Business users are generally considered people in suits, spending half their time talking on Blackberry or Iphone devices and the other half spent answering emails and crunching numbers. These things are perfect for your everyday notebook, but what do you take when your job doesn’t involve spending most of your time in a cosy office?

Dell showcased an upgraded edition of their semi-rugged notebook line at Cebit this year. In particular this Latitude E6420 is an interesting option for people who are on the road a lot and in need of a notebook that can handle rough treatment including extreme temperature fluctuations. One of the key selling points for this device are the durable and lightweight hard-wearing Tri-Metal™ casing, a powder-coated base and optional reinforced, outdoor-viewable touch screen backlit keyboard, extended battery and media bay options for outstanding productivity.

Processor

• Intel® CoreTM i7 (2640M)
• Intel® CoreTM i5 (2540M, 2520M)

Operating System

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, No Media, 64-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, No Media, 64-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional,w XP Mode, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional,w XP Mode, No Media, 64-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, No Media, 64-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate,w XP Mode, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate,w XP Mode, No Media, 64-bit, English

Memory

• Up to 8GB3 DDR3 SDRAM at 1333Mhz – 2 DIMMS

Chipset

• Mobile Intel® QM67 Express Chipset

Video Card

• Intel® HD Graphics 3000 NVIDIA® NVSTM 4200M (DDR3 512M)
• Discrete Graphics with Optimus

Display

• 14.0 HD (1366×768) Wide View Outdoor Viewable LED
• 14.0 HD (1366×768) Wide View Outdoor Viewable Resistive Touchscreen LED

*Both with impact resistant protective front glass

Hard Drive

• Up to 750GB2 hard drive
• Up to 256GB2 Solid State hard drive
• Up to 250GB2 hard drive

Optical Drive

• DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW

Connectivity

• Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205
• Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WIMAX 6250
• Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 D
• Dell Wireless 1501 (802.11 b/g/n 1×1)
• Dell Wireless 1530 (802.11 a/g/n 2×2)

Mobile Broadband4 & GPS:

• Dell Wireless™ 5630 Multi-mode HSPA-EVDO Mini Card (GobiTM 3000) with A-GPS Dell WirelessTM 5550 Single-mode HSPA Mini Card with A-GPS

Bluetooth Option:

• Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth® 3.0

Multimedia

• High Quality Speakers
• Stereo headphone/Microphone jack
• Integrated, noise reducing array microphones
• Optional Integrated FHD video webcam and Dell Webcam Central software

Ports, Slots & Chassis

• Network connector (RJ-45)
• USB 2.0 (4) – 1 USB/eSATA combo
• Stereo headphone/Microphone combo jack
• Memory card reader, 54 mm ExpressCard
• Docking Connector, VGA, HDMI
• 1 Full and 2 Half Mini Card Slots SmartCard Reader, optional Contactless
• SmartCard Reader/Fingerprint Reader
• USB 3.0 Module option via optical bay

Dimensions & Weight:

• Starting weight: 2.69kg / 5.92lbs (with 6-cell battery and airbay)
• Width: 357.30mm / 14.07 (with port cover)
• Height: (front/back) 29.00mm / 1.14 to 37.70mm/ 1.48 (with port cover)
• Depth: 246.50mm / 9.70 (with port cover)