Dell latitude D420 Review Roundup
Last Updated
- Added review by Laptopmag ( 23rd November, 2006)
The Dell Latitude D420 is a very slim laptop with 12.1-inch widescreen aiming at business people who likes to travel frequently. The Latitude D420 also equips with Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology: an Intel CoreTM Duo processor U2500, Intel 945 GMS chipset and Intel PRO/Wireless 9345 Wi-Fi® mini-card, Single Channel DDR2 Shared1 Memory, 802.11n WiFi, and Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth® module. Dell Latitude D420 is now available for $1,182.
+ REVIEWS:
Laptopmag reviews the Dell Latitude D420, they rated the laptop 4/5 and write:
“One of our favorite features for business travelers is the Wi-Fi Catcher, which, even with the system off, shows a green LED when you are within range of a Wi-Fi network…Pros: Light and durable design, Excellent endurance with extended battery, Fingerprint reader. Cons: Small touchpad buttons, No hard drive protection system.”
Notebook-Review reviews the Dell Latitude D420, they write:
“I also had the 6-cell battery and when timed I got almost exactly 3-hours of usage when having the screen brightness set to half and wi-fi on. This is definitely an acceptable amount for a battery that is flush with the notebook. I love the fact the battery is a quick recharge type, the battery is back up to over 80% charge from zilch in about 40 minutes!…Having used the Dell Latitude D420 for some time now, my impressions have mostly been overwhelmingly positive. Although certain aspects such as the slow 4200RPM hard drive, lack of internal optical drive, and merely satisfactory screen have proven less-than ideal, these are acceptable sacrifices in the pursuit of the best portability possible.”
CNET reviews the Dell Latitude D420, they rated the laptop 7.3/10 and write:
“Performance-wise, the Latitude lagged behind other laptops with Core Duo CPUs, such as the Toshiba Satellite P105-S6024 (admittedly a larger desktop-replacement system), in CNET Labs’ iTunes and Photoshop CS2 tests. The highlight of the Latitude D420 was its battery life–at 7 hours, 8 minutes (with the larger 9-cell battery), that’s 3 hours more than the Lenovo 3000 V100, a similarly configured ultraportable Core Duo system.”
+ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Processors
Intel Core Duo Intel Core Solo
Intel® Core® Duo Processor
Intel® CoreTM Solo Processor
U2500 (1.2GHz) 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB U1300 (1.06GHz) 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB
Operating System
Windows® XP Professional
Dell offers systems which run Genuine Windows® XP and are capable of running Windows® VistaTM .
Memory
Single Channel DDR2 Shared1 Memory
Memory Capacity:
One Memory slot offering up to 2.0GB2
Memory Bandwidth:
533MHz
Performance Professional User:
1.5GB or more for Intensive simultaneous business applications with headroom for future OS/Applications
Mainstream User:
1GB is recommended for business users running multiple simultaneous office applications
Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Up to 224MB shared1)
WXGA (1280 x 800 resolution)
Hard Drives
PATA – also known as Parallel ATA
Benefits of the 1.8 PATA drives offered on Latitude notebooks:
* Password protection feature on the HDD. A password must be entered before the HDD can be accessed and the system boots. This provides an extra layer of data security.
* Faster, Improved data integrity, and Improved scalability
Capacities up to 60GB3
Additional Features
POWER:
Power Supply:
65 Watt or 90 Watt AC adapter with cord wrapping
Battery:
Primary 4-cell/28 WHr “Smart” Li-Ion battery featuring ExpressChargeTM
Primary 6-cell/42 WHr “Smart” Li-Ion battery featuring ExpressChargeTM
Primary 9-cell/68 WHr Li-Ion battery
CONNECTIVITY:
Wired:
Wired: 56K v924 Internal Modem 10/100/1000 Gigabit4 Ethernet network interface adaptor
Wireless:
Dell Wireless 5500 Mobile Broadband 3G HSDPA (Cingular US)
Dell Wireless 5700 Mobile Broadband CDMA EVDO (Verizon Wireless US)
WLAN
Intel® 3945 WiFi 802.11a/g, Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g, Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini-Cards, Internal Bluetooth (optional).
EXPANDABILITY:
PC Card:
One Type I or Type II
(Support 34mm ExpressCard via a USB interface through PCMCIA adapter)
I/O Ports:
Docking connector, 3 USB, VGA, headphone/speaker out, RJ-11, RJ-45, AC power, integrated microphone , infrared, IEEE1394, SD card slot
Optional Media base:
Power button, Security key lock, Serial and parallel ports, VGA port, DVI port, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 powered USB 2.0 ports, RJ-45 port, RJ-11 port, microphone in, HP out
Optical Options: CDRW/DVD, 8X DVD+/-RW
Docking:
D/Port, D/Dock, D/View Notebook Stand, D/Monitor Stand
Modular Options:
24X CD-ROM, 8X DVD+/-RW5, 24X CDRW/DVD, Floppy Disk Drive
USB Memory Keys:
128MB, 256MB7 and 512MB USB Memory Keys (optional)
SECURITY:
Physical Security:
Cable Lock Slots, Media Module and Hard Drive Locks.
User & System Security:
Integrated Smart Card Reader, Trusted Platform Module 1.2 and optional UPEKTM finger print reader. Wave EmbassyTM Trust Suite by Wave Systems security software.
Network Security:
802.11 WiFi Protected Access (WPA), 802.11i (WPA2), Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and 802.1x with E
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