Dell Latitude D630 Laptop Computer System Dual-core Processor Wireless XP Pro

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1. A. Downes says:

   April 24, 2010 at 11:40 pm

   I had to buy this for work, but my first experience when I started using it was that I couldn’t see a darn thing. Our company has since gone on to work with a Lenovo ThinkPad, so apparently this Dell model didn’t last long as an option. I went from the Dell Latitude D600 with a huge, vibrant screen to this Dell Latitude D630 with a small screen and dull color reproduction screen. I am not a techie so forgive if I am not using the right terminology, but I will tell you that my eyes are suffering right now from using this computer. Computer vision strain is apparently a very real problem and I seem to be experiencing it more and more. If using your computer makes your eyes burn, makes you tired or gives you headaches, and you have neck and/or back pain, then you might be suffering from CVS as well. I do not recall suspicion the same with my ancient Dell computer. Add to this that the speakers are very poor and mono-sounding. I just had to have the hard drive and the keyboard replaced (sticking key). They were both under warranty. This is after 1 3/4 years of daily use. Add to this that I am using this computer more and more. I am going to try to work on reducing my eye vision. I wear glasses for distance (near-sightedness), but computer vision falls between close and distant viewing. If I come up with a excellent thought, I will add it to my review. Amazon offers several types of computer glasses. I even looked up magnifying screens for laptops, but most options didn’t seem set up for laptops. To place it mildly, using this computer is becoming an increasingly miserable experience. If I didn’t have over $800 invested in this computer, I would not be using it and consequently I can’t recommend it to anyone. In this day and age, a dull viewing experience is really unacceptable. I did pull out an ancient pair of America OnLine tinted reading glasses (+.5 strength) that were most likely for computer use. They do seem to help somewhat but overall experience is still hopeless, frustraing, and for those of you who are addicted to using your computer, maddening.
   
   I also am now experimenting with changing the number of dots per inch (dpi). I went to the Hegemony Panel, Show, then Advanced and selected the option to increase the number of dots per inch from 96 to 120. It is one means of at least viewing the metaphors and print more comfortably lacking the use of glasses. There may also be a way to enhance the color. I will check into it.
   
   For viewing movies you will will miss out on a lot of the vibrancy of colors, and you will certainly want to add speakers or use headphones.
   
   If anyone has any helpful suggestions about these issues, I want to hear them. Excellent luck with your laptop buy.
   
   Rating: 3 / 5
2. Travis Molony says:

   April 25, 2010 at 2:21 am

   I’ve had a Dell Latitude D630 for nearly 2 years now and there’s one key feature that needs to be pointed out first. It’s solid. Although I’ve never dropped it, it has been owing to a lot. It’s very hard to warp the LCD screen by applying pressure to the back of the show, and the screen is recessed a honest bit from the outside edges. I’ve seen quite a few people crack their screens but you’d have to try pretty hard to break this one. At first glance it appears thin, plastic, and flimsy; but when you pick it up and hold it you can tell there is a strong network of metal bracings underneath the surface.

   When I bought mine strain new from Dell, quite a few technical things went incorrect. First the touchpad never worked well out of the box. It skips, freezes and stops working intermittently. I know this is a huge problem with Dell laptops. The other joystick style mouse facility well, but after a year started irregularly drifting to the top right of my screen at slow speed so I had to disable it. I ordinarily use an external mouse anyway. After having the laptop for about a year, a section of the motherboard fried and the computer kept giving me video driver errors, but after I called Dell they courteously came to my home and swapped the defective part free of charge. I play my honest share of PC games and this thing gets hot. Sometimes the bottom of the laptop will become uncomfortable to set on your thighs so I’m not surprised the board burned out. It’s vital to note that this machine only gets hot when it’s running a video game. It ordinarily runs at normal temperatures doing everything else. I invested in a fan cooling pad which does a excellent job keeping it cool.

   Other than the mouse and heat issues, it’s a excellent machine. It’s a nicely sized laptop as well. Personally I feel like it’s not too huge or too small.
   Rating: 4 / 5