Dell Latitude D600 - Pentium M 1.3 GHz - 14.1" TFT

Advantages: Good sturdy corporate workhorse
Disadvantages: Catch, foot & screws missing after one year of use

The Dell D series of laptops came out in 2003 to replace the C series laptops (how did they come up with such a catchy name?). The main ranges are the D400, D600 and D800 spot the pattern yet. The D600 is the middle of the range in terms of size, weight and features. This machine has been designed like its predecessor to be a common platform (The C-series had 7 years in the same form) that will provide long lasting stability for those that use and ...
...your IT department can swap one out without worrying about whether it will fit. The D platform is based around the Intel Pentium M processor and the Centrino chipset. The lower clock speeds of the Pentium may appear underpowered to their desktop rivals, but this chip has been fundamentally redesigned to get more work done per clock cycle than a standard Pentium 4. In addition the Pentium chip being designed for "mobile" use, has power saving facilities ... Read review

Advantages: Many features in one laptop, great student computer.
Disadvantages: No floppy disc drive.

...and the college offered us Dell Latitude D600's at discounted prices. I agree with their choice at picking this laptop, because it's a great all-purpose laptop for a wide variety of uses. Okay, first, hardware. This laptop is not the lightest out there, for those of you wanting featherweight laptops, but I carry mine with me all the time in my bookbag and I don't feel the weight to be an issue. The matte screen gives crisp, vibrant images that are ...
...DVD ROM is excellent because you can use it to burn CDs and DVDs, in addition to playing them. Perfect for students (or just anyone in general) who have limited room on their dinky desks and don't want eighty plug-ins sticking out from all over the place. There is NO floppy disc drive, but those are becoming outdated anyway. There is a USB port, and you can use the USB storage devices easily. Simply plug it in, and you're ready to save stuff onto ... Read review

Advantages: Very robust, large screen & a solid performer!
Disadvantages: Fairly large and can get quite hot.

...lot less reliable and the dell had good reviews all round - I have no been disappointed! The D600 does everything my home PC can do and more, with a lot less problems. The laptop/notebook is not the cheapest out there but the value for money and quality of the product is excellent! The only drawbacks I have found is that the hard-drive does get hot and you can feel this when you are typing; the heat is not uncomfortable however and is not uncommon ...
...the keys are fairly far back from the front of the laptop so you have to rest your hands at the bottom of the laptop itself. I myself find this to be perfectly acceptable but it may be a negative for some people depending on their preference. One one had the large screen is a pro for working with but at the same time it makes it less portable and comfortable to carry with the added weight, saying this it is less heavy than most other laptops of the ... Read review

Advantages: Has a good Touch pad
Disadvantages: only one usb port

Okay, first, hardware. This laptop is not very light out there, for those of you wanting featherweight laptops, but I carry mine with me all the time in my book bag and I don't feel the weight to be an issue. The screen gives crisp, vibrant images that are easy on the eyes, without any annoying glares at all The DVD ROM is excellent because you can use it to burn CDs and DVDs, in addition to playing them. There is NO floppy disc drive, but those ...
...you can use the USB storage devices easily. Simply plug it in, and you're ready to save stuff onto your USB storage without having to go through any new hardware install processes. The keyboard is very quiet, which is a plus when you are typing In addition, the keyboard has both the track stick and the touch pad, so fans of either will be satisfied. Also, both of them (yes, even the track stick) include the tap-clicking function, which is a small ... Read review

Advantages: Light and Reliable
Disadvantages: keyboard

I have been using DELL laptop since I start working 5 years back. My first Laptop was inpiron 2500, No Problem at all. After all, I have decided to change to Dell D600 with high end spec.40GB hitachi HD, 1024 Sdramm, DVD/CD-RW. Been using this laptop for a year untill now. The onle problem I have is the Hard Drive. I have change 2 replacement for Hitachi Hard drive. I got fed up, I dicided not to get hitachi anymore. I have move my decision to Western ...
...heavy work load and program, DELL D600 still giving me a best performance than rest. More stable and reliable. The Only best of this laptop is Build-up everything which you need or dont need it. Etc: Security Card, Bluetooth, Wifi, Video Out-put, Irda 2xUSB. 1xSerial Port. (what can you ask more?) Dell should have put more USB port rather than 2 is insufficeint for me. For thier technical support, I think you cant find where else but DELL. They ... Read review