E6230

I'm considering buying an E6230. I could not find a thread for it. I was wondering if apart from the size/weights there are any other important differences with respect to the E6330?

thanks

 

Hi fedee,

You are right. The main difference between the ‘E6230’ and ‘E6330’ are their physical specifications. Other than that the ‘E6330’ has an E-Module connector for connecting E-Family modular devices and a 2.5" bay supporting 9.5mm and 7mm hard drive.

Other than that the only difference is the internal design and connections which really don’t matter as far as the performance is concerned.

I hope this helps. Please do write back in case you need any further assistance.

Thanks & Regards
Swapnajan MC
#iworkfordell

 

If you don't need an optical drive everywhere you go, choose the E6230. I only use an optical drive for creating a standard image (installing Windows, Office, and other software that are still on physical media), so the E6320 didn't offer much more than extra size and weight. Screen resolution is identical for both systems, as well as processor choices (both are soldered on the motherboard and can't be removed).

I made the mistake of puchasing the E6320 (now replaced by the E6330), and it was almost as big as my E6410. That didn't make much sense, so I replaced it with an E6220, which is now my portable/console system. The smaller size of the E6220 (now replaced by the E6230) makes it great for travel.

 

Dellswapnajan and Robin24K, thanks a lot for your advice - very useful.

one more thing I wanted to ask as I am a bit confused about it. I plan to use this laptop as my main machine, and to connect it to one or two external monitors both at home and in the office. Any advice on what would be a good docking station for this sort of use? I have seen there are several DELL docking station but I was not clear about the differences.

 

How do you plan to connect your external monitors? The E-Port only has one VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort, but the E-Port Plus has one VGA, two DVI, and two DisplayPort.

 

I had one come through my office for a few days and took it on a cross country trip. Very nice little machine. Drove a pair of 24" U2410s via DP from an E-Dock Plus with no problems.

Played Civilization V on a plane (small enough to open in coach seats!) in DirectX 11 mode and it did surprisingly well.

 

just got an E6230 and have two questions:

1) I have an SSD (7mm) and an HDD (9.5 mm) from previous laptops that I'd like to connect to the laptop externally for backing up purposes. What is a good way to do that? What cables/caddies do I need?

2) what would be the approximate price of an E port plus. I've done some research on the internet and get all sort of different prices, so I'm not sure if they are all genuine? (buying from UK)

I appreciate this is probably a very naive question but I have never done this before

thanks

 

Get an eSATAp cable for the HDD, which is much faster than USB. It's an eSATA cable with power, so it only requires one connector.

Dual Power eSATA USB 2.0 Power to 22Pin SATA cable fit for 2.5 3.5 inch | eBay

New docking stations can cost $100+, but used ones are available for around $50 (at least over here in the US).

 

thanks a lot. should I protect the ssd or hdd with a caddy/enclosure or is it safe just to leave them bare?

 

I'd get an enclosure for the HDD, for the SSD an enclosure will be prettier, but SSDs are though by nature so aside from static, you have nothing to worry about for those since enclosures a dirt cheap, you can guess which i'd roll.