Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Rugged Black 2020
A 1000-nit, outdoor-viewable display and MIL-STD rugged build make this laptop usable in direct sunlight and harsh conditions where standard notebooks fail. The 512GB NVMe SSD and 16GB of RAM provide responsive multitasking for a refurbished system at this price point. This is best for field technicians and first responders who need a durable Windows machine for data entry and diagnostics in extreme environments.
CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 0.5 kg
47 Overall Score
Price $546
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Rugged | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Rugged | 9.8 | 33 | 37.4 | 61.2 | 76.3 | 98.2 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 32.7 | 39.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.8 | 71.4 | 52 | 87.6 | 99.2 | 72.1 | 80.4 | 79.2 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.9 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 63.4 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.5 | 94.8 | 59.6 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.1 | 90.8 | 63.8 | 81.1 | 86.4 | 62 | 94.8 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.3 | 80.9 | 63.8 | 89.1 | 57.1 | 80.4 | 79.2 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
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