Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540, Core i5-4300U, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 4th
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 15.6"
OS Windows 10 Home
30 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong user sentiment (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4th |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
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 4th | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 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 | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 29.7 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 27.3 | 81.2 | 33.4 | 79.8 | 84 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 50 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 95.7 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 31.4 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 81.8 | 99.1 | 28 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 98.9 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 0 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall30
- AI/LLM7.5
- Gaming5.5
- Portability32.2
- Creator9.4
- Student52.6
- Business27.7
- Developer22.8
- Entertainment23.4
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Other Configurations19
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