Dell Latitude D800

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Dell Latitude D800

Soham Raninga, Nov 04, 2004 0000 hrs IST

The Dell Latitude D800 laptop is tailor made for power users looking for portability without compromising on performance

Stellar performer, Excellent high-resolution wide screen, Tons of wireless options, DVD-Writer, Great build quality

Expensive, Slightly heavy, Average in gaming

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The Dell Latitude D800 laptop is tailor made for power users looking for portability without compromising on performance. This statement won't make much sense unless you go through the specifications. Till then, you can take my word for it; the Latitude D800 will give even the latest desktops a run for their money.

Rightly placed as a "Desktop replacement", the D800 is not the sleekest or the lightest of the lot, simply because it's not meant to be sleek and light. Powered with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, the D800 is a premium offering from a reputed brand well known for rolling out pure performance products.

What inside the D800?
At the heart of the Dell D800 lies the Pentium M 2.0 GHz processor powered with 2 MB L2 cache. The D800 houses 1 GB of PC 2100 DDR memory coupled with the Intel 855PM chipset. Storage is taken care by an 80 GB 4200 RPM hard drive. On the wireless front the D800 incorporates an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 WLAN (802.11b/g, 54 Mbps) miniPCI card.

Apart from the Wi-Fi LAN, the D800 also offers a Gigabit Ethernet LAN, a Bluetooth module and an integrated IR port that ensures complete freedom from wires and provides full-fledged connectivity options for PDAs and cellphones. A 15.4" Wide screen ultra-sharp UXGA display screen (1920 x 1200 pixels) delivers rich colors and superb clarity. The configuration gets even better with an 8X DVD-Writer and an Nvidia GeForce FX 5650 128 MB graphics accelerator.

At the rear are the external power connector, one serial port, one parallel port, a VGA out, an Ethernet port, one 56K modem port and two USB 2.0 ports. Surprisingly, what's missing is a PS/2 port. The right side has an additional USB 2.0 port and a modular bay that houses the DVD-Writer. To the left are the FireWire port, PCMCIA slot, IR port and the headphone and mic connectors.