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    Dell Latitude E6420 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T420: 14-inch Business Notebook Battle Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 5, 2012
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  2. Wildride

    Wildride Notebook Consultant

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    Good Review, totally agree. I use the E6420 everyday and it's weight as a carry around laptop is way to heavy. The Integrated Graphics card is weak and definitely not good fro anything that may challenge the graphics card.

    +1
     
    Wildride, Mar 5, 2012
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    washirv Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has the touchpad changed since the E6400? I found that one uncomfortable to the touch and unresponsive. Felt like I was wrestling the cursor half my time rather than using the computer.
     
    washirv, Mar 5, 2012
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I haven't tried the E6420, but the E6410 has an excellent touchpad.
     
    Nick, Mar 5, 2012
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    How would you describe the dell "pointing stick" compare to thinkpad?
    Personally I love the pointing stick, but they only offer it in business machines :(.

    Edit: Also, do the top mouse buttons on latitude have clicking sound?
     
    baii, Mar 5, 2012
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    edit1754 Notebook Prophet

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    Could you run HWInfo to see which particular model of 900p screen the T420 came with?
     
    edit1754, Mar 5, 2012
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    oxygen Notebook Guru

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    why review these units? they will get retired within the next few months
     
    oxygen, Mar 6, 2012
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  8. Jerry Jackson

    Jerry Jackson Administrator NBR Reviewer

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    We reviewed them both a while ago ... this is just a head-to-head comparison.

    As for being retired, a friend of mine was just issued a "new" notebook by his employer and it was a Dell Latitude E6410 ... which hasn't been "new" since 2010. :(

    Product cycles for business PCs aren't the same as consumer systems.
     
    Jerry Jackson, Mar 6, 2012
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Jerry's right. My 'new' business notebook is a Latitude E5510 ... that came out in 2010 and I think the design was barely changed from the year before that.

    Note the clause at the end of the article; a great place to buy these business notebooks is in the outlet stores. People tend to buy them for a long time after they are discontinued.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 6, 2012
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    What about the HP Probook 6450b/6455b...

    I was recently weighing up the above 2 laptops and the Probook 6455b, Probook won it for me.
     
    Alchemist07, Mar 13, 2012
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    ProBooks are aimed at small business. They are closer in quality and value to Thinkpad Edge and Vostro lines than Thinkpad and Latitude. HP's equivalent of the Thinkpad and Latitude lines is the EliteBook.
     
    Pseudorandom, Mar 13, 2012
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