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Dell Latitude D531

Specifications

Dell Latitude D531
Dell Latitude D531
Graphics adapter
ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 - 128 MB VRAM
Display
15.40 inch 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixel
Mainboard
Intel 945PM
Storage
: 0GB, 0rpm
Additional features
HDD: 0GB, 0rpm, ,
Weight
2.7 kg ( = 95.24 oz / 5.95 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
0 Euro

 

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Average Score: 75% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 8 reviews)
price: 90%, performance: 68%, features: 73%, display: 69% mobility: 70%, workmanship: 85%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 80%

Reviews for the Dell Latitude D531

Dell - Latitude D531 review
Source: IT Reviews English Archive.org version
Dell's AMD-powered Latitude D531 is unlikely to win any awards for its looks. However, it does have a fast dual-core processor, 2GB of memory and a nice display plus Wi-Fi connectivity as standard, making for a versatile business notebook at an affordable price. The first thing you notice is the 15.4-inch display. On the downside this makes the D531 a little large to carry about, but with an ATI Radeon video controller and a resolution of 1,280 x 800, it's man enough for most day to day tasks. Moreover, specify a Dell TrueLife display (at a remarkably affordable £13 + VAT) and the resolution rises to an impressive 1,440 x 990 pixels. Either way the end result is a large, bright display plenty big enough for presentations, with a wide viewing angle and sufficient adjustment to deal with a range of lighting conditions.
Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/03/2007
Rating: display: 80%
70% Dell Latitude D531
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
The Dell Latitude D531 isn't the fastest or sexiest laptop on the market, but it does deliver what business buyers crave most: configurability, long battery life, and good value. This six-pound mainstream portable is worth a look for corporations and growing businesses that appreciate a stable platform and common parts (battery, AC adapter, bay devices, and docking solutions for D531 are the same as for all the other D-series models) but are tired of paying north of $2,000 per machine for a decently equipped model. This business notebook provides good performance, durability, and security for the price, along with excellent battery life.
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3.5 von 5, Leistung mäßig, Display exzellent, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 60% display: 95% mobility: 80%
Dell Latitude D531 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English Archive.org version
My general impression of this notebook is neither wholly positive nor negative. It has little problems yes, but such things might be expected for a budget notebook you're paying $799 for. The build quality is good overall and better than many consumer notebooks, so you're getting a bargain there in terms of price. Disregarding the graininess issue, the screen quality was above average, having better viewing angles and brightness, compared to other business notebooks such as a ThinkPad T60 series.
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Display mangelhaft, Verarbeitung gut, Mobilität gut, Emissionen gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/12/2007
Rating: display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% emissions: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Business-Notebook mit AMD-Prozessor
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 11-12/07 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/10/2007
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80% features: 80%
15.4-Zoll-Notebooks mit AMD-Prozessor
Source: c't - 19/07 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 09/20/2007
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
Glänzende Aussichten
Source: c't - 19/07 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 09/15/2007
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
80% Was handfestes fürs Büro
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/27/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50% emissions: 80%
Mobile Mittelklasse mit guter Ausstattung
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/10/2007
Rating: performance: 80% display: 70%

Comment

ATI Radeon Xpress X1270: Built in RS690T chipset and is based on an X700 graphics core (with less pipelines). It features no dedicated graphics memory but Vista Aero support.

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.


AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 is intended to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo was presented in 17. May 2006. The current consumption is not higher than with Centrino-Duo-notebooks (TL-45 with ATI Xpress and Mobility Radeon X300). This means, that approximative the same battery runtime and fan functions can be expected (with this chipset). However, the performance was 20% below the T2300 (1.66 GHz) due to the lower L2 Cache (Core Duo has 2048 Kbyte shared L2 Cache). Nevertheless, the performance is sufficient.


TL-56:

In 90nm (33W TDP) and 65nm (31W TDP) produced dual core processor with a clock rate of 1.8 GHz. The TL-56 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.

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


15.40":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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


2.7 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.


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.


75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


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

 

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