Dell Latitude E4200 Info

You were probably the first on the coupons that were emailed. The coupons appear unique for the outlet when they arrive in your email.

 

Just Ebay for a coupon. I got one for $3.5.

I got a E4200 for $780 w/ tax. 1.2Ghz, 3GB RAM, 128GB SSD, BT and E-Module. Seems like a decent deal. Plan on saving a bit more by downgrading the SSD. I can either get a PCI-E card or a 64GB SATA2 from Ebay. With the PCI-E card I am looking at the whole laptop for <$500 and with the 64GB around $630.

 

I wouldn't downgrade the SSD unless you know what you are doing. PCI-E is out, unless you are talking about ExpressCard. The SSD is a uSATA. You can probably get the 1.8" naked drive from eBay but you should know exactly what you are looking for. Details are in this thread.

 

There is two mini PCI-E slots in the E4200. One is for WiFI, one is for the WWAN. There is no difference between mini PCI-E slots so the prob would be whether the E4200 can boot from one. Chances are it can since the SSD usually shows up as a USB device. As for the Usata I got this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147056

The metal enclosure will have to be removed and there may not be mounting holes on the card. But Ill see if I can ghetto mount it in.

 

Are problem is we are such a melting pot ... we don't know which way to look.

 

Yes, the ram, I wanted to upgrade it to the max of whatever I can right away.

 

Oh, I thought you were referring to the SSD slot. Some folks mistakenly assumed in the early days that since it was a card, it was PCI-E. Anyway, I am pretty sure the PCI-E slots are not bootable but you are free to try. Let us know!

Edit: Yeah that drive should work and you shouldn't need to do any ghettofabulous hacking--the holes should be there and you shouldn't have to do much to remove the case. Here's a pic of the bare drive I took a couple of months back:

http://members.arstechnica.com/x/monakh/E4200_ThinSATA.jpg

Jane, I thought you were a Brit ? The melting pot analogy is usually reserved for Ye ole America.

You have the laptop now, right? It has 2GB? I think you will find it more than sufficient for your needs. Oh and we will take those pics now!

 

Anyone knows where I can buy a 4-cell battery for the E4200? I cant seem to find any online, even on ebay.

 

You may have to call it in. Part # is 312-0863.

It may be withdrawn from the US market, I could only see in on the Canadian site.

 

Mine has one. And the track pad is a little crooked.