Dell Latitude E5530 15.6-inch Laptop (Intel Core i3 2350M 2.3GHz 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, BT, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Professional)

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If you work from home or are thinking of doing so in the future you need to have the right tools available to do your job as efficiently as possible. It should be noted, however, that while it isn’t throttling per say, the fact that the GPU (and, on occasions, the CPU) cannot Turbo Boost consistently for long periods of time under heavy stress means that other notebooks with the same chipset may perform better in certain scenarios. The material wrapping the notebook’s corners is entirely plastic as well (on the E6530, by comparison, it is magnesium alloy), and while it is very similar in appearance to that of the E6530, it’s not 100 percent flawless in terms of fit and finish; there is one particular corner on our review unit that is noticeably separated from the rest of the base unit.

The E5530 continues to put up very impressive numbers in these tests as well: 3002 and 8699 in PCMark 7 and Vantage, respectively. Some LCD distortion is detectable under considerable stress, but a good deal of impact on the lid would be required to damage the LCD.They will be equipped with authentic software licences and will have a genuine certificate of authenticity (COA) available. These extensions provide for such cutting-edge capabilities as group BIOS updates, scriptable BIOS management, remote BIOS control, and SCCM-managed battery health, warranty, and inventory checking, regardless of power state.

This consists of four different battery rundown tests using Battery Eater Pro to assess the notebook’s longevity under various scenarios. port lines the back-right of the notebook alongside the Gigabit Ethernet port, and the DC jack sits next to an abandoned modem port on the back-left side. Watching videos at 45-degree angle or greater resulted in certain darker images (such as the back of someone's head) being washed out. This sort of color reproduction is adequate for all but the most discerning of users (such as those concerned about color accuracy for purposes of graphic design or photography).This allows us and our advertising providers to show adverts more relevant to you, limit how often you see an advert and build a profile of your interests. The Latitude E5530 includes an optional fingerprint reader that works in conjunction with Dell’s Data Protection | Access software. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The logical trade-off of such an arrangement, of course, is that the ports are also somewhat closely-spaced, meaning that the insertion of a relatively large USB adapter could block the connection of another adjacent device. The keyboard is also relatively quiet, and the backlighting on our review unit (which is adjustable in four steps) is mostly evenly-distributed.

Still, we almost jumped out of Blackthorne’s Breeches when we were able to record an average of 29 frames per second on high with anti-aliasing enabled!S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. But whether or not it affects anything palpable in real-world situations is another question entirely. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Using Battery Eater’s Classic Test, the system lasted under these conditions for 2 hours and 41 minutes before shutting off.