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Dell Latitude D630 Laptop Computer System Dual-core Processor Wireless XP Pro |  | Brand: Dell
Category: Personal Computer
Buy Refurbished: $280.95
as of 9/6/2010 01:12 CDT details
Used (14) Refurbished (9) from $280.95
Seller: Tampa-Laptops
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1029
Color: grey
Media: Personal Computers
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
Processors: 1
System Memory: 3072
Memory Type: PC2-5400
Hard Drive Size: 120
Free Memory Slots: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: All laptops come with a 60 day warranty
Model: D630
ASIN: B001D9TZV2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Dell Latitude D630 Windows XP Laptop Notebook | | • | Core 2 Duo | | • | Wifi available | | • | 14.1" Wide Screen | | • | Dell Reinstall XP CD |
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Product Description
Dell Latitude D630 Windows XP Laptop Notebook
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sturdy machine August 23, 2009
Travis Molony
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had a Dell Latitude D630 for almost 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 through a lot. It's very difficult to warp the LCD screen by applying pressure to the back of the display, and the screen is recessed a fair 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 brand new from Dell, quite a few technical things went wrong. First the touchpad never worked well out of the box. It skips, freezes and stops working intermittently. I understand this is a big problem with Dell laptops. The other joystick style mouse works well, but after a year started occasionally drifting to the top right of my screen at slow speed so I had to disable it. I usually 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 politely came to my home and swapped the defective part free of charge. I play my fair 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 important to note that this machine only gets hot when it's running a video game. It usually runs at normal temperatures doing everything else. I invested in a fan cooling pad which does a good job keeping it cool.
Other than the mouse and heat issues, it's a good machine. It's a nicely sized laptop as well. Personally I feel like it's not too big or too small.
 Not great for your eyes, music or movies October 24, 2009
A. Downes (Harpswell, ME)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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 big, 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 feeling the same with my old 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 good idea, 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 put 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 therefore I can't recommend it to anyone. In this day and age, a dull viewing experience is totally unacceptable. I did pull out an old 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 discouraging, 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 Control Panel, Display, 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 images and print more comfortably without 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 definitely want to add speakers or use headphones.
If anyone has any helpful suggestions about these issues, I would love to hear them. Good luck with your laptop purchase.
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