Just found a refurbished one online (Dell Latitude E7240 Ultrabook PC - Intel Core i5-4300U 1.9GHz 8GB 128GB SSD Windows 10 Professional) and ordered it before finding your video review. I know now that I chose the right machine😎 Fantastic review, so thank you! Gave you a like also.
Much as I love Thinkpad, I have to admit that this laptop seems to be a the better competitor than X240: it has more ports, easier to open up, easier to remove keyboard, better trackpad and 2 RAM slots, the hinges look more sturdy too. I still like my X240 with touch screen a lot though.
People who are ThinkPad fanboys don't seem to realize that Dell have been releasing absolute bangers for years and are often overlooked. Dell not only has a direct competitor for almost every model of ThinkPad but also do the semi-rugged and rugged lines that IBM/Lenovo hasn't ever ventured into.
Another big plus of Dell laptops - no wi-fi whitelist in BIOS. So you can install any wi-fi card you want. Something that you cannot do with Lenovo or HP products.
I'm still super happy with my X240, especially since it has the 1080P touchscreen and pretty much all the bells and whistles, BUT the Latitude E7240 would definitely have been the better choice if I needed 16GB RAM! By the way, BattDepot only had the 24Wh internal battery and the 48Wh external battery in stock when I was shopping for a new battery; with shipping fees, it would've cost $105 (pick-up fee would've been $8 vs $15 shipping, but I would've spent the difference in gas) for both. Lenovo was running a sale plus I had a promo code that got me the 72Wh external battery for only $130, free shipping. (I checked eBay, but that was a no-go because most sellers were based in China or Hong Kong.) When I got the X240, I did a battery gauge reset on both batteries -- the original internal battery still had 18Wh capacity and the original external battery still had 16Wh capacity -- so it made sense to spend the extra $25 to buy the 72Wh 6-cell battery directly from Lenovo and keep the original internal battery, because that meant an overall capacity of 90Wh. Now I get upwards of 12 hours, depending on what I'm doing :-) Thanks again for the rec -- I love my X240!!
Yeah the Latitude doesn't have the battery system the X240 does, that's one of a few areas it still comes out on top. Both were expensive at the time but ThinkPad had the advantage of brand I think and people didn't judge it as harshly, much akin to say some MacBooks. Glad to hear your battery adventure ended well and you scored an awesome X240 specimen. I should have a video in the next little bit you might find interesting.
Nice and quick to the desktop! You can see why a lot of Refurbishers are still selling 4th Generation Intel CPU laptops like this one. Much easier to service than a lot of modern laptops where you have to pretty much strip them right down just to upgrade the RAM or replace the battery.
I just bought one from the scrapyard. Not bad except it was a pain to take apart to replace both fan and power jack. Both were damaged or not working.Took me over an hour to dismantle everything. After putting everything together, I left with 2 extra screws.😋 Added dual MSATA 128GB. The 'dead' battery came back to life after installing Windows 10. Bumped the RAM to 16GB. Unfortunately, this is one very hot laptop. Temps hitting over 80C when installing apps. Some like Windows Defender will keep the CPU hitting over 87C. Once done, it will settle at 58C. At the same time, I found the dock together with the monitor and stand. A complete set for very little money.
I have two of these, both run Linux perfectly. I have the i7 with a 1366x6768 screne. This has been my daily driver for the last two years, currently run LMDE 4 on it. I also have the 15 version with 1920x180 touchscreen running OpenSUSE TW. The i7 is noticeably faster and lighter than the i5 which maintains its position as my daily. Just got my hands on a m03p I've eben using while int he office and I am thinking of harvesting the i5 for parts for it. Love the mSATA drives - I have many lying around the house, and this machine is among the easiest I ever had to get to the ungradeable parts. I've never HAD to remove keyboard to upgrade sdd, ram or wifi.
Yeah, anything non-touch has the Silver painted finish. Otherwise, these units are ok although are prone to a couple issues. 1, these batteries age poorly and are prone issues (I've seen several explode, mind you out of hundreds of used unit). 2, occasionally there is an issue of a short causing a CPU limiter (on the I7 being stuck at 30% maximum CPU output) and this is remedied by insulating between the keyboard and motherboard. 3, used touch models are prone to 'white spots' but this is consistent with many touch models Dell used at the time. Having said that, they are rather versatile and if having to choose between an unmodified X240, I would probably opt for one of these.
I use the dell latitude e7240 with an i5-4310U with 8gb of ram with an 180gb ssd (second hand btw) since 2019 as my daily driver and i have no complaints besides the battery life and the laptop running quite hot with the fan being noisy but that may be due to the fact that i don't wanna change the thermal paste just bc i feel like i would kill the laptop) , i've had it running win7 ,win8, win10 and win11 leak , and it was pretty snappy , overhall i like this laptop and will be using it until his last breath lol
forgot to mention mine has the intel graphics hd 4000 and it does not feature the touch screen and the back of the screen has a smooth silver finish to it (wich isn't durable has it as quite a few bumps , also the rubber on the screen corners as a tendency to peel off wich is quite annoying
I have a Dell Latitude E7270 in my wardrobe working perfectly i5 6300u 16GB 256GB 1366x766 non touch display, I use it for Linux distribution testing, it's not upto daily driver use anymore for me
@@LaptopRetrospective literally just the specs increased from the 7240, disappointing that this is only the case as Intel were still shipping us the dual core four thread cpu's at this point it. This is why it's not my daily driver machine due to more modern decent spec laptops having higher core counts. But like you I'm a bit of tech hoarder and have a collection of laptops, Dell, Lenovo and Microsoft
Hi there, love your channel. You were one of the channels that go me into used Thinkpads. Anyway, do you feel that the 12.5 screen is too small along with the smaller keyboard? I currently have a beat up T430s which is starting to show its age a bit. From this video I have found this Lattitude series and can't decide between the 12 or 14 inch(potentially the 7280 vs 7480, potentially go back a generation pending price). Typically do the normal browsing, streaming, light games(prefer old school games). Just having a hard time deciding since I have never had a 12.5 ultrabook before. I know you and other tech channels get these questions all the time, but any advice you could give is much appreciated. Cheers from a fellow Canadian.
Pleasure to be speaking to a fellow Canuck. Ask as many questions as you like. I love smaller laptops. My daily drivers are the Surface Book 2 13 inch and X220 which is 12 inch. I don't think I'll go back to a larger machine.
@@LaptopRetrospective I appreciate the advice, found a 7280 i5 8gb 256 SSD with a factory warranty for another two years, 480 plus shipping and duty. Been on analysis paralysis the last week looking at used laptops lol. Might bite the bullet
Very good laptop, but I need to give a warning, most Dell latitudes from that generation (the Latitude E7240 and the e7440 in special) have a very fragile touch screen that's break and leaks easy, if buy, prefer the non touch variants
These where not really designed for gaming in mind. It'sa light and thin office computer. A very nice one at that. But seriously.. It's light and thin.. even the XPS 15 with it's core Xeon cpu, and 1050ti video throttles under gaming. Something the XPS was kind of designed for. I mean I think Dell engineers just thought people would render 4k video.. but light to mid gaming.. sure. Just not as well as the thicker "G" series for sure. Right tools for the right job.
I had an Hp 17 -p120wm laptop and it was so slow, it frustrated me so much. It is taking a bit of getting used to (as far as screen size is concerned) owning this Dell E7240, (non touch screen version) but this is so fast. Mine came with the Core i5-4300u and this thing is really quick. It has 8gb memory and a 256GB SSD. This seems like it can give years of service. Is it worth it to get the docking station?
Does the textured trackpad feel strange to use? For comparison, my X230 has a highly textured trackpad, to me it just feels so bizarre to use....almost overly sensitive even when the sensitivity is adjusted.
Haha, I don't think you need to worry about little ole me impacting the used market. I'm hoping to look at one or two in the near future. I had one lined up but it had some technical issues and I didn't film it yet.
Check the Lenovo website -- they often have specials and/or promo codes, making their prices competitive with three-party vendors. I got my battery there just last month, and it only ended up being about $25 more than the BattDepot, taking into account shipping charges.
Is it will be great to shift to this laptop when I have a 14 inch DELL LATITUDE E5410. Do little bit of playing minecraft and use web for my school lecture.Some one is selling this laptop with top spec. Is this laptop had good speakers and Will u recommend it to go with this ?
I'm not as familiar with the differences between Dell machines as the chassis numbers aren't a great guarantee of specs and performance based on the wide variety of specs listed in the manuals. It's been a while since I've looked at this one so I don't remember the speaker quality.
I would choose the X240 all the way, you can change that trackpad and have a better built, prettier (in my opinion) and with a way better keyboard laptop
@@LaptopRetrospective virtual assistant and multitasking , multiple tabs on chrome. Light video editing . Light games like counter strike dota . Do u think it can handle that sir??
@@LaptopRetrospective I think so. Yeah the thicker, more powerful e6440 was a better buy if your just looking at numbers vs performance, but thankfully that's not the whole story. Long as you don't go with the horrible 720p panel, you've got a very competent Linux ready target. That's exactly what I've recommend to many of my clients wanting to run Linux. You've got intel video, wireless and tpm all easily working out of box and for a far better deal then the XPS 13 and with a better, lighted keyboard to boot. All but the lowest configs work like a dream and hardly an inch thick.
Saying you wouldn't pay that much for a 'Dell' from 2013 is a bit of a blanket statement. There are Dell laptops from around that year and even before that are still worth half what they went for back then.
Oh ok thank you but if you still have the laptop can you download roblox and make a video reviewing how it is playing on it? It would really help and I’m really concerned
Just found a refurbished one online (Dell Latitude E7240 Ultrabook PC - Intel Core i5-4300U 1.9GHz 8GB 128GB SSD Windows 10 Professional) and ordered it before finding your video review. I know now that I chose the right machine😎 Fantastic review, so thank you! Gave you a like also.
Glad it reassured your choice. Thanks for the kind words and you're welcome.
Hm?
hey! Its my laptop! I have a E7240 with the I7 and a very bright 1080p touch screen its an amazing machine.
Woo! It's a nice piece of kit from where I'm looking and I'm glad I got it right on your account.
Just picked up a touchscreen model on ebay, 16gb ddr3, i5-4300u but with no drive, won it for $25 on an auction, excited to get it working!
Best of luck. Keep us posted.
Much as I love Thinkpad, I have to admit that this laptop seems to be a the better competitor than X240: it has more ports, easier to open up, easier to remove keyboard, better trackpad and 2 RAM slots, the hinges look more sturdy too. I still like my X240 with touch screen a lot though.
My thoughts are similar.
People who are ThinkPad fanboys don't seem to realize that Dell have been releasing absolute bangers for years and are often overlooked. Dell not only has a direct competitor for almost every model of ThinkPad but also do the semi-rugged and rugged lines that IBM/Lenovo hasn't ever ventured into.
Another big plus of Dell laptops - no wi-fi whitelist in BIOS. So you can install any wi-fi card you want. Something that you cannot do with Lenovo or HP products.
@@hubbabubba340 agreed, my Intel HWM7260 says thank you, Dell, for not whitelisting everything.
yeah and Dell even shows how to remove removable components too. Just cannot find official schematic from official site tho
Seems better than the X240 which only has a single RAM slot. Found 1 in need of restoration today.
I'm still super happy with my X240, especially since it has the 1080P touchscreen and pretty much all the bells and whistles, BUT the Latitude E7240 would definitely have been the better choice if I needed 16GB RAM!
By the way, BattDepot only had the 24Wh internal battery and the 48Wh external battery in stock when I was shopping for a new battery; with shipping fees, it would've cost $105 (pick-up fee would've been $8 vs $15 shipping, but I would've spent the difference in gas) for both. Lenovo was running a sale plus I had a promo code that got me the 72Wh external battery for only $130, free shipping. (I checked eBay, but that was a no-go because most sellers were based in China or Hong Kong.)
When I got the X240, I did a battery gauge reset on both batteries -- the original internal battery still had 18Wh capacity and the original external battery still had 16Wh capacity -- so it made sense to spend the extra $25 to buy the 72Wh 6-cell battery directly from Lenovo and keep the original internal battery, because that meant an overall capacity of 90Wh. Now I get upwards of 12 hours, depending on what I'm doing :-)
Thanks again for the rec -- I love my X240!!
Yeah the Latitude doesn't have the battery system the X240 does, that's one of a few areas it still comes out on top. Both were expensive at the time but ThinkPad had the advantage of brand I think and people didn't judge it as harshly, much akin to say some MacBooks.
Glad to hear your battery adventure ended well and you scored an awesome X240 specimen. I should have a video in the next little bit you might find interesting.
@@LaptopRetrospective Excellent, looking forward to it!
Nice and quick to the desktop! You can see why a lot of Refurbishers are still selling 4th Generation Intel CPU laptops like this one. Much easier to service than a lot of modern laptops where you have to pretty much strip them right down just to upgrade the RAM or replace the battery.
Yep, unless you have some specific needs, 4th gen still lifts.
@@LaptopRetrospectivewe've purchased a few at work recently and the HDD had been upgraded to an SSD and it whizzes along nicely!
A top-end 4th gen laptop will still outperform those of later gens, obviously taking into account multiple factors.
@@FlyboyHelosim agree!
I just bought one from the scrapyard. Not bad except it was a pain to take apart to replace both fan and power jack. Both were damaged or not working.Took me over an hour to dismantle everything. After putting everything together, I left with 2 extra screws.😋
Added dual MSATA 128GB. The 'dead' battery came back to life after installing Windows 10. Bumped the RAM to 16GB.
Unfortunately, this is one very hot laptop. Temps hitting over 80C when installing apps. Some like Windows Defender will keep the CPU hitting over 87C. Once done, it will settle at 58C.
At the same time, I found the dock together with the monitor and stand. A complete set for very little money.
Glad you got it working on a budget. That's very rewarding.
I have two of these, both run Linux perfectly.
I have the i7 with a 1366x6768 screne. This has been my daily driver for the last two years, currently run LMDE 4 on it. I also have the 15 version with 1920x180 touchscreen running OpenSUSE TW.
The i7 is noticeably faster and lighter than the i5 which maintains its position as my daily. Just got my hands on a m03p I've eben using while int he office and I am thinking of harvesting the i5 for parts for it.
Love the mSATA drives - I have many lying around the house, and this machine is among the easiest I ever had to get to the ungradeable parts. I've never HAD to remove keyboard to upgrade sdd, ram or wifi.
Yep, they are pretty decent machines.
all touch e7240s and e7440s have a carbon fiber texture on the lid.
Interesting, it looks like a sticker on this one, not an integrated piece. Keep in mind this was a rebuild so anything is possible.
Yeah, anything non-touch has the Silver painted finish. Otherwise, these units are ok although are prone to a couple issues. 1, these batteries age poorly and are prone issues (I've seen several explode, mind you out of hundreds of used unit). 2, occasionally there is an issue of a short causing a CPU limiter (on the I7 being stuck at 30% maximum CPU output) and this is remedied by insulating between the keyboard and motherboard. 3, used touch models are prone to 'white spots' but this is consistent with many touch models Dell used at the time. Having said that, they are rather versatile and if having to choose between an unmodified X240, I would probably opt for one of these.
Superb walk thru!
Thanks!
I use the dell latitude e7240 with an i5-4310U with 8gb of ram with an 180gb ssd (second hand btw) since 2019 as my daily driver and i have no complaints besides the battery life and the laptop running quite hot with the fan being noisy but that may be due to the fact that i don't wanna change the thermal paste just bc i feel like i would kill the laptop) , i've had it running win7 ,win8, win10 and win11 leak , and it was pretty snappy , overhall i like this laptop and will be using it until his last breath lol
forgot to mention mine has the intel graphics hd 4000 and it does not feature the touch screen and the back of the screen has a smooth silver finish to it (wich isn't durable has it as quite a few bumps , also the rubber on the screen corners as a tendency to peel off wich is quite annoying
Interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Thats a much nicer 7240 then mine. I think that I still have 4 or 5 of them sitting around my house. Not too sure what to do with them all yet.
That's a nice stockpile.
Well I would love to buy one of yours, can we talk about that?
I have a Dell Latitude E7270 in my wardrobe working perfectly i5 6300u 16GB 256GB 1366x766 non touch display, I use it for Linux distribution testing, it's not upto daily driver use anymore for me
Not too shabby. What differences are there other than specs?
@@LaptopRetrospective literally just the specs increased from the 7240, disappointing that this is only the case as Intel were still shipping us the dual core four thread cpu's at this point it. This is why it's not my daily driver machine due to more modern decent spec laptops having higher core counts. But like you I'm a bit of tech hoarder and have a collection of laptops, Dell, Lenovo and Microsoft
Should i buy it?. Dell e7240, i7 4***, 256 ssd, touch. For 180 $ here in ymen + 75$ for new battery.
Thank you.
Sounds like a good buy to me if it meets your needs.
Yes i ll! Thanks.
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Hi there, love your channel. You were one of the channels that go me into used Thinkpads. Anyway, do you feel that the 12.5 screen is too small along with the smaller keyboard? I currently have a beat up T430s which is starting to show its age a bit. From this video I have found this Lattitude series and can't decide between the 12 or 14 inch(potentially the 7280 vs 7480, potentially go back a generation pending price). Typically do the normal browsing, streaming, light games(prefer old school games). Just having a hard time deciding since I have never had a 12.5 ultrabook before. I know you and other tech channels get these questions all the time, but any advice you could give is much appreciated. Cheers from a fellow Canadian.
Pleasure to be speaking to a fellow Canuck. Ask as many questions as you like. I love smaller laptops. My daily drivers are the Surface Book 2 13 inch and X220 which is 12 inch. I don't think I'll go back to a larger machine.
@@LaptopRetrospective I appreciate the advice, found a 7280 i5 8gb 256 SSD with a factory warranty for another two years, 480 plus shipping and duty. Been on analysis paralysis the last week looking at used laptops lol. Might bite the bullet
just bought it i7 16g ram nvidia 2g vram 512g ssd for 445$ was it a good deal?
Seems pretty high spec, what about the screen?
Very good laptop, but I need to give a warning, most Dell latitudes from that generation (the Latitude E7240 and the e7440 in special) have a very fragile touch screen that's break and leaks easy, if buy, prefer the non touch variants
Interesting. Thanks for sharing this. I'm guessing you have had this happen before?
1:58 I doubt it. My E7440 with intel igpu couldn't even do some gaming without throttling even after some fresh MX4 xD
It's in the spec sheet in the manual.
These where not really designed for gaming in mind. It'sa light and thin office computer. A very nice one at that. But seriously.. It's light and thin.. even the XPS 15 with it's core Xeon cpu, and 1050ti video throttles under gaming. Something the XPS was kind of designed for. I mean I think Dell engineers just thought people would render 4k video.. but light to mid gaming.. sure. Just not as well as the thicker "G" series for sure. Right tools for the right job.
You forgot to mention the SD slot.
Yeah, an earlier comment I think pointed that out. Manufacturers put them in all sorts of different places. 😁
I had an Hp 17 -p120wm laptop and it was so slow, it frustrated me so much. It is taking a bit of getting used to (as far as screen size is concerned) owning this Dell E7240, (non touch screen version) but this is so fast. Mine came with the Core i5-4300u and this thing is really quick. It has 8gb memory and a 256GB SSD. This seems like it can give years of service. Is it worth it to get the docking station?
If you can source the docking station at a good price (Sub $50 I'd say) and you will actually use it, then give it a go.
Does the textured trackpad feel strange to use? For comparison, my X230 has a highly textured trackpad, to me it just feels so bizarre to use....almost overly sensitive even when the sensitivity is adjusted.
It's textured but not in a bad way. It isn't glass like, but not plastic either.
Very unconventional keyboard removal. You should unplug the cables first.
Noted. I'll keep it in mind for future Dell machines. Thanks for your feedback.
Have you taken a look at any HP Elitebooks? But maybe its better to keep quiet since they might appreciate in value after you bring them up...
Haha, I don't think you need to worry about little ole me impacting the used market. I'm hoping to look at one or two in the near future. I had one lined up but it had some technical issues and I didn't film it yet.
Laptop Retrospective can't wait!
is the E7250 a better choice?
It's a generation newer but I haven't had the chance to see it first hand.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get Thinkpad batteries specifically T460 batteries for reasonable prices in Canada?
Have you tried BattDepot? They have warehouses in BC.
@@LaptopRetrospective Thanks for the recommendation, it's too bad all the 56wh batteries are out of stock.
I suspect supply chains are disrupted due to COVID 19. It's getting hard to acquire all sorts of things.
Check the Lenovo website -- they often have specials and/or promo codes, making their prices competitive with three-party vendors. I got my battery there just last month, and it only ended up being about $25 more than the BattDepot, taking into account shipping charges.
Is it will be great to shift to this laptop when I have a 14 inch DELL LATITUDE E5410. Do little bit of playing minecraft and use web for my school lecture.Some one is selling this laptop with top spec. Is this laptop had good speakers and Will u recommend it to go with this ?
I'm not as familiar with the differences between Dell machines as the chassis numbers aren't a great guarantee of specs and performance based on the wide variety of specs listed in the manuals. It's been a while since I've looked at this one so I don't remember the speaker quality.
@@LaptopRetrospective ok thanks for replying.
You're welcome!
Is it good for programming please?
E7270
I7 6600U
16gb ram
512gb ssd
No external gpu
I'd imagine so, depending on the type of programming.
Only dell e6440 and e6540 have amd gpus, and still it runs at 90c. None e7440s and e7240s had amd gpus.
The spec sheet listed one as an option. 🤷♂️
Laptop Retrospective yea i know, but these dells never had it.
I got the i7 but i need to change the graphic card
Pretty sure any dedicated GPU will be soldered on these. Can't remember.
@@LaptopRetrospective
can i upgrade the motherboard?
You could but you are limited to the best configuration they made at that time.
How do you think an HP 2570p compares to the X230?
Not sure, haven't used that model of HP yet.
literally typed this from the i5 version of this laptop
Nice, how's it holding up?
I would choose the X240 all the way, you can change that trackpad and have a better built, prettier (in my opinion) and with a way better keyboard laptop
Sound reasons.
Sir im planning to buy dell e7240 i5 series 8gb ram 120ssd do u think is it still good in 2022. I would use it work from home .
For work and office tasks it should do okay. Anything complex, 8GB on the CPU will start to show its age.
@@LaptopRetrospective virtual assistant and multitasking , multiple tabs on chrome. Light video editing . Light games like counter strike dota . Do u think it can handle that sir??
Keep in mind this isn't a gaming laptop. So as long as you have reasonable expectations and check your system requirements.
Hey I really love that machine.. how much those it cost
Prices vary from region to region. Here they average about $400 CAD
Where to buy these i been looking for this dell e7240
Depends on where you are, I'd try eBay or your local surplus reseller.
Yeah, lovely:)
Did well to compete.
@@LaptopRetrospective I think so. Yeah the thicker, more powerful e6440 was a better buy if your just looking at numbers vs performance, but thankfully that's not the whole story. Long as you don't go with the horrible 720p panel, you've got a very competent Linux ready target. That's exactly what I've recommend to many of my clients wanting to run Linux. You've got intel video, wireless and tpm all easily working out of box and for a far better deal then the XPS 13 and with a better, lighted keyboard to boot. All but the lowest configs work like a dream and hardly an inch thick.
Yes, very Linux friendly.
LOL I got i one of this for less than a hundred bucks. Running along nicely after upgrade ram and msata ssd
Well done! After upgrading, what was your total? I should mention I speak in Canadian dollars.
Is it Touchscreen?
@@Kretzzz Yes, it is touchscreen
whats the screen size?
14"
@@LaptopRetrospective It should be 12" if this is E7240. number 2 stand for 12 inch, number 4 for 4th gen processor... correct me if I am wrong
You're correct. I'm wrong, thanks for catching that.
$400?!?!!?!???!?!?!? holly s**t!!!! that f**king expensive for one of these... i wouldn't pay more than $200 for a dell from 2013
400 Canadian for the top tier.
Saying you wouldn't pay that much for a 'Dell' from 2013 is a bit of a blanket statement. There are Dell laptops from around that year and even before that are still worth half what they went for back then.
That screen glare tho.
Looks worse probably on camera than it actually is since I've got three lights directly over my film space .
Can anyone who has this laptop tell me if u can play roblox properly on this laptop?
It should be able to, it isn't very demanding.
en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203312800-Computer-Hardware-Operating-System-Requirements
Oh ok thank you but if you still have the laptop can you download roblox and make a video reviewing how it is playing on it? It would really help and I’m really concerned
Unfortunately the machine left two days after that video was filmed. Sorry.
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