Latitude E4310 questions for new purchase

Ordered a sick E4310 from the Dell Outlet a couple of days ago (using 25% off coupon):

- i5-540M
- 8 GB RAM
- Win 7 (64-bit)
- 128 GB SSD
- Bluetooth
- DVD-RW
- 6 cell battery

$779.25 + 6% tax

Will be ordering the e-port replicator on ebay shortly. Makes me wonder why anybody would ever buy a crappy asus (or whatever) from retail for the same price.

 

Why use the word "sick"? That looks a very healthy specification (provided it doesn't have the Liteon SSD).

John

 

Just received mine the other day from the outlet and loving it so far. Speedy and plenty of screen real estate (I used be using an X61s). Bezel is a tad wide but that is only complaint. Mine did come with LatitudeOn reader, backlit keyboard, and camera even though in the outlet it didn't say it had these. Full parts list from the order is below.

1 MT1M1 Base,Notebook,LATITUDE,E4310
1 0802M Module,Software,Dell Control Point Security Manager,Latitude/Precision,1.4.00002
1 1C383 Module,Software,Creative Camera,Business,1.4,Factory Install
1 1KC8D Module,Label,Intel,No Bios,CI5,Virtualization Pro
1 9R578 Module,Information,DHS,High, Value
1 3V4K3 Module,Hard Drive,250,5.4,P11,HIT-PC,Across Line Of Business
1 6619J Module,Software,Devicevm Inc,Reader,2.0,Factory Install
1 67Y8Y Module,Software,Dell Control Point System Manager,Latitude/Precision,1.4
1 6NWJK Module,Liquid Crystal Display,13.3HDF,Camera,Wireless Wide Area Network,Silver
1 839RM Module,KIT,Software,Creative Camera,Business,1.4
1 9RY9V Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7P32/64
1 C112J Module,Documentation,SERI/WSI English,DAO/BCC
1 C40RR Service Install Module,Software,Latitude,E4310
1 CCCD8 Ship Group,Notebook,North,Dell Americas Organization,E4310
1 CVGW5 Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,Windows Seven,Business Notebook
1 DG0N2 Module,Label,System,L10,E4310
1 FY7FV Module,Dvd+/-Rw,8X,E4310,Black,Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology
1 G040H Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
1 GK2TR Module,Palmrest,NFPRDR,NCSCRD,E4310
1 J139T Module,Software,Roxio,10.3,Dell Edition,Business,Factory Install
1 J140T Module,Kit,Software,Roxio,10.3,Dell Edition,Business
1 JJYKW Module,Settings,Management,AMT/DASH,E4310
1 K35WG Module,Software,W7P64,ConsumerDesktop,English,Dao/bcc
1 M019R Module,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,Digital Video Disk Drive,Business,Factory Install
1 M1XNV Module,Card,Network,375,Latin,BIZ,Rest Of World
1 M4821 Module,Info,No RSD,Cross Linesof Business
1 MK8CW Module,Software,W7P64,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multiple User Interface,NO-E
1 NCRNN Module,Keyboard,83,United States,English,ESDB2,E4310
1 P05N4 Module,Card,Network,6300,E2P2
1 R609C Module,Cord,Power,125V,1M,C5,United States
1 T3K2X Module,Information,Graphics,Unified Memory Architecture,E4310
1 U813P Module,Battery,Primary,30WHR,3C,Samsung Power Division
1 V61VG Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,Delta - Ac Adapt,65W,3P,CVD,World Wide
1 VWMV3 Module,Cable,Bluetooth,375,E4310
1 W0144 Module,Information,RABIT, Latitude,D Series
1 W3HMK Module,Label,Microsoft,Notebook,Windows7
1 W870N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Relationship Line Of Business
1 WFP79 Module,Assembly,Base,I5-540M,Non Blacktop
1 Y373R Module,Kit,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,True Theatre High Definition
1 926-3172 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Parts and Limited Labor Onsite Response 2 Year Extended
1 929-3070 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Parts and Limited Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
1 922-1168 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)
1 922-1167 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
1 3E476 Information,Equipment
1 375-6061 Thank you, Dell Outlet

 

Bought another E4310 from Dell to give away as Christmas gift. This one was from the Outlet. Very strange experience with them.

My order went in with a backlit keyboard and 7200rpm drive, with the order details say they are sending a machine with a non-backlit keyboard and 5400rpm drive.

Not sure of what to do. Send it back? Ask for the correct parts to be sent?

I realize that cyber Monday is a very high volume day, but this seems like a fairly big mistake.

 

Ordered a dvd burner. Dell branded UJ-892 and it doesn't fit into the slot. There's a piece of metal that sticks up and it's hitting the enclosure for the WLAN/WWAN compartment.

First the keyboard, now the dvd drive :/

 

I wonder if the drive has the wrong fixing bracket pre-installed. The bare drive should look like the photos here. Compare what you have received with whatever was in the E4310 when you bought it. You may need to transfer the correct fixing bracket.

John

 

I took some pics so you could see what it looks like. The new drive (dvdrom in left picture, on the right) has this extra piece on the side that is hitting the left side, inside the case (pic in the middle). I actually took that piece off, but the drive still will not fit all the way. The bracket is higher in the pic on the far right, see red box.

Any ideas? Am I missing something simple?

 

The extra part on the side holds the release mechanism. I had assumed that it was standard for all 9.5mm thick optical drives since that metal is part of the top cover (my E6400 and E6410 have this feature). I also understood that the E4310 had a removable burner whereas in the E4300 it was fixed. So perhaps the Dell branded burners have that bit of metal on the side and the basic models do not. (When I have time I will pull the burner out of the E4300 to see what it looks like).

I can see from the E4310 service manual that the optical drive doesn't use the same release mechanism as provided on the bigger E series. However, the photos don't show enough of the burner to reveal whether that bit of metal is there. Ind all the photos I can find on the www seem to be top views.

I see two options for you (i) get a standard OEM burner or (ii) cut off the offending bit of metal (remove the top from the burner before doing this). Swapping the top cover may be another option but might cause confusion.

John

 

Thanks for the reply. Could you link me to a burner that should work? I'd appreciate it. I don't want to buy the wrong thing.

 

A standard OEM 9.5mm optical drive looks to be the same as the illustration in the E4310 service manual. Perhaps this (although I try to avoid that brand - they tend to be fussier about their media than most). Alternatively, search for the HLDS GU40N or the TS-U633J which are listed under the E4310 downloads while the DVD RW models in the E6400 downloads offers a longer list (some may be superseded).

John