Recently we were permitted to take a closer look at the Dell Precision M2400. This is the efficient brother of the E6400 which, having almost the same case, is rather more equipped for performance.
A major difference between the two families is the design of the display lid.  The Precision has a silver-colored wave structure, whereas the Latitude shows itself with a solid, lightly structured, black metal lid.

Basically, the lid of the Latitude shows as good a stability as the Precision models. When changing the opening angle, though, considerable image changes in the area of the right edge and in the lower left display corner were noticed. Nevertheless, the metal display lid put away higher selective pressure without any problems.

The base unit itself offers a good stability but gives away inconsiderably when selective pressure is applied but not representing a problem for the usage of the notebook, though. We were surprised that the large service lid on the bottom side of the case did not sit very tight, but even clattered somewhat. After removing the lid, for which only a single screw had to be undone, it turned out that obviously a fastener of the principally extremely robust metal lid had broken off. This must have happened during the preceding tests of our press model und couldn’t be observed on any of the other previously tested, similarly built Latitude and Precision notebooks.