Dell Latitude E4200 Info

Hm it's not that bad of a laptop, in fact it's the best I've ever had (had the X1 and the D420 and some others not worth mentioning)...

 

It's not a bad notebook. The problems I had with my original were all QC issues and the new build is fine. The only real remaining issue I have is the fan noise and my guess is that that will be handled with a future BIOS update because the system isn't warm at all.

 

Dear all,

in response to monakh and others I spent some time investigating the two hard drive options (128GB MLC and 64GB SLC are sold for the same price by Dell).
An excellent whitepaper on both technologies can be found here:

(can't post URL as newbie - please google: MLC SLC supertalent whitepaper - a PDF link should come up)

Bottom line, as stated by monakh, is technologically on the safe side with respect to data retention. With respect to read/write speed and power consumption both drives are almost identical. It is at this point unclear how big of a problem the 128GB MLC data retention could become - only prolonged usage will really tell. Chances are pretty high that the MLC has at least the same data safety as current conventional hard drives.

Well, this information comes to late for me anyway - I am typing this on my new E4200 with 128GB MLC drive, which arrived yesterday. So let's do the experiment - I am backing up daily and use the machine heavily. I have already installed 50GB of software and everything is smooth. The drive is sure fast as hell. Installation of the complete Office package was less than one minute; starting of any office application is <1 sec (app not in RAM).

I'd be happy to perform any test the forum is interested in - not sure a full additional review on the laptop is at this point still required. I could compare it in detail to the Latitude X1, which I have been using and loving for the last 3 years.

 

Congrats on your new machine! Samsung announced its 256GB MLC SSD has hit mass production. Exciting times indeed.

Jason, you are saying it isn't a bad notebook but are you "wow'd" by it? I remember feeling that way about almost every ThinkPad I have owned, including the butterfly 701. Hell, I loved my D630 too and think the D430 is built like a tank.

Having said the above, I hope the remaining kinks are ironed out and the 256GB Sammy makes it in the E4200.

 

"Wow'd"? Not really, but a notebook would have to be REALLY good to truly impress me because my standards are far too high for my own good. I doubt that anything currently on the market would do it.

 

I received my E4200 last week, unfornately it looks different than the picture on Dell's website, I don't like the design of screen edge (compared to what Dell shows on website), and I really feel that Dell's picture is kinda misleading (on a $2000 some laptop). I am now considering to return it back to Dell.

 

Hi,

I think you orderd wwan? on the pics linked above

http : //www colindiponio com/2008/11/10/dell-latitude-e4200-owners-review/

there is a e4200 without the edges.... simmilar to the dell hp

anyone got one with a qwertz layout? whats about the öäü keys?

thanks
Marcel

thanks for the replies

 

Marcel, I wouldn't worry about the keyboard. I am sure the QWERTZ keyboard is standard as you would expect.

 

Yeah if you order a non-WWAN-ready E4200 you will not get any "wings" on the side of the screen.

 

Hello,

isn't the "Intel WiFi Link 5300 (3×3)" that make the edges of the screen wider?

with edges :
img80.imageshack.us/img80/2650/eseriesmain540kn1.jpg

without edges :
picasaweb.google.fr/Dell.E4200/DellLatitudeE4200#5265121084587477954


more pictures:
picasaweb.google.fr/Dell.E4200/DellLatitudeE4200#

please copy/past links into address bar, sorry i can't post links...

If this is the WWAN that make the edges wider then that's sucks... because these edges just look terrible... all the design ****ed up :/