Similar offers
Postage & Packaging: see site for shipping costs
Postage & Packaging: £4.90
Postage & Packaging: £4.83
Quote-start

Dell D430 - the perfect commuting laptop

Quote-end

5 Jul 29th, 2008 

7 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Light, portable, built in 3G, robust, full size keyboard

Disadvantages:
Not the most attractive design, battery life ok, but nowhere near quoted figures

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Speed

Look & Feel

Comfort & Portability

Robustness & Durability

Value For Money

Staffers

Staffers

About me:

Member since:09.04.2005

Reviews:1

I've have a company Dell D430 for about 6 months now, and its by far the best laptop I've ever used. My commute is over an hour each way by train, so the built in 3G is a god send. The overall size is ideal - plenty big enough to use for extended periods, and have a 1280x800screen resolution, yet its very light and fits in a small courier bag. The keyboard is full size, and it also provides a track pad as well as a 'nipple' for cursor control. Battery life isn't as good as the quoted manufacturer figures (is it ever?) but it last a good 3 1/2 hours or so with constant average usage. Performance wise, its no gaming laptop, but for most people its more than adequate, with office apps, web browsing and even a bit of photo-shopping causing no slow downs on processing. Mine has a mere 1Gb of ram, but as its Windows XP and not the dreaded Vista, so this provides adequate memory for multiple applications. Overall, I'd recommend this laptop to anyone who wants a light portable machine that can also be used for longer stretches comfortably, the built in 3G is great and something you soon wonder how you managed without! 

How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines

exceptional

very helpful

helpful

somewhat helpful

not helpful

off topic

Products you might be interested in »

Dell Inspiron 17

Dell Inspiron 17

(+) Product is fine but dont bother buying from them direct due to poor customer service/ norights
(-) Product is fine but dont bother buying from them direct due to poor customer service/ no rights

User reviews (3)

Buy now for only £ 103.45

Toshiba Satellite L500

Toshiba Satellite L500

Notebook - 15.6 in - CPU: Pentium, Core 2 Duo, Celeron, Turion X2 mobile processor, Athlon II - 2 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.2 GHz, 1.8 GHz - RAM: 4 GB, 3 GB - Battery run time: 3.4 hour(s), 2.4 hour(s), 2.2 hour(s)

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 449.95

Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7
(-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!

User reviews (29)

Buy now for only £ 298.99

Acer Aspire 5738ZG

Acer Aspire 5738ZG

15.6 - Intel Core Duo, Pentium, Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo - 2, 2.13 GHz, 2.16 GHz - HDD: 250 - RAM: 4096, 4, 3

User reviews (3)

Buy now for only £ 399.99

Dell Studio 15

Dell Studio 15

(+) reasonably priced, polite customer support
(-) careless setup of drivers, very lousy laptop speakers!!

User reviews (12)

Buy now for only £ 429.00

Compaq Presario CQ61-120SA

Compaq Presario CQ61-120SA

Notebook - 15.6 in - CPU: Pentium - 2 GHz - RAM: 3 GB

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 349.99

Comments about this review »

majeedkazi 29.07.2008 11:52

Hi welcome to Ciao

babesmagnet 29.07.2008 11:17

gr8 review

Similar offers for Dell Latitude D430 »

1 to 10 out of 50 similar offers for Dell Latitude D430 Show all similar offers
512 MB Memory Module for Dell Latitude D430 - 667 MHz

512 MB Memory Module for Dell Latitude D430 - 667 MHz

Installation in matched pairs of modules is required, please order quantity two. Dell ... more

Branded memory offered in the Memory Selector is
fully compatible and supported by Dell. Memory
offered now may differ in speed from the original
system memory but


Postage & Packaging:  see site for shipping costs
Availability:  3-7 days
 Visit Shop  >
dell business
Dell Latitude D430 AC Adapter Laptop Charger

Dell Latitude D430 AC Adapter Laptop Charger

Brand-new | UK Power Cord Included | 19.5v/4.62a, 7.4x5.0 w/pin tip


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £4.90
Availability:  2-3 working days
 Visit Shop  >
smart-parts.net
2-Power Car + Air DC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430

2-Power Car + Air DC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430

Input: 12V DC Output: 18-20V - Brand new Car + Air DC Adapter manufactured by 2-Power - 1 ... more

year warranty. The quality at right price !


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £4.83
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
2-Power Battery for Dell Latitude D430 - 3900mAh

2-Power Battery for Dell Latitude D430 - 3900mAh

3900mAh Li-ion 11.1V - Brand new Battery manufactured by 2-Power 1 year warranty. The ... more

quality at right price !


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £4.83
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
2-Power Battery for Dell Latitude D430 - 6800mAh

2-Power Battery for Dell Latitude D430 - 6800mAh

6800mAh Li-ion 11.1V - Brand new Battery manufactured by 2-Power 1 year warranty. The ... more

quality at right price !


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £4.83
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
Compatible AC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430 - 130W

Compatible AC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430 - 130W

Input: 110-240 V Output: 19.5 V 6.7A 130W - Brand new AC Adapter manufactured by ... more

Compatible - 1 year warranty. The quality at right
price !


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £11.13
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
Compatible AC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430 - 90W

Compatible AC Adapter and Charger for Dell Latitude D430 - 90W

Input: 100-240V Output: 19.5V 4.62A 90W - Brand new AC Adapter manufactured by Compatible ... more

- 1 year warranty. The quality at right price !


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £11.13
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
Original Dell Battery for Latitude D430 - 6000mAh

Original Dell Battery for Latitude D430 - 6000mAh

6000mAh Li-ion 11.1V - Original Dell brand new battery manufactured by Dell 1 year ... more

warranty.


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £4.83
Availability:  In stock Delivered in 24h
 Visit Shop  >
mobileoo.co.uk
Leather Carrying Case for Dell Latitude D420 - 430 / D620 630 / X1, XPS 1210 Notebooks

Leather Carrying Case for Dell Latitude D420 - 430 / D620 630 / X1, XPS 1210 Notebooks

Carry and protect your Dell Latitude Notebook in style with the Leather Carrying Case from ... more

Dell. Constructed of leather, this fashionable and
functional carrying case has been designed
specifically for your Dell Latitude D420 / D620 /
D430 D630 &  X1 Notebooks. This product has been
tested and validated on Dell systems to ensure it
will work with your computer. It is supported by
Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell
system.      * Constructed of leather for
conveniently carrying your notebook     *
Specifically designed for Dell Latitude D420 D430
/ D620 D630 / X1 Notebooks Features & Benefits    
* Features : For Dell Latitude D420 D430 / D620
D630 / X1 Notebooks     * Material : Leather     *
Product Type : Carrying Case


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  refer to website
Availability:  refer to website
 Visit Shop  >
ITCSales.co.uk
68 Whr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery for Dell Latitude D420/ D430

68 Whr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery for Dell Latitude D420/ D430


Rate it now
Postage & Packaging:  £6.99
Availability:  In stock, same day shipping
 Visit Shop  >
parts4nb.co.uk


More reviews »

Dell Latitude D430 - review by howletts

Advantages: Light, good battery, fast
Disadvantages: not the cheapest, can be installed with trialware by Dell

Dell Latitude D430 - review by howletts howletts 26.09.2007 (26.09.2007) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Dell Latitude D430



Are you the manufacturer / provider of Dell Latitude D430? Click here