With a top-notch keyboard, good performance and an attractive, lightweight design, Dell's new Latitude E7450 can easily run with the best business notebooks out there. The 14-inch machine also offers a bunch of perks for business users, including great security and a pointing stick for precise mouse navigation.
Design
The E7450 looks like a notebook designed for business, with a modest black-on-black design that doesn't draw attention to itself. But high-quality materials, including a matte-finish carbon fiber lid and a charcoal gray magnesium alloy edging, give the machine a premium look and feel. Plus, the tapered design of the edges gives the E7450 a more streamlined look than Lenovo's boxy ThinkPad T450s, which is this notebook's closest competitor.
Dell's laptop comes with plenty of durability to match its good looks. The notebook is rated to withstand high and low temperatures, humidity and dings, among other forms of abuse. If you want even more durability, the touch-screen model comes with extra-strong Gorilla Glass, which resists scratches.
You can tell how durable this machine is just by picking it up - it feels really solid. That's a big plus for road warriors who need a notebook that can take a beating over long business trips.