Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540, Core i5-4300U, 8GB, 180GB SSD

★★★★★ 4.7 (10)
CPU i5-4300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 180 GB
Screen 15.6" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540, Core i5-4300U, 8GB, 180GB SSD laptop
24 Overall Score

No current retailer price

Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

  • Below average screen (4th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (4th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (6th percentile)
  • Below average storage (10th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '18: 4.6★ · 5 reviews1115Q3 '17Q4 '17Q1 '18Q2 '18
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 4.3
GPU 6.3
RAM 13.3
Ports 29.7
Screen 3.8
Portability 38.6
Storage 9.8
Reliability 33.4
Social Proof 77.7
Affordability 90.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU i5-4300U
Cores 2
Frequency 1.9 GHz
L3 Cache 4 MB

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
Storage 180 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 15.6"
Resolution 1366x768

Connectivity

USB Ports 4
HDMI ✓
Ethernet RJ-45

Physical

OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 Apple MacBook Air M4 Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 HP OmniBook X Flip Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US
CPU i5-4300U Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 9 285H AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 8 32 16 24 24 16
Storage (GB) 180 256 1024 1024 1024 512
Screen 15.6" 1366x768 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 1920x1200 15.6" 2880x1620 14" 1920x1200 14" 2880x1800
GPU - Apple (10-Core) Intel Arc 140V NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 AMD Radeon 860M Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) - 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.2
Battery (Wh) - 54 70 75 59 63
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 4.36.313.329.73.838.69.833.477.790.8
Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare 76.174.879.551.58791.42498.198.937.1
Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare 68.765.166.683.383.28779.381.899.139.6
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare 90.1836594.595.24579.360.477.734.9
HP OmniBook X Flip Compare 80.363.782.377.47479.465.233.497.343.4
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare 68.768.85083.391.689.45181.898.437.9

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

CA$420 CA$425 CA$430 CA$435 Jun 17Oct 3 CA$421

Usage Scores

Overall (24.2)AI/LLM (7)Gaming (4.7)Portability (30.1)Creator (7.3)Student (53.3)Business (25.5)Developer (20.7)Entertainment (17.9)
  • Overall24.2
  • AI/LLM7
  • Gaming4.7
  • Portability30.1
  • Creator7.3
  • Student53.3
  • Business25.5
  • Developer20.7
  • Entertainment17.9

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations19

Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"i5-4300U8GB320GBCA$350Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4300U8GB240GBCA$428Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4310U8GB256GBCA$438Latitude 15" E554015"1.90GHz4GB500GBCA$441Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"i5-4310U8GB240GBCA$450Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5 18GB128GBCA$451Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"i5-4300U16GB240GBCA$464Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4210U8GB256GBCA$464Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4310U8GB512GBCA$474
Show all 19 configurations
Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4310U16GB256GBCA$475Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5 4th8GB500GBCA$489Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4200U4GB128GBCA$490Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4310U16GB512GBCA$509Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"i5-4300U16GB500GBCA$515Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4210U16GB256GBCA$524Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5-4210U8GB512GBCA$529Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i7 4600U16GB480GBCA$610Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i5 Mo8GB500GBCA$846Latitude 15.6" E554015.6"Intel Core i7 4th8GB256GB

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