Meet the Dell Latitude 7390
The Dell Latitude 7390 courts business travelers and IT departments with everything from Intel vPro manageability to MIL-STD-810G certification against shock, vibration, and environmental extremes.
A Front View
The Latitude 7390 being reviewed here is a non-convertible clamshell laptop, not to be confused with the Latitude 7390 2-in-1.
Is This Keyboard Your Type?
The backlit keyboard is, let's say, okay, but not the Latitude 7390's finest feature. For one thing, it's slightly cramped.
A Peep at the Cam
The camera, centered in its natural place above the screen instead of below it as on the Dell XPS 13, captures average-brightness, slightly soft-focus shots.
The Left Edge Ports
On the Latitude's left side, you'll find a SmartCard slot, USB 3.0 and HDMI ports, a Thunderbolt 3 port, and the power connector. (The last is a proprietary plug, not the USB-C charging of the Latitude 7390 2-in-1.)
What's on the Right...
On this side are an Ethernet port, another USB 3.0 port, micro SD and SIM card slots, an audio jack, and a Noble lock slot for securing the laptop to an antitheft cable.
The Panel at an Angle
The 13.3-inch screen is a highlight, with skinny side bezels and a matte finish instead of the mirror gloss that turns so many touch screens into reflection fests. Details are sharp, and viewing angles are broad; there's plenty of brightness, so long as you stick to the top couple of backlight settings.
Looking at the Lid
The notebook follows Dell's design aesthetic, with an etched-chrome company logo centered in the black carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer lid. Thankfully, the lid doesn't pick up too many fingerprints.
Lie-Flat Hinge
The hinge lets you extend the screen out to 180 degrees.
A Look Down Below
The speakers are located under the Latitude 7390's front edge. This is a sealed-battery design.
On the Whole, a Solid Effort
With its eighth-generation, 1.9GHz Core i7-8650U processor and speedy SSD, the Latitude 7390 runs roughshod over spreadsheets and word processing documents.