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Dell Latitude 5430 14.0 inch FHD Business Laptop, Intel Core i7-1265U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Grey

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Embracing our obstinate addiction, we tested Diablo III’s performance on the Latitude E5430 to see how it compared to our previous tests and those performed just weeks prior on the E5530. While admirable, the results didn’t vary materially from our E5530 venture—just a couple of frames per second here and there, which is an insignificant difference that could be attributed to any variety of factors. In terms of hard numbers, this translated to an average of 28 frames per second on high and 36 frames per second on medium settings, both certainly palatable values for a business notebook. Dell has been going on a positive route of updating and refreshing their laptops. The Latitude 14 5000 has not been spared, and we really hope that they managed to fix the heating issue. If it wasn’t for that, we would have clearly recommended it (the Latitude 14 5420), because of its super-long battery life and generally stable runs.

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The Latitude E5430’s optional fingerprint readerprovides biometric authentication that is also remotely administrable if desired, while TPM 1.2and smart card enrollmentare available for an added cost. Meanwhile, self-encrypting hard drives, which are mainstays in many modern enterprise environments, are also an option. All other products will be delivered via the fastest available method (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and generally within 3-5 days, depending on customer location. This laptop’s body is made out of plastic and carbon fiber, both of which are partially created from recycled materials. It is still pretty rigid – something that is a must for a business computer.The maximum measured brightness is 265 nits (cd/m2) in the middle of the screen and 248 nits (cd/m2) average across the surface with a maximum deviation of 13%. The Correlated Color Temperature on a white screen and at maximum brightness is 6630K (average) – slightly colder than the 6500K optimum for sRGB. So, what does all this buy you? Plenty of runtime in this case. To reiterate, our review unit received a standard 9-cell battery, and we were impressed with the results. One of the first items we tested was minimal system usage under nearly-idle conditions via the Reader’s Test in Battery Eater. Before testing, as always, we fully charged the unit and disabled sleep, hibernation, screen and hard drive timeouts, and all wireless radios. Under these conditions and set to the “Power Saver” power profile, the notebook stayed alive for an exceptional 11 hours and 2 minutes. There are two different 14-inch display options to choose from on the Latitude E5430, both of which graciously feature a matte finish. The first is a standard HD (1366x768) display, and the second is an HD+ (1600x900) display with Premium Panel Guarantee. Our review model came equipped with the latter, and, as in typical fashion with most Dell models, the higher-resolution display is also quite a bit nicer than the standard one. Though we weren’t exactly wowed by the contrast ratio (more on that in a moment), the picture quality was nevertheless subjectively good and the panel is bright. Colors were a bit flat, however.

Dell Latitude 14 5430 review | LaptopMedia UK

By the way, Dell once again offers a laptop in 2022, that has a 768p TN panel as a base option. You should never ever consider such an option. Keep in mind that the Latitude 14 5430 is not a cheap machine. Outfitting it with one of the cheapest displays to exist is simply pathetic. Keyword search box - Enter a keyword of the driver that you are looking for. For example, BIOS, Chipset, Audio, Video,and so on.

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One of the most-discussed features of the Ivy Bridge chipset is Intel HD Graphics 4000, which you’ll find included with any mid- to high-end third-generation Intel Core CPU. While integrated solutions still can’t compete with midgrade or better discrete adapters in terms of performance, they are better in terms of power consumption and cost, and—at least in the case of the HD 4000—they come close enough to their lower-end discrete comrades such as to render them quite enticing for many users. The Latitude E5430 can be outfitted with either a 320 GB (encrypted or non-encrypted) or 500 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, or for a little higher cost, a 128 GB Solid State Drive (SSD). Our review unit came equipped with a Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT007-9ZV142 7200 RPM 320 GB drive. Like the drive we received in our E5530 review model, this is a smaller, single-platter 7 mm-height hard drive that normally is meant for situations where drive size is a prohibitive design factor (such as in many ultraportables). The E5430 actually features a fully-sized 9.5 mm-height drive bay, so any traditional SATA laptop drive will also fit.

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