The last two took me to a blue screen, and safe mode never loaded. Eventually, one of my friends fixed it. I suspect that it was reset to factory settings because all my files and programs were gone. My laptop ran really fast afterwards, but now it's slowing down horribly. It starts at a good speed, but after an hour or so, it's extremely painfully slow. This is what I've found. This option didn't work because I don't have that option to set to factory settings. Apparently, if you used the option once before, it never appears again.
I was sent an email about this and my listing removed when I tried selling one of my Dell Windows CDs. Is this the same thing as the recovery disc or do I have to purchase a copy of Windows on top of the recovery disc? And does the copy of Windows have to be specifically Dell?
I've never seen a Dell system with a disc called "recovery". It's a "For reinstallation of Windows on a Dell system" Disc. Browse Community.
However, all three weigh within a few ounces of each other. The Latitude D's average-size AC adapter tips the scales at 0. The total package is a bit heavy, but not unreasonable, for regular travel.
The main design differences between the Latitudes D and D lie in their coloring the D is silver all over and the D's lack of a parallel port. Otherwise, they're nearly identical. The D offers a spacious, spill-resistant keyboard, as well as a big touch pad and mouse buttons, all of which are quite comfortable to use. The system's crisp, bright inch screen features a typical 1,x native resolution that's too low to render graphics in fine detail but makes text big and readable.
Anchoring the display to the laptop's base are strong steel hinges, and the base itself contains a sturdy magnesium-alloy frame. Finally, the two speakers along the front edge emit adequate sound for a business laptop. While this design will suffice for an average employee's basic tasks, the D is entirely devoid of bells and whistles, such as biometric security a fingerprint sensor and dedicated volume controls, found on the D and D, not to mention the Lenovo N and the Toshiba Tecra S3.
The Latitude D doesn't supply an overabundance of ports, jacks, or slots, but its offerings cover all of the standard bases. This selection is about the same as the Lenovo N's and the Toshiba Tecra S3's, though both of those models include a flash media card reader, which the Dell lacks. In terms of software, the Latitude D comes with the typically limited bundle of the average business system: either the Windows XP Professional or Home operating systems our test system shipped with the former , plus a handful of utilities and disc-burning programs.
The system carried a 1. Under regular usage — browsing the internet wirelessly while listening to music streamed over the network — the fan stayed off and the machine ran cool and comfortable with the only noticeable heat gain being under the left palm rest and this was minimal. The fan kicked in under heavy CPU usage but was nothing that would attract attention during a quiet meeting.
This was all while the machine was sitting on my desk — as one of the fan intakes and the cooling for the memory are located on the bottom of the notebook, using it on a soft surface will most likely increase heat and noise noticeably but not significantly. The keys themselves click comfortably with a decent range of movement, are spaced out well and the control button is placed where it should be — to the left of the function key.
The space bar is a good width and depresses even if tapped from the side. The touchpad itself is comfortable to use if a bit small, and the included drivers can easily be set up for virtual scrolling. The large touchpad buttons are a dream to use as they are both quiet and offer a solid feeling when clicked. Overall, I am pleased with the keyboard and touchpad offered by the Latitude D I am sad to see that the pointing stick of the Latitude D has yet to find its way down the chain, but many users are unfamiliar with the use of a pointing stick and I have a feeling it would be well received where this machine is going.
The Latitude D is well outfitted when it comes to ports. It sports 4 USB 2. Rear view from left to right : 2xUSB 2.
Dell offers both Range is respectable and speed is almost exactly the same as every other chipset-based notebook I have ever used. There is nothing to surprise here, though the option to add Bluetooth if desired is a welcome one. Configuring the Latitude D gives you the option of a standard 4 cell battery of a 6 cell for no additional cost.
For me, the marginal increase in weight was easily worth the additional battery life so I jumped on the 6 cell. To put it straight — this battery does not disappoint.
Over the week that this notebook has been in my possession I have experienced excellent battery life, well over 4. Under less strident usage such as taking wifi out of the equation I can easily see exceeding 5 if not 5. To put the cherry on the cake, the battery life can be checked while the machine is off using a 5 LED battery meter built into the unit.
In my few years of owning and working with Dell notebooks, I have yet had to actually call Dell customer support for technical help.
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