Dell Latitude E5440: A Solid Business-class Choice 

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Nice buy! Wow.

Pretty good list of suggestions. 👍

Hp elitebooks are fantastic. And certain models like the 8770w can have their gpu swapped for up to a gtx 980m. Since they have mxm modules

@@remke5137 I have a ThinkPad e585 and an x250. I am more of a ThinkPad guy. But I know that between ThinkPads, EliteBooks, and Latitudes, you can't go wrong.

We shall see what comes next that I'm able to find. You never know.

Thanks!

Who's back?

Haha, I guess so!

That's quite the setup.

@@LaptopRetrospective It is my primary work machine. The backup is the L440 with similar upgrades. Both machines even with upgrades still cheaper than a MBP.

Yep, that would be the case, probably even used. 😁

Awesome, hope it serves you well.

Hey, i bought the same laptop today and wanted to know if it is useful to overclock it for a 60hz panel? If yes how to do so?

@@iggysmalls7454 Hi, congratulations on your new laptop. If you're asking if upto 144hz overclocking worth giving a try, then let me tell you, the display becomes so smooth with all the transitions and movements becoming smooth too, and if your machine has a capable hardware, then high fps can really prove a great difference for experience, while gaming. 😀 If you want to know how I did it, just mail me at "rishimishra1508@gmail.com" I can't write it here as I've tried it before, the comment got automatically deleted😬.

Plz how did u do it

Yep, sure sounds like a better option depending on your budget and what is available in your area.

Gotcha. Thanks for the information.

Another hint that this isn't an ISO French AZERTY keyboard is the Enter/Return key: it conforms to the ANSI standard (a.k.a. it's not the 'big ass' Enter key found on ISO and JIS).

I'm guessing Dell had a French Canadian keyboard option then.

Sure it's the exact same? Other possibility is a board revision.

@@LaptopRetrospective i think it's a different board revision. Mine didn't have the fingerprint reader either but a backlit keyboard

Noted. Glad it came with a nicer keyboard.

@@LaptopRetrospective By the way, great vid as always!

Cheers, thanks for watching.

@@baetsimpson I have a question about the performance of e5440 , please.

@@md_ez Alright, shoot!

Desktops I've always custom built. As for laptops, Lenovo has been a favourite of mine. HP and Dell are kinda the same in my books.

@@LaptopRetrospective I think Lenovo has went down hill in terms of build quality. I’m in the market for a new laptop and while I always love the t series I’ve heard the new models are not as good. I’m looking at dell.

I wouldn't say that. My experience with the new ones isn't as robust as their older ones but the new ones I've seen are still nice.

Yeah, it seems like a good unit, just not going to wow anyone.

@@LaptopRetrospective absolutely, especially here in Zimbabwe where these older, great looking, solid laptops are still the norm, it does the job. Huge fan of the channel, by the way. You deserve far more views than you get for the quality content.

Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully as time goes on we will have a few more people join us. I'm pleased to have you as a viewer and contributor. 😉

I feel like it's size and weight puts it closer to the T440/430.

Depending on what you paid, it may not be cost effective to install a webcam. Bluetooth is often integrated with the WiFi card now. Unofficially you could use Tiny11 to run Windows 11 if it isn't 8th gen Intel.

@@LaptopRetrospective it is i5 4300U. Not officially supported. Previous owner, a school, might not need Bluetooth so they ordered this way. I checked BIOS Bluetooth is not there.

That entirely depends on your projects and need for colour accuracy. Many business grade machines aren't known for colour accurate displays until you get to the higher end.

Have you swapped in a SSD yet? That's the biggest difference per dollar you can do.

I have one of these that I refurbished recently! The model that I was able to salvage has the dedicated GPU with 2 GB of V ram. Potential for light to moderate gaming. These laptops are starting to get long in the tooth so you have to make them, tempting to future/prospective buyers. I maxed out the ram to 16 GB swapped in a 1 TB Samsung Evo 870, slotted in a one terabyte mSata card for a total of 2 TB of storage and a raid zero configuration. Also upgraded the wireless to the Intel 7260 card which has a maximum of 875 MBPS. Compared to the 300 that came with the 6235 card. Swapped in a new six cell battery and that is as far as you can go with one of these. You cannot upgrade the processor unless you completely swap out the motherboard as it is soldered on.

Nice set of upgrades!

I wanna buy a 1 GB vcard I saw in one shop but not sure if it will work, anyone to help please its Nvidia

What's the question?

If it supports it, it would be in the BIOS.

Presuming Bluetooth is present and functional, you might want to give this thread a read. Looks like there is a way to kill it via a switch depending on the BIOS settings? I know it is for a different model, but might be worth checking. You can also try and download the drivers manually by using the service tag on Dell's website. www.dell.com/community/Networking-Internet-Bluetooth/No-Bluetooth-on-Latitude-E5540-although-Wifi-is-working-Intel/td-p/5049917 www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/3yj65x/reenabling_bluetooth_on_dell_latitude_e5440/

I think it remains a contender.

Entirely depends on what you need it to do, location, regional pricing, etc. Going to need a bit more information.

@Laptop Retrospective ended up with a lenovo t450s in windows 8. I appreciate the videos

Glad I was able to help.

If it has it, you'd see it. 😉

Yes it has.

Depends on the coding and expectations you have for performance.

I think you need to define freelancing.

@@LaptopRetrospective logo making card making , photo editing , background removing etc.... Can this be done by this laptop?

It could be done depending on the complexity of the project file. One thing you'd probably want to consider for that kind of work is the colour accuracy of the display panel unless you plan to use an external monitor.

Hah.