Of course, you'll see the same apps you find in all Windows PCs, such as Candy Crush Soda Saga, March of Empires: War of Lords and Autodesk SketchBook. The ease of the disassembly process has not changed since our last review; some eight captive Phillips Head screws secure the bottom cover, and nearly every replaceable component is available immediately beneath the panel. Port selection and placement, as before, is overall very good—with four total USB ports (if the aforementioned Type-C port is included) and plenty of space between the connections, all of which are located on the left and right sides. Of these, the 7000 Series is an Ultrabook range and contains machines that have 12, 13 or 14-inch displays, and either 7th-gen Intel hardware, or, as with the new Latitude 7490 model reviewed here, 8th-gen processors and chipsets.

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Since today’s unit trades the Thunderbolt port for a traditional USB Type-C/DisplayPort instead, Thunderbolt docks (such as the Dell TB16) won’t work. While today’s screen is certainly nice enough, Dell should consider stepping up their options for the next model to stay in competition.And the battery tests we did on the Latitude 7490 underlined what an efficient and streamlined package it is where power is concerned. Whereas the Core i7 setup was close to the top in most of our general productivity benchmarks, today’s unit hovers around the middle of the pack, and ever-so-slightly below average for all notebooks powered by this CPU currently in our database. Unsurprisingly, we found our test unit to be overall excellent (in keeping with the trends of its forebears). Latitude laptops and 2-in-1s enable all day productivity with the most secure and manageable features all in a beautiful design you will be proud to carry.

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Idle values are actually higher, which might be an idiosyncrasy of firmware or something similar (because no other logical explanation suffices). The MateBook X Pro (117 fps) and the ThinkPad T480 (117 fps) ran this game at smoother rates, while the EliteBook 1040 G4 (34 fps) hit slower clips. Log in with ease: Activate Windows Hello via the infrared camera to facilitate facial recognition for easy and secure access. The review machine didn’t have the LTE module to make use of the SIM slot, and as the standard for these isn’t a global one, the options for the LTE hardware will be different around the world.Partially because of its lack of NVMe storage, the Latitude 7490 is an extremely efficient device while idling. inch touchpad, which is sandwiched by pairs of left and right mouse buttons, offered accurate tracking as I navigated the desktop. Our single complaint is merely an aesthetic one: namely, the penchant of the soft-touch material covering the surfaces for collecting and preserving fingerprints and skin oils. The plain and simple look of the Latitude 7490 does little for me beyond saying, "Dude, you've gotten a Dell.

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Not only does it pack the additional login methods found with a smart card reader, fingerprint sensor and IR webcam for Windows Hello logins, but Intel's vPro technology allows for remote management in case your system needs tech support while you're working remotely. Built with stunning resolution: The 14" FHD (1920x1080) display features an anti-glare embedded touch screen for reduced weight and remarkable viewing all day.It delivers much of the power that the Intel Core i7-8550U offers but has a lower unit cost and a less detrimental impact on battery life. A nice touch is that the plastic base panel retains the screws, so you can’t misplace them once the cover is taken off. As they share an identical Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU, the results for anything graphical are almost the same. The PCMark 8 Work Score of 4906 is very good, while the PCMark 10 overall score of 3564 is slightly less impressive. However, the X1 Carbon runs away with the crown with a whopping 89% of AdobeRGB; the 7490 manages to cover just 64% of its displayed color gamut.

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Majorly improved over last generation’s version (on the Latitude 7480) is the Alps touchpad, which now supports Microsoft Precision drivers for a notably more responsive and smooth operation.With this capacity, running all day including additional time on a commute is both realistic and practical. The Dell policy on memory and storage is that these things aren’t generally adjustable in the customization part of the purchase path, and therefore if you want more, then you need to choose a different model. The Latitude 7390 (with its slightly smaller screen) easily takes the cake here, however, with a terrific result of 11 hours and 4 minutes. Along with Lenovo’s ThinkPads and HP’s EliteBooks, the Latitudes stand head and shoulders above the rest of the business competition. Performance is not diminished while operating unplugged, however; a second run of 3DMark 11 on battery power resulted in a score of 1771, which is close enough to our original score to dispel any concerns.