Pay in 3 is a form of credit, may not be suitable for everyone and use may affect your credit score. Some are offering screen brightness of up to 1,500 nits, and optical treatments are continually refined. Another five screws have to be removed before the magnesium base plate opens to reveal a glimpse at the rest of the hardware.

There is no rubber seal around the perimeter of the housing, and there are several openings for the fan, heat exchanger, optical drive and mass storage.

This great result is achieved because our Latitude's computation score, the computing-intensive test range, places it at the top with a big gap to all previously tested laptops with its computation score (26762 points). HWInfo illustrates, as seen in the right screenshot, that Turbo works efficiently and, above all, permanently. Intel's integrated graphics processor (IGP) of the latest Ivy Bridge processor generation, the HD Graphics 4000 in our case, accelerates all routine tasks, starting with HD videos up to games, smoothly in low details. It took a bit over a year before Dell updated its new Latitude range business laptops for the known reasons.

Fully exercising the CPU via the CrystalMark ALU or FPU benchmarks drew around 30 watts, draining even the big 97 watt-hour battery (see below) in under three hours. 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.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As such, the ATG is a strong direct competitor to semi-rugged laptops from Panasonic, Getac, GammaTech, and the like. While Dell doesn't publish a lot of ruggedness benchmarks in its specifications, the ATG is third-party tested and certified for durability and reliability according to the MIL-STD 810G test procedures for a variety of harsh environment conditions.

With Windows power settings to "Power Saver" and screen brightness all the way to minimum (which is still quite viewable indoors), we saw as low as 7. If port replication and additional ports aren't needed, the FirstCradle, shown above to the right, is a lighter (just 2. MB/s, this storage device processes the demanded data relatively fast - considering that we are not dealing with a swift flash memory as installed in SSDs.Coretek’s responsibility under this, or any other warranty, implied or expressed, is limited to repair, replacement or refund, as set forth above. Overall, the Dell 6430 ATG is a high-performance machine that, thanks to excellent power management, can still achieve very good battery life.

Larger displays mean larger and heavier laptops, and switching to wide format displays can make them incompatible with existing mounting systems. It's a subdued design, especially compared to the tough and macho XFR, but one with its own quiet elegance. Coretek disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.Claims of surviving a 2-1/2 foot drop are common here, compared to the four feet and higher for fully rugged machines. Having almost 100 watt-hours, however, does come in handy even in a machine like the ATG that turned out to be remarkably frugal. A layer of textured plastic armor—similar to the spray-on liner in truck beds—covers the edges of the closed laptop, and rubber bumpers on the corners add a bit more protection from drops and bumps. Unfortunately, most vendors of semi-rugged laptops and other mobile computing gear are vague when describing just how much abuse a product can take.