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D820 Pros and Cons

post #1 of 10
5/16/06 at 9:30pm
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Looking to get the Latitude D820 and would like to hear from D820 owners on the pros and cons of this machine. Had the D810 and loved it. Can it play games like FEAR or HL2?
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post #2 of 10
5/17/06 at 1:53am
I haven't had a chance to, but I reckon the D820 will play FEAR, but probably not at native resolution and with most of the eye candy turned off. HL2 on the other hand might run quite swimmingly, I'll have to backup my Steam games and put them on the D820.
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post #3 of 10
5/17/06 at 10:00am
I've had my D820 for about 3 weeks now, and I have to say that it is the best business laptop that I've had - and I've had a lot of them. It has been a rock and extremely reliable. Love everything about it, including the size.

I don't play games, so I can't address the games part of your question, but if you're looking for a laptop that runs cool, great build quality, excellent LCD, excellent keyboard, trackpoint, components and peripherals - the D820 is it.
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post #4 of 10
5/17/06 at 10:13am
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Originally Posted by jjfcpa
I've had my D820 for about 3 weeks now, and I have to say that it is the best business laptop that I've had - and I've had a lot of them. It has been a rock and extremely reliable. Love everything about it, including the size.

I don't play games, so I can't address the games part of your question, but if you're looking for a laptop that runs cool, great build quality, excellent LCD, excellent keyboard, trackpoint, components and peripherals - the D820 is it.
I see that you have both the D820 and the Thinkpad T43p.
Can you tell me, what are the positives of the D820 over the T43p? I'm especially interested in knowing which has the better build and display quality. Thanks!
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post #5 of 10
5/17/06 at 2:50pm
I can see that you own an e1505. If you have it with the x1400, then the 820 video card has a similar performance to the ATI card. Just check out the 3dmark scores in the Reviews&Benchmark forums. There is a $500 off $1799 coupon right now. If you are planning to buy one, don't forget to use on of those.
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post #6 of 10
5/17/06 at 11:09pm
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Originally Posted by yarbles
I see that you have both the D820 and the Thinkpad T43p.
Can you tell me, what are the positives of the D820 over the T43p? I'm especially interested in knowing which has the better build and display quality. Thanks!

I do not have T43p, but have T41 and Apple PowerBook 12" DVI, together with D820, so I think I could give you some clues.

As far as the build and display quality, D820 is second to none; it's very sturdy in every bit, and its look & feel is also very good, even better than T41 -- just in my opinion recent TP models look & feel cheapy, esp. after IBM/Lenovo replaced the materials for hand rest areas with softer & more flexible one -- and at least the same level as Apple PowerBook. Tradeoff, of course, is its slightly increased weight and thickness. Still, however, T41 has a better keyboard in terms of tactile feeling, but the difference is not that big; D820's keyboard is certainly better than anything else.

IBM TP was always my dream notebook when I was a student (yes, I was just dreaming of having one due to its far higher price) and has been my main one since I got a job. But now I finally have a business notebook that is affordable but has better qualtiy than that of TP.
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post #7 of 10
5/18/06 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by yarbles
I see that you have both the D820 and the Thinkpad T43p.
Can you tell me, what are the positives of the D820 over the T43p? I'm especially interested in knowing which has the better build and display quality. Thanks!

There is no question that the Thinkpad is a solid laptop. I used it for almost a year before I got my D820 and it's been in a bag ever since. I really like the build and LCD on the D820. I just like the widescreen WSXGA+ resolution and the form factor. It's perfect the business user.
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post #8 of 10
5/20/06 at 1:10pm
Wow. I work on my M70 as a desktop replacement, but, for the road, I find my thinkpads impossible to beat. The ergonomics are supperb, specially the trackpoint system.

Hopefuly I am wrong about the D820, but I really doubt that ergonomics are that good as in a Thinkpad. Sure, my Thinkpad creaks a little here and there, but it's still quite sturdy compared to the crap around.
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post #9 of 10
5/20/06 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by mikemex
Wow. I work on my M70 as a desktop replacement, but, for the road, I find my thinkpads impossible to beat. The ergonomics are supperb, specially the trackpoint system. Hopefuly I am wrong about the D820, but I really doubt that ergonomics are that good as in a Thinkpad. Sure, my Thinkpad creaks a little here and there, but it's still quite sturdy compared to the crap around.
I don't know the details, but considering the images on Dell web site, it looks like the bodies of M70 is based on the previous generation of Latitudes, i.e., D810/800. Have you checked the recent model of M65, which is, AFAIK, based on D820? There's a lot of difference between the two. Also, don't forget that D820 has a trackpoint system too, which is as good as that of TP. BTW TPs (T4x/6x) may be better suited for the road (thinner, lighter, ...), but once you get accustomed to 15.4" wide screen (perfect for reading online documents in a double-page format in MS word and in Acrobat reader with a bookmark panel turned on), you won't go back to any others. In this regard, I want to share something with you and others: I just returned from IEEE standard meetings in FL, and it was the 1st meeting that I attended without any printed version of draft standards (usually hundreds of pages), which alone greatly compensates for its weight, thinckness, and so on.
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post #10 of 10
5/21/06 at 2:01pm
Hye guys, just a quick question for d820 owners.What are the dimensions of the power brick? Weight, height, etc.... My previous laptop was an inspiron 9100, which was VERY heavy...

Also did anyone get the auto/air combo adapter?
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