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These giant keys with a teensy amount of space between them are supposed to make it easier to type. My experience using them on the XPS 13 Plus was that they took some getting used to and didn’t revolutionize my typing experience but were ultimately fine. The XPS 13 Plus, it must be said, also had non-physical haptic function keys, which I had a number of gripes about and which I am happy to see that the Latitude 9440 has dispensed with in favor of an old-school function row.
Elsewhere, the device has a haptic “collaboration touchpad” that includes shortcut buttons to access the microphone, camera, screen sharing, and chat controls. Ports include three Thunderbolt 4, an audio jack, a lock slot, and an optional nano SIM card tray. It’s powered by Intel’s 13th Gen.Dell has also updated its lightweight 7000 series with the Latitude 7340 and 7440 Ultralight models, which will be among the lightest business laptops you can buy this year, with a starting weight of 2.
I recently reviewed the Latitude 7330 and found that it didn’t quite earn its high price tag. In addition to fairly short battery life, the device had a bit of a bland design. I am particularly happy to see that Dell has finally
It looks beautiful 🤩
Small in which sense?