Dell Latitude E6430 14" Laptop Computer - i5 Dual Core 2.5GHz Processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Windows 7 Professional

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PCMag is obsessed with culture and tech, offering smart, spirited coverage of the products and innovations that shape our connected lives and the digital trends that keep us talking. All of the listed machines can be purchased with processor, memory and disk options that greatly affect performance. The ATG costs about twice as much as a standard issue Latitude, but only half as much as the big, bad XFR.

Typing however sounds a bit louder than usual and a bit clattery, which is quite contrary to the keyboard's solid, tactile feedback.MIL-STD-810G testing is used to certify that the E6430 ATG will withstand unusual amounts of abuse: shock, drops, temperature, and altitude. There is no separate keypad, but keypad functionality is available with the usual number keys assigned to the numbers 7, 8, 9, and the letters uio, jkl, and m. This shows that it simply does not make sense to invest a lot of money in an expensive quad-core CPU for most applications (excepting highly parallelized ones such as video editing or high-end games).

Between the stellar battery life of consumer tablets, the steadily improving power conservation measures in the Windows operating system, and Intel's impressive efforts in making their chips more power-efficient, it's now possible to have your cake and eat it, too: modern laptops have much more performance AND much longer battery life. Our review reveals which new features we can expect apart from Intel's latest Ivy Bridge generation - and what the 14-inch business device has to set against the prestigious competition. Rubber port covers may be spurious on premium systems that won't ever venture outdoors, but on the E6430 ATG, they are a necessity for keeping out unwanted moisture and grime. It's not as extreme, heavy, and expensive as Dell's fully rugged Latitude XFR, but it's definitely much tougher than a standard Latitude. High Performance" mode cranks the backlight up to full blast, and the discharge rate rose to just under 15 watts, good for 6.

It took a bit over a year before Dell updated its new Latitude range business laptops for the known reasons. The graph to the right shows power draw with the machine set to the "Extended Battery Life" setting, which turns off unneeded ports and other non-essential settings. Through various available hardware and software components, Latitude is easy to manage and maintain over the course of its long lifecycle.

Among them, you will find the " Quiet Mode" where the fan's speed stays on the lowest possible level and the processor's performance is completely adapted to the temperature management. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Summary: This article is an exploded view of the E6430 ATG notebook and lists all of the ports and features available on the outside of the system.This comparison is put in perspective considering that some laptops that feature the same graphics are approximately 40% slower than our test device. To the right of the keyboard are three rubber push buttons to rise or lower audio volume, or turn it off. The E6430 ATG is hardened from the outside in, starting with an aluminum lid, steel hinges, and magnesium alloy frame. Coretek disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.