Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series (E7250)

The Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series (E7250) ($ 1,784.10 as tested) is a 12-inch high-end business Ultrabooks. Its compact, rugged chassis manages to squeeze in a 1920-by-1080-resolution touch screen, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, lots of ports, and a removable battery. Nine hours of battery life in our test means that the system can take all day, and then some. You need to pay for portability, however, as its price tag is on the high side on the market today.

Design and Features
The carbon-fiber cover Latitude E7250 offers a premium feel. It acts as a visual indicator that this is the model touch-screen device, because non-touch laptop Dell Latitude has a charcoal-gray exterior. The chassis measures about 0.8 by 12.25 by 8.25 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.34 pounds.

As Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series (E7450), the Latitude E7250 MIL-spec-rate, which means that it is tested to ensure that it could handle the damp, dusty, high vibration, and extremely hot and cold environment, so more than worthy to live day-to-day physical needs of an enterprise-class laptop business. It tried to survive the stress for long rugged Dell Latitude 12 Extreme, but it withstand the occasional drop to the floor, vibration, and being out in a drizzle for a few minutes.

Offers a 12.5-inch screen, 1920-by-1080-resolution functionality touch-screen 10-point. Text and graphics are very sharp on the screen, which will help both accuracy and to reduce eye fatigue. The edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass covering the screen has some good times here, although the display remains visible in different lighting conditions, even under bright lights over our benches PC Labs.

The Latitude E7250 is backlit, chiclet-style keyboard is comfortable and easy to type on. Has two physical mouse buttons easily accessible your thumbs The touchpad set in palm rest. Physical buttons of the mouse is more traditional, and it may be easier to use if you are accustomed to using the two finger taps to right-click. The system does not have a pointing stick, which may disappoint you if you are a veteran of the user's laptop business. You will have to ask the larger Dell E7450 to get dual pointing device.

Connectivity is ideal. The system has the same number of I / O ports as the larger, 14-inch Dell E7450. You'll see a mini DisplayPort, an Ethernet port, a headset jack, an HDMI port, a port security Noble, an SD card slot, a Smart Card reader, and three USB 3.0 ports on the side of the system. There is also a SIM slot under the battery for use optional WWAN, though our review unit did not have a WWAN module. The included 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 module that holds the wireless connection.

The 8GB of system memory is plenty for most business users, such as 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). Fortunately, no bloatware on the system. Can downgrade included in Windows 8.1 Pro operating system Windows 7 Professional with the same license, and is set for the upcoming Windows 10, which would be a free upgrade. The system has a 3-year warranty, including onsite service after a remote diagnostics.