Latitude 7450 Owners' Thread

Does anyone know how far back/down the screen folds? Is it 180 degrees? There's probably no chance that this model folds back all the way, like the 2-in-1 Yoga Pro models, right? Doesn't hurt to ask.

 

I can fold the screen on my E7440 back by a bit more than 180 degrees so the top edge almost (but not properly) touches the table. I would expect the E7450 (basically the same chassis) to behave the same. The key to this is having the hinges mounted on top of the chassis.

John

 

Anyone found a way to order discrete graphics yet? Or got an ETA from a Dell rep?

 

Thanks -- that's what I thought.

It's funny...when the first convertibles hit the market, I was unimpressed. Why would you need a laptop that folds all the way back, when you can just use a dedicated tablet instead, I thought. Just another lame gimmick. Then, this past Christmas, I happened to buy my mother a new laptop (the Inspiron 13 7000 series, which folds back like the Lenovo Yoga laptops). I didn't buy it for its convertibility, but rather because it was on sale. At first, I didn't care much for its convertibility, but when I started setting it up for my mother and had a chance to really start using it, I have to say that I was quite impressed with the ability to fold it back and convert it into a tablet. Like, really impressed. It runs Windows 8.1 (with Classic Shell in Desktop Mode, of course), and I think finally with this convertible form factor, I can really see the benefit of Metro/Modern.

As a result, I'm almost wondering if I should hold off with buying the 7450 until (hopefully) Dell releases a Latitude-class laptop that folds into a tablet but is still compatible with the E-dock. I mean, I almost want to use my mother's laptop more than my own 6430 (despite the Inspiron 7000 being a much slower machine!)...

 

Does anyone know for sure if the SSD option comes in an M.2 format in the WWAN slot or does it come as a msata drive in a 2.5" interposer?

From the poor quality pictures, what I can tell is the WWAN M.2 slot seems to be a little longer than the WLAN M.2 slot, and since the intel 7265 comes as a 30mm M.2, My guess is the WWAN is a 42mm M.2 slot. But as far as I can tell, all the M.2 SSD's are 80mm long so it wouldn't fit.

Also on a custom config on the dell site as well as the premier site I have access to, both show msata interpose as a part list.

So this seems to be a step back if we can't use an M.2 SSD and a 2.5" HD/SSD like the 7440 series.

Also interested to know if anyone has been able to configure one with the 840m GPU.

 

Exact.
My E7440 run with a mSATA SSD for system, and a 2.5" SSD 960GB for the data.
What a pity if we can't do that with the E7450 :-(

 

Just got verbal confirmation from our dell rep that the SSD options are all msata (with an interposer on the 7450, and directly into a msata slot on the 7250)

Looking at the 7250 manual, it clearly shows msata SSD and 2 M.2 slots (WLAN/WWAN) on the 7450 it's a single 2.5" SATA slot plus 2 M.2 (WLAN/WWAN) slot.

He is not sure if an after market M.2 SSD would work in the WWAN slot or not as that is not an officially supported dell config. And I could only find 256GB SSD in the M.2 42mm format that would fit in the WWAN slot (the WLAN is 30mm).
So choices are severely limited.

I was hoping to be able to get a 512gb M.2 or msata SSD plus a 1TB 2.5" SSD on the 7450. I would've ordered a 7440 6+ months ago had I known the limitation on the 7450.

But I may still get a 7450 if the 840m graphics start showing up. so far in premier it does not show that as an option. but given it shows its available on the 5250 and 5450, I would imagine it will be available on the 7450 soon.

The inside rep did not have ETA on when the 840m will become configurable. He does say its coming according to internal documentation.

 

Just curious...what are the main differences between the 5450 and the 7450 (other than the half-pound weight difference)? The specs for both top-of-the-line configurations look nearly identical (i7-5600U, 840M GPU, FHD touchscreen, 3 USB 3.0, ethernet jack, E-dock capability, 38/51 Whr battery vs. 40/54).

So, why wouldn't one just order the 5450 and save a few hundred bucks?

 

the 5000 series (i.e. 5450) is thicker and heavier. uses lower cost materials, and comes standard with 1 year warranty. the 6000 and 7000 series uses higher end materials. and comes standard with 3 year warranty. the 7000 series is also thinner and lighter.

 

Thanks. That definitely explains the price difference.