Dell Latitude 5421 vs. Dell Latitude 5411

Dell has released the Latitude 5421, a 14-inch machine, in mid-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-11850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 14-inch Latitude 5411 was introduced by Dell about a year earlier in 2020. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10850H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.

Both Dell Latitude 5421 and Dell Latitude 5411 have the same 14-inch display size. In addition, The Dell Latitude 5421 weighs 3.30 lbs. about 3% lighter than the 3.40 lbs. Dell Latitude 5411. Moreover, measured at 12.65” x 8.35” x 0.82”, the Dell Latitude 5421 is considerably more portable than the Dell Latitude 5411 at 12.71” x 8.50” x 0.91”.

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Latitude 5421 supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Dell Latitude 5411, it supports up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.