Customer Reviews

Dell Latitude C610 P3 1ghz. Laptop with 256mb Ram, 20gb Hard Drive, Dvd, 14.1" Screen

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

These latitude laptops are workhorses, I use 1 at work and it just kicks butt, also 3 of my family members own the same model and everybody is really happy. Laptop is not heavy slim model and very very durable. Overall a 5 out of 5.

Run, my friends, run from Dell's line of laptop computers. I've owned two of them -- one from the Latitude series and another from the Inspiron series. They've all had the same problems -- motherboard issues. As you may or may not know, motherboards are expensive, and in my case, the motherboard went TWICE in each computer.

My usage was light -- simply for business applications -- no gaming, no mega streaming audio or video -- just applications. And I see in the case of this model that you're getting 256 MB RAM -- you'll need at least 512 MB, or your computer will crawl between applications.

I know laptops will run hot -- but Dell laptops seem to run exceptionally hot. So hot that I had to park mine in front of an open window in January to cool down after 30 minutes of use. Perhaps this is why the motherboards in so many of their units bite the dust.

I've been twice disappointed with Dell products. As you can tell from the ratings on the Dell computers that show up here on Amazon, users don't have a very high opinion of them. And I won't get started on the whole Dell customer service aspect. It's well known that it's abysmal at best.

After the second laptop motherboard issue, I've learned my lesson -- and it cost me quite a few dollars. Hopefully they go back to the drawing board and redesign these things. Just be wary when purchasing a Dell product.

I use the same laptop at work, it is very fast and works great for just about anything, the floppy is swappable with the cd-drive, the laptop is not heavy and pretty slim. I think for the money thi is the best laptop available. Internet just flies on it and I play a lot of online games on it and it work flawlessly.

Dell sold me a laptop that was incompatible with docking station and stand; replaced docking station and stand but still didn't work. Since this process took more than 21 days, Dell penalized me a 10% "restocking" fee and made me pay for shipping. Took a great deal of time to even get them to take the system back. Take my advice and stay away from Dell products.

Well, i got this laptop as a gift for christmas, but somehow mine has slightly better specifications. Anyway, it works better than the other two computers in the house, which have faster processors and one of them is newer. It is so fast, and i can't even use up the 20 gig hard drive. It is great for watching DVDs on, because in full screen it looks like a high definition TV. The screen looks huge because most of the time you use it you are close to it and it is great. Windows XP runs perfectly on it. The only thing I am having a problem with is that it disconnects me from the internet every once in a while, but that is the router's fault. It also overheats very badly, but this isn't a problem for me. RECOMMENDED BUY!!!

A great machine. The internet is very fast. The quality of the video is decent and the sound that this baby puts out is above average for a labtop.

I was quite pleased with my computer for the first few months- then things starting going wrong. Dell was reputed to have outstanding service, so I paid about $300 just for an extra long extended warranty. The service has been horrible and TWO replacements have broken down completely.

I'd go with just about any other computer brand, or at least not pay for a warranty that is essentially useless.

I have this computer at work - and in the two years we have used it, the motherboard has gone out, as well as the hard drive. Luckily, it was still under warranty both times we've had to repair it, but I would be nervous to purchase one as a personal computer at home.

i have it but it isnt worth the click. I regret buying it and it is a piece of doo doo. only 1 USB port and can not get anything else installed because the windows xp is counterfit.
DONT FALL FOR IT

Before you judge this laptop too harshly, I have to say that most of the reviews are over looking one important fact: you're running Windows XP! That OS is a prime example of a resource hog (tho not as bad as Vista) I've never had any problems with the laptop when I'm running linux on it, and it seems to run much better (cooler, faster, more compatibly) with the latest linux distro of choice than it ever did on Windows.

I guess the point of this review is to say that this laptop isn't for everyone, but it isn't crap, it just wasn't made for Windows. :)