Design

With its matte, black design and solid form, the Dell Latitude E5470 has the look and feel of a serious productivity machine. The notebook can take a beating, thanks to its carbon-fiber reinforcements, spill-resistant keyboard and optional scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass touch display. The E5470's 180-degree hinge allows you to lay the screen flat and parallel with the keyboard for easier collaboration.

Keyboard, Touchpad

Dell gave the Latitude E5470 an excellent keyboard. Using the 10FastFingers.com typing test, I typed my way to 79 words per minute with 100 percent accuracy. That's better than my average score on a desktop (69 wpm, 99 percent), and I credit this bump to the E5470's bouncy, responsive keys, which have a generous 1.93 millimeters of travel.

Display

The Latitude E5470's 1920 x 1080-pixel display is more vibrant and colorful than competing business laptops. As I watched the trailer for Zoolander 2, A cherry-red convertible looked vivid, and I could make out the small grooves in Hansel's hilariously small quarter-mask. However, the display sometimes appeared to have a slightly yellowish cast.