Dell Latitude D430 Review

Dell Latitude D430 is Dell's recent ultra portable present that features Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Intel processors and a host of additional technologies in order to make one of the smallest 12.1" machines that still maintain a good amount of battery life and computing power.

Specifications

The D430 starts out at a not-so-cheap $1,149.

- Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 Processor (1.33GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

- Microsoft Genuine Windows XP Professional

- 12.1" WXGA Display (1280x800)

- 1GB DDR2 533MHz RAM (upgraded to 2GB)

- 80GB 4200RPM Toshiba 1.8" HDD

- External D-Port CD-RW/DVD-ROM Optical Drive

- Intel 3945 802.11a/b/g WiFi, Ethernet, and Modem

- 6-Cell 42Whr Battery

- 3-Year Next Business Day At-Home & Gold Technical Support Warranty

- Dimensions: 11.6" W x 8.25" D x 1" H

- Weight: 3.2lbs (with battery, without optical drive)

Build and Design

The entire body of the laptop is built of strongly packed guts and a solid magnesium alloy frame with sold plastic "plating." The most excellent way to explain it is that the bones and muscles of the D430 are solid metal, while the skin is made of a well-built plastic.

The screen structure is also extraordinary, but not as much as the chassis' structure. As with most laptop screens, the display can be warped a little bit, but not nearly as much as other laptops

Other parts of the notebook are strong as well. The hard drive on the D430 features hardware-based shock protection and the keyboard/mouse pad region has completely no flex so all those computer parts directly underneath your working area are completely safe.

The D430 managed to achieve its incredible thinness by ditching an internal DVD drive and going with an exterior Dell-specific-version-of-USB external USB DVD drive that can run off of the notebook's power mains to minimize the cable requirements. For users that do not require an optical drive very often, this will be completely fine. Users who require it more regularly may find themselves wondering if they'd want to carry around a second piece of equipment.

Processor and Performance

As of this writing, only one single-core version of this processor is obtainable on the D430 - the U2100 which is a single core 1.06GHz processor. It is unlucky that Dell continues to present a 1.06GHz single core, because at one point a 1.2GHz single core was obtainable that performed a little improved at the same price.

While single core processors are mainly an obsolete technology, ultra portable notebooks can still enjoy the benefits of less heat in the laptop.

Keyboard and Touchpad

Dell even managed to fit in a full-size keyboard in the 12" frame. The keyboard feels very firm, and there is no flex anyplace on the keyboard when using it.

The main difference this keyboard has with others is that the Page Up and Page Down buttons are placed above the arrow keys in the lower right corner of the keyboard. This is a excellent thing though, as it makes them much more easy to get to for document and web browsing. The F1-F12 keys up top are still a little too thin for my tastes though, as are the Esc, Home, End, Insert, and Delete keys that are found in the function button row. Dell could almost certainly have made those 17 keys full size had their design department thought a little more creatively.

Operating System and Software

D430 comes with a minimum of additional software and bloat ware to clog the system.
There is no recovery partition on the D430 though, but this is offset by the reality that all recovery CDs will come with the notebook. There are only three: XP CD, Drivers CD, and the Power DVD software CD. Unless you purchase a notebook with the fingerprint reader or need the business security suites that should be all you get with the D430.

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Samsung F480 Review

Samsung F480 Tocco is one more high-end touch screen phone from Samsung following in the way of the Armani and the F490 Nerva. It looks similar to every mobile phone company wants to have touch screen devices in its arsenal and I wonder how much this has to do with the victory of the iPhone and the HTC Touch.

Specification:

# Size: 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm

# Weight: 100 grams

# Camera: 5 MP, 2592? 1944 pixels, auto focus, video (QVGA), flash

# Battery life: 250 hours standby & 3 hours talk time

# Display size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches touch screen

# OS: Custom flash UI on S60 OS

# Bluetooth: 2.0 with A2DP

# Memory: 240MB shared memory & Micro SDHC

# Networks: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

# HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps

# FM radio with RDS

# MP3/AAC/AAC+ player

# AC Charger: Output 9VDC, 2.5A

The Samsung F480 Tocco is a lightweight, slim and attractive looking device. On the front we have a 2.8" TFT display which sits flush within a metal surround. There's a front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing and a few basic controls under the screen.

Looking to the left hand side of the unit we can see an up-down rocker button for in-call volume control as well as scroll control when browsing web pages for example. Below that a hinged plastic cover hides the Micro SDHC memory card slot.

On the other side of the unit there's a similar plastic cover sitting over the proprietary connector used for charging, connecting a set of headphones (supplied) and for linking to a PC via USB. Also on the right is a camera button used to launch the camera application. and for in reality taking a photo. Openly beneath that are a couple of holes used to attach phone charms or lanyards.

Flipping the F480 more than reveals a good-looking brushed metal back and the 5 mega pixel camera complete with flash. Looking at the back of the F480 you could simply be forgiven for thoughts that it was digital camera quite than a mobile phone.

Box

# The Samsung F480 handset

# Battery

# Mains Charger

# Case

# Handsfree wired headset

# USB Data Cable

# CD-ROM

HIGHLIGHTS

# 5.0MP camera

# FM Radio with RDS

# Classy looks

# Thin and light

LOWLIGHTS

# Screen attracts dirt and fingerprints

# No on-screen keyboard

# No WiFi

# Tri-band only

CONCLUSION

The Samsung F480 Tocco actually surprised me. I thought that the beauty of the device would only be skin-deep but there are plenty of other bits on the inside to get the gadget freaks excited.

Camera phone fans determination love the 5 MP camera and those immediately wanting a chilly looking phone that fit with no trouble in their pocket will find this phone simply fits the bill and then provides so much extra besides.

If only the F480 had Exchange email support then it's be a phone that more business types could enjoy.

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Skoda Fabia Review

Launched in recent times, the Skoda Fabia is Skoda’s original small car in India. It is based on the Volkswagen platform and is priced somewhere approximately Rs. 5,90,000. It has been fashionable world-wide and now has come to India to zoom in its thrilling. This car will absolutely be well-liked among those who seem for practicality, permanence apart from style and reasonably priced price. This hatchback offers more than just attractive looks. It offers a decent driving knowledge, huge levels of modification and flexibility.

Performance and Engine


Skoda Fabia has been launch in both petrol and diesel variants. The 1.4 L TDI PD (Turbo Direct Injection, Pumpe Deuse) diesel engines produce a greatest power of 68 bhp at 4000 rpm and a greatest torque of 155nm at 1600-2800rpm. The 1.4L MPI petrol engine on the additional delivers a maximum power of 85 bhp and 132 Nm of maximum torque. The mileage is said to be over 16 kmpl, but that depends on your driving situation and necessities. The driving is completely smooth.


Exteriors and Interiors


The Fabia is obtainable in six colors - Corrida Red, Satin Grey, Brilliant Silver, Magic Black, Candy White and Cappuccino beige. The features that Skoda Fabia is ready with contain double front air bags, alloy wheels, parking sensors, ABS, MSR and Dual Rate-Brake Assist, auxiliary audio input, electric sunroof and dual tone interiors. The boot space is around 300 liters and there is sufficient of headroom and rear legroom. The comfortable interiors make sure you are thankful throughout your drive and it proves to be a enjoyable experience in its place of a stressful one.


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Lenovo ThinkPad SL400 Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad SL400 is the most recent addition to the ThinkPad family and promises to propose features and presentation at a part of the cost of other ThinkPads. Lenovo's new IdeaPad line of notebooks might provide consumers plenty of good-looking options, but the new SL series is the first line of small business notebooks designed with ThinkPad styling at a reasonably priced.

Configuration:

* Processor: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (1066MHz FSB, 3MB Cache)

* Memory: 2GB to 4GB

* Hard Disk 160GB SATA HDD (5400rpm)

* Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB

* Screen: 14.1" WXGA, Anti-glare (1280x800, 200nit)

* Optical Drive: Dual layer CD/DVD recordable drive

* Wireless and Communications: Intel 4965AGN (802.11 a/b/g/n wi-fi), Bluetooth 2.0

* Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion

* Dimensions: 13.2" x 9.7" x 1.3"-1.5")

* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

* Warranty: 1-year

The pricing on the SL400 starts at approximately $799.

Design

The ThinkPad SL400 is reasonably solid in terms of build quality, though the plastics used in the chassis construction do provide in to a few case flex when squeezed. The complete chassis outside is plastic and as the look is nice, the "feel" of the notebook is a little less rugged than we have come to expect from Think Pads. Different with the other Think Pads, you don't get a twice latch device with button release to make certain the screen is held down when it is closed and being carried. In its place, the SL400 uses hinge tension to hold the screen in place.

Input and Output Ports

* 4 USB 2.0 ports

* Fire wire

* Express Card slot

* Gigabit Ethernet and modem

* 5-in-1 multi-card reader

* Audio out, microphone in

* VGA monitor out

* HDMI (video and audio)

* Kensington lock slot

Performance

The Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor in our review unit provides ample processing power and not at all exist any troubles once running applications or encoding video and audio files. The man-made benchmarks below propose the P8400 processor is one of the more capable processors from Intel and should assure the requirements of any business professional.

Similarly, the NVIDIA 9300M GS devoted graphics card with 256MB of RAM allows you to play most standard games at a realistic frame rate. This surely isn't the laptop considered to play Crysis, but you'll have sufficient power to handle 1080p Blu-ray movies and some games (for the period of non-work hours, of course).

Screen

The 14.1" WXGA, Anti-glare (1280 x 800) is nice and sensibly bright at 200nit brightness, color, contrast, and viewing angles are all fine.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard on the ThinkPad SL400 has nothing flex and outstanding key travel with quiet presses. The keyboard is extremely like to the keyboards on the older ThinkPad R-series notebooks. There's slight to find fault about here from a functional standpoint. Sure, it's not the best-looking keyboard on the market but it works great.

The palm rest region is nice-looking plain: it has a matte black finish so it both feels and looks nice. It's extremely smooth and the touchpad is satisfactorily textured with a approachable surface. Lenovo also determined to contain the standard fingerprint reader for those businesses worried with security.

Speakers and Audio

The built-in speakers are fine average built-in speakers. The speakers are small, underpowered, and create tiny sound with plenty of highs and satisfactory mid range but almost no bass.

On the bright side, the headphone jack created distortion-free audio and works entirely for earphones or outer speakers.

Heat and Noise

Lenovo ThinkPad SL400 does an excellent job keeping heat under control. Even when the system was under stress for the period of the performance benchmarking tests the SL400 remained relatively cool.Noise was never an issue with the SL400.

Battery Life

With the notebook power settings in "balanced" mode, wireless on and the screen brightness set to 50 percent, the SL400 drained its full battery later than 3 hours and 13 minutes.

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