SEE: The Apple Developer Program: An insider’s guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic)ĭell offers a wider variety of form factors and screen sizes, with the aluminum and carbon fiber Latitude 7000 series comprising 13- and 14-inch models, complemented by a 2-in-1 12-inch model (Latitude 7200), that uses a 360° hinge. Both Dell and Apple laptops lack a physical shutter to close the webcam, leaving privacy-conscious users who need to close the camera reliant on tape or sticky notes. Likewise, their enterprise features like integrated smart card readers are too niche for consumer-focused MacBooks.Ĭompared to Dell’s consumer-facing XPS series, the newest Latitude and Vostro models return the webcam to the top center of the screen bezel, avoiding the “nose cam” effect. The trio feature, under different trade names, switchable privacy settings for display panels that narrow the field of view, preventing others from shoulder surfing for personal data.

The business case for Dell Latitude systemsīased on specs sheets alone, Dell’s newly-announced systems are feature-complete, though essentially indistinguishable from business-class systems sold by HP and Lenovo–you’d only know the difference by the branding. TechRepublic compares the two product lineups to help you decide what’s best for you.

As a PC vendor, Dell is beholden to Windows (and a vocal minority of Linux users, which the company makes advances toward), while Apple’s ecosystem stands alone from the PC OEM fray. Dell has unveiled refreshed versions of the company’s Latitude and Vostro notebook computers as part of a wave of announcements at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas this week.ĭell’s Latitude series and Apple’s MacBook series are popular options for business users, though the two could not be more different.

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