Designed to be durable for the professional who works from home as much as the office, the Latitude E6430 offers a 14" screen and a docking ecosystem. During low load, or while performing routine tasks such as Web surfing or Office tasks, the top and bottom stay nice and cool with approx 29 °C and 29. Ultra-high Performance" also idled at just under 15 watts, but likely allows more aggressive use of CPU Turbo Boost. g. HD videos on YouTube) are visited via a script using enabled energy-savings mode and a screen brightness of roughly 150 cd/m 2.

Our Refurbished Laptops and Computers come shipped with Genuine Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher Licenses (pictured above) for Windows 10 Home 64-bit. For anyone looking for a combination of durability and long-lasting power, the E6430 ATG is the best we've seen. The company also includes Intel's Wireless Display software and a trial version of Trend Micro Internet Security. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. Pay in 3 is a form of credit, may not be suitable for everyone and use may affect your credit score.

While the heavy-duty design is expensive overkill for the office-bound, it's definitely the smart choice for anyone who has seen a regular laptop fall to the hazards of the elements, and earns our Editors' Choice for rugged laptops. If Dell wants to continue offering pointing sticks on its business notebooks, it needs to revisit this annoying design. As a bestselling building strategy game, Anno 2070 has always been a part of our test repertoire and is plays well even on somewhat slower laptops. That's remarkable as the Nvidia NVS 5200M is really just a entry to mid-level "business graphics" card (for specs, see here). This comparison is put in perspective considering that some laptops that feature the same graphics are approximately 40% slower than our test device.

On the right side sits an ExpressCard/54 slot, a rarity among even business notebooks, a hardware Wi-Fi switch, an optical drive and three USB ports, two of which are USB 3. The multithread test, where processors can benefit from every additional core, is also finished well. One difference between that machine and the XFR is that our new ATG had a touch screen overlay whereas the older ATG didn't. inch touchpad provided accurate navigation around the desktop, and even provided reliable multitouch gesture support. Using a giant 97Wh, 9-cell extended battery, the Latitude E6430 ATG lasted 10 hours 11 minutes when tested in MobileMark.When we played Patrice Rushen's bass-heavy "Forget Me Nots," sound was clear and smooth, but not particularly rich. Other goodies include a backlit keyboard with 5 brightness levels and liquid ducts that, for example, conduct spilled coffee away from vital electronics to the outside.

Unlike the XFR, the ATG also has a trackstick in the middle of the keyboard, and three trackstick buttons. If the product is deemed DOA by Coretek Technical Support within 10 calendar days of the invoice date, you are eligible to receive a replacement unit. Even at 100 percent, the light was not particularly bright, and it shined up from the crevices between the keys.PCMag is obsessed with culture and tech, offering smart, spirited coverage of the products and innovations that shape our connected lives and the digital trends that keep us talking. Unfortunately, most vendors of semi-rugged laptops and other mobile computing gear are vague when describing just how much abuse a product can take. Our review reveals which new features we can expect apart from Intel's latest Ivy Bridge generation - and what the 14-inch business device has to set against the prestigious competition.