Dell D430 overheating?

Well I am glad that they are going to replace the machine. I would be curious if they would not replace it with another D430, since if they were going to use a different model I thought they ask if your happy with that trade off.

 

Well, they did inform me that since the D430 is not in production no longer that a another model could be given out.

I just chatted with them again and they stated that whatever my other laptop came with, the other one will have the same. However they didn't know what model it would be. Guess I have to wait 7-21 business days to find out...

 

It will most likely be a E4200. I had a D430 go dead in April, they said they were going to replace it with a refurbished D430, but two weeks later they said they couldn't find a refurb D430 with the same specs I had (although I saw a few on the outlet that were exact same specs as mine). so they said they were going to replace it with a refurb E4200, then 3 days goes by, they call me back and said they couldn't get a refurb E4200 so they submitted an order for a brand new E4200. then 2 more weeks later I received a brand new E4200. Although it only had about 3 months warranty on it (it had the remainder of the warranty of the D430). I tried to get the warranty upgraded/extended. they wanted another $450 to extend it for 2 years. I said forget it.

So you'll most likely receive an E4200

 

Wow, looks like you were right...

X320R BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP)..., NOTEBOOK..., CPEN, SP9600, B, E4300 00001
38XCW MODULE..., PALMREST..., DUAL POINTING..., W/O FPRDR, E43 00001

I just took a look at my case and it appears I will get something like that. Not 100% sure of the specs, but it looks interesting from the SP9600...

Still going to be a bigger than the D430 :/ Need to make sure it has the WWAN card and the media slice since I have both for my current laptop. I'm not picky, but just want to make sure its an even trade.

 

Update:

Well after lots of searching, I found the full order. Things of note, W7U(Windows 7 Ultimate?), 3 cell battery (hmm??), no WWAN card (just module info...?). No back-lite KB, but thats expected. Also, a SP9600 processor and a SSD drive

1 X320R Base,Notebook,Core Penryn SP9600,B,E4300
1 38XCW Module,Palmrest,Dual Pointing W/O FPRDR,E43
1 4FTTT Module,Software,Dell Control Point Connection Manager,Latitude/Precision,1.4
1 67Y8Y Module,Software,Dell Control Point System Manager,Latitude/Precision,1.4.00001
1 C112J Module,Documentation,SERI/WSI English,DAO/BCC
1 CR676 Module,Printed Wiring Assy Daughterboard,BLKTP,256/512,BG
1 CVGW5 Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,Windows Seven,Business Notebook
1 FGXNH Module,Software,W7U32,ConsumerDesktop,English,Dao/bcc
1 GJ60R Module,Label,INTEL,Notebook CMTV2,Rebranding
1 H343G Module,Label,Regulatory Notebook,Dell Americas Organization,E4300
1 H658K Module,Information,Wireless Wide Area Network,E4300
1 J139T MOD,SW,RXO,10.3,DE,BUSNS,FI
1 J140T MOD,KIT,SW,RXO,10.3,DE,BUSNS
1 J162F Module,Settings,Management AMT/DASH,Latitude/precision
1 J716F Module,Software,Trend Micro 16.6,30DAY,English
1 J798R Module,Assembly,Base,SP9600,B E4300
1 J7JF5 Module,Liquid Crystal Display 13.3WX,Wireless Wide Area Network,Black,E4300
1 J888G Module,Information,88CTGS Unified Memory Architecture
1 K471K Module,Information,Liquid Crystal Display,Black,LATON E4300
1 M019R Module,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,Digital Video Disk Drive,Business,Factory Install
1 M412C Module,Cord,Power,125V,1M,C5 E,United States
1 MGDW9 Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7U32/64
1 PN457 Module,Keyboard,83,United States,England/english,ESDP World Wide,E43
1 R457C Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,3G,1067MHZ,DDR3
1 R523H Module,Solid State Drive,64GB S2,2.5,Samsung,Latitude
1 RFNJ8 Module,Dvd+/-rw,8X,E4300,Black,Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology
1 RK895 Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,Flexible,65W,3P,World Wide
1 RY279 Service Install Module Software,Latitude,E4300
1 T465G Module,Card,Network,5300 Latitude,Screen
1 UX249 Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Resource Dvd Latitude,E4300
1 VJXGC Module,Software,Dell Control Point Security Manager,Latitude/Precision,1.4
1 W0144 Module,Information,RABIT, Latitude,D Series
1 W3HMK Module,Label,Microsoft,Notebook,Windows7
1 W594D Ship Group,Notebook,North E4300,DAO/BRH1
1 W870N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Relationship Line Of Business
1 WPWGW Module,Software,W7U32,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multiple User Interface,NO-E
1 Y373R Module,Kit,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,True Theatre High Definition
1 YP467 Module,Battery,Primary,30WHR 3C,SIMPLO

 

My Dad has had both the E4200 and the E4300 so I have tested them side by side. Although the E4300 is a tad bit bigger it is much more powerful and in that I think it is worth the added weight, which is still only a little bit.

The E4300 has a built in drive, so it does not need the media slice.

 

After I posted that I saw that I just called Dell about the WWAN card, 3 cell battery and the docking station. They have to get back to me since the system is refurbished and they can't add anything to it. Plus, the dept is not in today. As long as they send me the parts, I don't care - especially the battery and the WWAN card. The dock I guess I can live without.

Another thing, they are going to use standard shipping on the laptop, so it will take quite a few days to get here. I thought they used next day on replacement...oh well.

 

Well I am just happy that it is working out for you so far. I am just crazy jealous you are getting a SSD out of the deal!

 

I agree, I am happy for that. However I would be glad to trade that in for something my other machine had at this point.

 

Well the battery and WWAN can not be that hard to aquire at all. Docks are pretty cheap if you can find one used like on craigslist.

You can try to do some googling and see if the card in the D430 fits in the E4300