

In terms of the I/O, there is one Thunderbolt 4 connector on the left, as well as an audio jack, and an optional Smart Card reader. In this case, the heat is being exhausted from the left side of the notebook. Lastly, the bottom panel is home to the speaker cutouts and the ventilation grill, which is placed right beneath the cooling fan. Also, the Power button packs an optional fingerprint reader.Īs for the second input device – the touchpad – it has a pretty spacious area, smooth glass surface, and very accurate tracking. The key travel is decent, with the mechanism providing a good and quiet click. Unfortunately, we noticed a pretty significant deck flex, but the comfortability of the unit is on point. Ultimately, this can be a very neat feature in the business world, where privacy is put on a pedestal (although it was pretty annoying when we needed to run longer tests). It is surrounded by the IR sensors and the proximity sensor, which wakes up the device in your presence. In its middle, there is an HD/FHD camera with a privacy shutter. And above the screen, you will see one of the most important features of this laptop – the sensor combo. Once opened, the device reveals its matte display, surrounded by rather thin bezels. Thankfully, the lid opens easily with a single hand, but at about 80° of opening angle, the base lifts up, which indicates that the hinges stiffen at this point.

However, there are no annoying sounds coming when you twist the device. Let’s start by saying that there is slight flex in the chassis, and a bit bigger one in the lid. Since we have the latter one, we would focus on it. It is slightly lighter, at 1.22 kg, while the height is a bit higher – 17.3-18.9mm. Expectedly, the other setup comes dressed in carbon fiber, which provides a smooth soft finish. One of them features an aluminum body, which offers cool touch, a weight of 1.31 kg, and a thickness of 16.9-18mm. In a typical Dell fashion, this laptop can be found in two different configurations based on the material of use.
