Dell Latitude 3540
Entry-level 15.6" business laptop with 12th/13th Gen Intel Core or Celeron processors, aimed at cost-conscious office deployments.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 (DDR4, single/dual-channel)
- Speed
- 3200 MT/s
- Max
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
- Configurations
- 8, 16, 32, or 64 GB
Storage
- Slot
- 1 × M.2 2230 or 2280, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4
- Capacity
- Up to 1 TB
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics (Celeron 7305, 12th Gen Core i3); Intel Iris Xe Graphics (13th Gen Core i3/i5/i7)
- Discrete
- NVIDIA GeForce MX550, 2 GB GDDR6
- External displays
- Up to 3 external with internal display on, or 4 external with internal off (integrated and discrete)
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 1 × M.2 2280/2230 (SSD), 1 × M.2 3042 (WWAN), 1 × M.2 2230 (WLAN)
Networking
- Ethernet
- RJ-45 (right side); Realtek RTL8111H-CG, 10/100/1000 Mbps
- Wi-Fi
- Intel AX211 (Wi-Fi 6E, up to 2400 Mbps, 2.4/5/6 GHz) or Realtek RTL8852BE (Wi-Fi 6, up to 1200 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- WWAN (optional)
- Intel XMM7560 R+LTE-A (Dell DW5823e), M.2 3042 Key-B, PCIe Gen 2, LTE Cat 16 (1 Gbps DL FDD)
Power
- Adapter
- 60 W USB-C, 65 W (4.5 mm barrel), or 65 W USB-C
- Battery
- 3-cell 42 Wh or 54 Wh (standard ExpressCharge), or 3-cell 42 Wh/54 Wh (Long Life Cycle, ExpressCharge 1.0)
- Coin cell
- CR2032
Ports
- Right
- microSIM slot (optional), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, RJ-45 Ethernet, wedge-shaped lock slot
- Left
- DC-in, HDMI 1.4, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A with PowerShare, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with Power Delivery and DisplayPort Alt Mode, universal audio jack
Display
- 15.6" HD
- 1366×768, TN, 220 nits, 400:1 contrast, 60 Hz, non-touch
- 15.6" FHD
- 1920×1080, WVA/IPS, 250 nits, 600:1 contrast, 60 Hz, non-touch
- 15.6" FHD touch
- 1920×1080, WVA/IPS, 250 nits, 500:1 contrast, 60 Hz, touch
Battery
- Options
- 3-cell 42 Wh, 54 Wh, or Long Life Cycle 42/54 Wh
- Coin cell
- CR2032
Physical
- Height
- 18.13 mm front; 20.40 mm rear (UMA) / 21.41 mm rear (discrete)
- Width
- 359 mm
- Depth
- 239.69 mm
- Weight
- 1.81 kg (3.99 lb) minimum (UMA); 1.86 kg (4.10 lb) minimum (discrete)
Management
- TPM
- TPM 2.0 discrete; not supported on the Intel Celeron 7305 configuration
- Fingerprint reader
- Optional, capacitive, 500 ppi, located on the power button
- Physical security
- Wedge-shaped lock slot; chassis intrusion detection; BIOS TPM clear/boot lock after intrusion
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit; Windows 11 Home, 64-bit; Windows 10 Pro (Windows 11 Pro downgrade)
- Linux
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 64-bit
Processors
- Intel Celeron 7305
- Intel Core i3-1215U
- Intel Core i3-1315U
- Intel Core i5-1335U
- Intel Core i5-1345U
- Intel Core i7-1355U