#BMW i7 Protection

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BMW i7 Protection Is The First Armored Electric Luxury Sedan 2024

BMW i7 Protection: the world's first-ever armoured EV

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We have updated this article with live photographs of the BMW i7 Protection during its global debut at the Munich Motor Show, taking place from September 5th to 10th, 2023

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The First-ever BMW i7 Protection And BMW 7 Protection Unveiled At IAA Mobility 2023

Luxury and comfort with very serious protection.

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Da Bmw corsi per conducenti di auto blindate, anche elettriche

Il gruppo Bmw ha presentato due nuovi corsi per guidatori di auto blindate, anche elettriche. Si tratta di programmi di formazione per autisti che prevedono anche l’insegnamento di manovre di emergenza per evitare speronamenti e per sfuggire ad attacchi stradali. Si tratta di lezioni da mettere in pratica con i modelli ad alta protezione della Casa dell’Elica, dall’innovativa i7 Protection a…

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BMW i7 xDrive60: Electric meets performance

The BMW i7 xDrive60 is large and imposing—and quiet. BMW Letter dimension It took some time for electrification to achieve European flagships, however now it is taking place in earnest. If you'd like a plug-in model of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, that is no drawback – you may get the EQS as a sedan or an SUV. Audi's efficiency pinnacle, the V-10 R8, exits the lineup at yr's finish, giving method to the RS e-tron GT. And the BMW 7-series sedan? Effectively, now it is out there because the BMW i7 xDrive60 with battery energy. And full opulence is maintained. Prime-of-the-line electrical vehicles, particularly European ones, are typically costly. That is prone to change at the very least barely over time, however the 2023 i7 xDrive60 as-tested was US$151,995. It contains many extras, as the bottom worth of the mannequin is US$119,300 Constructing EVs on devoted platforms has benefits, as they're initially optimized for batteries. That is not BMW's strategy, although, because the i7 variants sit on the identical platform because the gasoline engine 7-Collection. Meaning it is large (17.6 ft lengthy and 6,067 kilos), imposing (sitting on 21-inch wheels) and provides few clues as to what it plugs into. The automotive has the big kidney grille that BMW adopted for the 4-series, however should you look intently you will see it is a false entrance for many of the look. However the grill is "lively," that means it has shutters that open to confess cool air when wanted. By some means the styling works in an enormous method, however the higher and decrease LED headlights on all sides require some psychological assimilation.

Rear seat passengers get royal remedy and a drop-down display. BMW Contemplating the burden, it is not shocking that this i7 has a 101.7 kWh (usable) battery, which gives twin motors with 225 horsepower on the entrance and 308 horsepower on the rear axle. As large as it's, it might attain 60 mph in simply 4.1 seconds, although it feels extra succesful than neck-breakingly quick. It does its job with Rolls-Royce ranges of silence. Additionally protecting occupants remoted from street turbulence are adaptive shock absorbers and air suspension. Brake regeneration ranges may be dialed in, although should you endure from movement illness and need as a lot drive expertise as attainable, you will flip it off. The i7's cabin is especially plush, with full smoke white merino leather-based seats (a US$1,000 possibility) with therapeutic massage capabilities. The rear seats are additionally massaged (US$600). And the choice listing contains US$7,250 for seating within the rear Govt Lounge, which includes a 31-inch theater display that descends from the ceiling for passengers, a middle console and reclining seats with footrests. Local weather, seats and lighting may be adjusted by way of separate 5.5-inch screens for the 2 rear passengers. The Bowers & Wilkins stereo does not include the automotive; That is a US$4,800 further. First-class plane cabins have come alive, and lots of will likely be chauffeured by Chinese language executives. These executives should be affected person whereas recharging the i7. The official EPA vary is 308 miles, however some street exams have proven much less. The i7 can rapidly recharge 195 kW, including 100 miles in about 12 minutes, however 11.5-kW house charging will take about 10 hours to fill.

The massive BMW places a premium on cosseting its occupants BMW It is a type of new vehicles that ditches many of the bodily buttons in favor of on-screen controls. This may be annoying, though the ache will little question be lessened if the homeowners are fully at house with the menu. The gearshift is a gorgeous crystal gadget, which provides a way of opulence. Additionally out there is the single-motor i7 xDrive50, priced at US$105,700. The i7 xDrive60 will get occupants to their locations pretty rapidly. The automotive can't be referred to as "state" very quick. However if you would like your electrical i7 to essentially transfer, you will purchase a US$169,495 2024 M70 xDrive, which produces as much as 650 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque (in Launch Management mode). Zero to 60 takes simply 3.5 seconds. #BMW #xDrive60 #Electrical #meets #efficiency Read the full article

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Le très attendu Cadillac Escalade IQ a été dévoilé. Plus grand qu'un Hummer mais plus rapide que les nombreux voitures de sport et avec une gamme qui ombrage de nombreuses berlines EV, c'est une déclaration d'intention qui fait la une des journaux pour la marque de luxe la plus célèbre d'Amérique. L'Escalade est alimentée par une batterie gargantuesque de 200 kWh, soit quasiment le double de la taille des packs présents dans les limousines telles que la BMW i7, la Mercedes-Benz EQS et la Rolls-Royce Spectre. Il offre une autonomie revendiquée de 450 miles, donnant à l'Escalade une cote d'performance de seulement 2,25 miles par kWh - ce qui, à titre de comparaison, est inférieur à la moitié de celui de la Vauxhall Astra Electric, beaucoup plus petite. De toute évidence, le mandat de l'Escalade n'était pas de produire le véhicule électrique le plus écologique au monde, mais plutôt de faciliter une consommation ostentatoire sans moteur à combustion. Son gigantesque batterie est prise en charge par des matériaux électriques de 800 V, ce qui permet à la voiture de récupérer jusqu'à 100 miles d'autonomie par 10 minutes de charge avec un chargeur rapide à une vitesse encore inconnue. Il peut aussi restituer de l'énergie au réseau grâce à la technologie de recharge de véhicule à domicile, bien que ces capacités ne soient activées qu'après une mise à jour logicielle pour l'année modèle 2025. General Motors n'a pas encore révélé le poids de la batterie de l'Escalade - ou de la voiture dans son ensemble - mais le pack de 212,7 kWh (capacité utile) du Hummer a fait pencher la balance à 1326 kg, d'après les informations de test déposées auprès de l'Agence américaine de protection de l'environnement. Une paire de moteurs électriques (un par essieu) envoie jusqu'à 750 ch et 785 lb-pi sur les quatre roues quand le mode Velocity Max est activé. D'après Cadillac, cela permet à l'Escalade de couvrir le 0 à 100 km/h en moins de 5,0 secondes, à égalité avec les super-hayons tels que la Volkswagen Golf R. Malgré une longueur de 5,7 m et une largeur de 2,4 m, l'Escalade a un diamètre de braquage de seulement 12 m, ce qui est comparable à de nombreuses berlines familiales. Une polyvalence supplémentaire est fournie par la suspension pneumatique adaptative, qui permet à l'Escalade d'être relevée de 25 mm ou abaissée de 50 mm. Un nouveau mode Low Ride permet de conduire le SUV avec sa suspension complètement abaissée à « basse vitesse ».

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How to Download, Install and Activate ECUHelp HTProg?

This post comes with the user guide of ECUHelp HTProg. You will learn what this product is, and how to use it (download+ install+ activate).

What is ECUHelp HTProg?

HTprog is a comprehensive tool. It can be used to perform chip tuning, ECU clone, BDM read / write, Flash data edit, key reset, and BMW ISN read, etc.

There are three configurations for selection.

Option 1: ECUHELP HTprog Full Version (Adapter +Cables + Dongle)

Works alone! No need to work with ECUHELP KT200

Package Includes:

1pc x MPC Module

1pc x EEPROM module

1pc x +12V Power Supply

1pc x BDM adapter

1pc x Tricore adapter

1pc x USB

1pc x Software Dongle

Option 2: HTprog Adapter and Cables for KT200

Works with ECUHELP KT200, not work alone.

Adds more ECUS and TCUS protocols, strengthens the cloning function, and supports more protocol cloning, also read and write car body modules, and refresh keys.

Package Includes:

1pc x MPC Module

1pc x EEPROM module

1pc x +12V Power Supply

1pc x BDM adapter

1pc x Tricore adapter

1pc x USB

Option 3: HTprog Clone Adapter for ECUHELP KT200

Works together with ECUHELP KT200, not work alone.

Can perform Chip tuning / ECU Cloning, on bench programmer, EEPROM programmer, and key function etc.

Package Includes:

1pc x KT200 clone adapter

1pc x MPC module

1pc x TriCore cable

1pc x USB cable

ECUHelp HTProg detailed functions instruction:

Chip Tuning / ECU Cloning:

With HTprog you can read and write P-Flash, D-Flash, External Flash and external EEPROM with the option of automatically checksum correction, you will have many methods in most of ECUs:

1.Factory mode (On Bench for most of ECU/TCU): with this option you don't have to open the ECU cover. Just plug some wires for power and signals and you are ready to go.

2.Tricore Boot Mode for all Tricore ECU: Opening the ECU is mandatory to connect the boot wire on the ECU board. This method is useful when the ECU is not responding.

3.BDM (Background debug mode)

4.JTAG for Renesas and Freescale

BDM Read / Write:

With HTprog you are able to break the protection of immobilizers like CAS in BMW, EIZ/EIS in Mercedes Benz, BCM in Volkswagen and Porsche, etc.

Built in Editors:

With HTprog you can edit many Flash data like:

Edit CAS3+ VIN, ISN and keys

Edit CAS4, CAS4+ VIN, and ISN

Edit mileage for BMW instrument clusters

Other functions:

You can do key reset for many brands like Audi, BMW, MINI, Porsche, Toyota, Fiat, Renault, etc.

Read/Write a wide range of SOP8 EEPROMs

Works side by side with Autohex to make keys

Key Features:

Master version. One License for all protocols on bench.

Supports one of the largest ECU/TCU list in Cars and Trucks for ECU cloning and Chip Tuning

Supports both old and latest ECU / TCUs from Bosch, Continental, Delphi, Marelli, Denso, Tenic, RW and Valeo, etc

Reads all BMW long ISN from BMW DME and DDE including MD1 and MG in F/G series

IMMO BDM Read/Write:

With HTprog you are able to break the protection of immobilizers like CAS in BMW, EIZ / EIS in Mercedes Benz.BCM in Volkswagen and Porsche, etc.

How to download ECUHelp HTProg software?

Just free download HTProg software by the following mega link.

https://mega.nz/file/8rJxhB5J#g1jnHe9yBfho7N1Y_0KiZyBM71HwuM6-gyhN4BsW_zg

Software version: 1.0.45

Size: 65.2 MB, no password

Compatible operating systems:

* Windows 7

* Windows 8/8.1

* Windows 10

* Windows 11!

Minimum recommended requirements:

CPU > 2.5 GHz (Intel i5, i7)

RAM > 8GB

NOTE:

1.It is advised to uninstall any antivirus software and disable the firewall before using the ECUHELP HTprog.

2.It is important not to upgrade the software to avoid any potential damage to the hardware.

3.Activation of the HTprog is necessary and should be done using the user's registered email address.

How to Activate HTProg Software?

After downloading, follow the on- screen prompts to install software.

Connect HTprog Clone Adapter to KT200 device, and then connect to the computer

Run HTprog software, it will prompt you to enter your email address.

Enter your email address and wait for the activation link to be sent to you.

Once the HTprog Clone Adapter is activated for KT200, it is ready to use.

HTprog On Bench Programmer Support List.pdf (150K)

HTprog ECU Clone Support List.pdf (1.4M)

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Aetis Sdn Bhd Expired iRobot Authorized Distributor in Malaysia

Since 2012, Aetis Sdn Bhd Has Been given the Authorized Distributor by John Ackerman Pte Ltd (Singapore) for the iRobot brand in Malaysia. They have helped create awareness among Malaysians that having a robot vacuum in home can significantly improve life quality.

As John Ackerman focuses on their company in Singapore, they rely upon Aetis to give sales and after sales service for iRobot customers. After few years, John Ackerman climbed ambitious and terminated Aetis Sdn Bhd rights as authorized distributor. John Ackerman set up a workplace in iRobot Empire Subang Jaya (SOHO). Aetis was place to dry. Aetis shortly ventured into selling different items such as inkjet printers, canvas printing, smart door lock, and also unicycle or scooters. They still continue to give after sales service to their previous customers earlier the takeover.

While all this is occurring, AutoVac Bot tries to disrupt the iRobot market by supplying 2 Years Warranty and also beating the high price set by the Authorized Distributor. They seem specializing in robotic vacuums just.

Update: It appears that John Ackerman has exited the iRobot market in Malaysia. Presently we're not certain who is your Authorized Distributor for the iRobot brand. But from what we collect, AutoVac Bot is still trying strong providing exceptional price and service to its customers.

It was a very late adopter of robot vacuums. The first iRobot hit shops 15 years earlier I eventually buy a robot vacuum for my own home. During I did, I went cheap: I bought an inexpensive vacuum without any mapping capabilities from Amazon. This cheap robot vacuum has functioned well, even if it does just bump on every side the room until its battery runs out. I still don't think that robot vacuums would rebuild a true weekly vacuuming, but my small bot has surprised me with its power to suck up dust and debris.

IRobot's Roomba i7+ is about the exact opposite spectrum of robot vacuums from the 1 I have. In the event the cheap robot I have is a Kia, the i7+ is the Cadillac of robot vacuums. It would map my entire home. It would be controlled by means of a voice assistant or from a smartphone app anywhere in the world. It would even empty its own bin. It also costs RM 4950, which is five times extra than the robot vacuum I buy. IRobot also sells an i7 model which has identical cleaning capabilities but doesn't proceed with the special automatic bin-emptying base for a duo hundred bucks smaller, but that's a bit such as buying a base model BMW.

The i7+ is definitely the future of robot vacuuming that's obtainable in the present. However there are still things I'd such as to sight enhanced.

The i7+ is an update to iRobot's high-end Roomba 980 from 3 decades ago. The 980 was capable of mapping a distance and efficiently cleaning it, but it would discard the maps after each cleaning session and then reconstruct them from scratch each hour. The i7+ upgrades this attribute in a significant way: it could at the moment save the maps it generates and also make use of them to improve its own cleaning patterns. It also lets me name different places in my house so that I could inform the vacuum to specifically clean a specific space and ignore others.

I could manage up to 10 heavy floor plans in Roomba's app for iOS and Android, and I could control the vacuum via voice commands to Alexa, Google Assistant, or from the app itself. My house has 3 floors, and I could make use of the app to sight every floor and what rooms have been inside. When I put the robot on a heavy floor than its home base, it uses the different sensors and cameras for it to identify which floor it is on automatically and load the right maps. Sadly, it can't yet climb the staircase to obtain to heavy floors; I still have to pick it up and take it such as a philistine.

Watching the i7+ wash a floor is a mesmerizing experience, and it is wildly heavy from the way the non-mapping vacuum gets the job done. Rather than just randomly crisscrossing the room before it runs out of steam, the i7+ follows a logistical and predictable pattern, almost such as the way the lawn care professional trims a field earlier a sporting event. It will wash an entire room earlier continuing on to another 1, and if its battery runs low or its bin fills up earlier it is finished, it is going to remember where it stopped and return to that spot when it is recharged. It's extremely satisfying to watch it perform its own job, and if you're carry on a cleaning cycle, the predictability of it means you could safely maneuver on every side the vacuum without really needing to be concerned regarding getting in its own way.

IRobot says it requires two to 3 cleaning runs for your i7+ to"learn" the room and generate a map, which is regarding what I saw in my testing. My main floor, which has 3 bigger rooms in a largely open plan, has been implicated in two runs, while the upstairs floor with numerous bedrooms, bathrooms, and hallways take extra runs to fully map. Once a floor is mapped, the app will try to identify specific rooms, but you would correct the digital boundaries and then name them after it is tried to sort out them. From there, you would tell Alexa or Google Assistant to wash a specific room with voice commands. In the event you move furniture or otherwise reconfigure a space, the i7+ will correct its map the next hour it conducts a cleanup job and update its own database.

IRobot claims these mapping abilities not just confirm that the Roomba cleans the entire floor earlier giving up, but in addition, it allows it to wash in a quicker, extra efficient manner since it already knows what regions it has protected and what has not yet been done.

The app also has the normal monitoring options and battery-monitoring features. Unique to the i7+ would be the reports after it has finished a job: it could inform me how many square feet it washed, how many"dirt occasions" there were, and how long it take to finish the job. It also shows me a map of all the areas it hit during the cleanup run.

But clever mapping isn't the only luxury feature on the i7+, in addition, it could automatically empty its own bin. The i7+ has a special charging base that sucks all of the dirt and dust out of the vacuum and sets it into a sealed disposable bag. The bag in the base holds 30 bins filled with dirt, and you could buy a three-pack of substitution bags for RM 180 if you have gone through the two that the iRobot includes.

This system has two advantages over the standard way you drain a robot vacuum: it removes placing the dust back into the atmosphere if you hit the bin into the garbage could, and it means you just need to think regarding draining it each month or so, instead of each hour it runs. Obviously, the disadvantage to this is that the base is a lot bigger than a standard charging base, the totes are an added cost that you have to shoulder, and also the procedure for sucking on the dirt out of the vacuum is very loud.

That leads me into the shortcomings of the i7+. IRobot says that the brand new vacuum is quieter than the 980 it replaces, but this is not a quiet vacuum cleaner. It's considerably louder than the simple robot vacuum I'm understand with, and also the cleanup base sounds such as a jet engine when it blows off the dirt out of the i7+. Should you such as to program your robot to operate in the middle of the night when everybody is sleeping, you may great it to be too loud when cleaning and draining. IRobot states that the i7+ has 10 times the suction capacity of its base models, but the cost of all that power is extra noise.

The i7+ also requires few lighting in the rooms in which it is carry on in order for its different cameras and sensors to operate, so carry on it in a darkened room overnight isn't the most effective way to make use of it.

And lastly, although the i7+ got stuck distant smaller frequently than my dumb robot in the months I've been testing it, it still has difficulty with high-pile carpeting. The shag rug runner in my upstairs hallway proved to be particularly difficult for the robot to work out, and it got stuck on the carpet virtually each hour it ran over it, requiring a guide intervention and reset.

The i7+ is a remarkable robot vacuum with unique features which you won't good on lesser models. I do not necessarily think it's worth five times the cost of a typical vacuum, but once this automation trickles down to lower-end models, it is going to be extremely nice to have.

Now, if just robot vacuums can figure out a way to climb stairs.

Conclusion:

Together with the iRobot market getting extra competitive with Lazada and also Shopee, it is surely fine news for the end consumer such as us. We will obtain greater deals and prices for iRobot items such as Roomba and Braava. Together with John Ackerman departing the Malaysia market, it would appear that we're place with AutoVac Bot, Kimi Robot Store, plus a new competitor, OhMyMi.

Personally, I think that AutoVac Bot is your top iRobot distributor right now, since they're highly concentrated on distributing iRobot goods in Malaysia. What I such as top regarding AutoVac Bot is that their simplicity of buy on the website, and extremely speedy response hour via livechat on their website.

They have been venturing in the Singapore market and I'm so excited to sight how it turns out.

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Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 Review

We don’t review many laptops aimed at commercial buyers, but this particular one from Dell is a little special. We first saw the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 during CES this year, where it was billed as the world’s first PC to use Intel’s Context Sensing technology. What this means is that sensors in the display bezels can detect when you’re away from the laptop or in front of it, in order for it to lock itself or wake up automatically. It’s a cool trick, which worked well when we tried it at CES.

As the name suggests, this is a convertible so it can be used as a tablet. It also has an optional 4G SIM slot for LTE connectivity, and lots of enterprise-level features for security and remote management thanks to the vPro-enabled Intel CPU. All in all, the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 looks like a good package, and it’s time to see how it performs.

Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 design

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is premium business laptop, which is very evident from the moment you take it out of its box. It doesn’t have a very large footprint, so it’s easy to carry around, and the weight of about 1.36kg means it’s not too heavy either. Most of the body and lid are made from machined aluminium, which feels very premium and well put-together. The edges and corners are rounded too, so it’s not uncomfortable in the hand.

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 has a premium aluminium build and doesn’t weigh a lot

Dell has gone with a drop hinge design, which keeps the bottom of the display close to the surface of the lower half and hides a bit of the bottom bezel. This, coupled with the slim bezels on the other three sides, give the appearance of a larger screen. The 14-inch full-HD (1920×1080) display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a maximum brightness of 300nits. It’s also touch-enabled, since this is a convertible laptop, and there’s Gorilla Glass 5 to protect it against scratches. The hinge allows the display to rotate all the way back, so this laptop can be used as a tablet. There’s support for Dell’s Active Pen too, which is a Rs. 6,500 (plus GST) optional accessory.

The lid offers excellent reinforcement for the display with little to no flex and absolutely no pixel warping, even when we applied pressure. The base of the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is quite slim and houses all the ports. You get two USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports, one on either side of the laptop; two Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports on the left which can be used to charge the laptop; a full-sized HDMI 1.4 port; a microSD card slot; a Micro-SIM tray for LTE connectivity; a Noble Wedge lock slot; SmartCard reader; and a headphone/microphone combo port. We would have preferred a full-sized SD card slot here instead of a microSD one. There’s also no Ethernet port, which is worth noting for a commercial laptop.

The keyboard area is a bit sunken so the keys are at the same level as the palm rest area. This prevents the keys from making a lot of contact with other surfaces when you’re using the laptop in tent or tablet mode. The keys themselves are a little smaller than usual, which took some getting used to. However, the travel is good and they aren’t noisy even with vigorous typing. The power button is located separately on the right and on our review unit, it had an integrated fingerprint sensor, which is an optional feature. The glass trackpad is large and works very well, thanks to Microsoft’s Precision drivers.

There’s a decent set of ports but we wished Dell had used a full-sized SD card reader, instead of a microSD one

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 has cutouts on the bottom for airflow, along with two separate ones for the stereo speakers. The base is held together by standard Philips screws placed around its the periphery, so it shouldn’t be too hard to access the internals.

Our test unit came with a 65W USB Type-C charging brick. The adapter is quite compact so it’s not a big problem to carry around.

Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 specifications and software

Since this is a commercial laptop, typically an IT manager or an individual buyer would have to send Dell the exact configuration they require in order to get a price quote. However, Dell does sell a few predefined configurations of the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 as retail units on its website, and buyers can customise these to some extent or simply buy one as is. Unfortunately, LTE connectivity is not available even as an option on the pre-configured units, so you’ll have to special order one if you want the SIM slot.

The configuration that Dell sent us for review includes an Intel Core i7-8665U quad-core CPU, based on the 8th Gen ‘Whiskey Lake’ architecture. This also includes Intel’s vPro extensions, aimed at providing IT admins the tools needed to remotely push updates, run diagnostics, and manage security. This CPU is a 15W part, with a base clock of 1.9GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 4.8GHz. Our unit was configured with 16GB of LPDDR3 RAM which is soldered on; integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620; and a 256GB M.2 PCIe SSD. There’s also dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem.

The Dell Express Sign-In app lets you configure the motion sensing feature

Our version of the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 came with Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, along with Microsoft Office Professional 2019. Once again, the bundled software is configurable so you can opt for no Office suite or add a subscription to McAfee Small Business Security, based on your company’s needs. You also get a three-year basic onsite warranty as part of the package, or you can opt for one with a longer duration and ‘next business day’ service, by paying more.

The laptop also ships with a bunch of Dell utilities such as Power Manager, Support Assist, and Command Centre, which we’ve seen before on some of its other laptops. One tool that’s new is Express Sign-in. Once you’ve set up face recognition for Windows Hello in the Settings menu, you can simply flip a toggle switch to enable Express Sign-in. You can set a timer (up to 3 minutes) for when the laptop should lock after you move away. The laptop will wake up if it detects the presence of anyone in front of it, but will only unlock with your face. It works pretty seamlessly, and requires no manual intervention, which adds a bit of convenience.

Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 performance and battery life

The Core i7 version of the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 that we reviewed ran very well. Boot times were quick thanks to the speedy SSD; the fingerprint sensor and face recognition worked very well; and Windows in general ran smoothly. We didn’t find the laptop too warm either when doing basic tasks. The screen’s touch response was good too, although this device isn’t the most comfortable to use as a tablet.

Windows Ink workspace lets you access some stylus-friendly apps, and more can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Dell sent us the optional stylus to try out. It’s powered by a single AAAA battery and has a flattened side which can snap onto either side of the laptop with the help of magnets. The pressure-sensitive tip is ideal for sketching, and the latency is very low, which makes it feel like you’re using an actual pen.

The Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is great for productivity. The keyboard is very comfortable for typing on for long stretches at a time, once you get used to the slightly smaller keys. There are two levels of backlighting. The glass trackpad works very well for using the mouse pointer and gestures. The display’s brightness is more than adequate, and colours are vivid and lively.

Besides work, the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 does a decent job with media playback too. High-resolution videos looked good, images appeared sharp, and colours were mostly on point. There’s WavesAudio Pro software for sound tuning. The stereo speakers get decently loud and sound alright for personal listening.

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 features an optional fingerprint sensor in the power button and a 4G SIM slot

Cellular connectivity worked very well in our experience. We popped in an Airtel 4G SIM card, which Windows automatically detected and configured. A little ‘Cellular’ toggle switch in Windows’ notification area lets you manage the connection. In terms of privacy features, the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 doesn’t have a shutter to physically cover the webcam or the SafeScreen privacy feature for the display which severely restricts viewing angles. Some of Dell’s other models do offer these features,and Dell has informed Gadgets 360 that they should be added to the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 as options in the near future.

Speaking of the webcam, the camera produces good quality videos even indoors. It’s ‘Skype for Business’ certified and is accompanied by two microphones for better audio.

We ran our suite of benchmarks on the Latitude 7400 2-in-1, which returned decent results. Starting with CPU tests, Cinebench R20 returned single and multi-core scores of 419 and 1,336 respectively, while the POVRay benchmark took 3 minutes, 29 seconds to render a ray-traced scene. Coming to benchmarks that test the system as a whole, we got 3,889 points in PCMark 10 and 5,802 points in 3DMark’s Night Raid test for integrated graphics. Real-world tests showed promise too. It took about 4 minutes, 4 seconds to finish compressing a 3.2GB folder of assorted files; 1 minute, 44 seconds to encode a 1080p AVI file to 720p H.265; and 14 minutes, 22 seconds to finish the BMW test render in Blender.

The Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is rated to deliver more than a day’s worth of battery life, but this claim is for the Core i5 version with a 78WHr battery, as pointed out by Dell itself. All the pre-configured models in India ship with 52WHr batteries. Our review unit, with its Core i7 processor, didn’t get anywhere close to Dell’s claim. With Wi-Fi enabled, the brightness set to 50 percent with the keyboard backlight at its lower level, and the Windows power mode set to ‘Better battery,’ we were able to get around 10-11 hours of near-non-stop usage. This typically involved working within Chrome and watching videos on YouTube.

If you’re not using demanding apps then you should be able to get through an entire workday or even a long flight without needing to charge this laptop. When using cellular connectivity for similar work, we noticed a slight reduction in battery life. The Battery Eater Pro benchmark ran for 2 hours and 8 minutes, which is a little less than what we expected.

Dell’s Power Manager app for the battery is quite useful

Dell’s Power Manager utility is worth mentioning here, as it has some neat features when it comes to charging the battery. Besides being able to set different power profiles, there’s a feature called ‘Peak Shift’ which lets you specify time slots for when the laptop will charge, use battery power, or simply use power from the mains without charging the battery. This can be set for each day of the week, depending on your work schedule.

Verdict

The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 doesn’t come cheap. At the time of this review, prices start at around Rs. 1,35,000 (with taxes) for the Core i5 model, and go up to about Rs. 1,63,000 for the top-end pre-configured model. If you were to custom-order one of these, the price would vary depending on the configuration and services you opt for.

Dell tells us that the model we received should cost around Rs. 1,45,000 (plus GST) but this exact configuration, with the 4G SIM slot, isn’t one of the pre-configured models on sale on Dell’s website. You’ll have to place an order for it, only after which you’ll get a quote for the final price. The number of units you order could also affect the final price.

The Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is a well-built laptop that looks and feels very premium. It offers good battery life, even with a Core i7 CPU. It has a vivid display and a very comfortable keyboard, and delivers good overall performance. The proximity sensing feature is pretty cool too.

There are a few things we would have liked done differently. A full-sized SD card slot instead of a microSD one would have been more useful, and a volume rocker and even a power button on the side, would have made for a more comfortable tablet experience. The HP Spectre x360 13 (Review), which we recently reviewed, had similar shortcomings, but it did offer privacy features for the webcam and display, which are yet to arrive on the Latitude 7400 2-in-1.