Dell Latitude E5430 14-inch Laptop (Intel Core i5 3320M 2.6GHz 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, BT, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Professional)

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Part of every review we assemble includes a system stress test to check for throttling when the CPU and GPU are stressed both simultaneously and independently of each other.

Along with his team, Joel won the ASBPE Northeast Region Gold award of Excellence for Technical Articles in 2005. StrikeZone™ shock absorber and Fast Response Free-Fall Sensor help protect data from drops and vibration, while the spill-resistant keyboard and LCD protective seal further help protect the system from the bumps and spills of everyday work. Our only complaint with the Latitude came during initial setup, when the system repeatedly indicated that it couldn't connect to our Wi-Fi network.What you don’t get is a laptop that weights next to nothing and has a super slim profile but what you do get is a laptop that can survive a bump or two, has multiple connectivity options and can easily be upgraded.

As part of our usual extensive testing, we ran DPC Latency Checker on our E5430 test unit and encountered substantial latency (>4000 µs) roughly every 30 seconds. The laptop is constructed from a magnesium alloy tri-metal frame design ensuring business rugged performance and durability. ExpressCharge batteries can increase to greater than 80% charge in just around one hour of charging, and fully charge the rest of the way in around two hours total. So maybe the power jack is dead, and the backlight or some voltages are missing, so almost dead, but some things are working. The laptop also has a host of connection options like card reader, audio in/out, HDMI, VGA, LAN and a host of USB ports.

The SSD/Cloneware/instructions were very easy to use and follow, even never having done this before.