Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 review: An excellent daily driver

The latest Dell takes an old business name and brings it right up to date. This new machine looks fantastic - easily attractive enough to stand alongside the best consumer and corporate devices - and it's slim and sturdy, with a good convertible mechanism.

Screen has fantastic colour and contrast; Excellent convertible design; Good port versatility; Internal access available

CPU could be faster; Screen isn't bright enough; Keyboard and trackpad are middling

Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 (i7-8665U) Convertible Review

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 ($2,800 as tested) represents a substantial step toward a different design philosophy for the manufacturer's convertible business laptops. Let's begin with the overall pros: arguably, this is the most attractive Latitude to date, with its beautiful brushed aluminum...

beautiful aluminum case; heavy; sturdy construction; haptically-pleasing materials that also resist fingerprints; excellent input devices; good LCD color saturation/accuracy and contrast; long battery runtimes; strong wireless performance; very good speakers/audio; quiet operation

high core temperatures; device becomes uncomfortably hot under load; underwhelming PCMark results; weak brightness and highly reflective display finish; memory is not upgradeable (soldered; no Ethernet port