Dell Latitude C640 series

82 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
performance (16)
portability (14)
price (14)
reliability (8)
size (7)

Negative
energy (2)
design (1)
sound (1)

General overview
Price comparison

alaTest has collected and analyzed 82 reviews of Dell Latitude C640 series. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the usability and reliability. The portability and price are also appreciated. Reviews are divided on the keyboard. There are some less positive views about the design and sound.

performance, price, portability, reliability, usability

energy, sound, design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Dell Latitude C640 series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

See all Dell Laptops

Review analysis

(Based on 82 reviews)

Expert Reviews

User Reviews

Review Ratings

(36% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews (25% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews (20% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews (10% of reviews)
Show all 2 star reviews (9% of reviews)
Show all 1 star reviews

Features

performance
Show positive (55%)Show negative (45%)(Show all)

price
Show positive (74%)Show negative (26%)(Show all)

portability
Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)

reliability
Show positive (80%)Show negative (20%)(Show all)

usability
Show positive (88%)Show negative (13%)(Show all)

More features

Showing 72 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Disclaimer:

Below is a list of reviews for this or similar products. If you think this grouping is wrong please click here to flag.
Read more on our FAQ’s page.

Showing 1 - 65 of 72 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (10)

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Dell Latitude C640 series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Dell Latitude C640 series from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the performance. The reliability also gets good feedback.

reliability, performance

80% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Dell Latitude C640 series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 50 user reviews of Dell Latitude C640 series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the size and usability are on the whole positive. The reliability and portability also get good feedback. The energy efficiency and keyboard get critical views.

price, portability, reliability, usability, size

performance, keyboard, energy

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Dell Latitude C640

This conservative, all-black laptop is ideal for business travelers.

Though other notebooks offer more bang for the buck--better sound, more connections, built-in wireless--the C640 may please businesses that benefit from its light weight and practical, versatile design.

Jan, 2003

Read the full review

Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com)

Dell Latitude C640 review: Dell Latitude C640

Dell Latitude C640

Fast; long battery life; reasonable price; excellent warranty; has modular devices that are compatible with other Latitudes.

Ho-hum looks; only one USB port; high-end models are expensive.

The Dell Latitude C640 thin-and-light notebook offers an unbeatable combination of speed and features.

Oct, 2002

Read the full review

Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com.au)

Dell Latitude C640 review: Dell Latitude C640

Dell Latitude C640

Fast; long battery life; reasonable price; excellent warranty; has modular devices that are compatible with other Latitudes.

Ho-hum looks; only one USB port; high-end models are expensive.

The Dell Latitude C640 thin-and-light notebook offers an unbeatable combination of speed and features.

Oct, 2002

Partner Source

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

Stay Plugged In

I bought this laptop about 4 months ago. It has a p4 2.4 gig processor with 30 gig hard drive and 512 megabytes of ram. It had a wireless network card installed and windows xp pro installed. It is fast if not much is on the hard drive. I upgraded the...

2.4 gig cpu wi-fi card

battery life sucks, gets hot 153°F, the video card is a bit behind the times.

Aug, 2008

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

This is an excellent laptop.

The good: I initially bought this laptop for myself and then ended up passing it on to my son when I bought my new desktop. This laptop has stood up well through the use of a hyper 7 year old so I think that says a lot in itself. He plays games on it ...

Durable, easy to use, great graphics, for movie playback and games most computers slog through.

The audio (sound) is not good at all. The fan seems to constantly be going.

Aug, 2008

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

Latitude Notebook Not a Good Deal

I purchased my Dell Latitude c640 laptop in 2003, when I began my studies at Colgate University. At that time, this laptop was a mid-range notebook, and I had it upgraded from the basic functions. I ordered my Latitude c640 to come custom made with: ...

Good and Fast if little is stored on the Hard Drive.

Susceptible to Viruses, Slow if not Heavily Upgraded

Jul, 2007

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

Its good

i bought this product last year, it has Intel Pentium 4 M 2Ghz processor, 20gb hard drive, 256mb RAM, and some installer cds. at first i noticed that the bottom case heats up every minute, then i found out that the RAM is causing the heat probs. what i...

fast, cost effective,

Its HEATING UP!, Ho Hum design, 1 usb v1 port

Jul, 2007

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

mediocre while it lasted.

note: I will only write about my experince alone. the technical end of it has probably been explained elesewhere. it pretty much acted like any standard lappie (with comparable specs) for any tasks I would throw at it, not much worth noting there. ...

value for money,good linux compatibility, graphics card.

very cheaply built, problematic hardware, battery life bad, very hot!

Jun, 2007

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

C640 really good with minor upgrades

I picked up a used C640 p4-m 1.8ghz with 512mb ram. After I upgraded the ram to 1gb and put in an 80gb 5400 rpm drive, this laptop was blazing fast. I also purchased a secondary battery and get about 5 hours playback watching video, or 6 1/2 hours ...

Excellent battery, memory can be upgraded to 2gb despite posted 1gb limit.

Graphic card not powerful, stock hard drive is very slow.

Jun, 2007

Read the full review

Consumer review (epinions.com)

Dell Latitude C640 PC Notebook, Perfect For On the Road Epinions Reviews

My daughter who is away at school has had a notebook for a while. I always wanted one but never opted to spend the dollars for it. Purchased Used My daughters friend was about to upgrade to a new notebook and was selling her used Dell ...

Working well for me even though it is a used product I purchased.

Heavier than I thought it would be.

May, 2007

Read the full review