If I had to point to the 7280's greatest asset, it's the keyboard. It's just a joy to use, and that is critical for this class of device. TPM file-encryption chips come standard, but to get the Latitude with Intel vPro remote management, you'll need to configure it with a Core i5-7300U or higher. Dell Latitude 7280 display Just under the front edge of the keyboard are the 7280's stereo speakers, which pump out enough sound to fill a midsized conference room. Audio is good at low volumes, though predictably short on booming bass, but grows ragged as you crank the volume past 75 percent. At 100 percent, it'll remind you of the first AM radio you had as a kid. Klik op Opnieuw starten om het systeem opnieuw te starten wanneer de voortgangsbalk 100% heeft bereikt.

M.2 storage devices are classified numerically based on performance. The higher the Class, the faster the overall performance: This section provides links to articles about diagnostics and the various error messages, beep codes, and Diagnostic LED codes that can help to troubleshoot potential hardware and software issues on your system. Sure, the screen isn’t as beautiful, the svelte aluminum casing doesn’t apply, and the bezel isn’t razor-thin. But this Latitude is thinner and lighter than any of its direct predecessors, and the footprint has shrunk appreciably as well. This has all occurred alongside the tactful preservation of most of what defines a business PC: a subtle, understated case design, versatile connectivity options, and a functionality over form foundational philosophy. Regarding real-world feel, I have no complaints. The Latitude 7280 feels like any other zippy Ultrabook in 2017 when it comes to light and ordinary tasks. However, if I was to buy one I would opt for the faster PCIe SSD option available on Dell.com. But SATA is more than fine for business use. Dell Latitude 7280 review bottom lineDell offers two battery sizes in 42WHr and 60WHr. It is strongly encouraged to get the larger one, which is what was used in this review.

The Latitude emits up to 289 nits (a measure of brightness), which is higher than the 239-nit EliteBook and the 184-nit ThinkPad, but just below the 303-nit average for ultraportable notebooks. That's bright enough for 45-degree viewing angles to the left or right, where it darkens just slightly. Dell Latitude 7280 keyboard and touchpad For information about systems that have been upgraded to Windows 10 please see the following article: There should be little question that the Latitude 7280 is far from being a graphics powerhouse. Nevertheless, the HD 620 does well enough for a productivity machine while keeping power consumption low.The keyboard on the Latitude 7280 is one of the best Dell has created. Featuring a large 1.7 millimeters of key travel the 7280 beats out the XPS 13 and XPS 15, which only have 1.3mm. It makes a huge difference. To review one of the primary case revisions we discussed earlier, the Latitude 7280 exchanges the longstanding dual-hinge design for a single central hinge nearly identical to that of the XPS 13. It is this modification which also allows for the incorporation of the exhaust vent in the hinge cavity, which arguably is a much more convenient location for both lap-based and desk-based usage (both in terms of comfort and even noise levels).

The Latitude 7280's integrated Intel HD 620 graphics earned it a fairly pedestrian score of 56,318 on the Ice Storm Unlimited graphics test -- very similar to the 56,633 average for ultraportable notebooks. The EliteBook (Intel HD 525) and the ThinkPad (Intel HD 520) earned slightly higher marks of 59,071 and 59,489, respectively. Storage options for the 7280 range from 128 GB up to 1 TB in capacity, all of which are M.2 form factor solid-state drives (the only storage slot available in this tiny machine). Some of these options are conventional M.2 SATA (like ours) and others are NVMe/PCIe drives, since the Latitude supports both. Our particular drive was a 256 GB M.2 SATA (“Class 20” as Dell refers to it) drive: a SanDisk X400 M.2 2280 model specifically. It’s a very fast contender, recording sequential read and write speeds of 499.91 MB/s and 473.31 MB/s, respectively, in AS SSD, as well as fairly good 4K-64 speeds of 354.58/119.14 MBs (read/write) on top of that. Discrepancies are obvious when compared to NVMe drives such as the HP EliteBook 820 G4’s Samsung PM951, but nevertheless, most users will never know the difference. In addition to these inadequacies (the significance of which is quite subjective), the 7280 retains a couple of the (albeit relatively minor) flaws of its predecessor. The display panel, while bright and high-resolution, remains rather dull in terms of color gamut coverage, and the touchpad is still merely average (though it does provide two physical hardware buttons). And we’re sorry to report that our review unit absolutely possesses the venerable CPU whine symptoms that many have encountered on some previous Dell Ultrabooks.Thus, it’s no surprise that the Latitude 7280 easily declares victory over its competitors in every single CPU benchmark we put it through. The margins range all the way up to a 15% advantage, which is quite impressive given that, again, TDP remains the same. We will have to see how this affects power consumption and battery life later on in our review, but for now, we’re impressed.