Latitude E6500
November 27, 2008 – 9:00 am
We recently have had the privilege of supplying ans setting up a high spec Latitude E6500 and we are very impressed. Yes it is a lot of money for many users, but we can see what you are paying for!
Let’s start with the specification of the machine:
- 15.4″ Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440×900) with LED back lit
- Windows Vista Business
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz (1066MHz, 6MB)
- 4GB 800MHz DDR2 Memory
- 200GB 7200rpm Hard Drive with Free Fall Sector
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M, 256MB
- In-Built Webcam and Microphone
- Back lit Keyboard
- No Fingerprint Reader (By Choice)
- DVDRW
- Intel WiFi Link 5300
- 3 Year Warranty
First Visual Impressions:
The machine is quite plain when you compare it to something like the XPS range and the Studio, however after taking a better look it is easy to see the professional styling of the machine. For a machine this size it is relatively slimline. The machine comes with both a touch-pad mouse and the nipple in the middle of the keyboard. The machine comes with both a touch-pad mouse and the nipple in the middle of the keyboard. I prefer the pad by far but the other one is always nice to have from time to time.
The laptop has a nice smooth finish with blue LED’s indicating the machine’s various features. The power supply is wider than some but is much slimmer than others too, and the power light on the plug, rather than being the transformer, again is blue There are three shortcut buttons at the top to control the volume and with the use of the Fn (Function) key you can access all the usual things you would expect on a laptop – screen brightness, screen change, battery monitor, print screen etc. You also get easy access to the ‘Dell ControlPoint’ where you are able to manage things like power profiles, network connections, screen brightness settings and the back lit keyboard enabling.
Let’s have a play
It is easy to tell this machine is well built from the first time you open the lid! The keyboard is incredibly soft and wonderful to type on, in fact I am using it to type this review as it is so nice! The screen brightness is excellent although the ambient light sensor takes a little getting used to!
One thing I really like about the Latitude machines is that you don’t have all the junk software pre-installed that has to be removed, so google desktop, Internet from BT, Tiscali etc and McAfee AV don’t take up my time removing them! To me, that’s worth paying for! 
Conclusion
I think it is hard to really judge how fast this machine is until the user get their teeth into it, but it is a decent upgrade technically to their current model so I expect them to be impressed! If it were me I may have waited until we see the Intel Core 2 Quad Processors entering the Latitude group of laptops…but some people just can’t wait!
It is expensive, but if you have the money, got for it! For a long term company laptop investment this is certainly worth considering.
See Also:
Vostro 1510 – The Non-Techie Review
XPS M1330 – Long Term Test
Inspiron 1525
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