Conclusion

All in all, this is a fine laptop for the price. Despite some of the issues I have with the build quality and the initial problems I had when purchasing the laptop, it seems to be worth every dollar, and I love the overclock abilities this laptop possesses. apple Charger ,apple AC Adapter
I am a college student and bought the Dell Latitude D810 mostly as a powerful desktop replacement, but also to be portable enough to carry it around campus when needed.

A little background -- the big thing for a college student these days is to buy a nice computer after high school graduation and before college. Initially I knew I wanted roughly a 15" screen with a gratuitous amount of RAM, a good processor, gigabit Ethernet capability, wireless and Bluetooth enabled, and a nice screen. I had my eyes set on the Sony FS series, but that didn't have the 10/100/1000 Ethernet I needed (here at my college, we have the second fastest network in the world -- besides NASA). After discovering that very few notebooks on the market offered the gigabit Ethernet I turned towards Dell. The university has an agreement with Dell that allows us to buy Dell products online discounted, so I went for it. Although I have had problems with Dell desktops in the past, so far the D810 has been fantastic. asus Charger ,asus AC Adapter

A perspective -- the D810 is only available on Dell's website through the section of the site. Dell claims it is excellent on large networks. It also has a very "-y" feel due to the design simplicity. asus p41sj Battery

I also bought the A215 speakers, a port replicator (which is very convenient at my desk), the Dell optical mouse, and separate keyboard. I truly wanted it to feel like a desktop when I'm at my desk. asus p41sv Charger

As far as price, after the discount, it ran me $2800 roughly. I know, it's obscenely expensive, but it needs to last. Don't be turned off and think all configurations are going to run expensive you can get a nicely configured one for over $1000 cheaper. asus p41sv-wx032x Battery

As you can see in the pictures, it is a very plane, unexciting notebook. Dell really didn't try that hard to make it flashy or particularly fashionable. The casing is very sturdy and is gunmetal gray. The keyboard is a typical notebook keyboard and is a very dark grey. One thing missing is that there are no external media buttons (pause, play, stop, etc.), remember, this is a computer. As far as weight is concerned, the computer is meant to be a desktop replacement, but can still able to be carried around on occasion. I've never physically weighed the machine, but I'm guessing it's around 8-9 pounds. For a younger person with a backpack, weight really isn't an issue, but you may want to think twice before buying it with the intention of daily and/or long range portability. As far as durability goes, the case feels very sturdy -- there is very little give and the screen is well-protected. All-in-all, a sturdy notebook. asus u31j Battery ASUS X44LY Charger

As mentioned earlier, I ordered the WUXGA screen whose native resolution is 1920x1200 -- this is very high resolution and consequently very tiny text. It is incredibly clear, very sharp and bright. No dead pixels from what I can see and perfect backlighting. A few words of warning...I can only speak for the WUXGA computers, but there are only three widescreen resolution options (1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1280x800 and 1280x768 -- the last two I counted as the same). The rest are regular screen resolutions and consequently, if you try one of these, everything is stretched out. I also felt mislead by Dell. They recommended the WUXGA for gaming, DVD watching, and other graphic-demanding applications. I bought the WUXGA and it is tiny -- I have since gotten used to it, but it's hard on my 19-year-old eyes. If you drop the resolution to the next best wide-aspect resolution (1680x1050) it's a good size, but not as clear. Bottom line; think very hard before getting the WUXGA. I'd go with the WSXGA+. asus u31jc Battery

Another issue -- almost every laptop I saw in stores from other companies (Gateway, Sony, etc.) had very shiny, very bright, almost glossy screens. Not so with my Dell. It's like comparing flat paint with glossy paint. Don't get me wrong, the screen is amazing, but not quite what I was expecting. asus u31jg-xa1 Charger

Quite simply great speakers. They're about as good as laptop speakers can get. Obviously, they are small and have a slightly tinny sound, little bass, but good for watching DVD's or listening to music. My set up is at my desk with a port replicator and separate speakers. It's a matter of personal preference. asus u31sd-rx001 Battery

I bought this laptop with performance in mind. With a 2.0GHz processor and 2.0 GB of RAM, this laptop tears apart almost anything, no kidding. Boot-up is quick and opening basic programs (Word, Outlook, my IE, iTunes, etc. are practically instantaneous). The 80 gig hard drive writes at 5400 RPM which will suit most people's needs. A few issues -- my hard drive is only at 30% capacity, so that helps it move faster; I don't let things muck down my computer and I try to generally keep it as clean and stream-lined as possible. I can run games flawlessly at the highest graphical settings. When I exit demanding games, it takes only a few seconds and there is no lag thereafter. asus u31sd-rx034v Charger