DELL™ LATITUDE™ freedom from business as usual LATITUDE E6500 and E6400 REVIEWER’S GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS E-Family Overview Key Features All Day Computing All Day Battery Life Connectivity Dell ControlPoint Inspired Design Durable Design Dell Flash Ultra Performance Usability Docks and Peripherals Peace of Mind Dell Services Security Total Control of Ownership Systems Management The Green Side of Latitude Core Technologies New Performance Architecture Graphics Product Gallery E6500 Product Views E6500 Technical Specifications E6400 Product Views E6400 Technical Specifications Important Informa
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide LATITUDE E6500, E6400 freedom from business as usual At last business class notebooks that pull their own weight and work like they’re supposed to, free from hassles and constant overhauls. Sleek and stylish, the E6500 and E6400 deliver mobile computing that works as hard as you do, anytime, anywhere. It’s freedom from business as usual. IT Customer Viewpoint I’m caught in a difficult place.
LatitudeLatitude E-FamilyE6500, Mainstream E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Latitude E6400 and E6500 notebooks deliver powerful enterprise-ready features. The best of everything you need in a notebook for ultimate user and IT productivity empowered by leading-edge IT simplification technologies. Latitude is designed for ultimate productivity and low total cost of ownership. Key Features: Redesigned for optimum performance at every level. Thin and light with robust hinges and latches for improved durability.
ALL DAY COMPUTING* I can stay connected and productive virtually anywhere and everywhere.1 1Subject to wireless provider’s coverage area. Mobile broadband subscription required, additional charges apply.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide All Day Battery Life Dell introduces a dramatic step forward in battery life: batteries designed to enable allday computing.* The 9-cell battery frees you to work up to a full 8-hour work day*—or go up to 16+ hours* with the addition of our new battery slice. 12-cell battery slice can also be charged stand-alone Battery slice adds up to 8+ hours* of battery life and can be used in conjunction with the 6cell or 9-cell battery.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Connectivity Free yourself from cables with our excellent antenna design supporting Mobile Broadband*, Wireless-N in addition to emerging wireless technologies like Bluetooth 2.1, Ultra Wide Band and WiMAX. Integrated Dell Mobile Broadband* (cellular data) mini-cards provide wide area data connectivity via national cellular networks. With average download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps*, you can remain productive wherever you go.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Connectivity Wi-Fi Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Latitude E6500/E6400 offer Intel® Centrino® Mobile technology featuring the Intel WiFi Link 5100 or 5300 Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi cards, Intel Core™ Processor and Intel 965PM or GM chipsets. Intel Centrino Mobile Technology delivers excellent wireless performance while enabling great notebook battery life.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide The Tools You Need New Dell ControlPoint software puts you in complete control. It provides a single access point with intuitive navigation to easily configure your notebook the way you need it. With a single hot key combination, you have access to the settings you need: power management, displays and devices, connections, security and system information. Consistent visual user interface throughout all these applications means easy, natural interaction for end users.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer’s Guide Dell ControlPoint Power Settings The ControlPoint Power Settings module provides a wide-ranging set of power management configuration, alerting capabilities and sleep modes. Battery Status Quickly view battery status, available charge and health. Users can also easily configure advanced power settings to maximize battery life.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer’s Guide Display and Devices The Dell ControlPoint Display & Devices module provides a variety of configurable settings for your display as well as other devices attached or installed with your system. Some key configurable features include the presentation mode with projectors, ambient light sensor and keyboard backlighting capabilities.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer’s Guide Dell ControlPoint Connections Manager For fast and easy connections to any device or network, the Connections Manager module provides a comprehensive communications management environment: Ethernet, Dial-Up, Wi-Fi, Mobile Broadband* and GPS. Users can also enable & disable any of the radios on their notebook – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, GPS and Mobile Broadband*.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer’s Guide Dell ControlPoint Security Center As more critical data becomes mobile the need for enhanced security is vital. The Dell ControlPoint Security Center module provides access to use authentication, encryption, fingerprint readers and smartcard technologies.
INSPIRED DESIGN. My notebook should work as hard as I do.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer’s Guide Stunning, Durable Design No detail went overlooked. Latitude E6500 and E6400 delivers sleeker and smarter notebooks that stand up to tough conditions. Premium materials and finishes create a notebook you can be proud to carry. New paint process helps provide long-lasting premium paint finish. E6500 with new hinge design and paint finish Exceptional durability with redesigned robust hinges & latches.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Dell Flash Ultra Performance Solid State Hard Drive Durability, reliability and exceptional performance. With overall system performance that exceeds a 10K RPM desktop HDD2, Dell Flash Ultra Performance SSD takes notebook productivity to a new level. Overall system performance gain is triple what you get when moving from a 5400 RPM to a 7200 RPM notebook HDD.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Outstanding Usability Excellent usability with precision-tuned backlit keyboards designed to deliver accuracy, comfort, and outstanding feel. You’re never out of touch. Experience realtime collaboration through optional integrated webcam, microphone, Mobile Broadband* and superior Wireless-N antenna design. Latitude notebooks are designed for the ultimate user experience with one click access to all user settings with new Dell ControlPoint software.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Expanding Mobile Experience Redesigned sleeker, smaller docks and peripherals deliver a seamless experience between your desktop and mobility – including the new E-Port and notebook stand – designed for the smallest footprint. E-Port Plus side and back views E-Port Plus offers Dual Digital Monitor capabilities along with legacy ports - The noncompromise station designed for enhanced usability at desk supports hot & warm docking.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E-Flat Panel Stand The Integrated Flat Panel Stand is an adjustable stand designed for the new Latitude E-Port and E-Port Plus. It accepts Dell Flat Panels via the Dell Quick Connect connector (default) as well as standard VESA mount (requires screws).
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E-View Laptop Stand This stand provides an innovative way to use the notebook LCD versus an external monitor at the end users desk. E-Family notebook stand is adjustable and enables the user to elevate the LCD panel to a comfortable position. It also requires significantly less desk space than a dock and external monitor.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide More Innovative Mobile Solutions The Latitude E6500 and E6400 LCD bezels have been designed specifically to hold new custom-designed 3M privacy filters seamlessly. No more sticky, messy tabs. E6400 with custom-designed 3M privacy filter Attach a CoolSlice designed to fit the bottom surface of your E6400/E6500 to make it more comfortable to use the notebook on your lap or soft surfaces like a couch.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Cases New Latitude cases are designed to optimize mobility with a sleek new look, soft grip handles, seatbelt grade straps, EVA compression molded foam protection, custom hardware and useful inside pockets. New Sleeves are designed with top grade neoprene.
PEACE OF MIND IS PART OF THE PACKAGE. My data should be mine and mine alone.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Dell ProSupport Mobility Services The broadest solution for protecting your notebooks and data. Committed to enabling your mobile workforce, minimizing downtime and protecting your investment. Asset Protection Options enable your mobile workforce while protecting your investment with Extended Battery Service during your 3-year Limited Hardware Warranty*, CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service* and Laptop Tracking and Recovery.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Deployment Services - Helps customers more effectively execute Windows Vista® migrations and E-Family deployments Dell ImageDirect is cross-platform to help ensure a streamlined transition to the new Latitude E-Family from legacy Dell products. With ImageDirect, your image is only a few mouse clicks from being ready to deploy as opposed to the few weeks inherent with traditional image make-ready.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Simply Secure Information technology has become a backbone for our customers. It is a daily tool for real time collaboration as well as crucial business data storage. At the same time, our world has become extremely mobile: valuable files are sent over the networks or carried around the planet on notebooks. As a result, there is a growing threat for data loss or leakage.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Protect Better Dell wants to give you total control by building simplicity into everything we do. Our products and services are fully manageable, making it easy for you to proactively maintain and support. The Latitude E-Family systems offer several options to protect your data and hardware better. Hardware Encrypted Data protection is available, can be activated within a few seconds centrally and can be much safer than software based encryption.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Prevent Smarter You want to prevent security breaches into your business. But security is complex and there are many aspects to it. Choices are difficult to make, stable technologies cannot be identified, and you could suffer from skyrocketing costs and complexity. Based on long-lasting technologies, Dell endpoint security solutions enable you to protect business assets by including relevant and long term technologies in our notebooks.
TOTAL CONTROL OF OWNERSHIP I should be able to manage my notebooks anywhere in the world without leaving my desk.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Latitude works like it’s supposed to, with freedom from hassles and constant overhauls. It’s the ultimate team player, letting you manage notebooks virtually anywhere in the world without leaving your desk. Finally, an IT investment that doesn’t cost a fortune coupled with business-class service that is truly first class. Freedom from hassles with technology that gives you Total Control of Ownership. Unplanned change costs your business time, money and people.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide The Dell Client Manager console used in conjunction with Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology can reduce the need for deskside visits for both troubleshooting, and system maintenance and migration.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide The Green Side of Latitude Dell's environmental stewardship program drives to conserve product energy consumption, reduce or eliminate materials for disposal, prolong product life span and provide effective and convenient equipment recovery solutions. By streamlining business steps and processes, Dell minimizes stress on the environment while achieving speed, responsiveness and cost savings that can be passed along to customers.
CORE TECHNOLOGIES
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide New Performance Architecture Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 are equipped with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo mobile technology, featuring the Intel PM45 Express chipset. You get powerful mobile dual-core processors with 3MB or 6MB Level 2 cache and up to 8GB* of 800MHz dualchannel DDR2 system memory*. Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology provides a forward leap in wireless connectivity, battery life and performance.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Graphics The Latitude E6500 and E6400 provide a choice of Intel integrated graphics* and a discrete NVIDIA solution. Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD brings the next generation benefits of dialed up performance, power management and support for new technologies. Intel GMA 4500MHD helps deliver a next generation video and 3D experience: • Clear and accurate video playback with crisp details.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide The Latitude E6500 and E6400 are available with the NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 160M* for a great combination of reliability, manageability and performance.
Product Gallery
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6500 Weight, Dimensions and Top View Detail Preliminary weight starting at: 5.17lbs/2.34kg* with a 4-cell battery Preliminary Dimensions: Width: 14.1"/358mm Depth: 10.1"/257mm Height: 1.08-1.3"/27.4-33.3mm Integrated VGA webcam and digital microphone Robust redesigned metal latch Bright 15.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6500 Front and Back View Detail Antennas designed for maximum wireless reception Full magnesium alloy in the base and LCD back helps protect internal components New premium Brushed Metal Black paint finish Robust metal hinge construction Power port DisplayPort 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet 56K v924 Internal Modem (Optional) *See important information at end of document 39
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6500 Left View 5-in-1 card reader Expresscard/54 VGA port USB port with USB PowerShare eSATA port (compatible with USB) Steel reinforced lock slot *See important information at end of document 40
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6500 Right View E-Media Bay PCMCIA slot 2 USB ports Smart card reader Headphone/speaker out ports 1394 port Wi-Fi Catcher On/Off switch with network locator button *See important information at end of document 41
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6500 Bottom View Primary Battery Bay Battery Charge/Health Gauge E-Family Docking Connector Bottom access panel with one screw access to memory DIMMs, wireless modules Primary Hard Drive Bay Strike Zone™ shock absorber Inverted motherboard helps improve thermal design and accessibility for easier service Bluetooth/UWB module WLAN Coin cell battery WWAN Memory DIMMS *See important information at end of document 42
Latitude E6500 Technical Specifications Processors Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor Up to T9600 (2.8GHz, 6MB L2 Cache) Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Genuine Windows Vista® Business Genuine Windows Vista® Business 64-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate or Business Downgrade, Genuine Windows® XP Professional installed* Chipset Intel® 45 Express Chipset Displays 15.4" UltraSharp™ Widescreen WUXGA (1920x1200) Display with Wide Viewing Angle 15.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6400 Weight, Dimensions and Top View Detail Preliminary weight starting at: 4.3lbs/1.95kg* with 4-cell battery Preliminary Dimensions Width: 13.2"/335mm Depth: 9.38"/238.3mm Height: 1-1.2"/25.4-31mm Integrated VGA webcam and digital microphone Robust redesigned metal latch Bright 14.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6400 Back View Detail Antennas designed for maximum wireless reception Full magnesium alloy in the base and LCD back helps protect internal components New premium Brushed Metal Black paint finish Robust metal hinge construction Power port DisplayPort 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet 56K v924 Internal Modem (Optional) 5-in-1 Card Reader *See important information at end of document 45
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6400 Left View Smart card reader USB port with USB PowerShare eSATA port (compatible with USB) VGA port Steel reinforced lock slot *See important information at end of document 46
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6400 Right View E-Media Bay PCMCIA (also available with Expresscard/54) 1394 port 2 USB ports Wi-Fi Catcher On/Off switch with network locator button Headphone/speaker out ports *See important information at end of document 47
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide E6400 Bottom View Primary Battery Bay Battery Charge/Health Gauge E-Family Docking Connector Bottom access panel with one screw access to memory DIMMs, wireless modules Primary Hard Drive Bay Strike Zone™ shock absorber Inverted motherboard helps improve thermal design and accessibility for easier service Bluetooth/UWB module Coin cell battery Memory DIMMS WWAN WLAN *See important information at end of document 48
Latitude E6400 Technical Specifications Processors Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor Up to T9600 (2.8GHz, 6MB L2 Cache) Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Genuine Windows Vista® Business Genuine Windows Vista® Business 64-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate or Business Downgrade, Genuine Windows® XP Professional installed* Chipset Intel® 45 Express Chipset Displays 14.1” UltraSharp™ Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display 14.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer’s Guide Important Information All Day Computing/Battery Life: Preliminary results based on Dell lab testing. Varies by configuration, operating conditions and other factors. Maximum battery capacity decreases with time and use. Battery Charge Times: The 4-cell and 6-cell batteries typically have greater than 80% charge after about an hour of charging, and fully charge in about 2 hours with the system off.
