DELL Latitude D430 Advanced

compact and light ; durable magnesium case ; workmanship ; long battery runtime ; bright, non-reflecting WXGA display ; very fast SSD hard disk ; fingerprint reader ; docking port ; nearly absolutely quiet with office applications

keyboard yields ; low calculation power ; notebook cheeps ; high temperature emissions

Basic configuration of D430 is plenty powerful and fairly priced ; Chassis is very well built, LCD bezel is fairly strong ; Excellent keyboard and mousepad ; Portability/small size, but still being powerful enough for moderately intensive tasks ; Sharp...

Ambient light sensor is not very useful for me ; WiFi switch is worthless, get rid of it ; Viewing angles are not the best ; External DVD drive ; HDD transfer speeds are okay for general use, but slow for most other things ; Speaker needs to be improved

Overall, my future experiences with Dell look to be very promising, which is a welcome turnaround considering how far in disrepair I felt Dell's services were a few years ago. Times have changed and Dell definitely has turned their act around for the...

Cheap when purchased used from Dell Outlet ; Still a good value when purchased new from Dell ; Excellent chassis sturdiness, above average LCD bezel sturdiness ; Top notch keyboard, average touchpad ; Incredibly tiny laptop that still packs a...

External DVD drive (for some this may be a pro though) ; Average to below-average viewing angles ; HDD transfer speeds ; Worthless WiFi switch, could have been another USB port ; Needs another USB port, only three on the system ; Horrid speaker

performance, value for money, screen, usability, sound

94% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Got it when they said it would come. The laptop appears to work fine, in really good shape. Had to use an old Dell adapter to charge the battery

Power supply was D.O.A. I'm trying to figure out how to contact NewEgg to get a replacement sent to me