DELL Latitude 3300, INTEL Celeron , 12GB RAM, 256GB SSD, WINDOWS 10

Design and construction

Let’s begin by saying that the laptop is entirely made out of plastic. However, this doesn’t stop it to be built like a tank! No, seriously, the Latitude 3300 looks like it can take a lot of beating, and Dell is confident enough that they stated that on their own website. They also say something about surviving a 30″ drop onto a steel surface, however, we cannot entirely believe such in-house tests. Moreover, they say that their warranty doesn’t cover accidental damages and if you want one, you need to buy it.

This is completely normal, though. What is not very normal these days is to see a 13-inch laptop that is 22mm thick and has a starting weight of 1.59 kg.

It also has a rubberized material going all the way around the sides of the laptop. They spread evenly onto the lid, which by the way, cannot be opened with a single hand.

If we move on to the base of the notebook, it has a spill-resistant keyboard that lacks a backlight has a rather short travel, but on the bright side, the feedback is click and provides a decent typing experience.

On the bottom plate, you can see the ventilation grills, as well as the speaker cut-outs and one more ventilation grill that helps the thermal management of the M.2 SSD.

Ports

On the left side of the laptop you’re going to find the barrel-style charging plug, a USB Type-C 3.1 (Gen. 1), an RJ-45 connector, followed by an HDMI port and a USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen. 1) port. On the other side, there is another USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen. 1) port a MicroSD card slot and an audio combo.
 

Disassembly and upgrade options

This laptop has exactly 10 Phillips head screws that hold the bottom plate in place. Unfortunately, you have to remove it in order to upgrade your device, however, on the bright side, it is extremely easy to do so. Just unscrew them (they will stay attached to the panel, so don’t worry) and then bring the plate up with a plastic pry tool.

As far as the cooling is concerned, Dell doesn’t really use the most sophisticated design. It only features a single – super-thin heat pipe. Additionally, the fan is one of the smallest we’ve seen – only larger than the two found on the XPS 13 9380 and the Lenovo Ideapad S940.

Despite the budget nature of the device, it still has upgradeable RAM and storage, even though they comprise only one RAM DIMM and only one storage option in the form of an M.2 PCIe slot.

Lastly, there is the battery, which has a pretty substantial capacity – 56Wh. It should provide a great battery life, given the size and the low resolution of the screen.

Display quality

Dell Latitude 3300 is equipped with an HS TN panel, AUO 2C7YD-B133XTN (AUO162C). Its diagonal is 13.3-inch (33.78 cm), and the resolution – 1366 x 768p. Additionally, the screen ratio is 16:9, the pixel density – 118 ppi, their pitch – 0.22 х 0.22 mm.