screen trying to get a feel for the thing. It's impossible!
I've given it about month thinking that I would eventually get used to it, but I haven't.
The quiet keyboard (backlit), bright LED screen, dual-DVI dock, and SD slot are the big "pros", but how can one use this thing without a good input device? Carrying around an external mouse, regardless of how small it is, is not an option. What is the point of "portability" if I have to drag around "extras". Besides, I'm more picky about my mice. I was also a little disappointed in the size and weight of the E6400.
 This is not a new and improved laptop! April 5, 2009
Andrew Barrettt (Los Angeles, CA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After extensive research between Dell, Lenovo and HP I opted to try the Dell Latitude E6400. Partly due to the Regal Red color option the competitors didn't offer (most of the other features were exactly the same). Right out of the box it had problems.
Dell has now installed their Control Manager software which you either have to use as a "middle man" of sorts between all your peripherals (like your wireless connection)- or you have to figure out how to disable it and hope doing that doesn't cause any problems. I called tech support and after speaking to four different people (because the e6400 requires a new kind of tech support being it is so new) I was told to remove the Dell software. Then I was to reinstall the driver. This entire process took over half an hour, and I just took the laptop out of the box! The reason I had to do this was because their software was not identifying my dLink router. In short, I couldn't connect to the internet.
Once this was complete I was able to connect to the internet using Windows, as was always my hope. But then I discovered I had very slow download speeds. The tech support guy told me it was a problem on the server side of the software I was trying to download. WRONG! At the same time I was using my old laptop to download the same software and guess what...30 seconds flat. The e6400 was still downloading and told me it would take about an hour. So I informed the tech guy of his mistake, and after stumbling and stammering guess what he did...he transferred me to ANOTHER tech support guy.
I'm going on two and a half hours of tech support just so I can connect to the internet and start to download things like iTunes and Acrobat Reader, standard third party software that any of us use. FINALLY, this tech guy told me he suspected there was something wrong with the new laptop and he would send me another one. I'm waiting...
One really awful thing about the laptop, as if that experience wasn't bad enough, is the new material it is made out of. I admittedly have somewhat sweaty hands, oily sort of. Well, this new metal is matte and doesn't have any sort of finish. So my sweat, my body oil absorbs directly into the keys. Literally! So after four hours of use on my brand new laptop my fingerprints are smudged all over the unit. It looks like someone spilled black paint onto the keyboard...it is so ugly. I mentioned this to the tech support guy...and he BLAMED me for having sweaty hands!!!
Back to the drawing board for me...
If only the Lenovo wasn't made from such cheap plastic (it bends at the wrist support)
 Never to buy DELL again September 23, 2009
Doug Olsen (Gilbert)
I used a Tecra A5 for years and really liked the laptop. It wore out so I got the DELL E6400. It is absolutely horrible. I often work late at home and have found that the DELL is very uncomfortable to use. The touchpad is so close to the bottom that there is no room when resting laptop in your lap and the sharp edges and corners are hard on the wrists. Touchpad isn't good and honestly this computer seems slower than my four year old Toshiba. I'm going to try and revive my old Toshiba and give the DELL away.
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