We offer images at 45° to evaluate image quality.
The screen turns into Retina when viewed at distance equal to or greater than 60cm (24″) (from this distance one’s eye stops differentiating the separate pixels, and it is normal for looking at a laptop). The screen ratio is 16:9, and we are looking at a pixel density of – 142 ppi, and a pitch of 0.18 х 0.18 mm.
So, what can you actually upgrade on this device? Well, you have pretty much all you need – two RAM DIMMs for up to 32 GB of DDR4 memory, as well as an M.2 NVMe-enabled slot and a 2.5″ SATA drive connector.īattery-wise, this thing packs a whopping 68Wh unit – something we really like to see on business devices.ĭell Latitude 5501 is equipped with an IPS panel, model number LG WJDPN-156WFC (LGD05E6). Additionally, the fan itself has a pretty large diameter, so you shouldn’t really worry about the thermals of the Latitude 5501… should you? It cools its processor via a single but very thick heat pipe. Moreover, they stay in place after you unscrew them – something familiar within the Latitude series. 1) ports, an audio jack, a MicroSD card reader and below that there is the SIM card slot.ĭell Latitude 5501’s bottom plate is held in place by only 8 Phillips-head screws. Turn the laptop 180 degrees and you see a Gigabit Ethernet connector, an HDMI port, two more USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen. On the left side, there is a barrel-style power plug, however, this very laptop is powered by the USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 3) port that comes just after that. The I/O of the Latitude 5501 seems pretty similar to the one of the smaller Latitude 5400. Taking a look at the bottom plate reveals pretty sizeable ventilation grills and the speakers themselves, while the hot air comes out of the left side of the laptop.
Thankfully, there are two on the bottom as well, while the touchpad is fast and accurate. If you haven’t noticed already, the laptop has the Nipple of the Latitudes (not to be confused with the Red Nipple of the ThinkPads) and hence, the dedicated buttons above the touchpad. Its keyboard, on the other way, is super comfortable for typing – the key travel is long, the feedback is clicky and it has a pretty bright backlight. Mainly the area the keyboard is sitting at, as soon as you press slightly harder than you would normally do, the base starts to bend. On the base, however, we were not very satisfied with the quality of the build. Stability-wise the large distance between the hinges makes the screen less prone to flex. On the downside, you cannot open the lid with a single hand.
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