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Latitude E4200 Review
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Here is another high-end business laptop from Dell – the Latitude E4200. This notebook comes in high altitude when it comes to comfort, security, and high-tech features.
The Latitude E4200 is a huge break for Dell as it comes huge having a measure of 11.46 inches x 8.03 inches x 0.78 inch (291mm x 204mm x 19.95mm) in its dimension and weighs only about 2.6lbs. This means that this mega-laptop is a slim fit one and indeed a portable machine. What is more appealing with this laptop is that it doesn’t compromise any of its advanced features just to give way to transportability, except for one – the optical drive. Even so, it houses the high-tech features that only few of its competitors can go side by side with.
The 12.1-inch screen of the Latitude E4200 has a fair resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It incorporates a light sensor which enables the notebook to adjust the illumination of the screen with respect to the environment you are in. This might be helpful in saving energy but sometimes could be annoying for it can deteriorate the quality of images it projects.
Directly below the screen is the keyboard that is excellently placed by Dell to this business laptop. It maximizes the space provided by the notebook thus giving the keycaps the required gaps for excellent navigation of the fingers throughout the keyboard. The trackpad is getting enough attention even if it appears nothing unusual. In actual fact, Dell just maintained the sensitivity of their touchpads with the Latitude series.
The power of this laptop is not that impressive. With its Intel Core 2 Duo U9400 clicking at 1.4GHz and 2GB of DDR3 RAM, it can run fast but has its limitations that could not satisfy the owner. Moreover, it has an extendable 64GB solid state drive. But all of these features can be upgraded thus making it faster and more efficient when it comes to processing bulks of data and volumes of information.
If we have to take a complete view of the sides, we can find the availability of extending the connections and ports of this business laptop. On the left side, we can find the VGA output, the USB/eSATA port, the microphone jack, the headphone jack, ExpressCard, and a SmartCard reader. On the opposite side, we can see the Ethernet, another USB port, FireWire, memory card reader, and a wireless radio switch. On the rear part, we can possibly have the power input and the lock slot. This leaves us the front side empty.
All in all, Dell’s Latitude E4200 is an elegant business laptop which can cater the needs and serve the purpose for its users. It does have the power and functionality that is coupled with a battery life of five hours, this might be enough for some business professionals but for some, it is a drought. The screen could also be a plus factor as well as the keyboard but the downside doesn’t justify the price tag which is starting at $1,719.
Technical Specifications:
Processors: Intel® Core™2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Processors
Operating Systems: Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Chipset: Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipsets
Displays: 12.1″ Premium, UltraSharpTM WXGA (1280 x 800) LED Display
Memory: Dual Channel DDR3 Memory, 1 GB on board and one Memory slot offering up to a combined 5 GB
Memory Bandwidth: 800MHz
Primary Storage: UltraPerformance Solid State Drive up to 64GB Solid State Drive up to 128GB
Graphics Cards: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Wired: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet network interface adaptor
Wireless LAN: Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11g), Dell Wireless 1510 (802.11 a/g/n 2×2), Intel WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n (1x2)], Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3x3)]
Mobile Broadband8 & GPS: Dell Wireless 5720 (EvDO & GPS) Mobile Broadband Mini Card, Dell Wireless 5530 (Tri-band HSDPA 7.2/HSUPA 2.0 & GPS) Mini-Card
Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth® 2.1 (optional)
Physical Security: Magnesium-reinforced Cable Lock Slots, Media Module and Hard Drive Locks.
User & System Security: Smart Card Reader, Fingerprint Reader (optional), TPM 1.2, ControlVault – secure credential management within a trusted boundary
Network Security: 802.11 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), 802.11i (WPA2), Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 802.1x with EAP modes and compatible with CCX 4.0
Multimedia: 1 speaker, digital microphone
Slots: Expresscard 34, SD/MMC
Docking: E-Port, E-Port Plus, E-Legacy Extender, E-Flat Panel Stand, E-Monitor Stand, E-View Laptop Stand, E-Media Bay
Modular Options: E-Family modular media bay (optional): 8X DVD-ROM, 24X CDRW/DVD, 8X DVD+/-RW, second Hard Drive or Travel Lite Module
Media base (optional): DVD-RW
Chassis: Magnesium Alloy LCD back and Base
Starting weight: 2.2 lbs/1.0 kg9
Width: 11.4 inches/291mm
Depth: 8.0 inches/204mm
Height: 0.79 inch/19.95mm
Ports: IEEE – 1394, docking connector, VGA, RJ-45, USB 2.0 (x1) with USB PowerShare, eSATA/USB Combo (x1), headphone/speaker out, mic, Smartcard
Power Supply: 45Watt AC adapter with cord wrapping, 65w Auto/Air/AC Travel Adapter, 4-cell Prismatic Primary battery featuring ExpressChargeTM 6-cell extended primary battery; 6 cell battery slice
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