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Posted by Sanjoy Roy
 - January 09, 2021, 23:45:53
Can it be charged using usb type c port and 60 watt pd charger that I use for phone ?
Posted by Faust
 - June 13, 2020, 13:37:50
Non-touch, Intel i5 version here. Work bought it and partly I'm grateful, because now, having used it for a while, wouldn't recommend to anyone.

Since day one having touchpad issues (mouse moves all the time upwards), keyboard quality is inferior to Thinkpad T series, but good overall, battery started to decrease in charge capacity unusually quick (after two month use by ~ 20% or more), gets hot using mundane tasks such as Word, PDFs and Chrome, after a while USB stick isn't recognized (need to plug/unplug) and after one month of use started to get random BSODs, and by trying to get microphone working for videoconferencing everything now has horrible echo and humming sound. 30 chrome tabs, three word files and PC is lagging. Haven't tested the dockstation, but colleagues dockstation just died after 1 year. These laptops are new (~ 1400 EUR w/ bag). WTF DELL? This whole shebang just confirmed my belief to not buy DELL laptops and use Thinkpad instead.

Material and chasis is good. Keyboard has small lightbleed, but at least dimmable.
Posted by CASteinman
 - February 22, 2020, 19:47:53
According to the review, the trackpad is nearly perfect -- Dell has done a good job.

But the score for the trackpad is only 72.  That is a long way from perfect. 

Did it really drop 28 points because you had to make some adjustments to the software?
Posted by graphenic
 - June 11, 2018, 12:09:27
"Another small quibble is that the keyboard itself is non-replaceable (unlike some other Latitude devices)."

The 7490 parts/repair manual which is available here: I cant paste it so google "7490 manual keyboard assembly pdf" its the second link.

not only shows it is replaceable but some excellent colour diagrams and instructions.

Granted it requires removing almost everything to change, As it would only likely be a 2-5 year occurrence this is not a big deal. Dell refers to the part as the "Keyboard Assembly"
Posted by doa379
 - June 06, 2018, 19:15:04
It's funny how these users quibble over incremental differences in battery life. Even a two or three year old model will give you plenty of battery life for whatever you're doing.
Posted by Dennis Jensen
 - May 30, 2018, 07:42:53
"trackpoint is too sensitive (but can be adjusted in software)"? Seriously? I've NEVER had a laptop hver the pointer didn't have to be put at least up to double speed.I like it when I move my finger a little bit the pointer can get from one side of the screen to the other. Noobs xD
Posted by Earl J
 - May 12, 2018, 06:17:14
Quote from: ncheck on April 12, 2018, 17:19:48
"The updated PM981, found in the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, is a significant improvement over the PM961, however. Users in need of a faster drive should look to Lenovo"

Users in need of a faster drive do not have to look to Lenovo: The 1TB SSD in a Latitude 7490 is a PM981

My 7490 with a 512GB SSD also has a Samsung PM981.
Posted by IvanSafonv
 - April 22, 2018, 15:48:10
Got one, Dell Latitude 7490 Intel Core i5 Non-touch (7490-1689).

It has problem with keyboard and touchpad. Sometimes it misses some keys, like typing "ubuntu" I'm getting "ubntu". And sometimes it misses touchpad move events.

There was exactly the same problem with the 7480, that was fixed by the new BIOS update. Here's the link to the discussion about this issue. www.dell.com/community/Latitude/Latitude-7480-keyboard-issue-mostly-missed-keys/td-p/5824361 (No links allowed in the message for users with low post count!)
Posted by Rulai
 - April 21, 2018, 17:22:17
I have a XPS 13 9350 touch (with i7). I heard the battery can last for over 12 hours for xps 13 non-touch version.  However, my touch one can only last for 4 or 5 hours at most.  So the touch screen can really cost a lot on battery.
Posted by macdac123
 - April 16, 2018, 20:49:24
Seems a good laptop, but I find the older Dell Latitude 7480 better because of the battery life and because of the slightly better display. By the way, can you please check (if possible) how the battery life of the non-touch FHD version of Dell Latitude 7490 compares with the version used in this review? Can you please also tell if there are any differences in displays between the non-touch and the touch version?
Posted by Rulai
 - April 14, 2018, 16:06:46
Have to pointed out, Latitude 7480 reviewed was a non-touchscreen version, while 7490 here is a touch-screen one. So they are not directly comparable. Touch version will definitely consume more power. Also 7490 offers an optional  super low power (SLP) panel. I assume that one can save a lot on battery.
Posted by powerslave12r
 - April 13, 2018, 15:51:35
Thank you for an excellent review.

Is there a possibility of testing a non-touchscreen display as well?

I suspect the battery life might improve on a non-touch model.

Posted by Sam Medley
 - April 12, 2018, 19:42:14
@ncheck:

The review was based on the models that we've actually gotten our hands on, but thank you for pointing out that Dell offers other drive models as well.
Posted by ncheck
 - April 12, 2018, 17:19:48
"The updated PM981, found in the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, is a significant improvement over the PM961, however. Users in need of a faster drive should look to Lenovo"

Users in need of a faster drive do not have to look to Lenovo: The 1TB SSD in a Latitude 7490 is a PM981
Posted by SimonAB
 - April 12, 2018, 16:57:34
Hmm so 2h40m less battery life in "wifi test" than the Latitude 7480.