Dell Latitude 5285 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

Joining Dell’s professional line, but potentially of interest to consumers as well, is the Latitude 5285 hybrid. This style of hybrid starts off as a standalone tablet, but adds a clip-on keyboard for typing and touchpadding. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the Microsoft Surface Pro line has a similar design.

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Like the Surface, the Latitude 5285 has a wide kickstand in the back that can be adjusted by hand to a wide range of angles. But, unlike the Surface, this tablet has two small buttons protruding slightly from its bottom edge. Press that edge down against a table or desk gently, and the buttons cause the kickstand to pop out. Is that a game-changing new feature? No, but having tried it in person, I found it is a nice little time-saving touch.

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In the Latitude 5285, you get a full-HD 12.5-inch Gorilla Glass display, regular USB and USB-C ports, and because it’s a professional system, optional LTE support and security features like a fingerprint sensor and smart card reader. It’s got 7th-gen Intel Core processors and supports something called vPro, which is a family of Intel features important for security-minded IT departments.

The Latitude 5285 weighs about 2 pounds and will be available starting at $899 (£725 or AU$1,239) in the US at the end of February.

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