The screen hinges are sturdy, you won’t get any wobble on the screen unless you’re on one heck of a bumpy plane ride…or if you’re like me and push the screen back and forward to test how much it wobbles, just to be picky. The lid is constructed of magnesium alloy that offers great protection of the screen and a great look as well. The chassis uses a tri-metal blend of aluminum, magnesium and steel while the case shell is constructed of a very rigid plastic on the body and keyboard area. The build is sturdy, this notebook doesn’t flex. The silver latch on the screen adds a nice finishing touch and professional look. The dark finish and industrial looking fan vent also gives the D410 a bit of a muscular look, the Ford Mustang of notebooks if you will. It reminds me a bit of the Fujitsu LifeBook styling, which I like a lot. But I really dig a bit of a darker look to a laptop, and the Dell D410 with its dark charcoal grey and silver finish is rather striking. I last used the Dell Latitude X1 and was quite impressed with the simple non-flashy design. Here’s a rundown of similar 12.1″ screen ultraportable notebooks that the D410 competes with:įirst of all let me say this is hands down the best looking Dell laptop I’ve used.
It’s always good to know what other options you have in a certain notebook category you are looking to buy within. Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 PCMCIA, 1 SmartCard slot, headphone jack, microphone jack, D-Bay connector, Optical drive connector, monitor out, ethernet port, modem jack, ac power jack, security lock, infrared port.6-cell battery and 9-cell extended life battery (both ExpressCharge).
It shares some similarities with the ultra light Latitude X1, such as having the same 12.1″ screen size and no built-in optical drive to keep weight down, but it is overall quite different and more of a cross between an ultraportable and thin-and-light workstation. The Dell Latitude D410 is a 12.1″ screen portable business laptop. Dell Latitude D410 with extended life battery ( view larger image)
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