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If you would have gotten the Latitude 14 7000 instead of the XPS, then you get the Intel wireless + BT out of the box which always seems to just work. It also has an option for an insane 10-hour battery; the default is like 6.

Unfortunately Dell never puts the Latitude line front and center on the website, so you have to know to look for them.



XPS is a high-end consumer line. Latitude is an entry-level business line (the consumer equivalent is Inspiron).


Latitude isn't entry-level, it's just the business line. Yes, they have the high end Precision workstation line, but Latitude models typically are built as good as or better than XPS models.


Nope. Latitude is the entry-level business line, then there's Optiplex, with Precison workstations on top.

There's also Vostro, which is the small/home office line.

I wasn't making a comment on build quality, just on Dell's branding and pricing.


The Vostro is their entry-level business line... Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only. Latitude ~= Optiplex for laptops :)


> The Vostro is their entry-level business line...

The soho bit was what Jeff Clarke (1) told me, and he runs Dell's PC business. Yes, I have it on tape ;-)

> Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only

There are Precision desktops and laptops....

(1) http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/bios/jeffrey-clarke

(2) http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/workstations




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