Dell Latitude E7440 (14-inch, 2014)

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Very strong chassis ; Excellent keyboard and trackpad ; Very nice display (albeit limited to resolution of 1920x1080 pixels)

Heavy ; Mediocre battery life with a long recharge time

W. Bryan Hastings@WBryanH May 19, 2014 5:35 AM print W. Bryan Hastings Writer, PCWorld Bryan has been writing about technology since the days of $6,000 desktop PCs and 4-function calculators the size of 8-track tapes. It's been a long strange trip in...

Ruggedized MIL-SPEC construction. Bright, crisp 1080p screen. Good capacity in SSD. Dual pointing devices. Removable battery. Three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, Ethernet, and mini-DisplayPort. Compatible with wired and WiGig wireless docks. Comfortable...

Somewhat pricey.

The Dell Latitude E7440 Touch is somewhat pricey at just under $2,000, but we are talking about a premier business ultrabook with staying power, full IT capabilities, and a premium exterior finish as well. With its touch screen and full ultrabook...

Non-glare non-touch display (a glossy touchscreen version is available for those who want it) ; Cool and quiet under normal usage ; User-exchangeable battery ; Good performance with SSD ; Excellent keyboard

Moderate battery capacity ; Fairly noisy under full load ; Most ports located on back ; Moderate sized touchpad

High-quality materials; Good build quality; Comprehensive upgradeability and maintainability; Excellent input devices; Low emissions; Long battery runtimes; Powerful speakers

Disappointing display; Low GPU performance; SSD not standard; High retail price

Traditionally, the main rivals for Dell are HP and Lenovo. They offer some interesting alternatives with the EliteBook 9470M and ThinkPad T430u/T431s respectively. If you do not necessarily need the expensive business features you might also have a...

Clean design ; Compact and light ; High P and E core clocks during full CPU loads, especially for a 14-incher ; The fan isn’t noisy ; Aluminum chassis ; PWM-free (AUO73AB) ; High max brightness + 92% sRGB coverage (AUO73AB) ; Good color accuracy with...

Soldered memory and only one M.2 slot ; High CPU temperatures in short and medium loads ; The port selection is a bit limited

Fantastic build quality, Powerful Core i7 processor, Full HD screen, Removable battery

No larger batteries available, Poor speakers, Average colour accuracy

Bottom line: If money were no barrier, I'd buy Lenovo's X1 Carbon Touch. But Dell's cheaper Latitude E7440 even though it weighs more. It's an exceptionally good business laptop.

The Latitude E7440 Touch we tested comes with an Intel Core i5-4300U processor with integrated Intel HD 4400 graphics, 4GB of DDR3 memory, and that 256GB SSD. This configuration is almost identical to the Dell E7240 Touch, so it’s no surprise that both...

There are less expensive laptops available that can provide comparable performance. However, the strength of the Latitude 14 7000 is that it manages to combine good performance and multimedia features with an attractive and highly portable Ultrabook...