Dell Latitude 7490

Overview

The Dell Latitude 7490 is mostly the same as its predecessor — the previous Latitude 7480 — but it's been updated where it matters most.

-- As reviewed by windowscentral.com

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

1
Average:

1
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7.4

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Based on 12 reviews
as rated by users

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Last revision on January 25, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Vivid screen colors
Adaptive Wi-Fi technology
Attractive carbon fiber finish on lid
Plethora of ports
Outstanding battery life
Plenty of configurations
Performance meets expectations

Reviewers Didn't Like

Gets hot underneath
Below-average brightness
MicroSD card slot instead of full-sized SD
CPU throttles under load
Small touchpad

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Dell Latitude is a solid business laptop with good battery life and strong all-round performance. It's tough enough to travel well, if a little on the heavy side.It is probably worth testing the keyboard before taking the plunge, because there's...

By zdnet.com on August 21, 2018

This is the first time I've used the Latitude lineup in many years. I think Dell has done a great job of refreshing these. While they're not super awesome in terms of design, they're not ugly either. They're well built, have great battery life, great...

By techaeris.com on July 27, 2018

There is so much to like in the Latitude 7490, despite it being a very derivative design from what came before. The new Intel silicon performs admirably, and this Dell machine has enough battery longevity so it won't disappoint those who like to work on...

By TechRadar on June 22, 2018

Reliable business partner. Today's Latitude 7490 configuration packs a quad-core Core i5-8350U and conventional M.2 SATA storage, and it makes a few more cuts to deflate the cost a bit. Even so, this remains an impressive machine. How does this...

By NotebookCheck on June 21, 2018

The Dell Latitude 7490 offers a comfortable keyboard and strong performance, though the screen could be...

By LaptopMag on April 23, 2018

The Dell Latitude 7490 is mostly the same as its predecessor — the previous Latitude 7480 — but it's been updated where it matters most.

By windowscentral.com on March 26, 2018

Same body, new engine. The 14-inch Dell Latitude 7490 retains the same design as last year's Latitude 7480 but sports a new quad-core U-series CPU. The Core i7-8650U is a significant upgrade over the dual-core chip in the previous iteration. Does the...

By NotebookCheck on April 12, 2018

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