Dell Latitude D630 Review
The design of the Dell Latitude D630 is based on a slim and sturdy case (gray exterior and black interior) housing Intel’s latest Centrino platform. There is no flexing of the screen and you truly have to try to press the back to see ripples. A small, shiny hinge holds the screen locked when you want the LCD down. The top and bottom of the machine are made of magnesium which is very resistent.
As a light-weight business class machine it has 9-cell 85WHr battery which will allow the demanding users a longer time without plugging it into the power network (5 hours and 45 minutes). You are also able to add another battery or replace it easy. D620 has a very bright screen; the 14.1-inch, 1440×900 screen is visible under the sun’s powerful light, but, color accuracy and contrast are not pleasant compared to how they should be to resemble reality. You can view the monitor in a little angle up to horizontal but not further. The speakers are very loud even if there’s no need for such thing on a business machine.
It is somewhat heavy for a thin-and-light notebook with corporate-level security, but the strong performance (you can get get the 2GB RAM to use it at it’s best), long-lived nine-cell battery, extremely quiet noise (however it get a bit warm at the bottom) and comfortable keyboard (even if you might need some time to get used to the keys placement) makes me ignore that. The Touchpad buttons are somewhat small as there is the fingerprint reader. Sliding the switch past the On position lets you test for nearby Wi-Fi networks and you can select an option to automatically connect after booting.
According to the CNET Review “Corporate users can’t go wrong with the Dell Latitude D630, which integrates Intel’s latest mobile platform with a business-friendly feature set and lengthy extended battery.” I can not agree more with this. One more thing to note about Dell Latitude is that it comes with 3 years warranty - you won’t see that happening elsewhere.