Like all Dell Latitude notebooks, the D820 features a durable design, including a magnesium alloy casing, steel hinges, and StrikeZone protection for the hard drive. ExpressCharge technology enables you to recharge the battery to 80 percent capacity in about an hour. Dell backs this business system with a three-year warranty.

Security-conscious business users will appreciate the integrated fingerprint reader, and we love the Dell Wireless Broadband option, which lets you connect at near-DSL speeds wherever there’s a Verizon Wireless EV-DO signal. In our Manhattan offices, surfing the Web didn’t feel quite as fast as Wi-Fi, but it was nonetheless more than adequate.

The Core 2 Duo processor showed its stripes on our MobileMark 2005 test with the highest score to date of 308. Battery life was also impressive for this class of machine at 4 hours and 10 minutes, about 40 minutes above average for mainstream systems. The 512MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache graphics pushed the D820 to a score of 3,927 on 3DMark03, making this rig appropriate for occasional gaming (when work is done, of course).

Sure, the D820 isn’t cheap when fully loaded, but given its performance and features, power users will be more than satisfied with this system.

Dell Latitude D820 Features:

* Core Duo T2400 CPU @ 1.83 GHz, 667MHz front side bus, 2MB L2
cache
* 15.4″ WSXGA+ (1680×1050) display
* 1024MB DDR2-667 RAM (2×512MB DIMMS)
* NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120 graphics solution with 512MB TurboCache
* 60GB hard disk @ 7200RPM
* 8x CD-RW/DVD RW dual layer drive
* Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN (802.11b/g 54Mbps) Mini Card (Broadcom)
* Bluetooth radio (Toshiba stack)
* 6-Cell/56 WHr Primary Battery
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
* 3-year Economy Plan warranty
* Weight: 6.17lbs
* Dimensions 1.39 in (H) x 14.21 in (W) 10.34 in (D)

Review By Dell

The Latitude D820 is equipped with the latest Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology: an available dual-core Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor, choice of Intel 945 GM or 945 PM chipset and Intel PRO/Wireless 9345 Wi-Fi® mini-card.
These components ensure that you get the best possible mobile performance while using less battery power than previous-generation technologies. Dual-core processors allow your D820 to split tasks between two separate processor cores so that they can share the load and get more done in less time. The processors do more work per second, allowing you to run multiple applications with noticeably quicker results.

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Review By Reviews.Cnet

Latitude D810 was more of a desktop replacement, the 6.5-pound D820 approaches the more portable thin-and-light territory. The D820 is also about 0.3 inch thinner than the D810, putting the D820’s overall dimensions at 1.4 inches thick, 14.2 inches wide, and 10.3 inches deep. Still, the D820 is the largest system in the Latitude lineup, with the closest runner-up being the 6.1-pound Latitude D510. Though the D820 is also slightly larger than the ThinkPad T60 and the HP Compaq nc6320, it’s about the same size as the 6.6-pound Acer TravelMate 8200. All in all, the Latitude D820 may not be the lightest laptop around, but it’s not so burdensome that semifrequent fliers shouldn’t consider making it their travel companion.

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Review By Pcmag

The Dell Latitude D820 is a portable desktop-replacement notebook capable of strengthening any workforce. It has a roomy widescreen and options for either Verizon EV-DO or Cingular HSDPA, and is an all-around great piece of hardware for both the deskbound and the occasional traveler.
At 6.5 pounds, the D820 is slimmer than its predecessor, the Latitude D810 (which weighs 7 pounds), yet it has the same brightly lit 15.4-inch widescreen display.

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Review By Notebookreview

Dell has designed the D820 for excellent heat dissipation. There are two exhaust vents: one on the side and one on the rear. The left wrist rest heats up a tiny bit after a long period of operation and the right wrist rest stays completely cool throughout. Touching the underside of the laptop after the ~2 hour Battery Eater Pro stress test I found that the laptop was warm but certainly not hot enough to preclude lap-top usage for an extended period of time. The power brick stays cool even after days of keeping the notebook plugged into the wall. In short, Dell has done a superb job of managing the heat emitted by the D820’s high performance components.

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