Dell Latitude D8. Review . Weighing in at nearly six pounds it tips the scales at the upper end of the thin- and- light category.

Pricing as of this writing starts at $8. Dell notebooks there are plenty of customization options available. Specifications(view large image)My Latitude D8. Intel Core 2 Duo T7.

GHz. 15. 4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA LCD2. GB, DDR2- 6. 67 SDRAM, 2 DIMM2. MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 1. M8. 0GB Hard Drive 9. MM 7. 20. 0RPM9. 0W AC Adapter. X DVD+/- RW w/ Roxio Creator and Cyberlink. Intel 4. 96. 5 WLAN (8.

Cell/8. 5 WHr Primary Battery. Cell/4. 8- WHr Modular Battery.

Vista Business, with media English. Dimensions are 1. My last notebook was an old Inspiron 5. I deemed sufficiently thin- and- light for heavy travel and light tasks so I began looking into a larger, more powerful machine though I did not want a full- out desktop replacement. As this notebook would also be a graduation gift, price was not an object and I wanted something that was really something! Being a long time Dell user, my initial inclination was towards a Dell, but I looked into machines of other brands as well.

HP and Asus dropped out early on due to cosmetic preferences, but I put some consideration on the 1. Lenovo T6. 0 series.

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I was put off by a couple of small details. My biggest qualm is that I cannot stand having a battery stick out. Apparently that seems to be the current trend with a lot of smaller machines sporting bigger batteries and the 1.

T6. 0 was no exception. I wasn’t terribly fond of the port configuration either, particularly the positioning of display and telecom ports on the side of the chassis and the lack of an S- video output. The small touchpad and some very minor aesthetic points also put me off. The 1. 5 inch T6.

Subsequently I went to Dell. A Light In The Window Summary Example. After deciding against Inspiron and XPS notebooks – I hated those big white Inspiron bumpers and there isn’t a 1. XPS – my choices came down to the Latitude D6. D8. 30 and Precision M6. The D6. 30 was the thin- and- light of the group but suffered from the same issue as the 1. T6. 0 in that the battery stuck out and it was missing an S- video port.

Reviews I read about the D6. The D8. 30 addressed most of my concerns with the D6. I fretted over the weight of a 1. After changing my mind several times, the D8. Up and running (view large image)Shopping. After deciding on a machine I poked around the Internet for coupons and discounts, though I did not find many for the Latitude line.

I did discover that Dell was offering $4. Latitude configured over $1,6. Dell’s customization and order process is very straightforward and I made sure to spend plenty of time agonizing over choices like integrated versus discrete graphics or 9- cell versus 6- cell batteries. All in all it was a smooth and pleasant shopping experience. The machine arrived just over a week after I ordered it. First Impression. Package contents (view large image)The computer shipped with everything shown here.

The container was divided into two sections, a cardboard container for the power supply, media bay battery, resource disks and documentation and a styrofoam crate for the actual computer. I was actually somewhat surprised that the notebook came with printed documentation; the last few Dell machines my family bought came with a short pamphlet telling you how to plug in the computer in several different languages. When I first pulled the D8. I impressed. Things have changed since the days of my 5. I expected the build quality to be good, but it was unexpectedly good. It’s really quite solid.

It’s also very pleasant to look at it; I think the rather subdued appearance is much nicer than the flashy white- bumper Inspiron. Construction. Closed (view large image)When I first opened up the machine I found the hinges quite stiff with pretty much no play. The outer shell of the notebook is made of a magnesium alloy though the inner surfaces are still made of plastic. The chassis has no flex whatsoever; I can pick it up by a corner without a problem. Unfortunately though there is a bit of flex in the screen and palmrest, but it is much less than that of older Dell machines. The latch is a bit loose but the travel is very small. The overall build quality might not be on par with that of the Thinkpad series but it is getting close.

The front of the notebook is clean of features save the latch. Front (view large image)The right side houses the optical drive and two USB ports. The optical drive can be removed and replaced with the media bay battery while the computer is on; it acts like a plug and play device. Right (view large image)The left side has an air vent, an IEEE 1. Express. Card and PC card slots and something called a wifi- catcher which tells you whether you’re in range of a wireless network.

It is triggered by the small switch to the left. Left (view large image)The back of the notebook has Ethernet, S- video, USB, modem, serial, VGA and power ports. Another USB port would have been nice; even the D6. Back (view large image)Finally, on the bottom of the machine you can see the battery, Strike. Zone, memory cover, fan vent and docking port, but the primary battery is actually a tad bit loose, though I didn’t notice until I took it out and put it back in. The media bay battery fits nice and tight.

Bottom (view large image)Like I said before, I’m very fond of the somewhat simplistic Latitude design. Save for the small curves that make up the corners of the machine the lines of the laptop are straight and parallel forming a nearly rectangular solid.

I think this gives it a more rugged and balanced appearance than wedge shaped notebooks which seem to be appearing more and more these days. The two tone color scheme also contributes to the smart appearance of a business laptop. Input Devices. The keyboard looks like a typical Dell keyboard; it’s very similar in appearance to the keyboard on my 5.

I found that the keyboard is generally more pleasant to use; the keys have a slightly greater travel and a greater amount of feedback as well. There isn’t any flex in the keyboard as far as I can tell, though I am not a terribly hard typist. Overall it’s a decent keyboard, good, but nothing special. The touchpad feels the same as the one on my 5.

It’s responsive and easy to use, but again, nothing terribly special. I really like the buttons under the touchpad. Instead of having a short, hard click the D8. I just find to be rather nice. The same can be said for the power button and media buttons. I don’t use a pointing stick very often; in fact there isn’t one on my 5. I found it to be less responsive than the touchpad and harder to use.

I tended to overshoot where I was aiming much of the time. It may just be because I don’t have much experience with the trackpoint. The buttons for the trackpoint are the same as those for the touchpad with that same long, soft click.

I don’t like having a bunch of multimedia buttons cluttering up the front of my computer, so I am glad that the D8. There are three buttons to control the speaker volume: higher, lower and mute. Keyboard, touchpad, trackball and media buttons (view large image)Display.

According to the various reviews I read, the D8. I was afraid this problem would carry over to the D8.

Initially I felt that my fears had come true, but after further consideration and comparison, I find that the screen is quite nice, though it’s certainly not perfect. One of the first things I noticed when I turned on the computer was the unusually large amount of light leakage coming from the bottom of the screen.

With both screens set to a blank screen saver under identical lighting conditions the screen on the D8. In the following picture the D8. A comparison of light leakage (view large image)However, once it’s up and running, the D8.

Again, the D8. 30 is on the left and the 5. How To Install Mugen Rear Lip Rsx Parts here.