Dell Latitude 14" 7490 2018, Core i7-8650U, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Black
The generous 32GB of RAM and 1TB NVMe SSD in this compact 14-inch chassis make it stand out for heavy multitasking, far exceeding typical office laptop configurations. Its business-grade build quality and Thunderbolt 3 port offer durable connectivity and docking flexibility rarely found at this refurbished price point. This is best for students or office workers who need to run multiple virtual machines or large datasets simultaneously without relying on cloud storage.
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 60 Wh
55 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong portability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 14" 7490 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 54 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 59 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 14" 7490 | 24 | 27.7 | 67.3 | 86.5 | 39 | 80.2 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 76.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 96 | 7.9 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall55
- AI/LLM20.8
- Gaming14.4
- Portability70.4
- Creator23.6
- Student80.7
- Business61.1
- Developer53.3
- Entertainment49.5
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