Dell gets official with Latitude D430, Precision M4300 laptops
By Darren Murph 
posted June 29th 2007 6:47PM
posted June 29th 2007 6:47PM
At long last, Dell's ultraportable Latitude D430 is getting official, and just so it doesn't have to brave the new world alone, the Precision M4300 mobile workstation is tagging along. The 12-inch D430 will of course boast a widescreen WXGA display, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, Intel's GMA 950 integrated graphics, an Intel Core 2 Duo (or Solo) processor, an optional 32GB SSD, 802.11n WiFi, optional fingerprint reader, magnesium alloy casing, Strike Zone hard drive protection, and a slew of ports to boot. The beefier M4300 comes stocked with up to 2.4GHz of Intel Core 2 Duo power, a 15.4-inch display, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA's 512MB Quadro FX 360M graphics, up to 160GB of hard drive space, and 802.11n WiFi. Both units are available to configure as we speak, and while the 12-incher starts at $1,509 sans many luxuries, the M4300 rings up at $1,750 before you start bumping up the specs.
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So, Dell is about the only post you'll see if you don't subscribe to the iPhone hype.
Looks like you can build a very decent laptop, at a low starting price, but if you add all the options, it's priced similarly to any "name brand" pc. Nice idea, though and they have a decent protection plan.
WTH, This doesn't have anything to do with the iPhone!
iphone
haha it seems like people only care about the iPhone today...
I think that Dell's ultraportable Latitude D430 and the the Precision M4300 mobile workstation are .... Ha! Tricked you. iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
One key problem with the Dell Latitude D430 is that you can't configure it with the 32 gig solid state storage module if you go to www.dell.com and sign in as "small business." If someone else tries it and it yields a better result, please let us know! Also, the price with tax comes to some $3,495 with a reasonable configuration. This compares to the D630, which is almost $500 less with a similarly reasonable configuration -- although that one has a more modern processor (2 GHz Santa Rosa).