Yeah we've been issued these at my current job recently, and this has to be one of the best designed laptops I've ever used from the port selection, the thin bezels, the keyboard layout, and power/battery ratio management.
Great video, as someone who has worked in IT for 15+ years, it's nice to see someone give an honest review about a business class laptop. It's good to see companies like Dell, Lenovo, and HP still include the functional ports on their laptops, and not go all USB C. They recognize that these devices are bought in large quantities, used by IT staff, and regular staff in general who don't always need fancy and thin, they need functionality. I use this exact laptop at work, and it's fantastic. Thin and light laptops might be nice for home, but when it comes to work, I also need something that is practical for what I need to get done, and has all the functions I need. Working in IT, I use my ethernet port daily, and would hate to carry a USB -> Ethernet dongle with me.
Hey! Could you tell me about battery life on the E7470? Some reviews (QHD Display) gave mixed results but what has been your experience? Do you get through a day of university without charging?
Picked up a refurb of these with an i5, 16GG of RAM and a 250GB SSD for just £150 a couple of weeks ago. Put in a dual rank 16GB set I had and a 500GB H10 NVMe (shame its a gen early to use the Optane part with bifurcation) I had laying around and its fab. Much rather take this out for work use than my Framework.
I have the Latitude 7470, 7480 and 5491 with a 6 core cpu and nvidia graphics. I still find myself falling back to my 7480. It works with my Dell thunderbolt dock, offers 16th of ram and best of all Linux compatibility, It's also much better on battery than my 5491. A huge improvement over the 7470 in many ways. I still love my 7470 for compatibility and it's my fall back when I am in a jiffy. But my 7480 remains my go to doing light to medium work loads.
I can't get used to the t480. The display has a strong yellow tint. I tried to change color settings. Even install Ubuntu and still very warm dull colors. So that was a major factor for me going back to Dell. Kind of disappointed since the t480 had 8th gen i5.
Its the same screen size and very similar layout. But the display panel seems more vibrant (not just saturated) on the 7470. Even not being side by side I can definitely tell 7470 panel is better.
I just got the 7490 with i5 8th gen processor, 256GB SanDisk M.2 and 8gb of RAM, for $215. I know it has been 5 years since this laptop was launched, but I feel this model is still very nice. Its better than many new laptops with bad quality materials and worse processors. Business laptops like this latitude and Lenovo Thinkpad are built to last.
I got a new t480. Lenovo customer service has been so sloooooooow. Had issue with laptop and for some reason repair request got canceled. I didn't know until 3 weeks later. Called and chatted again, took 2 hours to connect to someone. Not happy about their service.
And the best thing: it supports the latest macOS. That’s what I’m using. A dell latitude e7450 with the latest MacOS and I’m upgrading to the e7490 once it’s supported. Great
I know this is an old video, but oh well, here I am. When I left my last IT job, they gave me the option to buy the laptop I used for $50. It's a 7480 with the i7 and 16gb of RAM. I absolutely love the device, but it's time to upgrade it. What am I getting? a 7490 motherboard. It fits this chassis perfectly, and it has a much faster and modern 8th gen i7 with 4 cores rather than the dual core the 80 came with. I'll be adding and NVMe drive to speed things up, too, as the 80 came with a SATA M.2.
Thx. At least one guy that values functionality over design :D I am currently soooo pissed off by Lenovo as they are going down the "ever slimmer" hipster bullshit road. Soldering everything, cutting away ports just to squeze out another .5mm and some 50g and hence sacrificing usability and serviceability. This is the cancer in the notebook industry these days. If they at least kept one line for "work horses".... Probably changing to Dell this year.
yea after their massive messup with the t440 I changed to dell and it was a great experience but you have to sacrifice a better keyboard and better Trac point but it is worth it
In my area i am getting new e7470 i5 6300u for $500 whereas e7480 i5 costs $950. Which would you recommend? I plan to install ubuntu for web development.
I actually have both. AND I have Ubuntu 19.10 on my 7470. I love it. I find the laptops are so similar, but the display on my 7470 is superior. Both are 1080p IPS but for some reason colors are more vibrant on 7470. Get 7470, for $500.
I'm using 7480. It is very good but I'm not satisfied with the Shell for easy peeling and sticking fingerprint. Hinge hard and pieces clamp hinge not strong enough
trying to buy my grandma a new computer and this helped alot but you dont make youtube videos anymore how sad, so cute and handsome lol thanks for the help
i've been using this line for two years now , it's just amazing , i fell in love with them every year i sell my old one and buy an another one :P, the keyboard the display the battery the build quality nothing to complain about
A note on the display, it is a SVA, not IPS. That's why it has deep blacks and more saturated colors. That slot you were wondering is indeed a micro SIM slot, if you get the optional model with a WWAN card.
Didn't know Samsung made panels for laptops tho. SVA is nice but I've only seen those on monitors. Specs say IPS panel. The laptop does have micro sd card slot, but I was referring sim card slot at the time.
I like the Latitude hardware for the most part - my complaints would generally be that the pointing stick input device is not as good as those included with lenovo products. Beyond that, the warranty and support from Lenovo keeps me buying their thinkpad line. Working in IT I see a lot of hardware failures, and generally I have had a lot faster support and RMAs from the ThinkPad team.
Thanks for sharing. I've had similar support experiences on both. I like Lenovo Thinkpad line too, as I've gone through several t4##s and yoga s1. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
I think Dell has been quite good. Those vendors who also serve enterprises usually have great services. So Dell and Lenovo are quite good. Not sure about HP though.
I have Latitude 5490 which is very similar to this and i totally agree both versions are very practical for technicians. 5490 have better ethernet port on back side without that weird lever (i just don't trust it, i seen it broken on other laptops), display is very good, keyboard almost perfect (only page up and page down could be better under arrows up/down with fn, but it is just my prefference). What i really like is touchpad, real touchpad with separate buttons, not annoying clickpad. Battery could be bigger, but it is still enough. Still don't know yet, how long it will last in extreme, after 5 hours of work it had around 50% (with Debian Linux 9.8 & LXDE, i am not using MS Windows). I really like it, because it is just good tool, not fashion accessory.
Thanks for sharing. I like both7470.and 7480 equally, but prefer the ips display on the Dell 7470, was more vivid and brighter. I am considering installing ubuntu 18 onto the 7470, or use a Lenovo laptop. I agree design of lattitude is about function.
@@jnjsez I had the 7470 but it was stolen some months ago and I'm back to scouting for one to get. However, I stumbled upon 7490 and 7480 and I'm not sure which to get because I'd rather now go for one with a more recent processor, so maybe the 7490 which comes with 8th gen processor? What do you think?
Appreciate your input. Design-wise I can see your point. I do like the look of my T480. If it could get the same display panel as the Dell 7480, I'd be very happy. I went through three T480 laptops and the 1080p panel does not show colors well.
They need to make better trackpoints. I own this laptop and it is very good but having used Thinkpads in the past, i can tell you that Dell's trackpoint implementation needs work. For one the shape makes it feel slippery. This is superficial because it wouldn't be too hard to get a replacement. It's also ridiculously sensitive. I have messed with the settings to try and rectify this and it's improved slightly but still not useable.
As far as I can tell the i7 models have 4 Lanes of PCIE on the thunderbolt 3 port. I think this might make a great coupling with a Gigabyte Gaming box as long as the screen has a decent response time.
Hi. I´m about to buy a new 7480 I5.Do you think this is a good choice for these days considering that this model was released a few years ago? I´m buying this model because I can´t afford to buy and upgrade Dell model. I need it for office kind of work, and for my daughter who likes to plays video games an to work whit graphics. Thank you. This is a great video.
I think it's ok. Actually I've used this laptop more now since covid-19 and is working great. If price is good I think it'll work well for you too. For gaming, just light games should be fine. Thanks for watching.
@@jnjsez did your 7470 have a qhd display? It seems like there are 2 different screen configurations for the 7470. I'm a about to purchase one and definitely want the better panel. Thank you for answering this?
Just ordered one… because I also do some cyber security and I don’t want to do that stuff on my 17 inch 2k dollars laptop. First I don’t want to break a expensive laptop and secondly I don’t want my laptop to be 17 inch it’s really hard to carry it around. I will get this laptop next week I am hoping it’s good and fast. Also I got the 12.5 inch I wanted a very small laptop to carry it everywhere…
I was wondering is the display sharper being a 14 inch with 1920*1080 compared to a 15.6 display. I just sold my Dell 7520 4K laptop I just bought because it was too big for my liking.
14 in will look sharper because higher ppi. Same pixels but smaller screen. But coming from a 4k display you'll notice it's not as sharp. But still doesn't bother me, tried 4k and had 2k laptop, and I think 1080p is just fine.
Sure as long as you don't do any heavy multi CPU and/or GPU intensive tasks. So no premier pro in 4K editing, blender, or AI training. Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, your good. Web and app development, will work fine.
Honestly it does become audible frequently compared my previous i5 latitudes. I think it's because the i7 CPU uses more power. It's only noticable but not loud.
i have an urgent question please for you and those viewers here who have this 7480 model. do you guys experience the coil whinning noise problem people have been complaining about this and other similar models. if yes how loud is it, bcuz i need a quiet laptop for my Uni and most especially music production
I just got one and in love of it, I just want to make sure how do I open sim card tray? Im being car3fully because other models have the pin Hole and it os easylier, but Im affraid If I just pull it I may break, can you help me with that?
I have 5480 What is the difference between 5840 & 7480? And the differences generally between 5 , 6 & 7 series if they have the same features i7 , 16 gb Ram etc.
Good questions. I don't think I've seen a 6 series. I have experience with 3,5 and 7. 5480 is bulkier, and I believe still has vga port. The 7 series is supposedly thinner but is still a little heavier than typical ultrabook. But 7 series is lighter and thinner, and overall I feel has better build quality. For users that travel with laptop I'll suggest 7 series. For those not travel as much and on budget 5 is probably better option.
I read that the keyboard is not a great typing experience. Not registering keys fast enough and so on. Is it true cause I'm eyeing this laptop for an upgrade.
So far I'm still using it for my work. Do some scripting, Linux server management, and some python, etc. So far no issues with missing keys and typing issues. I think I type fast. Dell and Lenovo have the dot for mouse in the keyboard and I accidentally hit it and it's sometime annoying.
@@jnjsez Hi, i also own both the Dell 7480 and a Thinkpad T480. I had been a Thinkpad user in the past but had two bad experiences with hardware failing which is why i tried Dell. I chose the 7480 because it had a trackpoint like Thinkpad. I was very disappointed. Luckily the trackpad was still very good. Missing the trackpoint i bought the T480. I've had the laptop for six months and my screen has developed a weird 3mm light spot. My Dell has sat in a corner collecting dust for a while but i booted it up the other day and i instantly noticed the brighter and more beautiful screen. The audio was louder too, (although it distorted at max volume, but was still louder at lower volume). The general feel and sturdiness of the laptop also felt better. I know it's logically a backward step because the T480 is a little more powerful but i'm honestly thinking about going back to my Dell. What's youre experience been like comparing these two computers? Also are you still using the T480?
Hi, I recently bought this laptop for my G/F for Xmas and I didn’t realise how small it was. I do normally to research but for it for £100 (£85) off with 3 discount codes. Could you help me by tell img me if it downloads steam? To play games on it? Thank you
Looking to buy a laptop for work. Need to work on AWS and Power BI. I would need a dedicated GPU. I am looking at Latitude 7490, XPS15, ThinkPad X1 Extreme, and ThinkPad P53. Any thoughts?
Those are all great choices. For AWS and Power BI, I don't see the need for dedicated gpu unless 3d rendering required but don't see which. For those platforms I would focus on cpu power more. Such as i7 or i9. Dell XPS 7590 or thinkpad p53. Personally I'd choose Dell XPS 7590, proper i9 (Dell didn't underpower it for themals so proper cpu), and dedicated gtx card (but underpowered for thermals). So you get both cpu and gpu in something very portable and sturdy and beautiful.
Playing games won't ruin it or affect it. Most games, including Minecraft will be quite slow because there's no dedicated graphics. If turn down the details to lowest in settings if must play.
The battery can last a work day. It's rated at 68wh so larger than average. Linux should work fine. I've installed Ubuntu on a NUC with similar configuration including i5-7200. I would be surprised if have issues with Linux on this.
Google Google Quick tip, make sure to get minimum 1080p display. With Lenovo and Dell, I've noticed they use TN panels on the 768p. With 1080p and higher, I get the IPS display which is more vibrant and crisper.
@@jnjsez thank you Yes I saw it, is there a way to test it? How i can check manually this screen feature? Is there a command to type or app to use on Linux or Windows?
Google Google Good question. Several ways in Windows. If you have the laptop go to the Display Settings. But if its on the way or I haven't received, I'll just go to Dell Drivers website and enter Service Tag. Then System Configuration > Original Configuration, and expand Components. Then look up the display, you'll see the resolution. On Linux, one thing I've tried in past is look at the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log and look for EDID. Look for active H (horizontal) and active V (vertical). Hope this helps. If on ubunut desktops, mint, or mate, just go to setting for display and look at resolution.
Honestly I'd look at the Dell precision product line for your needs. This laptop has the 7th gen i7 which but is not good as 8th gen, and there's no graphics card. For AutoCAD and engineering software at least get 8th gen i5 and a dedicated graphics. I'd recommend dell precision 3530, 5530, or better. Latitude line are more business oriented, less graphical. Other brand you can check is Lenovo p52 or similar.
A few days ago I did a clean install on my Dell 7480. Download the media creation tool from Microsoft. Install on usb drive. Restart laptop and press f12 during boot (Dell logo). After install let update. If need specific driver's I'll Google search Dell drivers and enter the service tag and I'll get drivers. Hope this helps.
Does this 7480 have a touchscreen? Are there two types. Someone is here telling me that there are two types of this model. one without a touchscreen and one with a touchscreen. Is this true ?
Well I bought my 7480 QHD Touch Screen i7 and I am very happy with it. So light I use it lounging about instead of my Tablet. Even does light gaming. Only complaint is keeping the soft feel surface clean, hard time getting peanut butter smears and jam off it :)
When I power on the laptop it shows -Intel(R) Boot Agent CL v8.1.89 Copyright (C) 1997-2813, Intel Corporation PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
do you know if these are good for video and audio editing. I will use a focusrite audio interface so dont need the internals of the dell. I cant find any videos about audio and video editing on these
For audio editing I find it's not as taxing as video editing. So this is more than enough for audio. But for video editing it depends. For light 1080p editing it's fine. But for video with effects and lots of parts then I'd recommend 8th gen i5 or i7. Encoding will be much faster with newer processors.
This will be more than adaquate for audio editing. In fact, virtually any decent laptop is capable of audio editing these days. Video is a different thing though. It will do it but there are going to be better options such as the precision series.
I think the "E" in model numbers indicate they use the older docking stations. The ones without "E" use the newer USB-C docking stations like the Dell WD15.
Strange. What's ur CPU, brightness, and workload? Mine is i7, using SSD, 60% brightness, I do web browsing, some Ms office, and scripting, and get around 6 hours.
Depends on if you need that 8th gen CPU. If you really need that cpu upgrade then maybe, but that's if you are doing any scripting, running tasks, encoding, etc. But for general usage I'd wait as it's the same body. I'd wait till new body and siginficat overall internals, maybe 10th gen CPU. But if you need more CPU power then sure, it may be worth it.
That's a subjective question. Personally I haven't had the best experience with hp laptops and very basic to my needs. I have a new ProOne (all-in-one) and it's ok, nothing special. Honestly just pick the brand and design you prefer. Internals are very similar.
Thanks. Can do music production. i7 CPU is decent. Light video editing too. But if possible get newer 7490 with much better 8th gen cpu. The i5 8th gen is better in my opinion than the i7 7th gen.
hello jeon... i am mechanical design engineer.. whether this model support graphic oriented CAE software like hypermesh , Ansys , Abaqus... since this model only have intel in-build graphic card dont have dedicated Graphic card... please reply
Not sure since I don't consider Intel uhd having vram. But for Intel uhd at least 1-2gb of ram would be shared from the system. But I'd use a PC with a dedicated GPU with dedicated vram.
Still ok. Depends what your doing. Gaming-no becoz of lack of gpu, video editing- should get newer 10th or 11th gen i7 or amd 4700, 3d work-no. All others including coding, document editing, web browsing, should be fine.
Very portable? - not. It's one of the heaviest laptops I've used. 1.52kg (the lightest I own was 1.12kg only with the same battery capacity). It's just okay in terms of weight. Beuatiful display? - not. Only 6 bits per channel, 90% sGRB only. It's just okay for business tasks. Powerful? - not. It's just okay for all office and internet tasks. My Iphone works faster. it's just okay. But why I bought it? 1. Perfect keyboard. Sadly, the Latitude 7410 and 7420 does not have so good keyboard layout. 2. Silent when not charging, quite when charging. 3. Soft touch materials 4. Long battery life.
I am watching this video on my 7480 laptop now. I have just brought it today and like it so much!
same here
Yeah we've been issued these at my current job recently, and this has to be one of the best designed laptops I've ever used from the port selection, the thin bezels, the keyboard layout, and power/battery ratio management.
Great video, as someone who has worked in IT for 15+ years, it's nice to see someone give an honest review about a business class laptop. It's good to see companies like Dell, Lenovo, and HP still include the functional ports on their laptops, and not go all USB C. They recognize that these devices are bought in large quantities, used by IT staff, and regular staff in general who don't always need fancy and thin, they need functionality. I use this exact laptop at work, and it's fantastic. Thin and light laptops might be nice for home, but when it comes to work, I also need something that is practical for what I need to get done, and has all the functions I need. Working in IT, I use my ethernet port daily, and would hate to carry a USB -> Ethernet dongle with me.
Appreciate your comment. Thanks!
Nice video. I was so confused between Latitude and Xps and your video made me take a decision and go for Latitude 7480.
Glad I could help :)
Totally agree, Dell Latitude series all the way, for university too. I love my E7470.
Hey! Could you tell me about battery life on the E7470? Some reviews (QHD Display) gave mixed results but what has been your experience? Do you get through a day of university without charging?
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I just ordered 7480 used 16ram i7 256 ssd got it for school and some side python learning
Me too! I use java.
are you still using it and is one worth buying
Are you still using it
@@killerman708 I used 7470 up to today while my kid broke it into 2 piece & am so keen in it I buy refurbished 7490 tomorrow. :)
Picked up a refurb of these with an i5, 16GG of RAM and a 250GB SSD for just £150 a couple of weeks ago. Put in a dual rank 16GB set I had and a 500GB H10 NVMe (shame its a gen early to use the Optane part with bifurcation) I had laying around and its fab. Much rather take this out for work use than my Framework.
I have the Latitude 7470, 7480 and 5491 with a 6 core cpu and nvidia graphics. I still find myself falling back to my 7480. It works with my Dell thunderbolt dock, offers 16th of ram and best of all Linux compatibility, It's also much better on battery than my 5491. A huge improvement over the 7470 in many ways. I still love my 7470 for compatibility and it's my fall back when I am in a jiffy. But my 7480 remains my go to doing light to medium work loads.
Agree. I got a Lenovo t480, but still I keep coming back to my 7480. I prefer ips display on the 7470 tho, but 7480 is much better size and design.
Joon Lee agreed. For whatever reason Lenovo really cheapens out on dispakys, even their high end T series are subjectively poor.
@@jnjsez 7470 vs 7480 , aren't they the same screen size?
I can't get used to the t480. The display has a strong yellow tint. I tried to change color settings. Even install Ubuntu and still very warm dull colors. So that was a major factor for me going back to Dell. Kind of disappointed since the t480 had 8th gen i5.
Its the same screen size and very similar layout. But the display panel seems more vibrant (not just saturated) on the 7470. Even not being side by side I can definitely tell 7470 panel is better.
I just got the 7490 with i5 8th gen processor, 256GB SanDisk M.2 and 8gb of RAM, for $215. I know it has been 5 years since this laptop was launched, but I feel this model is still very nice. Its better than many new laptops with bad quality materials and worse processors. Business laptops like this latitude and Lenovo Thinkpad are built to last.
Would it be decent enough for android emulation or even for GTA V online?
Im enjoying the same laptop and its true , great product ❤
Thanks for this, looking to get a refurbished one
The best thing I like about the Latitudes over the Thinkpads is, straight out of the box 3 years onsite warranty. Pure Bliss.
I got a new t480. Lenovo customer service has been so sloooooooow. Had issue with laptop and for some reason repair request got canceled. I didn't know until 3 weeks later. Called and chatted again, took 2 hours to connect to someone. Not happy about their service.
And the best thing: it supports the latest macOS. That’s what I’m using. A dell latitude e7450 with the latest MacOS and I’m upgrading to the e7490 once it’s supported. Great
Ha really? Didn't try. MacOS. I installed ubuntu desktop before.
how do i install a mac os in it?
I know this is an old video, but oh well, here I am. When I left my last IT job, they gave me the option to buy the laptop I used for $50. It's a 7480 with the i7 and 16gb of RAM. I absolutely love the device, but it's time to upgrade it. What am I getting? a 7490 motherboard. It fits this chassis perfectly, and it has a much faster and modern 8th gen i7 with 4 cores rather than the dual core the 80 came with. I'll be adding and NVMe drive to speed things up, too, as the 80 came with a SATA M.2.
This! This seems to be the comment I came here for. However, I wish I could get your 7480 as you're upgrading. 😁
@@ekeretteekpo3004 I'll sell ya the 80 motherboard lol
Actually the 7280 is every bit as good but lighter and smaller too so extremely portable
i just got this laptop for 266 because we cant afford anything over 300 and i love it! i use it for gaming and my work
How good is it for gaming ?
Thx. At least one guy that values functionality over design :D I am currently soooo pissed off by Lenovo as they are going down the "ever slimmer" hipster bullshit road. Soldering everything, cutting away ports just to squeze out another .5mm and some 50g and hence sacrificing usability and serviceability. This is the cancer in the notebook industry these days. If they at least kept one line for "work horses".... Probably changing to Dell this year.
yea after their massive messup with the t440 I changed to dell and it was a great experience but you have to sacrifice a better keyboard and better Trac point but it is worth it
Love how you review 🤺👌🏾
That is a Thunderbolt 3 port and thank you for verifying the USB 3.0 ports.
Thanks for identifying thunderbolt port.
GR8 vid, I just wanted to see it boot up!
Mr.Joon Lee I want a mac book for business but after watchin this video I took an 7480
In my area i am getting new e7470 i5 6300u for $500 whereas e7480 i5 costs $950. Which would you recommend? I plan to install ubuntu for web development.
I actually have both. AND I have Ubuntu 19.10 on my 7470. I love it. I find the laptops are so similar, but the display on my 7470 is superior. Both are 1080p IPS but for some reason colors are more vibrant on 7470. Get 7470, for $500.
@@jnjsez Thanks so much.. I will get myself 7470.. seems to be lightweight too at just 1.5 kg 😀
I'm using 7480. It is very good but I'm not satisfied with the Shell for easy peeling and sticking fingerprint. Hinge hard and pieces clamp hinge not strong enough
I personally prefer this laptop over the MacBook pros:)
Adeline Pangilinan me too
watching this video by latitude 7480
trying to buy my grandma a new computer and this helped alot but you dont make youtube videos anymore how sad, so cute and handsome lol thanks for the help
Great video bro this laptop is so impressive
Thank you.
i've been using this line for two years now , it's just amazing , i fell in love with them every year i sell my old one and buy an another one :P, the keyboard the display the battery the build quality nothing to complain about
Agree!
A note on the display, it is a SVA, not IPS. That's why it has deep blacks and more saturated colors. That slot you were wondering is indeed a micro SIM slot, if you get the optional model with a WWAN card.
Didn't know Samsung made panels for laptops tho. SVA is nice but I've only seen those on monitors. Specs say IPS panel. The laptop does have micro sd card slot, but I was referring sim card slot at the time.
I like the Latitude hardware for the most part - my complaints would generally be that the pointing stick input device is not as good as those included with lenovo products. Beyond that, the warranty and support from Lenovo keeps me buying their thinkpad line. Working in IT I see a lot of hardware failures, and generally I have had a lot faster support and RMAs from the ThinkPad team.
Thanks for sharing. I've had similar support experiences on both. I like Lenovo Thinkpad line too, as I've gone through several t4##s and yoga s1. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Does dell be reasonable in theoir services ?
I think Dell has been quite good. Those vendors who also serve enterprises usually have great services. So Dell and Lenovo are quite good. Not sure about HP though.
I have Latitude 5490 which is very similar to this and i totally agree both versions are very practical for technicians. 5490 have better ethernet port on back side without that weird lever (i just don't trust it, i seen it broken on other laptops), display is very good, keyboard almost perfect (only page up and page down could be better under arrows up/down with fn, but it is just my prefference).
What i really like is touchpad, real touchpad with separate buttons, not annoying clickpad.
Battery could be bigger, but it is still enough. Still don't know yet, how long it will last in extreme, after 5 hours of work it had around 50% (with Debian Linux 9.8 & LXDE, i am not using MS Windows).
I really like it, because it is just good tool, not fashion accessory.
Thanks for sharing. I like both7470.and 7480 equally, but prefer the ips display on the Dell 7470, was more vivid and brighter. I am considering installing ubuntu 18 onto the 7470, or use a Lenovo laptop.
I agree design of lattitude is about function.
@@jnjsez I had the 7470 but it was stolen some months ago and I'm back to scouting for one to get. However, I stumbled upon 7490 and 7480 and I'm not sure which to get because I'd rather now go for one with a more recent processor, so maybe the 7490 which comes with 8th gen processor? What do you think?
Great video!
I have one of these but I find that it's a bit boring. I prefer my Thinkpad T machines personally. Mainly because the docks are better for the Lenovos
Appreciate your input. Design-wise I can see your point. I do like the look of my T480. If it could get the same display panel as the Dell 7480, I'd be very happy. I went through three T480 laptops and the 1080p panel does not show colors well.
In just ordered 2 from Dell refurbished with 16gb ram and 256 gig ssd drive for $276 each
if only dell latitude always comes with trackpoint and disable charging feature
They need to make better trackpoints. I own this laptop and it is very good but having used Thinkpads in the past, i can tell you that Dell's trackpoint implementation needs work. For one the shape makes it feel slippery. This is superficial because it wouldn't be too hard to get a replacement. It's also ridiculously sensitive. I have messed with the settings to try and rectify this and it's improved slightly but still not useable.
I have a Dell Latitude 7280, which is the 12-inch version of the 7480. Very portable :)
As far as I can tell the i7 models have 4 Lanes of PCIE on the thunderbolt 3 port. I think this might make a great coupling with a Gigabyte Gaming box as long as the screen has a decent response time.
hi, does 1920x0180 with text scaling at 150% have more screen space than 1600x900 scaled at 125%?
Hi. I´m about to buy a new 7480 I5.Do you think this is a good choice for these days considering that this model was released a few years ago? I´m buying this model because I can´t afford to buy and upgrade Dell model. I need it for office kind of work, and for my daughter who likes to plays video games an to work whit graphics. Thank you. This is a great video.
I think it's ok. Actually I've used this laptop more now since covid-19 and is working great. If price is good I think it'll work well for you too. For gaming, just light games should be fine. Thanks for watching.
How would you rate this for gaming ? I'm trying to look for some and this one seems to have potential
It can't really game at all, unless you're playing old games. This is more of a well-built, general use machine.
I bought 7480 i7-6600u, 265gb ssd, 16gb ram, matte screen. I bought for $450+tax, is that a good deal?? Please answer thank you - Thomas Lee
I think so. $450 is good/fair.
@@jnjsez THX I returned it and got a 7470 same specs for $330+tax instead XD
Haha nice. I have both. Very similar but I do prefer the fhd display on the 7470. Seems to have better contrast and vividness than my 7480.
@@jnjsez did your 7470 have a qhd display? It seems like there are 2 different screen configurations for the 7470. I'm a about to purchase one and definitely want the better panel. Thank you for answering this?
Just ordered one… because I also do some cyber security and I don’t want to do that stuff on my 17 inch 2k dollars laptop. First I don’t want to break a expensive laptop and secondly I don’t want my laptop to be 17 inch it’s really hard to carry it around. I will get this laptop next week I am hoping it’s good and fast. Also I got the 12.5 inch I wanted a very small laptop to carry it everywhere…
I was wondering is the display sharper being a 14 inch with 1920*1080 compared to a 15.6 display. I just sold my Dell 7520 4K laptop I just bought because it was too big for my liking.
14 in will look sharper because higher ppi. Same pixels but smaller screen. But coming from a 4k display you'll notice it's not as sharp. But still doesn't bother me, tried 4k and had 2k laptop, and I think 1080p is just fine.
I’m thinking of buying a Dell Latitude E7480, is it the same as this one, or what is the difference with the ”E”?
My dell latitude 7084 my issu is this german keyboard so can't type @ plz help
is it good for programming and adobe programms ?
Sure as long as you don't do any heavy multi CPU and/or GPU intensive tasks. So no premier pro in 4K editing, blender, or AI training. Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, your good. Web and app development, will work fine.
How to type @ in dell 7480 version plz help im begner sir plz help
Hi, can it be used for video editing? Especially premiere pro. The core i7 version of this
Hiya,nice one review! How is the fan noise? Does it come on constantly while doing normal tasks?
Honestly it does become audible frequently compared my previous i5 latitudes. I think it's because the i7 CPU uses more power. It's only noticable but not loud.
i have an urgent question please for you and those viewers here who have this 7480 model. do you guys experience the coil whinning noise problem people have been complaining about this and other similar models. if yes how loud is it, bcuz i need a quiet laptop for my Uni and most especially music production
I don't have cool whine
I do get the increased fan noise occasionally. But I don't get cool whine. Is it loud, louder than fans?
is it okay for me to buy this model now if i want to use it for video editing and some programming
I just got one and in love of it, I just want to make sure how do I open sim card tray? Im being car3fully because other models have the pin Hole and it os easylier, but Im affraid If I just pull it I may break, can you help me with that?
I have 5480
What is the difference between 5840 &
7480?
And the differences generally between 5 , 6 & 7 series if they have the same features i7 , 16 gb Ram etc.
Good questions. I don't think I've seen a 6 series. I have experience with 3,5 and 7. 5480 is bulkier, and I believe still has vga port. The 7 series is supposedly thinner but is still a little heavier than typical ultrabook. But 7 series is lighter and thinner, and overall I feel has better build quality. For users that travel with laptop I'll suggest 7 series. For those not travel as much and on budget 5 is probably better option.
Joon Lee
Thanks a lot 😁
I read that the keyboard is not a great typing experience. Not registering keys fast enough and so on. Is it true cause I'm eyeing this laptop for an upgrade.
So far I'm still using it for my work. Do some scripting, Linux server management, and some python, etc. So far no issues with missing keys and typing issues. I think I type fast. Dell and Lenovo have the dot for mouse in the keyboard and I accidentally hit it and it's sometime annoying.
@@jnjsez Thank you!
I am not able to book Dell Latitude on retail as they are business laptops, retailers expect it to be booked in bulk order like 10/20/50 units.
Hi. I purchase typically from Dell.com, 3rd party vendors (e.g PC connection), and sometimes eBay. So can find them.
Awesome help
Have you upgraded to 7490 yet? Looking to buy one for muself.
I saw it's basically same as 7480. Currently I'm using a Lenovo t480. I'll try get a video out to compare. Quite different, but both are excellent.
@@jnjsez Hi, i also own both the Dell 7480 and a Thinkpad T480. I had been a Thinkpad user in the past but had two bad experiences with hardware failing which is why i tried Dell. I chose the 7480 because it had a trackpoint like Thinkpad. I was very disappointed. Luckily the trackpad was still very good. Missing the trackpoint i bought the T480. I've had the laptop for six months and my screen has developed a weird 3mm light spot. My Dell has sat in a corner collecting dust for a while but i booted it up the other day and i instantly noticed the brighter and more beautiful screen. The audio was louder too, (although it distorted at max volume, but was still louder at lower volume). The general feel and sturdiness of the laptop also felt better. I know it's logically a backward step because the T480 is a little more powerful but i'm honestly thinking about going back to my Dell. What's youre experience been like comparing these two computers? Also are you still using the T480?
Still good in 2022?
Hi iam very confused
How about dell latitude 7480 i7 8gb + 256 SSD + 1tb HDD
Hi, I recently bought this laptop for my G/F for Xmas and I didn’t realise how small it was. I do normally to research but for it for £100 (£85) off with 3 discount codes. Could you help me by tell img me if it downloads steam? To play games on it? Thank you
Games like sims, my old laptop plays it but very old and slow at loading
Is it better than Lenovo Thinkpad t460s
Looking to buy a laptop for work. Need to work on AWS and Power BI. I would need a dedicated GPU. I am looking at Latitude 7490, XPS15, ThinkPad X1 Extreme, and ThinkPad P53. Any thoughts?
Those are all great choices. For AWS and Power BI, I don't see the need for dedicated gpu unless 3d rendering required but don't see which. For those platforms I would focus on cpu power more. Such as i7 or i9. Dell XPS 7590 or thinkpad p53. Personally I'd choose Dell XPS 7590, proper i9 (Dell didn't underpower it for themals so proper cpu), and dedicated gtx card (but underpowered for thermals). So you get both cpu and gpu in something very portable and sturdy and beautiful.
What is the function of the extra buttons just below the space bar? I have 5480 and has these buttons
They are right and left click buttons for mouse. It’s to go with the little blue pointer.
hey i have this same dell laptop and just wanted to know if downloading minecraft and playing it would ruin the computer or make it slow?
Playing games won't ruin it or affect it. Most games, including Minecraft will be quite slow because there's no dedicated graphics. If turn down the details to lowest in settings if must play.
What about battery life and Linux compatibility?
The battery can last a work day. It's rated at 68wh so larger than average. Linux should work fine. I've installed Ubuntu on a NUC with similar configuration including i5-7200. I would be surprised if have issues with Linux on this.
@@jnjsez
Thank you for your answer, I am going to buy one today
Google Google Quick tip, make sure to get minimum 1080p display. With Lenovo and Dell, I've noticed they use TN panels on the 768p. With 1080p and higher, I get the IPS display which is more vibrant and crisper.
@@jnjsez thank you
Yes I saw it, is there a way to test it? How i can check manually this screen feature? Is there a command to type or app to use on Linux or Windows?
Google Google Good question. Several ways in Windows. If you have the laptop go to the Display Settings. But if its on the way or I haven't received, I'll just go to Dell Drivers website and enter Service Tag. Then System Configuration > Original Configuration, and expand Components. Then look up the display, you'll see the resolution.
On Linux, one thing I've tried in past is look at the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log and look for EDID. Look for active H (horizontal) and active V (vertical). Hope this helps. If on ubunut desktops, mint, or mate, just go to setting for display and look at resolution.
Plz reply
Is this laptop is good for engineering programs like (auto cad - revet) and other civil engineering programs ?
Honestly I'd look at the Dell precision product line for your needs. This laptop has the 7th gen i7 which but is not good as 8th gen, and there's no graphics card. For AutoCAD and engineering software at least get 8th gen i5 and a dedicated graphics. I'd recommend dell precision 3530, 5530, or better. Latitude line are more business oriented, less graphical. Other brand you can check is Lenovo p52 or similar.
Would this be good for programming 2D games in unreal/game maker studio
I wouldn't recommend this laptop for your purpose. Even in 2d and game dev I'd recommend decent CPU and GPU. Not ultra low power laptop components.
Joon Lee, so you suggest going for Dell Precision, right?
How can i install windows and drivers in Dell Latitude 7480 it is too difficult to other laptops, please help me......
A few days ago I did a clean install on my Dell 7480. Download the media creation tool from Microsoft. Install on usb drive. Restart laptop and press f12 during boot (Dell logo). After install let update. If need specific driver's I'll Google search Dell drivers and enter the service tag and I'll get drivers. Hope this helps.
Plz someone tell me
7th gen dell latitude 7480 i7 vs hp elitebook x360 1030 G2 7th gen i7 ultrabook
Both are great and I've had great experience with both dell and ho warranty. So pick the one the appeals to you the most.
Does this 7480 have a touchscreen? Are there two types. Someone is here telling me that there are two types of this model. one without a touchscreen and one with a touchscreen. Is this true ?
I can get one of these refurbished i7 with a QHD touch screen for
Well I bought my 7480 QHD Touch Screen i7 and I am very happy with it. So light I use it lounging about instead of my Tablet. Even does light gaming. Only complaint is keeping the soft feel surface clean, hard time getting peanut butter smears and jam off it :)
@@rogermellie8713 Thank you for the update!! And good luck cleaning the peanut butter hehe
When I power on the laptop it shows -Intel(R) Boot Agent CL v8.1.89 Copyright (C) 1997-2813, Intel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
And after 2 seconds it goes and starting windows
How can I solve please reply
do you know if these are good for video and audio editing. I will use a focusrite audio interface so dont need the internals of the dell. I cant find any videos about audio and video editing on these
For audio editing I find it's not as taxing as video editing. So this is more than enough for audio. But for video editing it depends. For light 1080p editing it's fine. But for video with effects and lots of parts then I'd recommend 8th gen i5 or i7. Encoding will be much faster with newer processors.
This will be more than adaquate for audio editing. In fact, virtually any decent laptop is capable of audio editing these days. Video is a different thing though. It will do it but there are going to be better options such as the precision series.
any difference between this and E7000 series?
It's the same. But I think they dropped the E from 7480. Even 5580 not e5580. Just an observation.
I think the "E" in model numbers indicate they use the older docking stations. The ones without "E" use the newer USB-C docking stations like the Dell WD15.
I have a problem with viewing angles, what can you say about that?
Then you probably got a TN panel. I have the IPS panel. When buying laptop I recommend checking panel type.
@@jnjsez Thanks
My dell latitude 7480's battery life lasts only for 3 hours. Why?
Strange. What's ur CPU, brightness, and workload? Mine is i7, using SSD, 60% brightness, I do web browsing, some Ms office, and scripting, and get around 6 hours.
that's strange too because my dell using 3-cells can last for 5-6 hours
How's the sound quality?
Pretty loud and clear, but nothing mind-blowing.
I m about to change it for 7490 i7 ssd
What do you think ? Thanks
Depends on if you need that 8th gen CPU. If you really need that cpu upgrade then maybe, but that's if you are doing any scripting, running tasks, encoding, etc. But for general usage I'd wait as it's the same body. I'd wait till new body and siginficat overall internals, maybe 10th gen CPU. But if you need more CPU power then sure, it may be worth it.
This dell charged by usb type c?
Yes
You're doing a professional review, you should probably know what all the ports are for. And yes, its a sim card slot.
is this better than hp probook series?
That's a subjective question. Personally I haven't had the best experience with hp laptops and very basic to my needs. I have a new ProOne (all-in-one) and it's ok, nothing special. Honestly just pick the brand and design you prefer. Internals are very similar.
Is fast ? Is good for music production?
Nice video too
Thanks. Can do music production. i7 CPU is decent. Light video editing too. But if possible get newer 7490 with much better 8th gen cpu. The i5 8th gen is better in my opinion than the i7 7th gen.
Joon Lee thanks i just got the same one in this video but i5 and 8gb and is working very fast and good
Awesome.
Hi is this okay for gaming?
No, unfortunately. The integrated graphics can't play games very well.
can it run minecraft java? and some programming stuffs?
Yes, but don't crank up the graphics
hello jeon... i am mechanical design engineer.. whether this model support graphic oriented CAE software like hypermesh , Ansys , Abaqus... since this model only have intel in-build graphic card dont have dedicated Graphic card... please reply
What is the dedicated memory size
Ram is 16gb for this model. But it depends on model and configuration you choose.
So what's the lowest amount of vram
Not sure since I don't consider Intel uhd having vram. But for Intel uhd at least 1-2gb of ram would be shared from the system. But I'd use a PC with a dedicated GPU with dedicated vram.
Can the graphics card be upgraded?
No. Laptops can’t upgrade graphics unless you plan to use GPU enclosure with thunderbolt.
@@jnjsez Thanks. Is the i7 6600u processor still relevant, or is it left in the dust nowadays?
@@jnjsez Thank you. What do you think is the smallest laptop (around 12 to 13") with the best most recent CPU
Still ok. Depends what your doing. Gaming-no becoz of lack of gpu, video editing- should get newer 10th or 11th gen i7 or amd 4700, 3d work-no. All others including coding, document editing, web browsing, should be fine.
I’ve seen 12.5 inch powerful laptop.
Mine is touchscreen
I have this laptop and it's touch screen
Can we charge it with type c charger?
Csgo?
hi joon... you're handsome!
They overheat
Like every piece of technology.
it ain't a thinkpad
Oh for God's sake get on with it, half way through the video and you have not said much of anything, but the ports. bye
Very portable? - not. It's one of the heaviest laptops I've used. 1.52kg (the lightest I own was 1.12kg only with the same battery capacity). It's just okay in terms of weight.
Beuatiful display? - not. Only 6 bits per channel, 90% sGRB only. It's just okay for business tasks.
Powerful? - not. It's just okay for all office and internet tasks. My Iphone works faster. it's just okay.
But why I bought it?
1. Perfect keyboard. Sadly, the Latitude 7410 and 7420 does not have so good keyboard layout.
2. Silent when not charging, quite when charging.
3. Soft touch materials
4. Long battery life.
3+ years is a long time in technological progress.
Is there coil whine?