Hexa-core for business. Dell's mid-range Latitude 5000 series gets the Coffee Lake-H treatment and dedicated graphics as well. The new 14-inch model with 45 W processor and GeForce graphics outperforms the sibling with ULV processor, but the additional power draw creates more heat and shortens battery life. The display remains less than impressive.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Latitude-5491-8750H-MX130-FHD-Laptop-Review.315432.0.html
Really poor cooling system for such cpu an the "little" gpu used, LM is a must with a system like this.
Cooling is main reason why mx150 is not even an option. Sadly.
It's so sad to see these hexacores getting retrofitted into decade old cooling systems. You're basically paying for horsepower you'll almost never have access to -.-
What a mess and a shame. Let's hope for Thinkpad X1 Extreme to get the cooling and hardware right.
KillerDiller, a full featured i7 Thinkpad X1 Extreme may cost about 4000 USD. For that price I see no compatition right now for the 5491 as a 14" with i7-8850H. I think I'll buy one and try to install a second heatpipe that goes to SSD bay. If it works, it will be an unbeatable hexacore 14" under 2kg & 2k$. And thanks for the great review!
XPS 15 9570 is $1,400, comes with 8750H and 1050 Ti. Similar form factor, lighter, top end hardware, ample cooling. 8500H starts at $1,000. Upcoming Lenovo X1E with a discount should be priced likewise a few months following its initial launch.
45W Hexacore in a smaller sized chassis alongside a single fan, heatpipe and tiny battery with no dGPU for $2k++ is a ludicrous joke. Funny Dell.
Yeah, Latitude are no gaming Laptops. I agree that the cooling system is weak for such a processor and I really don't understand why they put a Geforce in there. But for programming where you need peak power just for a few seconds for compiling it might do the job. And XPS are more expensive in Germany than a comparable Latitude.