a PC User, Every day computer user, always online, a techie, a coder
Pros
Wide, large screen
MAR
3
2008
Dell Latitude D830 Laptop —
When choosing a laptop you must make certain trade offs, the Latitude D830 maximizes those trade offs to offer a powerful and fast laptop with excellent battery life and a large, easy to use display. The laptop is bigger than some, and probably close to 8 lbs with the battery, but for a laptop with this size of screen, that is pretty much to be expected.
Battery life has consistently been over 5 hours with a full charge. Dell support sucks, but you should know that going in and I'm reviewing the actual laptop here, not Dell support. Luckily, with this laptop, I have not yet needed Dell tech support or warranty support.
I have had nothing but problems with the preloaded programs and customer support has been just shy of useless. This is my third Dell Latitutde and probobly my last