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hen we reviewed the Dell Latitude 7300 recently, we judged the
13.3-inch business laptop excellent but just short of Editors’
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including Intel’s IT-friendly vPro management technology and Thunderbolt 3,
HDMI, and USB 3.1 Type-A ports, with a 14-inch display. Like its near twin,
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contenders such as Lenovo’s ThinkPad T490 and ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7,
but it doesn’t quite dislodge the Carbon as our Editors’ Choice pick.SCORES OF CONFIGURATION CHOICES
The Latitude 7400 can sit anywhere on the spectrum from underpowered to
overkill, depending on options. The $1,299 base model is in the former
category, with a 1.6GHz Core i5-8265U processor, a meager 4GB of RAM and
128GB solid-state drive, and a suboptimal 1,366-by-768-pixel screen. By
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Business Portable
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