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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