Dell Latitude 3189 review

Latitude 3189: the education flip with a blank engine room

The Latitude 3189 is the convertible member of the batch's education-line trio, and it splits the difference in the family's usual way: the 3150/3160's carry excellence carried over almost intact, while the engine column went unrecorded entirely — a blank where its twins have floor readings.

Where it holds up

Mobility of 96 against a business median of 60 — a 60 percent advantage, top quarter of the category — is the promoted strength, and portability of 85.8 in the top band confirms it: within a fraction of the 3160's 85.6, the family's carry pedigree survived the hinge. For classroom flip duty, those numbers plus the format are the entire product.

The sheet certifies the carrying of it; everything else is inspection territory.

Where it falls short

Overall performance reads zero against a business median of 41.48 — an empty reading rather than a measured result, since no configuration was captured for this record. Graphics is zero too, a coverage gap rather than a measured zero. The composite score of 3 trails the category median of 49 by 94 percent, and all four task axes hold the low-band constants (gaming 19, modeling 12, engineering CAD 19, photo 13).

Of the education trio, this is the one whose interior must be checked in person — the twins at least wrote their floors down.

Price and depreciation

No listing price is recorded for this configuration, and no depreciation curve is modeled — no resale math to quote.

Alternatives to consider

The 3150 and 3160 in this batch are the measured standard-form twins (portability 89.5 and 85.6) — same family, same carry, written-down engines. The 3190 2-in-1 later in the batch is the newer-format flip at a blank engine column and no recorded portability; the 3390 2-in-1 upgrades the idea to a 16 GB measured sheet.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class, the Latitude 3189 is the education line's flip entry: the family's top-band carry in hinge form, with an engine column left blank — bought on format and inspection, not on paper.