Đánh giá tổng quan laptop Dell latitude core i5 E6430
Trong đó dell latitude core i5 E6430 là một trong những sản phẩm gây được sự chú ý lớn nhất trên thị trường hiện nay khi được sản xuất dựa trên tiêu chuẩn kết hợp hoàn hảo giữa hiệu suất tốt cùng thiết kế hoàn hảo, độ bền cao. Và có thể nói, đây là dòng laptop phù hợp với doanh nhân.
Là chiếc máy tính xách tay thuộc dòng Dell Latitude với nhiều ưu điểm khá vượt trội, chúng ta cùng điểm danh một vài những nét nổi bật ở sản phẩm này.
Dell latitude core i5 E6430 thiết kế mạnh mẽ và bền bỉ
dell latitude core i5 E6430 có thiết kế mạnh mẽ và bề bỉ
Sản phẩm này có thiết kế khung bằng hợp kim nhôm, vỏ được chế tác từ crom vân xước, chính giữa của laptop là logo thương hiệu bắt mắt được làm bằng chất liệu chrome. Nhà sản xuất đã trang bị cho Dell latitude core i5 E6430 lớp vỏ rất chắc chắn bởi sự kết hợp của Tri – Metal cùng màn hình bọc nhôm bản lề giúp chiếc máy tính này có khả năng chống được những tác động mạnh từ bên ngoài rất tốt.
Tuy nhiên, nếu bạn tìm kiếm một chiếc máy tính có vẻ ngoài thời trang thì có vẻ sẽ không phù hợp với chiếc laptop này khi nó có vẻ ngoài hơi thô, dày cùng trọng lượng lên tới 2,5kg thì có vẻ hơi nặng so với các sản phẩm đối thủ của mình.
Màn hình Full HD
Với màn hình full HD có độ phân giải 1366x768 thì sản phẩm này chưa thể thỏa mãn những yêu cầu khắt khe về mặt hình ảnh chất lượng cao, tuy nhiên về cơ bản thì nó vẫn có được thiện cảm khá tốt khi hình ảnh hiện thị rõ ràng, sắc nét vừa đủ.
Hiệu năng tốt xử lý nhanh
Laptop Dell latitude core i5 E6430 được trnag bị vi xử lý Core i5 – 3320 của Intel cùng bộ nhớ Ram 4GB, ổ cứng lên tới 250GB cùng card đồ họa intel Graphics 4000 nên có khả năng xử lý rất tốt, bạn có thể thoải mái xem phim, nghe nhạc, lướt web, chơi game… đều khá ổn. Đồng thời chiếc laptop này còn được trang bị pin 9cell nên quý vị có thể dùng đến 5h liên tục mà không cần lo phải sạc Pin.
Ngoài ra , sản phẩm này còn có bàn phím, touchpad và Pointing Stick khá tốt độ nhạy cao. Bên cạnh đó là việc kết nối của Dell latitude core i5 E6430 cũng khá dễ dàng khi các cổng kết nối được trang bị đầy đủ. Webcam sắc nét, tỷ lệ nhiễu thấp ngay khi được sử dụng trong điều kiện thiếu sáng.
Bàn phím Dell latitude core i5 E6430
Đánh giá chung về Dell latitude core i5 E6430
Là sản phẩm gây ấn tưởng bởi hiệu năng tốt, pin bền, thiết kế bền bỉ có khả năng chịu lực tốt. Tuy nhiên, cũng có khá nhiều vấn đề khiến khách hàng cảm thấy phân vân.
Ưu điểm của sản phẩm
- Có thể nói, sản phẩm này có thiết kế cực bền cùng khả năng chịu lực va đập lớn.
- Thời lượng Pin đảm bảo, giúp người sử dụng có thể mang đi xa khi thiếu điều kiện nạp điện.
- Bàn phím có thiết kế chống tràn, an toàn cho máy tính khi gặp sự cố không mong muốn.
- Hiệu suất sử dụng mạnh mẽ, có thể dùng chơi game khá tốt.
Nhược điểm của sản phẩm
- Trọng lượng lên tới 2,5kg, được coi là khá nặng nếu sử dụng cho phụ nữ.
- Đồ họa của Dell latitude core i5 E6430 chỉ ở mức trung bình
- Thiết kế hơi thô, không được bắt mắt như nhiều sản phẩm cùng loại. Nhìn chung, đây là sản phẩm sử dụng khá tốt dành cho các bạn sinh viên, doanh nhân hoặc những ai cần đi làm xa bên ngoài cần thời lượng Pin tốt cùng khả năng chống va đập mạnh. Nếu bạn muốn tư vấn thêm, cần biết thông tin về dòng laptop latitude hoặc muốn mua laptop dell chất lượng tốt giá rẻ. Thì Đức Việt chính là lựa chọn hoàn hảo và là lựa chọn sáng suốt nhất. Business-oriented graphics card based on the Geforce GT 620M [most probably the new 28nm GF117 version] with slightly reduced clock rates.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
3320M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, includes HD 4000 Graphics, core clock 2.6 - 3.3 GHz» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.0":
Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.5 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
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73.5%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
Dell Latitude 6430 ATG
Dell”s semi-rugged Latitude E-family model remains an attractive and technologically up-to-date option for enterprise users, and a remarkably powerful one at that [by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer; photography by Carol Cotton]
When affixed to a Dell notebook, the letters "ATG" stand for "All Terrain Grade" and at Dell that means semi-rugged. The Dell Latitude E6430 ATG reviewed on this page was introduced as a tech upgrade to the prior E6420 ATG and E6400 ATG. This latest fortified laptop model means Dell has something to offer to customers who want a computer that can handle more abuse than run-of-the-mill consumer notebooks, but without the cost of the full rugged treatment as in Dell”s own E6420 XFR. The ATG costs about twice as much as a standard issue Latitude, but only half as much as the big, bad XFR.
Dell”s history in rugged notebooks
It”s always good to know how things came about, and here”s the ATG”s history. Around 2007 Dell realized there was a small but growing market for tougher versions of standard notebooks. The original Latitude ATG [see our 2007 review] was a half-hearted effort and quickly replaced with the ATG D630 that introduced a superb outdoor-viewable display technology called DirectVue [we were impressed; see our full review of the ATG 630]. Since Dell consumer notebook product cycles are fairly short and the ATG models are based on them, the D630 gave way to the E6400 ATG, and that one to the E6420 ATG and then the current [as of August 2013] E6430 ATG.
How”s the Latitude ATG different from regular Latitudes?
So what differentiates the ATG model from a regular Latitude 6430, and what makes it "all terrain grade?" While Dell doesn”t publish a lot of ruggedness benchmarks in its specifications, the ATG is third-party tested and certified for durability and reliability according to the MIL-STD 810G test procedures for a variety of harsh environment conditions. 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. Below tou can see how the ATG [left] compares to the corresponding standard Latitude E6430 [right].
The fortifications do add some weight. While the consumer version weighs just 4.5 pounds, the beefed-up ATG starts at about 6 pounds and our nicely equipped sample hit the scale at 6.8. It has a foot print of 14.1 x 9.75 inches and its wedge profile is 1.3 to 1.5 inches thick, not including the bumpers, handle, and battery bulge. The system has a 14.0-inch 1366 x 768 wide-format display that uses what Dell calls a "Wide View" anti-glare outdoor viewable display [as opposed to the "DirectVue" display enhancements that come with the fully rugged XFR model]. A resistive touch screen is available as a US$375 option. Not available is the consumer E6430”s optional higher resolution [1600 x 900 pixel] display.
Design, look, and feel
While sharing Dell”s "Latitude" brand name with all sorts of business-oriented Dell laptops and even tablets, the ATG is really a different animal. It is nowhere near as extreme as the fully-rugged Latitude XFR, which was designed to do battle with the fully rugged notebooks from the likes of Panasonic and Getac. Instead, the ATG is almost understated, as if its purpose were to get the job done without drawing any attention to its hardened guts and systems.
It”s a subdued design, especially compared to the tough and macho XFR, but one with its own quiet elegance. Dell literature speaks of a "Tri-Metal" casing, referring to the anodized aluminum top [inlaid in a coarsely powercoated black frame], the magnesium corners and bottom plate, and the steel hinges. Stylized letters "ATG" are embossed. The whole thing feels very solid, much more so than any standard consumer laptop.
But let”s take a closer look at the Dell ATG. Below you can see the top and all four sides of the machine:
Ports and connectivity are all around the ATG laptop, including the front that features, besides the prominent carry handle, an [unprotected] SD Card slot and two speakers. To guard against physical damage, all ports are located behind protective doors. Unlike the fully-rugged XFR”s complex sealing doors with spring-loaded levers and a locking slider, the ATG”s are just simple flaps that are part of the corner guards. Below are detail shots of the SD Card slot, the RJ45 LAN port, and the HDMI port :
The two pictures below show the right [top] and left [bottom] side of the unit with all protective doors in the open position.
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
On the left side, from left to right, are a USB 2.0 port, a standard 15-pin VGA port, and an audio jack in an I/O block with a protective cover. Next to that are the cooling vents for the very non-intrusive fan, then the glide-in caddy for the hard disk or solid state disk. Above that the cutout for the optional Smart Card reader. What”s missing is a legacy serial port; these still come in handy. The XFR has one, and the ATG probably should, too.
The other is the peculiar ruler thing shown to the right. This is actually a dummy piece that goes into the ExpressCard slot when the slot isn”t used for a card. Dell made it a handy little multi-purpose ruler that can be used to quickly convert degrees Fahrenheit into Celsius, inches and common fractions of inches into millimeters, and it also seems to work as a letter opener and more. You don”t see this sort of detail very often.
Then, of course, there is the carry handle, something consumer laptops simply don”t have. The very solid metal/rubber handle, a US$37.50 extra, definitely makes it easier to tote the ATG around out there in the field. It lends the machine a tough look, but it can also be a bit of a mixed blessing because it tends to get in the way, and it makes access to the SD Card slot difficult.
Keyboard and touch pad
Below the keyboard is the unit”s touch pad. It is properly sized and very slightly recessed so fingers sense the perimeter without bumping into it. In front of it are two large rubberized mouse buttons. The touch pad is capacitive, which means it”s very quick and responsive to the touch of a finger. The drawback is that it doesn”t respond to pressure [like from a stylus] or when wearing gloves.
Unlike the XFR, the ATG also has a trackstick in the middle of the keyboard, and three trackstick buttons. This way, the cursor can be controlled via glove.
Performance: Third generation [Ivy Bridge] Intel Core processors
One of the big advantages of the ATG series is that Dell has quick and unlimited access to the latest technology. So while some of the established rugged and semi-rugged notebooks still come with older Intel processors, Dell”s ATG and XFR machines are generally pretty close to the processor technology state-of-the-art. However, Intel”s rapid succession of processor generations is trying even for a company the size of Dell, and so, for now, the ATG is still equipped with Intel third generation "Ivy Bridge" processors, and not 4th generation "Haswell" chips. That, however, is still a good step up from the fully-rugged Latitude XFR which still must do with second generation "Sandy Bridge" CPUs. Progress never stops.
Just to provide an idea what all that processor generation jockeying means, compared to the 2nd generation "Sandy Bridge" family, equivalent 3rd generation Intel Core processors, based on 22nm instead of 32nm manufacturing, deliver up to 15% more CPU performance, up to 60% more 3D graphics performance, and up to 1.8x transcode speed via Quick Sync Video. Combined with native USB 3.0 and PCIe 3.0 support, 3rd gen-based systems can process higher data loads and provide quicker, richer and more complex visuals. Overall, "Ivy Bridge" offers increased efficiency, lower power consumption, and better graphics performance. But what about 4th generation "Haswell" chips? Are ATG customers missing out? Not necessarily. Haswell”s primary benefits are in power efficiency, and as you”ll see, the current ATG is not lacking in that department.
Our eval unit came equipped with a Core i7-3520M [one of the chips that have apparently been dropped], the optional nVidia NVS 5200M discrete graphics card, and a 256GB SSD. To see what kind of performance the so-equipped ATG can deliver, we ran our standard benchmark suite, Passmark Software”s PerformanceTest 6.1. It runs about 30 tests covering CPU, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, memory, and disk and then computes scores for each category and an overall PassMark score. We also ran our second benchmark suite, CrystalMark, for confirmation and additional information. For comparison, we included RuggedPCReview lab”s most recent benchmarks for the fully-rugged Dell XFR, a business-class Fujitsu laptop, the also semi-rugged GammaTech SA14 which came to us with the same processor as the ATG, and as an example for an Ivy Bridge device with a ultra-low voltage processor, the Panasonic FZ-G1 tablet. The results are as follows:
Dell Latitude E6430 ATG Benchmarks and Comparisons
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON Dell Dell Fujitsu GammaTech Panasonic Model E6430 ATG E6420 XFR E733 SA14 FZ-G1 Year tested 2013 2012 2013 2013 2013 Processor Type: Intel Core i7 Core i5 Core i5 Core i7 Core i5 Processor Model 3520M 2520M 3230M 3520M 3437U CPU Speed 2.90GHz 2.50GHz 2.60GHz 2.90GHz 1.90GHz Turbo Speed 3.60GHz 3.20GHz 3.20GHz 3.60GHz 2.90GHz Thermal Design Power [TDP] 35 watts 35 watts 35 watts 35 watts 17 watts BatteryMon min draw 6.8 watts 7.2 watts NA NA 4.2 watts CPU Mark 4,141.5 2,549.6 2,721.3 4,162.3 2,874.3 2D Graphics Mark 617.2 364.7 466.1 594.4 359.2 Memory Mark 1494.5 790.4 940.6 1,234.8 870.8 Disk Mark 3,733.9 3,853.0 436.7 694.2 4,682.4 3D Graphics Mark 433.5 305.0 300.1 455.2 282.7 Overall PassMark 2,272.4 1,699.9 1,092.7 1,622.7 1,953.5 ALU 54,067 43,472 47,514 55,163 42,940 FPU 51,407 43,286 44,977 52,406 40,683 MEM 46,038 40,279 28,122 46,309 38,698 HDD 44,299 37,927 13,828 6,853 41,328 GDI 18,832 13,342 15,739 18,200 14,451 D2D 13,420 1,821 2,168 2,568 1,657 OGL 37,083 2,864 6,406 7,080 5,794 Overall CrystalMark 265,146 182,991 158,754 188,589 185,551
The combination of a fast, competent processor, a very speedy solid state disk, and a discrete graphics card helped the Dell ATG to superior benchmark numbers. In fact, the Dell Latitude 6430 ATG turned in the highest performance benchmark numbers we have ever seen in the RuggedPCReview.com lab.
Anyone concerned about the best possible performance should definitely go for the discrete nVidia add-on graphics card [just US$74] and a solid state drive [the 128GB SSD adds US$120, the 256GB SSD $247]. The performance impact of these two components is greater than any variation in processors. That”s remarkable as the Nvidia NVS 5200M is really just a entry to mid-level "business graphics" card [for specs, see here]. The system is using Nvidia”s Optimus technology which automatically switches the Nvidia GPU on and off depending on whether it”s needed, thus greatly increasing battery life. Good thing, too, as the card alone has a TDP of 25 watts.
Note that the ATG”s benchmark numbers shine even against powerful and technologically up-to-date competition. Compared to leading rugged and semi-rugged notebooks from the Core 2 Duo era, the ATG”s performance would be in the 3-5X range.
Also note that these benchmark results are guidelines only. All of the listed machines can be purchased with processor, memory and disk options that greatly affect performance. In addition, the benchmark results only represent the measured performance of review machines we had in our lab at the time of testing. Manufacturers may have upgraded performance options since then. We also noticed that in some benchmarks, there can be a significant difference between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.
Finally, speaking of speed, the ATG booted into Windows very quickly from a complete cold start. In less than 15 seconds we were back to where we left off after a full shutdown. It was woke up very quickly from sleep/stand-by.
Power and Battery Life
The days when a couple of hours of battery life was enough for a laptop are long gone. Between the stellar battery life of consumer tablets, the steadily improving power conservation measures in the Windows operating system, and Intel”s impressive efforts in making their chips more power-efficient, it”s now possible to have your cake and eat it, too: modern laptops have much more performance AND much longer battery life. Is the speedy Dell ATG one of them?
Having almost 100 watt-hours, however, does come in handy even in a machine like the ATG that turned out to be remarkably frugal. The graph to the right shows power draw with the machine set to the "Extended Battery Life" setting, which turns off unneeded ports and other non-essential settings. With the ATG idling along, we saw as little as 6.8 watts, good for just over 15 hours.
With Windows power settings to "Power Saver" and screen brightness all the way to minimum [which is still quite viewable indoors], we saw as low as 7.6 watts, good for a theoretical 13.5 hours. The "Quiet -- Reduced Fan" setting also used about the same [the fan, by the way, is very quiet to begin with].
In the recommended "Balanced" mode, with backlight at about 40%, we saw a power draw of about 10 watts—still good for 10 hours. "High Performance" mode cranks the backlight up to full blast, and the discharge rate rose to just under 15 watts, good for 6.8 hours. "Ultra-high Performance" also idled at just under 15 watts, but likely allows more aggressive use of CPU Turbo Boost.
Next we put some load on the ATG. Running full 1080p video from disk barely exercised the CPU, raising draw to about 18 watts, with the screen at full bright. At that rate, you still get 5.75 hours, meaning you could watch three full-legth movies on a charge. 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.
Overall, the Dell 6430 ATG is a high-performance machine that, thanks to excellent power management, can still achieve very good battery life. And if almost 100 watt-hours is still not enough, Dell offers an optional secondary 30 watt-hour battery that fits into the media bay as one of several swappable media bay modules [available are 3-cell battery, optical drives, secondary hard drive, additional USB 3.0].
A look inside the Dell 6430 ATG
Whereas consumer notebooks usually consists of little more than a plastic case with a motherboard attached, semi-rugged designs are generally more complex, even if it”s in subtle ways. There usually is a rigid magnesium or aluminum frame upon which the various components and sub-components are mounted on. The case itself may or may not be part of this rigid framework, but the overall design is almost always intricate and quite involved.