Comments on: Dell e4300 is bittersweet.

By: Jual Scanner

Jual Scanner — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:04:07 +0000

I have E4300 with the same problem. But it will not happen in Powersaver mode. I think I don’t need high performance for the battery setting except when running Digital Mark Reader (DMR).

By: datapoohbah

datapoohbah — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:20:43 +0000

Phelippe,

Hound Dell until they replace your motherboard. That’s the only fix. But since you bought it used (unless you bought it used from dell/outlet) I don’t know how you’re going to get that accomplished.

Since my motherboard was replaced 2 years ago, mine has been rock solid.

By: Phelippe

Phelippe — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:40:24 +0000

I have buyed one used E4300 and i have freeze problem when playing flash video. I flashed bios to A19 and problem still persist. i changed hdd for bigger one, but also didnt helped..

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:42:30 +0000

Ok even with the New BIOs (A17) update I still have a bunch that fail to shut down

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By: mrexample

mrexample — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:01:59 +0000

Mine hard freezes rarely, but frequently beeps randomly (via motherboard speaker).

By: John Smoth

John Smoth — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:29:18 +0000

This Dell E4300 looks good but it has very poor in build quality. My laptop has been freezing at unpredictable times. Once it froze during a presentation. I don’t think I will buy another Dell again. I will be selling this on EBAY very soon. I should have stayed with a Thinkpad. Don’t buy this laptop as it is c..p.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:11:26 +0000

I would not recommend this computer.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:42:27 +0000

To stop the hang in XP Pro try down gradeing the dell webcam driver.

By: JL

JL — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:42:14 +0000

I got my new E4300 for about a month now. In my first two weeks of usage the computer would suddenly wakes up from Hibernation/Sleep mode by itself for no reasons and in less then 3 weeks the computer fails to power up the next morning. I checked all connections, remove all devices to the docking station, powering up on the docking station with the original PSU, powering up with portable original PSU that came with the notebook, different power supply outlets, etc. without any success. Each time I plug in the power cord into the computer the blue light on the power cord would go off.

Dell recommended to replace the motherboard and after the replacement I still experience the same problem of the computer waking up by itself.

By: Datapoohbah

Datapoohbah — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:22:21 +0000

Dale, In my opinion (YES). though very few laptops that I have owned have ever ‘hibernated’ properly running XP.

By: Dale

Dale — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:43:23 +0000

I have an e4300 running XP that came new in February and still has problems with not shutting down or hibernating correctly. Is a call to Dell the best approach?