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DELL LATITUDE 5280

Dell Latitude 5280 (7200U, HD) Laptop Review

Small and strong. Dell has created a significantly lighter chassis now that the aging E-Port is becoming a thing of the past. The lack of Thunderbolt 3, however, severely limits the docking capabilities of this latest Latitude redesign.

Like Lenovo, Dell has been slowly moving away from proprietary docking ports to universal USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 solutions on the latest Latitude series of business notebooks. This will inevitably alienate some existing users who have grown accustomed to specialized docks that connect to the bottom of the notebook, but the gains in portability and design from the move are hard to overlook.
The latest 12.5-inch Latitude 5280 notebook is an overhaul of the existing E5270 with notable improvements in both size and weight while sacrificing as few features as possible. The lowest-end SKU currently retails for $850 and ships with the i3-7100U, 500 GB HDD, 4 GB of RAM, and 768p display while the highest-end SKU ships with the i7-7600U CPU, M.2 NVMe SSD, 16 GB of RAM, Smart Card and fingerprint readers, and 1080p touchscreen display for well north of $1600 USD. Though we'll likely revisit the Latitude 5280 with a higher-end SKU in the future, our test unit today is on the lower-end of the spectrum with an i5-7200U CPU and 768p display retailing for about $950 USD.

Dell Latitude 5280 (Latitude Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-7200U 2.5 GHz
Graphics adapter
Intel HD Graphics 620, Core: 300 MHz, 21.20.16.4627
Memory
4096 MB  
, DDR4-2400, PC4-19200, 17-17-17-39
Display
12.5 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel 125 PPI, TN LED, ID: AUO106C, Name: AU Optronics B125XW01 V0 (B125XTN), Dell P/N: 9X5G1, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel Kaby Lake-U iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH
Storage
Toshiba MQ01ACF050, 500 GB  
, 7200 rpm
Soundcard
Intel Kaby Lake-U/Y PCH - High Definition Audio
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: MicroSD reader, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (10/100/1000MBit), Atheros/Qualcomm QCA6174 (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 21.4 x 305.2 x 211.3 ( = 0.84 x 12.02 x 8.32 in)
Battery
51 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.36 kg ( = 47.97 oz / 3 pounds), Power Supply: 290 g ( = 10.23 oz / 0.64 pounds)
Price
950 US
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