Dell Latitude E6430 14" Laptop Computer - i5 Dual Core 2.5GHz Processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Windows 7 Professional

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Signs of wear can include moderate to major aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, screen spots or other imperfections.

Our test device's competition will be found in 14-inch top-of-the-range models, such as Lenovo's ThinkPad T430, HP's Elitebook 8460p or other solid business laptops like Toshiba's Tecra R840. However, the Lenovo ThinkPad T430 lasted a whopping 13 hours and 25 minutes with its 9-cell battery attached. processor and come with 4GB of memory and a 250GB Hard Drive offering flexibility reliability and durability. On the right side, from left to right, there is an ExpressCard slot, the media bay (which, in our sample, contained an optical drive), a switch to quickly turn wireless radios on or off (good idea, but you need to know it's there), and then an I/O block with a powered USB 3.Particularly the ThinkPad T430 and Elitebook 8460p have to provide more and brighter pixels alongside a dedicated graphics card and thus need around 5 Watts more. The company also includes Intel's Wireless Display software and a trial version of Trend Micro Internet Security. However, unlike fully-rugged notebooks that are designed to survive brutal punishment, the emphasis here is on immunity to more minor mishaps that can be addressed with a spill-resistant keyboard, port covers, shock-mounted hard drive and LCD, and a sturdy magnesium base.

Obviously Dell did some thinking: The laptop can "breathe", does not get too hot and we do not have to twist or burn ourselves when on the go. For anyone looking for a combination of durability and long-lasting power, the E6430 ATG is the best we've seen. Fully exercising the CPU via the CrystalMark ALU or FPU benchmarks drew around 30 watts, draining even the big 97 watt-hour battery (see below) in under three hours. Unlike the XFR, the ATG also has a trackstick in the middle of the keyboard, and three trackstick buttons. The one area where the E6430 ATG didn't perform well was in graphics rendering, where it was beaten out by systems with discrete graphics processors, like the HP 8460p and the Panasonic CF-31.However, battery life is a bit worrying; on power-save mode it's still thirsty enough to keep you peeking at the battery icon every few. If you are neither a gamer nor work in the CAD field, you probably do not need a dedicated graphics card nowadays.

Our Refurbished Laptops and Computers come shipped with Genuine Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher Licenses (pictured above) for Windows 10 Home 64-bit. It ships with Genuine Windows 10 Home 64-bit Pre-installed, updated and activated with a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher Key.

The XFR is heavier and sturdier and its inside is sealed, but the ATG benefits from many of the same ruggedness principles and the same meticulous execution.