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Dell Latitude D430

Specifications

Dell Latitude D430
Dell Latitude D430
Memory
1024 MB 
, PC2-4200, 266 MHz
Display
12.10 inch 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixel, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel 945GMS
Storage
Samsung PZA064, 64 GB 
Soundcard
SigmaTel STAC9200
Connections
1 PC-Card, 3 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, 1 VGA, V.92 Modem, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Card Reader: SD-memory cards
Networking
Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754M PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet (10/100MBit/s), Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/)
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 2 x 21.3 x 29.2 ( = 0.08 x 0.84 x 1.15 in)
Battery
42 Wh Lithium-Ion, 11.1 V
Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
Additional features
external drive in DBay
Weight
1.488 kg ( = 52.49 oz / 3.28 pounds), Power Supply: 344 g ( = 12.13 oz / 0.76 pounds)
Price
1800 Euro

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 84.25% - good
Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)
price: 75%, performance: 69%, features: 85%, display: 78% mobility: 83%, workmanship: 85%, ergonomy: 82%, emissions: 70%

Reviews for the Dell Latitude D430

85% Review Dell Latitude D430 Subnotebook | Notebookcheck
Road Warrior. The Dell Latitude D430 proves to be an exemplary companion in our review. The up to now smallest notebook of the Latitude series is quiet, compact, light, and its workmanship is good. The runtime of the small 42 Wh battery is due to special energy-saving components up to 6 hours. Despite being equipped with low-energy components, the frugal Core 2 Duo processor with 1.2 GHz clock rate combined with very fast SSD hard disk is sufficiently powerful for daily business.
Dell Latitude D430 with U7700 User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English Archive.org version
The Dell D430 has made some significant improvements with the dual-core refresh of the notebook. Driver quality, one of my biggest complaints that could ever be improved upon, has noticeably improved! While the dual-core version does sometimes get a little hotter, there is a noticeable improvement in battery life and speed that I am glad to see in this model. The D430 does have a few drawbacks though, so the D430 is not for everyone. Power users that need faster processors will not want this notebook...nor will anyone who despises the add-on DVD drive. In the end though, the D430 is suitable for any and all office tasks and many people would be perfectly happy with the computing power available in ultraportable notebooks today. Notebooks in this category are largely evaluated on portability, longevity, and build quality. The Dell Latitude D430 definitely managed to excel in all three categories. The laptop has the highest quality build I've ever owned, and the battery life has improved since my last review too.

Preis zufriedenstellend, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut, Display gut
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/30/2008
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%
Dell Latitude D430 User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English Archive.org version
Overall, I would have to say that the Dell D430 has plenty of positive aspects to the notebook, but there are also a few flaws evident as well. Most laptops are not going to be perfect, and it is simply a matter of user preferences that determine what features of the notebook you love, and what flaws you cannot live with at all. As an ultraportable machine though, the Dell D430 strikes a great balance between features, portability, and price. The amount of power inside of the laptop, even though it is a meager amount, is more than enough power to run 95% of your daily/average computing tasks. And for those who need more power, there are dual-core options available. Sure, the laptop admittedly has flaws like the horrid speaker and the slightly-below-average screen, but the D430 has too many good things going for it to turn it away as a potential system. But notebooks in this category are largely evaluated on portability, longevity, and build quality. The Dell Latitude D430 definitely managed to excel in all three categories. This laptop is the best built I think I've ever owned, the battery life is respectable given the notebook's size, and the notebook's size itself is a huge boon to portability.
Preis/Leistung gut, Verarbeitung gut, Display mäßig, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/07/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
83% Dell Latitude D430
Source: PC Pro English Archive.org version
Dell's Latitude D430 is the successor to the company's excellent Latitude D420, which has been sitting proudly atop the A List since issue 144 (92149). There isn't much change to see on the outside, as the D430 looks exactly like its predecessor; in many ways, that's a good thing since this remains a high-quality chassis, but it does result in a few compromises. Chief among these is the lack of an optical drive. Considering the D430 weighs 1.5kg, and Sony manages to pack an optical drive into the 1.13kg VAIO VGN-G11XN (web ID: 107284), this is disappointing. Instead, there's a MediaBase (included in the price here; use E-Value code: MAG-430PCP) that clips to the bottom of the notebook and gives you a DVD-RW drive, DVI and VGA outputs, and acts as a port replicator. You can carry the notebook around with the MediaBase attached, but it increases the weight to 2.1kg.
5 von 6, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/07/2007
Rating: Total score: 83% mobility: 80%

Foreign Reviews

85% Test Dell Latitude D430 Subnotebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/10/2008
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 58% display: 85% mobility: 89% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 79%
84% Dell Latitude D430
Source: PC Welt - 11/07 German
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 10/22/2007
Rating: Total score: 84% display: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 50%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.


U7600: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.


84.25%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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