The firmness of the lid has also been a success. This could only be bent holding the edges to a small extent. The surface consists of brushed aluminum, and can be dented inwards in the middle. Fingerprints may be slightly visible, but do remain, and have to be removed with a cleaning cloth.

The benchmark PCMark Vantage determined a score of 4.832 points. This level is below that of older systems with the Core i3-380M ( Samsung RV511: 5.432) or the i3-370M ( Samsung SF510). The cause of this is the low HDD Sub-Score (2.582 points), which should actually be higher with a 7200 rpm hard disc (fast turning). this powerful and visually pleasing laptop from Dell is reliable and sturdy. It is also extremely light and portable and bosts a fast 2nd generation Intelprocessor. As far as wireless technology goes, the E5420 provides WLAN. The WLAN card uses the 802.11 b/g/n standards. Further to this the Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit controller is also on board.

Case: Solid Dell Laptop

The redesigned Latitude E5420 is ideal for professionals looking for a budget-friendly blend of mobility and at-your-desk computing. The base of the keys of the Latitude E5420 is generally firm, and provides the user with a firm end stop (not hard). The keys are pleasantly grippy. Merely the keys above the optical drive (;, ', [) are a little bouncy when pushing them hard.

All pictures we use are generic manufacturer pictures. We do not supply any restore disks with our laptops. All laptops come with a power supply..As a real deal business notebook the Latitude E5420 can offer everything that can be wished for when it comes to communication technologies. Since we opted for the Basic-Version, the tested device contains neither Bluetooth or an HSDPA module. The corresponding mini PCIe slots (2x) next to the antenna and the SimCard slot are of course available.