Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540, Core i5-4200U, 4GB, 128GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4200U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 55 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 38.6 | 7.5 | 33.4 | 64.4 | 83.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 50 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 31.4 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Compare | 67.8 | 68.8 | 92.1 | 64.1 | 81.4 | 88.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 99.1 | 28 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall17.6
- AI/LLM4.2
- Gaming3.2
- Portability24.8
- Creator4.5
- Student43.9
- Business19.2
- Developer12.4
- Entertainment12.6
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