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Dell Latitude E4200 Info

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by monakh, Oct 4, 2008.

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  1. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Has the centre pin on the adaptor plug broken off? If so, the cumputer can't figure out the adaptor type. However, that should not stop the adaptor charging the computer when the computer is off.

    John
     
  2. Sir Punk

    Sir Punk Notebook Deity

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    can the CPU be changed in the e4200? the only think that prevents me from buying it is the LV cpu. And there's no news about the 4210. where is dell's equivalent to the x201?

    also what is the REAL weight of this one? Has dell cheated once again on weight?
     
  3. John Ratsey

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    I suspect you will be out of luck. Almost all the thin and light notebooks use a BGA (soldered) CPU mounting in order to avoid the extra thickness associated with a CPU socket.

    John
     
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    you are right, just like the x301, but there are many more.
    But still Dell is not offering a competitor to the x201.
     
  5. madlive

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    Was just checking out the dell website, apperently it seems they are shipping out dells with a 1x2048 module on the mainboard, can someone confirm this?
     
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    For anyone with E4200 with a lost or unknown BIOS setup password, here's a link to a password generator:

    Direct link:
    Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!

    Page to BIOS password generators for different laptops:
    Dogbert's Blog: BIOS Password Backdoors in Laptops

    I recently bought a second hand E4200 that turned out to have some features in BIOS being password protected and the previous owner didn't remember the password. Then I found this little util and it worked perfectly! :) You need to go into BIOS to find the full serial number, eg the service tag + four digits, then run the keygen at command prompt.

    Thought this could be of use to other E4200 owners out there. Too bad this thread doesn't have a summary of useful stuff at the first post.
     
  7. piker28

    piker28 Notebook Consultant

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    Just curious if anyone here has upgraded from a D430. I was thinking about selling my machine to get a E4200 but I am not sure if it is worth the extra cost.

    My main concern is really with heat, under decent usage my poor D430 will get a bit toasty to let it sit on my lap.
     
  8. madlive

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    Hi Piker28,

    I upgrade from the X1 towards the D430 and am using a E4200 since it's release with minor upgrades in the meantime. It was a huge improvement. The cpu is faster (from a 1.2ghz cpu towards a 1.6ghz cpu with more cache) en the SSD gives a huge performance boost. Also the fact that you can upgrade towards 3 or 5GB internal RAM is a huge pro. The E4200 is not getting as hot as my D430 was :) Is way lighter as well :)

    Still no news on a successor?
     
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    I've gone from an X1 straight to E4200. Much faster and better battery life are the big pluses. Minuses are the screen resolution isn't any better, it isn't any lighter/thinner and does get warmer than the X1.
    I have been running the X1 with 2Gb RAM so going to 3Gb in the E4200 hasn't made much difference as was not using any swap file in the X1.
    Over all a great improvement, as a used item the price is better than buying a new latest-gen ultralight (e.g. Lenovo X100e) but it is strting to look a bit outdated.
     
  10. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    Does anyone know what it costs to get a Latitude ON reader for the E4200?

    I probably won't bother, unless I can find one cheap, but it's intriguing. There were none on Ebay.

    Also, I heard complaints (at least when they came out) that the ON reader didn't support reading mail from newer versions of Exchange Server. Does anyone know whether that's still an issue?

    I just purchased an E4200 off the Outlet for a friend. $690 (including tax) with a three-year warranty. I'm quite impressed so far.
     
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