Dell is a well-known brand in the world of business laptops, gracing the desks of numerous professionals in the last 2 years. The issue was that the machine’s features and design are pretty much similar. Many features were missing such as an inbuilt media card reader, available in all business laptops nowadays. The major change to Dell’s laptop was in the form of its physicality. The changes are so noticeable that the new Latitude E6400 is very much different form the previous ones and even the loyal users of the bards will be confused.

The E6400 has 13.1x9.37inches wide screen. The new E series is a stark departure from its popular Latitude appearance, trading the tapered gray lid for a sharply squared-off design with brushed metal surface. Giving a modern feel to it, and it fixes within the usage model of a work laptop being main machine and regularly moving from home to office. The E6400 has a professional look, but can also fit in with high-end designer consumer laptops.

Dell’s latest Latitude E6400 is also very attractive. It is designed well and has all the necessary features to make it more attractive. The E6400 is scratch proof and is available in red as well as blue configurations as all the professional laptops are not so attractive.

The E6400 weighs 5.6 lbs with its 9-cell battery making it extra heavier than the HP 6930p's 5.3 lbs with 4-cell battery and the Lenovo T400's 5.2 lbs having 6-cells. Its 9-cell, 85-Wh battery is biggest by far giving it a long-battery life covering up for the extra weight. The E6400's 14-inch wide display is gives the same brightness as the 14-inch display on other machines available. Another advantage is the fact that its matte, one won’t get the glare coming from the glossy ones available in the consumer laptops. The 1,440-by-900 resolution is pretty much normal in business laptop, but the option of going down to 1,280-by-800 is also available for those who wants to save about $129.

The interior is also renovated. The keyboard is far smoother than others available and provides a very comfortable typing experience .Dell’s E6400 even has dual pointing devices i.e. a touchpad and a pointing stick. Though not as responsive as Lenovo's TrackPoint technology, the pointing stick isn’t feel as stiff as others available in the world. The mouse buttons are much larger and makes no sound than the earlier available ones.