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Dell Latitude E6500

By Craig Simms and Alex Serpo, ZDNet.com.au on 25 August 2008 12:50 PM

Tags: 6500, dell, latitude, trackpad, battery, scroll, laptop, matte

Manufacturer: Dell

Battery

Battery type included
Lithium-ion

Connectivity

Network interface
10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, HSDPA

Dialup modem
Yes

eSATA ports
1

USB ports
4

Firewire ports
1

Firewire type
400

S-Video
No

HDMI
No

DisplayPort
Yes

Display

Natural resolution (max)
1920 x 1200 pixels

Diagonal screen size
15.4 inch

Drives

Primary hard drive
160 GB

Optical drive
DVD-RW

General

Dimensions (H x W x D)
33 x 358 x 257 mm

Weight
2.3 kg

Laptop type
Midweight

Graphics

Amt of video RAM
256 MB

Graphics hardware
Quadro NVS 160M

Memory

Amt of RAM
2GB

RAM type
DDR2-800

Memory card reader
Yes

Other

Motherboard chipset
Intel PM45

Integrated webcam
Yes

TV tuner
No

Processor

Processor type
Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor speed
2.53 GHz

Software

Operating system
Windows Vista Ultimate

Sound

Embedded stereo speakers
Yes

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great laptop...one of the best ...balbir singh dasila -- 25/08/08

great laptop...one of the best laptop for graphics..and very sturdy..

The good: good look, fast, efficient

The bad: not really...

91 minutes battery life in bat ...someone -- 25/08/08

91 minutes battery life in battery eater is rather disappointing, considering that dell quoted a 19 hour all day battery life.

i want one ! have you seen how ...anon -- 26/08/08

i want one ! have you seen how cool these look in blue !

The good: http://www.laptoppicker.com/archives/dell-ergo-monitor-stand.jpg

I ordered mine 8/14 and hope t ...Anonymous -- 29/08/08

I ordered mine 8/14 and hope to receive it soon.

Dell quotes up to 9 hrs with just the 9 cell.
91 min. at first sounds disappointing but
1.The test was with and lcd screen not LED.
(LED on the brightest uses less power than lcd on lowest)
2. playing a video off the HD would increase battery life.
3. The processor Pxxx (higher spec) uses less power than Txxx
of course I would use a power saving mode (disable bluetooth, wi-fi) while playing a movie to optimize battery life.
I'm sure it can get 4hrs of video if configured right.

The good: LED screen. thinner and less power USB powershare e-sata back lit keybaord centrino 2 GPS from the "MBB card" after registry edit(without paying monthly) Contactless SC reader(I can use my key fob from work)

The bad: ???

The 19 hour battery life is if ...Keith -- 29/08/08

The 19 hour battery life is if you include a 12 cell battery slice, don't assume out of the box you will get 19 hours...

So far, I have to give this PC ...anonymous -- 10/09/08

So far, I have to give this PC a bad review. I bought it new, and the motherboard died in less than 2 minutes of use. Hopefully this is not a problem across the board.

The good: Good looking.

The bad: Almost DOA

I have a question. I am consid ...lopn -- 23/10/08

I have a question. I am considering purchasing the E6500 and wonder is it really just 5.2 lbs (2.3kg) or does it turn out to be heavier upon arrival?

Although a good laptop and a v ...W0ut -- 17/12/08

Although a good laptop and a very nice , sharp and bright screen the battery life is a major dissapointment. During my normal use (browsing, Outlook and Visual Studio) I only get 2,5 hours. No wifi or bluetooth enabled.

The good: sharp and bright screen, sturdy.

The bad: Poor battery life

Hate this laptop! I had an ol ...Di Isola -- 10/04/09

Hate this laptop! I had an older Latitude Model with no problems. THis one has been "possessed" -- settings change for no reason -- I have spent more time troubleshooting this than using it. So sorry I bought this.

The good: None

The bad: Too many to mention ....