Dell Latitude E5430 14-inch Laptop (Intel Core i5 3320M 2.6GHz 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, BT, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Professional)

Product Information

Less noise and heat under load and perhaps an option for a better-quality screen with equivalent or better brightness.

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In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 31 °C / 88 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F. Let’s talk about the Dell Latitude E5430 Laptop’s storage options. The laptop features a Mobility SSD, 7200 RPM SATA or Encrypted 7200 RPM SATA. As a result, the laptop comes with a variety of storage options. Additionally, with ExpressCharge, you can charge the battery in Dell Latitude E5430 fully in less than two hours. The closest notebooks in terms of specifications in comparison with the Latitude E5430 are perhaps the Dell Latitude E5530 (which we’ve already referenced heavily throughout this review) and the Lenovo ThinkPad L530 model we recently reviewed. Both of these competing models are 15-inch notebooks, but it’s safe to assume that their 14-inch counterparts with identical specifications should post similar performance scores. As it happens, the E5430 matches (or comes in negligibly below) its E5530 bigger brother in most every benchmark. In turn, it thus also bests the ThinkPad L530 in every Cinebench test. These are impressive results coming from a 14-inch business notebook with a “mid-range” CPU. To further evaluate the performance of the laptop with these graphics cards, I ran a 3DMark 11 benchmark test. The Dell Latitude E5430 laptop received 689 points as a result of the test.

Battery Life

Finally, I changed the laptop’s power profile to “Balanced” and increased the screen brightness to around 120 nits. The laptop lasted 7 hours and 43 minutes in this setting, which should be enough time to get some work done at normal laptop brightness and performance settings.

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IDC Whitepaper: “Optimizing Performance with Frequent Server Replacements for Enterprises” commissioned by Dell Technologies and Intel, March 2021. Results are based on interviews with 18 IT practitioners and decision makers at midsize and large enterprises and a web survey of 707 IT practitioners and decision makers at midsize and larger enterprises using Dell Technologies server solutions across 7 industries. See full whitepaper: https://www.delltechnologies.com/resources/en-us/asset/white-papers/products/servers/server-infrastructure-resiliency-enterprise-whitepaper.pdf Dell claims that the model of the laptop that ships with 4 Cell 76Wh Li-Polymer can last up to 6 hours. To confirm this claim, I conducted a battery test to determine the battery’s performance. The Core i5-3360M CPU’s performance rivals even the fastest dual-core Sandy Bridge CPUs. In our synthetic benchmarks, we witnessed scores comparable to the Core i7-2640M in most categories, and consistently higher than the Core i7-2620M. Cinebench R10/R11.5 both tested the i5-3360M in our unit higher than the similar second-generation i7 CPUs, and the 3DMark 06 CPU benchmark agrees. wPrime places the i5-3360M squarely between the i7-2620M and i7-2640M, but the results are so similar (around 2.5% difference) that comparisons really don’t mean much. The bottom line is that the Core i5-3360M should provide more than enough power for just about any business user who’s looking to accomplish the essentials with their notebook, but it also shows no signs of weakness in terms of heavier tasks such as photo and video editing. By selecting any Accidental Damage term below, you agree that you are 18 years of age or older and have read and agree to the terms and conditions including the key features, which include details of the cover, relevant exclusions (e.g the cover is limited to 1 claim per year of cover), the process for claims and cancellation policy. Prices shown include insurance premium tax (at the applicable rate).

Display

Dell’s 14-inch Latitude aims for an ideal mix of affordability, usability, and mobility, aided by the Ivy Bridge processor, which is available as an option. In addition, I ran a PCMark 10 test to determine the laptop’s memory performance. The laptop received a score of 3900 points on the test. There are plenty of old-school internal expansion slots, I/O connections, and a DVD drive on this laptop. If you still have a large archive of material on DVD, the DVD drive will be useful.

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Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. See how we test. Unfortunately, none of these GPUs offers dedicated VRAM. So, you should not expect exceptional gaming performance from these GPUs.

Connectivity

I’ll go through the features of the Dell Latitude E5430 in this review. In particular, I’ll examine its design, CPU, RAM, storage choices, GPU, and battery performance.