These may be lower end as far as business laptops go, but are pretty bulletproof as a general purpose workhorse machine. Used one for over 6 years which included frequent travel and it still works without an issue with the exception of the battery no longer holding charge. Using it now as a secondary/backup machine.
I know this video is three years old, but I was just given two of these and some other Dell laptops because I rehab and donate them. Came across this video researching the model. The two I have, have i5 processors, Samsung ssd’s, 8GB Ram and fresh installs of Win 10 Pro. The CMOS batteries are shot but the rechargeable batteries still work. I’m surprised how speedy they are. Thick and heavy by standards of today but they will get people on the internet who don’t otherwise have computers. Cheers!
Yes. They just have plastic covers which, over time, have proved to be the savior of exposed hinges of many 6000 series tri-metal machines. We retrofitted a version of these covers for schools and companies, especially in wide screen versions. The Dell hinges were quite strong and looked classy but dirt and grit ingress in real world use caused snapping and dangerous sharp edges. This reviewer missed out too much and might as well have never made the video.
For what this series is, it's still one nice step up from the Vostro and Inspiron lines. I still have a Latitude e6430, I stuffed a quad core in that puppy. I miss the build quality. My 5491 is one sharp looking, and very fast mobile workstation, but there's little metal involved. It's a hybrid carbon polymer. Granted it still feels great in the hand. It's just not that tri metal goodness. But the 5420 and 5430 offered at least a really decent blend of that world verses the nearly all plastic construction.
I have both an e6430 and e6530 and upgraded my mom to an e5430. I use the dock with both laptops. They sure beat the hell out of most consumer laptops for sure. Especially the models with ULV cpus and only 2gb of ram. Ouch! If I was in the market for a laptop and had less then $200 bucks to spend I would personally aim at one of these. That i3 might seem low end next to my i7 quad but that i3 is miles faster then any cheap netbook.
i got that pc for like 3 years and i got windows 10 and it work but its not gaming pc but you still can play like project zomboid on it or some older gamess
Oh wow! I actually just got this laptop a few days ago. i5 3340M model. Upped to 12GB of RAM and it plays GTA V on normal settings without lagging or stuttering. My version came with an extended battery. Edit: I dont like how the wifi switch is tbh. It just slides and works. Kinda a red flag for mistakes
@@accordinglyryan, thanks bro! But I wanna know if I can use an external camera though. (You know what I mean) like a web camera or something like that.
Hey man thanks for the video. i´m looking for a laptop to use for school/work/light gaming (2006-2010 era games) i found these two options: 1) Thinkpad X220 core i7 2620M 8Gb Ram ddr3 500 gb HDD. 2) same as the video (Dell Latitude E5430) Core i5 3340M 6gb ddr3 ram 320 gb HDD. which one should i go for ?
It's so late, yet no one answered you. So I will give you opinion even if you didn't ask. I would say, to go for the 2nd option solely because I saw the review of people stating that the i5-3340m is better than the 1st option.
I’m getting this as my first laptop. Is there anything you recommend I upgrade? Ram or something (idk anything about computers) Anything software I should download. Is virus protection still a thing ?
16GB RAM + an SSD would really make it feel speedy. Honestly I stopped using antivirus software many years ago, Windows does a decent enough job by itself, provided you aren't visiting sketchy websites lol
@@accordinglyryan thanks. I can find those on Amazon or is it better to go to Best Buy or something of the sort? Also how much will these additions cost 💲
Any chance anybody knows how to factory reset the laptop. I lost mine from years ago and found it. I forgot my password and I don't have the stuff to change the password.
i have i5 version, 8gb of ram and backlit keyboard, upgraded to 2x ssd and it is very nice and fast laptop, I've connected to docking station and i have sweet silence. It is not for games ofc, for games I have console.
I have i5-2520m version of the Latitude e5420 (the Sandy Bridge equivalent of e5430) with 8gb RAM (soon upgrading to 16gb RAM and i7-2640m) and 480gb SSD and backlit keyboard. It has served me very very well for the 3 months that I have used it since I got it in October last year!!
These may be lower end as far as business laptops go, but are pretty bulletproof as a general purpose workhorse machine. Used one for over 6 years which included frequent travel and it still works without an issue with the exception of the battery no longer holding charge. Using it now as a secondary/backup machine.
Ryan Gehret
Always love your Dell review videos! Thanks and welcome back again.
Damn Ryan, Back at it again with the Tech Videos
I know this video is three years old, but I was just given two of these and some other Dell laptops because I rehab and donate them. Came across this video researching the model. The two I have, have i5 processors, Samsung ssd’s, 8GB Ram and fresh installs of Win 10 Pro. The CMOS batteries are shot but the rechargeable batteries still work. I’m surprised how speedy they are. Thick and heavy by standards of today but they will get people on the internet who don’t otherwise have computers. Cheers!
Latitudes are probably my favourite windows laptop series. You can get them fairly cheap and generally for the price the performance is good.
101% better, more beauty and touchble tham any notebook developed and released nowadays
I’m guessing getting something like a 250 ssd will help with gaming
The hinges are not plastic. They are in a metal frame internally.
Yes. They just have plastic covers which, over time, have proved to be the savior of exposed hinges of many 6000 series tri-metal machines.
We retrofitted a version of these covers for schools and companies, especially in wide screen versions.
The Dell hinges were quite strong and looked classy but dirt and grit ingress in real world use caused snapping and dangerous sharp edges.
This reviewer missed out too much and might as well have never made the video.
One of the last windows 7 laptops ever made
Yep
What's the camera quality like?
For what this series is, it's still one nice step up from the Vostro and Inspiron lines. I still have a Latitude e6430, I stuffed a quad core in that puppy. I miss the build quality. My 5491 is one sharp looking, and very fast mobile workstation, but there's little metal involved. It's a hybrid carbon polymer. Granted it still feels great in the hand. It's just not that tri metal goodness. But the 5420 and 5430 offered at least a really decent blend of that world verses the nearly all plastic construction.
I have both an e6430 and e6530 and upgraded my mom to an e5430. I use the dock with both laptops. They sure beat the hell out of most consumer laptops for sure. Especially the models with ULV cpus and only 2gb of ram. Ouch! If I was in the market for a laptop and had less then $200 bucks to spend I would personally aim at one of these. That i3 might seem low end next to my i7 quad but that i3 is miles faster then any cheap netbook.
I just bought a refurb model of this. Has an I5 tho and 8 gb of ram do you know why?
EricoChico why
Because there is an i5 and also i7 model of this laptop, I own the i5 one :)
What’s the drive space?
Price was good and gave me what I need. Much faster vs my old Acer that I bought new for 350 back in 2015. Dunno drive space 250 or so
i have the same one but it does have a backlit keyboard and core i5
mine too
same here bro
Hi can you help me how to get(buy) back-lit keyboard please? I really wann a get because mine is i7. Thanks
I have this laptop. I can see a slightly white corner in on left side. Is this normal?
Hi can you tell how to task screenshot without snipping tool
You don't.
@@accordinglyryan I don't know that's why I am asking btw fm win and f11 is not working
@@sqvlog20 Let me rephrase that: you can't do it without snipping tool or another piece of software.
Win + Print bro
@@accordinglyryan yeah thanks
i have the same laptop!but it dosent have any camera
i also have same laptop but it has a camera and it is i5 core
nice laptop i have the e6430 i put a intel core i7 3720qm processor in it runs amazing
i used e6420 but video card graphics died now im using this mine was icore7 too
Will this run programs like obs without lag
i got that pc for like 3 years and i got windows 10 and it work but its not gaming pc but you still can play like project zomboid on it or some older gamess
Oh wow! I actually just got this laptop a few days ago. i5 3340M model. Upped to 12GB of RAM and it plays GTA V on normal settings without lagging or stuttering.
My version came with an extended battery.
Edit: I dont like how the wifi switch is tbh. It just slides and works. Kinda a red flag for mistakes
Here's the specifications: imgur.com/a/3cmMtm4
I get people at work all the time stating their WiFi doesn't work. Switch toggle? Yup! LOL
It plays GTA V on Intel HD 4000? That's interesting.
Ryan Gehret it Sure does. Turn the settings down a little, everything else on Normal and you got decent framerate
Ryan Gehret i can play gta 5 on my pc that has core i5 12gb ram and intel hd 530
Ryan Gehret, Does it have a camera?
Nope
@@accordinglyryan, thanks bro! But I wanna know if I can use an external camera though. (You know what I mean) like a web camera or something like that.
@@robertom7326 Oh yeah of course, you can use any USB webcam with it. Logitech and Microsoft make good ones
We have the same laptop. How to buy the right charger for that laptop? Idk what to do bc my charger don't work anymore
Dell used the same charger for like 2 decades. At least a 65W one will work fine for this
I have a E5530.
Hey man thanks for the video. i´m looking for a laptop to use for school/work/light gaming (2006-2010 era games)
i found these two options:
1) Thinkpad X220 core i7 2620M 8Gb Ram ddr3 500 gb HDD.
2) same as the video (Dell Latitude E5430) Core i5 3340M 6gb ddr3 ram 320 gb HDD.
which one should i go for ?
It's so late, yet no one answered you. So I will give you opinion even if you didn't ask. I would say, to go for the 2nd option solely because I saw the review of people stating that the i5-3340m is better than the 1st option.
camera?? Can I download zoom in it?
yes
@@hasitverma1682 he is right
How to take screenshot on dell E5430?
my sd card from my go pro doesnt fit in nthe computer, i have a lattitude e5430 like you...
I’m getting this as my first laptop.
Is there anything you recommend I upgrade?
Ram or something (idk anything about computers)
Anything software I should download.
Is virus protection still a thing ?
16GB RAM + an SSD would really make it feel speedy. Honestly I stopped using antivirus software many years ago, Windows does a decent enough job by itself, provided you aren't visiting sketchy websites lol
@@accordinglyryan thanks. I can find those on Amazon or is it better to go to Best Buy or something of the sort?
Also how much will these additions cost 💲
Anyone using this model number laptop how's the condition ?
my old e6420 died and i bought this model for second hand my e6520 was icore 7
I have the same but mine is Core i7 and Windows 10
does your device have bluetooth?
yes it has a bluetooth because i have the same
Shows the agelessness of Dell, though; even the cheaper models aren't as cheap as in some other brands. HP, for example. God.
Im planning to buy 8gb and 120sdd is that ok?
Sure, for work purposes (unless you edit video and need decent 3d perf) you will be very happy with this device.
I have this with windows 11 on it
can i install sdobe premer at it
Bluetooth?
Yeah put 12 GB ram inside speeds this baby right up, and all in all a pretty good laptop win 10 pro nice little runner this one is i5
Where is mic?
I bid on one of these one time from ebay and actually almost won it but got outbid at the last minute!
How much were you going to pay? How much did it go for?
we have that computer at school
Any chance anybody knows how to factory reset the laptop. I lost mine from years ago and found it. I forgot my password and I don't have the stuff to change the password.
Just install a new copy of windows.....
I read in a web article that Latitude E5430 is better than E6430... is true?
No, the E5xxx series is built to a cheaper standard. 6000 series is better
Como yo puedo con la computadora mía. DELL E5430 DESCARGADA de la 🔋
hi how can i open his cd player beacause i do not find a boton to clic
looks fast even though only having 2gb ram.
Yeah doesn't do too bad, then again it is a fresh install with nothing on it.
Please give me Dell latitude E5430 non v pro fingerprint driver please sir request to you..
Hi I actually have i7 dell latitude e5430 but thats my only computer sorry
i have i5 version, 8gb of ram and backlit keyboard, upgraded to 2x ssd and it is very nice and fast laptop, I've connected to docking station and i have sweet silence. It is not for games ofc, for games I have console.
I have i5-2520m version of the Latitude e5420 (the Sandy Bridge equivalent of e5430) with 8gb RAM (soon upgrading to 16gb RAM and i7-2640m) and 480gb SSD and backlit keyboard. It has served me very very well for the 3 months that I have used it since I got it in October last year!!
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GoldenGuy- YT yeah no problem. I’m not deleting it though lol
This was the most civil comment interaction I think I've ever seen on this site. Good work.