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Latitude E4300 first impressions

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by cof, Sep 28, 2008.

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  1. John Ratsey

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    What display brightness did you use for the DVD playback?

    I recall that my E6400 could just about manage 3 hours of playback at around 1/4 brightness and without wifi, etc.

    John
     
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    cof Notebook Enthusiast

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    John,

    The default level 7 out of a possible 14 according to dells power manager.

    I've disabled everything in the msconfig startup tab as well as the intel matrix storage event monitor service which may have helped a little.

    I notice you're E6400 config is Windows XP. Whats the task manager commit charge ?
     
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    OK, so mid brightness.

    I'll have to look into the matrix storage event monitor. What is it called?

    My current commit charge is 1492M / 5791M, but I have several applications open including google Earth (475M) and Firefox (200M).

    John
     
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    So 4 hours running DVD, means about 5-6 hours with regular office tasks.
     
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    cof Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you have IAANTMon.exe running then the "Intel Matrix Storage Event Monitor" service is running.

    There are various forums on this and other sites that discuss it at length but you might find the link below to Intel a good place to start.

    http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-020645.htm
     
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    Hi everyone! :D
    I'm new on this forum and i've to buy a new notebook within november...needless to say that my choice would be latitude e4300, but i need to clarify one point:

    mcfils (and other that actually possess e4300 with a 6 cell), did you have the same experience as cof or the battery is well fixed?

    Thanks a lot!

    P.S. Sorry for my poor english, i'm italian and i try to do my best :)
     
    thewore, Oct 5, 2008
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    I don't know about the this specific laptop, but my brother XPS M1210 has a 9cell battery (~7hours of battery life, 4200RPM, 1GB of RAM, WinXP). the battery sticks out big time, and it feels lose, however from all the years he used it (and he does use it everyday), it never causes any issues. Personally I think it's made on purpose so that you change the battery easily. So I would not worry for that.
     
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    Mine just shipped. I'm in Canada. Not sure how long delivery takes.
     
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    Should be just a couple of days. You should have it by Wednesday at the latest.
     
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    I am about to get me laptop from Lenovo or Sony for my 13.3".

    Why is the E4300 still so expensive?
     
    chong67, Oct 6, 2008
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