TABLE OF CONTENTS E-Family Overview Detailed Technical Overview and 59-84 Key Features Configuration Specifications All Day Computing 5-13 System Configurations All Day Battery Life Memory Connectivity Primary Storage Dell ControlPoint 9-13 Removable Storage Inspired Design 14-22 External Slots Durable Design Ports and Connectors Dell Flash Ultra Performance Wireless Communications...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide LATITUDE E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG freedom from business as usual At last business class notebooks that pull their own weight and work like they‘re supposed to, free from hassles and constant overhauls.
WiMAX™, High Performance Wireless-N. Seamless transitions from on-the-move to desktop with new Latitude family docking solutions. Featuring Intel ® vPro™ technology for enhanced manageability and performance. Target Market CIO, IT Mangers, IT Generalists Dell ControlPoint creates an awesome ...
ALL DAY COMPUTING* I can stay connected and productive virtually anywhere and everywhere. Subject to wireless provider’s coverage area. Mobile broadband subscription required, additional charges apply.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide All Day Battery Life Dell introduces a dramatic step forward in battery life: batteries designed to enable all- day computing.* The 9-cell battery with an SSD frees you to work up to a full 8-hour* work day—or go up 12-cell battery slice to 19 hours* with the addition of our new 12-...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Connectivity Free yourself from cables with our excellent antenna design supporting Mobile Broadband*, Wireless-N in addition to wireless technologies like Bluetooth 2.1and WiMAX. Integrated Dell Mobile Broadband* (cellular data) mini-cards provide wide area data connectivity via national cellular networks.
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® Centrino ® Mobile technology featuring the Intel WiFi Link 5100 or 5300 Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi cards, Intel Core™ Processor and Intel 965PM or GM chipsets. Intel Centrino Mobile Technology delivers excellent wireless performance while enabling great notebook battery life.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide The Tools You Need New Dell ControlPoint software puts you in complete control. It provides a single access point with intuitive navigation to easily configure your notebook the way you need it. With a single hot key combination, you have access to the settings you need: power management, displays and devices,...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer‘s Guide Dell ControlPoint Power Settings The ControlPoint Power Settings module provides a wide-ranging set of power management configuration, alerting capabilities and sleep modes. Battery Status Quickly view battery status, available charge and health.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer‘s Guide Display and Devices The Dell ControlPoint Display & Devices module provides a variety of configurable settings for your display as well as other devices attached or installed with your system. Some key configurable features include the presentation mode with...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer‘s Guide Dell ControlPoint Connections Manager For fast and easy connections to any device or network, the Connections Manager module provides a comprehensive communications management environment: Ethernet, Dial-Up, Wi-Fi, Mobile Broadband* and GPS.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer‘s Guide Dell ControlPoint Security Center As more critical data becomes mobile the need for enhanced security is vital. The Dell ControlPoint Security Center module provides access to use authentication, encryption, fingerprint readers and smartcard technologies.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Mainstream Reviewer‘s Guide Stunning, Durable Design No detail went overlooked. Latitude E6500 and E6400 delivers sleek and smart notebooks designed to stand up to tough conditions. Premium materials and finishes create a notebook you can be proud to carry.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Dell Flash Ultra Performance Solid State Hard Drive Durability, reliability and exceptional performance. With overall system performance that exceeds a 10K RPM desktop Dell Flash Ultra Performance SSD takes notebook productivity to a new level.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Outstanding Usability Excellent usability with precision-tuned backlit keyboards designed to deliver accuracy, comfort, and outstanding feel. You‘re never out of touch. Experience real- time collaboration through optional integrated webcam, microphone, Mobile Broadband* and innovative Wireless-N antenna design.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Expanding Mobile Experience Redesigned sleeker, smaller docks and peripherals deliver a seamless experience between your desktop and mobility – including the new E-Port and notebook stand – designed for the smallest footprint. E-Port Plus side and back views E-Port Plus offers Dual Digital Monitor capabilities along with legacy ports - The non-...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E-Flat Panel Stand The Integrated Flat Panel Stand is an adjustable stand designed for the new Latitude E-Port and E-Port Plus. It accepts Dell Flat Panels via the Dell Quick Connect connector (default) as well as standard VESA mount (requires screws).
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E-View Laptop Stand This stand provides an innovative way to use the notebook LCD versus an external monitor at the end users desk. E-Family notebook stand is adjustable and enables the user to elevate the LCD panel to a comfortable position.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide More Innovative Mobile Solutions The Latitude E6500 and E6400 LCD bezels have been designed specifically to hold new custom-designed 3M privacy filters seamlessly. No more sticky, messy tabs. E6400 with custom-designed 3M privacy filter Attach a CoolSlice designed to fit the bottom...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Cases New Latitude cases are designed to optimize mobility with a sleek new look, soft grip handles, seatbelt grade straps, EVA compression molded foam protection, custom hardware and useful inside pockets. New Sleeves are designed with top grade Executive Leather neoprene.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Dell ProSupport Mobility Services* The broadest solution for protecting your notebooks and data. Committed to enabling your mobile workforce, minimizing downtime and protecting your investment. Asset Protection Options enable your mobile workforce while protecting your investment with Extended Battery Service during your 3-year Limited Hardware...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Deployment Services - Helps customers more effectively execute Windows Vista ® migrations and E-Family deployments Dell ImageDirect is cross-platform to help ensure a streamlined transition to the new Latitude E-Family from legacy Dell products. With ImageDirect, your image is only a few mouse clicks from being ready to deploy as opposed to the few weeks inherent with traditional image make-ready.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Simply Secure Information technology has become a backbone for our customers. It is a daily tool for real time collaboration as well as crucial business data storage. At the same time, our world has become extremely mobile: valuable files are sent over the networks or carried around the planet on notebooks.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Protect Better Dell wants to give you total control by building simplicity into everything we do. Our products and services are fully manageable, making it easy for you to proactively maintain and support.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Prevent Smarter You want to prevent security breaches into your business. But security is complex and there are many aspects to it. Choices are difficult to make, stable technologies cannot be identified, and you could suffer from skyrocketing costs and complexity.
TOTAL CONTROL OF OWNERSHIP I should be able to manage my notebooks anywhere in the world without leaving my desk.
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Latitude works like it‘s supposed to, with freedom from hassles and constant overhauls. It‘s the ultimate team player, letting you manage notebooks virtually anywhere in the world without leaving your desk. Finally, an IT investment that doesn‘t cost a fortune coupled with business-class service that is truly first class.
Security The Latitude E6400 and E6500 notebooks can be configured with Intel ® Centrino 2 with vPro™ technology. With Intel AMT 4.0, customers can scale Intel ® AMT deployments with remote configuration and benefit from support for next generation management standards: WS-MAN and DASH 1.0.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide The Green Side of Latitude Dell's environmental stewardship program strives to conserve product energy consumption, reduce or eliminate materials for disposal, prolong product life span and provide effective and convenient equipment recovery solutions.
Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 are equipped with ® Intel Core™ 2 Duo mobile technology, featuring the Intel PM45 Express chipset. You get powerful mobile dual-core processors with 3MB or 6MB Level 2 cache and up to 8GB* of 800MHz dual- channel DDR2 system memory*.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Graphics The Latitude E6500 and E6400 provide a choice of Intel integrated graphics* and a discrete NVIDIA solution. ® Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD brings the next generation benefits of dialed up performance, power management and support for new technologies.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide The Latitude E6500 and E6400 are available with the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M* for a great ® ® combination of reliability, manageability and performance. NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M* delivers ®...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500 Weight, Dimensions and Top View Detail Starting weight is 5.17lbs/2.34kg* with a 4-cell battery Preliminary Dimensions: Width: 14.1"/358mm Depth: 10.1"/257mm Height: 1.08-1.3"/27.4-33.3mm Integrated VGA webcam and digital microphone Robust redesigned metal latch Bright 15.4‖...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500 Front and Back View Detail Antennas designed for maximum wireless reception Full magnesium alloy in the base and LCD back helps protect internal components New premium Brushed Metal Black paint finish Robust metal hinge construction Power port...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500 Left View 5-in-1 card reader Expresscard/54 VGA port USB port with USB PowerShare eSATA port (compatible with USB) Steel reinforced lock slot Supported devices *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500 Right View E-Media Bay PCMCIA slot 2 USB ports Smart card reader Headphone/speaker out ports 1394 port Wi-Fi Catcher On/Off switch with network locator button *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500 Bottom View Primary Battery Bay Battery Charge/Health Gauge E-Family Docking Connector Bottom access panel with one screw access to memory DIMMs, wireless modules Primary Hard Drive Bay Strike Zone™...
Genuine Windows Vista ® Business Genuine Windows Vista ® Business 64-Bit 1510 (802.11 a/g/n 2x2), Intel® WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic (1x2)], Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3x3)] Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate or Business Downgrade, Genuine Windows ®...
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Latitude E6400 Product Views and Technical Specifications...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 Weight, Dimensions and Top View Detail Starting weight is 4.3lbs/1.95kg* with 4- cell battery Dimensions Width: 13.2"/335mm Depth: 9.38"/238.3mm Height: 1-1.2"/25.4-31mm Integrated VGA webcam and digital microphone Robust redesigned metal latch Bright 14.1‖...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 Back View Detail Antennas designed for maximum wireless reception Full magnesium alloy in the base and LCD back helps protect internal components New premium Brushed Metal Black paint finish Robust metal hinge construction Power port...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 Left View Smart card reader USB port with USB PowerShare eSATA port (compatible with USB) VGA port Steel reinforced lock slot Supported devices *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 Right View E-Media Bay PCMCIA (also available with Expresscard/54) 1394 port 2 USB ports Wi-Fi Catcher On/Off switch with network locator button Headphone/speaker out ports *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 Bottom View Primary Battery Bay Battery Charge/Health Gauge E-Family Docking Connector Bottom access panel with one screw access to memory DIMMs, wireless modules Primary Hard Drive Bay Strike Zone™...
1510 (802.11 a/g/n 2x2), Intel ® WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n Genuine Windows Vista ® Business 64-Bit (1x2)], Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3x3)] Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate or Business Mobile Broadband* & GPS: Dell Wireless 5720 (EvDO &...
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Latitude E6400 ATG Product Views and Technical Specifications...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 ATG Weight, Dimensions and Top View Detail Starting weight is 5.56 lbs./2.52 kg* with 6-cell battery and no port cover. Dimensions without port cover: Width: 13.4"/341mm Depth: 9.59"/243.7mm Height: 1.29-1.45"/33.0-36.9mm Integrated VGA webcam and digital microphone...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 ATG Back View Detail Antennas designed for maximum wireless reception Full magnesium alloy in the base and LCD back helps protect internal components High-durability textured paint for additional protection from physical wear Robust metal hinge construction Power port...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 ATG Left View Smart card reader USB port with USB PowerShare eSATA port (compatible with USB) VGA port Steel reinforced lock slot *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 ATG Right View E-Media Bay PCMCIA 1394 port 2 USB ports Wi-Fi Catcher On/Off switch with network locator button Headphone/speaker out ports *See important information at end of document...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6400 ATG Bottom View Primary Battery Bay Battery Charge/Health Gauge E-Family Docking Connector Bottom access panel with one screw access to memory DIMMs, wireless modules Primary Storage Bay with options including ruggedized hard drive and solid state Strike Zone™...
Ultimate 1510 (802.11 a/g/n 2x2), Intel ® WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n Genuine Windows Vista ® Business (1x2)], Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3x3)] Genuine Windows Vista ® Business 64-Bit Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic Mobile Broadband* & GPS: Dell Wireless 5720 (EvDO &...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Memory* Your computer supports a maximum of 8GB* of memory when you use two 4GB DIMMs; however, 32-bit operating systems, such as the 32-bit version of Microsoft® Windows® XP, can only use a maximum of 4GB of address space.
Ultra Performance SSD. Intel Rapid Recover Technology (IRRT) The IRRT feature uses RAID 1 mirroring functionality to copy data from the system primary drive to an external eSATA recovery drive. This gives the user additional security as their hard disk contents can be backed up at any time when connected to an external eSATA drive through the system eSATA port or through the E-Port Docking system.
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Removable Storage E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Optical Drive in Module Bay DVD+/-RW 8x SATA Roxio & Cyberlink PowerDVD software DVD-ROM 8x SATA Cyberlink Power DVD software Combo Drive CD-RW 24x SATA Cyberlink Power DVD software Additional Hard Drive in Module Bay...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E6500, E6400, Ports and Connectors E6400 ATG USB 2.0 4 Total 4-pin USB 2.0 compliant connectors Total includes one with powered USB and one with eSATA functionality IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394a 4-pin connector Video...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Wireless Communications -Wi-Fi (WLAN) Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11g ) Host interface PCI Express™ Half Mini-Card Network standard IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi Allliance Certifications 802.11b, 802.11g, WPA, WPA2, WMM Operating Frequency Bands 2.4 GHz Dual Diversity Antenna Switching...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Dell Wireless 1510 (802.11 a/g/Draft n 2x2) Host interface PCI Express™ Half Mini-Card Network standard IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11 Draft n Wi-Fi Allliance Certifications 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, WPA, WPA2, WMM Operating Frequency Bands 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/n) and 5 GHz (802.11a/Draft n) Dual Diversity Antenna Switching...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Wireless Communications -Wi-Fi (WLAN) Intel® WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/Draft n (1x2)] Host interface Mini Card form factor, based on PCIe electrical interface Network standard IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, WMM,...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Wireless Communications -Wi-Fi (WLAN) Intel® WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/Draft n (3x3)] Host interface Mini Card form factor, based on PCIe electrical interface Network standard IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, WMM,...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Wireless Communications - Bluetooth Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth 2.1 Manufacturer Broadcom Wireless PAN Standard BT 2.1 Form Factor Module Data Rates Up to 3Mbps* Frequency Band 2.4GHz Range Up to 7m (23ft)* Bluetooth Profiles Supported Includes Streaming Stereo Quality Audio (A2DP), File...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E Family Docking E-Port Plus Key Features Dual Digital Monitor capabilities along with legacy ports. The non- compromise station designed for enhanced usability at desk. Supports hot docking and undocking. Dimension (h x d x w) 2.11‖...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E Family Docking E-Port Key Features A space-saving port replicator suitable for home and office environment which enables connection to your desk peripherals. Supports hot docking and undocking . Dimension (h x d x w) 2.11‖...
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Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide E Family Docking E-Legacy Extender Key Features A lightweight (0.45lb,0.2kg) adapter that can be attached to the bottom of the notebooks adding parallel, serial, PS/2 and 2 USB connectors.
Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Battery LED Charge and Health Gauge Latitude batteries have an LED gauge on the bottom of the battery that provides information on charge and health status of the battery at the touch of a button. The battery charge gauge will display immediately at the touch of the button..
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide AC Adapters E6500 Compatibility E5400 E-Port Plus E6400, E6400 E4300 E4200 Matrix E5500 E-Port Not Supported Not Supported Supported Standard Not Supported D-Family D65W Supported Supported Supported Supported Not Supported Adapters D90W...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Keyboard and Mouse Keyboard Number of keys 83 (U.S. and Canada); 84 (Europe); 87 (Japan) Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji Size full sized (19-mm key pitch) Backlit keyboard option LED Backlit keyboards allow for easier work in darker settings. •...
Latitude E6500, E6400, E6400 ATG Technical Guidebook Latitude E6500, E6400 Reviewer‘s Guide Environmental and operating conditions Temperature Range Operating 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F) Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F) Relative humidity (maximum) Operating 10% to 90% (noncondensing) Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing) Maximum vibration (using a random vibration Operating 0.66 GRMS...
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