A Tough Companion. Full power for professional use
in a light and compact notebook is what Dell aims to
offer with the Latitude E6330. This is the 13.3-inch
model equipped with a current Ivy Bridge processor
and( optionally) a fast SSD.
As with its predecessor, the suitable port layout has been
retained on this model. Ports that are normally
permanently occupied have been banished to the back
of either side or to the rear side itself. The use of an
external mouse is therefore not impeded by annoying
cables on both the right and left sides. The left side is
generally subject to the heat waste blown out of the case
while under heavy workloads. What is less enjoyable,
due to its poor visibility, is the positioning of the eject
button for the optical drive, which is on the downward
sloping side edge. The same goes for the card reader on
the front side.
As expected, Dell has done away with USB 2.0 ports and
replaced them with the 3.0 version. In regards to a built
in HDMI port, our model handles things differently
from the E6230, still using a mini-HDMI port.
