Dell Latitude 7300 review

Where the Latitude 7300 stands

The Dell Latitude 7300 is a 2019 business-class laptop priced around $183 — well under the $297 category median. With an 8th-gen Core i7-8665U and 32 GB of RAM, it pairs a premium-tier processor and ample memory with the kind of price usually reserved for much weaker hardware. As a productivity and everyday-computing buy it is strong; its limits show up only under genuinely demanding workloads.

Everyday performance, well above its price

The 7300's graphics score of 6.79 is 77% above the business-class median of 3.84 — enough for everyday media, accelerated productivity, and older titles at minimum settings (it clears the bar for Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and The Sims 4). Combined with a Core i7 and 32 GB of RAM, this is a machine built for serious office work, heavy multitasking, and comfortable development workflows. For $183, that combination is the core of its appeal.

Demanding workloads: where it trails

The honest limit is overall performance under sustained load, where the 7300 scores 29.9 against a 41.5 class median — about 28% below. In practice this means the laptop handles everyday and moderate productivity tasks fluently but will not keep pace with heavier compute, large compilations, or intensive multitasking the way a newer or higher-tier machine would. For its intended office role that rarely matters; for buyers hoping to stretch it into a workstation substitute, it will disappoint.

Price trajectory

From a $1,300 launch price, the 7300 has declined to roughly $183, losing value at about 8.45% per year. The projected price two years out is near $154 — a further 16.19% drop. As a relatively recent business machine, it still carries somewhat more depreciation ahead than the older Latitudes in this range, but the absolute dollar exposure is small given the low starting price.

How it compares

At $183 the 7300 sits below most direct competitors. Above it, the Dell Latitude 5400 ($199) and Dell Latitude E5570 ($194) offer alternative configurations for slightly more. Below, the HP ProBook 455 G2 ($174) and HP EliteBook 745 G4 ($172) are cheaper but typically weaker on processor class. The 7300's advantage is offering a 2019-era Core i7 with 32 GB of RAM at the low end of the business-segment price band — a hard combination to beat for office-focused buyers.

Bottom line

The Latitude 7300 is an excellent-value business laptop for everyday productivity: a Core i7, 32 GB of RAM, and adequate everyday graphics for $183 make it worth the asking price for office, multitasking, and light development work. The only honest caveat is that demanding sustained workloads exceed its tier — buyers wanting a cheap workstation should look elsewhere, but for a dependable, well-equipped office machine the value here is real.