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Posted: 3/17/2021 9:18:42 PM EDT
**UPDATE** My order arrived today, late but arrived. (FedEx took 4 days to go from AZ to CA for some reason.....). Laptop looks like new. Boots up fast with the SSD. Windows is doing its thing updating now.    Dell Refurbished St Patrick's Day Sale 48% off any item Dell Refurbished Site CODE: LUCKY48DEAL I grabbed one for my four year old son for 250 out the door shipped/tax. ABCMouse and other little learning stuff he is also doing in school. Specs: Dell Latitude 5480 Notebook, Gray (Skin Applied), 14-in HD (1366 x 768), No Webcam, 1x Intel Core i5 (i5-6200U) 2.30 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, No Optical, Intel Integrated Graphics, Non-Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 9:36:38 PM EDT
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Thanks. Picked up a desktop for 250 after discount.
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Posted: 3/17/2021 9:57:04 PM EDT
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I guess it's an alright deal for that laptop, but it's still a 4-generation old processor with nothing special for specs. You can find 8 and 9 generation processor models on clearance at Walmart for $100, and they're not refurbished.
My suggestion if you want a cheap laptop is to buy a used one from Craigslist/FB groups/or one of the local selling apps. I see them all the time cheap. I recently picked up a Dell server tower, xeon processor, 32g ram for $100, using it as my media server. Wipe them clean and re-install the OS. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:02:53 PM EDT
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They want $1100 for the 17", Acer has a full blown gaming laptop for that, and it's new.
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:07:50 PM EDT
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Wow. Is it even worth buying something with windows 7 for under $100 ?
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:14:55 PM EDT
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Picked up the Dell Latitude 5480 for $262 shipped. I don't even know what I will do with it. But at that price who cares.
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:16:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wow. Is it even worth buying something with windows 7 for under $100 ? Only if you plan on keeping it offline or wiping it and installing Linux. If you upgrade to Win10, there's a good chance some of your drivers will be unsupported. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:18:34 PM EDT
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Bought three, thanks man
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:24:39 PM EDT
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Last time I bought a refurbished laptop from Dell the screen went out a week after the warranty expired
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:28:14 PM EDT
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Do they clean the jizz off first
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:40:53 PM EDT
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Damn. A 14" laptop is tempting.
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Posted: 3/17/2021 11:23:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They want $1100 for the 17", Acer has a full blown gaming laptop for that, and it's new. Did you enter the code to get the 48% off? I see the 17in for $671 out the door. Dell Precision 7710 Notebook, Gray (Skin Applied), 17.3-in FHD (1920 x 1080), Webcam, 1x Intel Core i7 Quad (i7-6820HQ) 2.70 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB HDD, No Optical, Nvidia Quadro M3000M (4 GB), Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional 
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Posted: 3/18/2021 4:17:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Last time I bought a refurbished laptop from Dell the screen went out a week after the warranty expired I bought a new Dell in 2008 (Latitude 13, I think?), a few months before I headed off to basic training. Less than a year of ownership and it was falling apart. Fuck Dell. Maybe the top level computers are better, but to me Dell will always equal garbage. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 5:29:01 AM EDT
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Quoted: Dell Refurbished St Patrick's Day Sale 48% off any item Dell Refurbished Site CODE: LUCKY48DEAL I grabbed one for my four year old son for 250 out the door shipped/tax. ABCMouse and other little learning stuff he is also doing in school. Specs: Dell Latitude 5480 Notebook, Gray (Skin Applied), 14-in HD (1366 x 768), No Webcam, 1x Intel Core i5 (i5-6200U) 2.30 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, No Optical, Intel Integrated Graphics, Non-Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional Dang. This thread may cost me money. I've got that same one in my cart right now. Best part is, no webcam! |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 6:39:14 AM EDT
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I have been putting off buying a new PC for too long. I ordered a laptop. $329 with tax & 1yr warranty. That didn't even singe they edges of the credit card.
It's time to retire my 2002 home built desktop running WinXP.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:44:34 AM EDT
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Quoted: I bought a new Dell in 2008 (Latitude 13, I think?), a few months before I headed off to basic training. Less than a year of ownership and it was falling apart. Fuck Dell. Maybe the top level computers are better, but to me Dell will always equal garbage. I have a Inspiron 3521 that I've had for a long time and its run great. Recently swapped to a SSD and took it to 16g of ram. Case is holding up nicely as well. Quoted: I have been putting off buying a new PC for too long. I ordered a laptop. $329 with tax & 1yr warranty. That didn't even singe they edges of the credit card. It's time to retire my 2002 home built desktop running WinXP. God damn... LOL how long does it take to start up? |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:52:10 AM EDT
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Thanks OP. Needed a new laptop.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:54:50 AM EDT
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too late just bought a asus
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:08:05 AM EDT
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Tech question....Can I swap my SSD from my Dell Inspiron 15 to one of these Latitudes, and it'll work as before?
My current dell works fine, but my screen is showing its age. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:19:16 AM EDT
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looking to build a plex server and a quick scan of the site shows nothing with i7.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:25:34 AM EDT
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I have pretty good luck with the latitude line for my work laptops. Used this coupon op listed to pick up a spare latitude 7520 refurb for 665 plus tax. It may be a little large at 15" but will use it on weekends for work/off duty stuff. I almost always use dell for my small business small form factor desktops.
I'm sure you can beat this deal but how much time would be required and I can return if glitchy and get money back within 30days. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:28:04 AM EDT
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Dell is junk.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:30:30 AM EDT
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Get a Macbook and be done with it. Even a several year old MacBook.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 10:36:04 AM EDT
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Is it just me or did the prices on the refurbs go up?
 I was just looking at them a month ago and seeing a good one for ~$300 OTD.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 11:02:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you enter the code to get the 48% off? I see the 17in for $671 out the door. Dell Precision 7710 Notebook, Gray (Skin Applied), 17.3-in FHD (1920 x 1080), Webcam, 1x Intel Core i7 Quad (i7-6820HQ) 2.70 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB HDD, No Optical, Nvidia Quadro M3000M (4 GB), Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional https://i.imgur.com/Gs7XamEl.png It looks like good specs until you get to the GFX card. It's significantly lower performing than the GTX 1060M I got in mine back in 2018. I'd call it a light gaming laptop, even after discount it's not wonderful. For a couple hundred more you can get a gaming laptop with a 50% more powerful GPU, and a more modern processor. Is that a big deal? I would say yes given the GFX card and CPU is difficult if not impossible to upgrade on most laptops. The $300 you "save" over real gaming laptops is going to be paltry considering how outdated that Quadro is with modern games. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 11:55:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tech question....Can I swap my SSD from my Dell Inspiron 15 to one of these Latitudes, and it'll work as before? My current dell works fine, but my screen is showing its age. Kind of... the new laptop SHOULD see the drive to boot. Windows will then download the drivers for the new laptop hardware. The activation on Windows will usually be the hang up, as windows activates most of the time to the hardware on the computer (Unless you linked it to a Microsoft account). This part MAY cause an issue swapping over. Screen are very easy to replace if the current laptop is working fine. Usually fairly cheap too. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 1:12:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kind of... the new laptop SHOULD see the drive to boot. Windows will then download the drivers for the new laptop hardware. The activation on Windows will usually be the hang up, as windows activates most of the time to the hardware on the computer (Unless you linked it to a Microsoft account). This part MAY cause an issue swapping over. Screen are very easy to replace if the current laptop is working fine. Usually fairly cheap too. Thanks. I may look into screen replacement. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 1:15:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2021 1:22:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tech question....Can I swap my SSD from my Dell Inspiron 15 to one of these Latitudes, and it'll work as before? My current dell works fine, but my screen is showing its age. The drivers will probably all be different which may cause some boot issues. Wouldn't hurt to try though. Uninstalling all the old drivers before swapping would probably be a good idea. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 1:24:12 PM EDT
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Nice, picked up an A grade 7280 with Intel i7. Been meaning to replace my current POS.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 3:28:58 PM EDT
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I could use a new desktop. Current one if running Win 7. I think I bought it back in 2010?
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Posted: 3/18/2021 4:39:19 PM EDT
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Ordered before making the initial post, email now showing my order has shipped.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 7:32:54 PM EDT
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Thanks OP.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 7:50:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It looks like good specs until you get to the GFX card. It's significantly lower performing than the GTX 1060M I got in mine back in 2018. I'd call it a light gaming laptop, even after discount it's not wonderful. For a couple hundred more you can get a gaming laptop with a 50% more powerful GPU, and a more modern processor. Is that a big deal? I would say yes given the GFX card and CPU is difficult if not impossible to upgrade on most laptops. The $300 you "save" over real gaming laptops is going to be paltry considering how outdated that Quadro is with modern games. Where would you look to buy a laptop? I'm looking to do light CAD/CAM and the VR/DCS threads have me interested. Can that laptop run DCS and how well? |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:40:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks OP. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:53:08 PM EDT
[#35]
Wish I had a reason to get a cheap laptop. That's a good deal.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 8:59:21 PM EDT
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I was issued Dell latitudes by a few of my past employers/clients. I wouldn’t pay money for one.
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:06:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have pretty good luck with the latitude line for my work laptops. Used this coupon op listed to pick up a spare latitude 7520 refurb for 665 plus tax. It may be a little large at 15" but will use it on weekends for work/off duty stuff. I almost always use dell for my small business small form factor desktops. I'm sure you can beat this deal but how much time would be required and I can return if glitchy and get money back within 30days. After reading the policies etcc. its not such a great deal. They only carry a 100 day warranty and if you find out you want to return after buying and not using they charge a 15 % restocking fee. These machines are just used lease turn ins with a vinyl wrap put on the top to hide scratches. OP should drill down and do a full review listing what you getting shorted on before posting up an 'Alert'. But I f up not looking deeper before doing the buy button. Thought it was the same as dell outlet where you get full mfgr. warranty etcc.. reseller ratings |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:14:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where would you look to buy a laptop? I'm looking to do light CAD/CAM and the VR/DCS threads have me interested. Can that laptop run DCS and how well? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It looks like good specs until you get to the GFX card. It's significantly lower performing than the GTX 1060M I got in mine back in 2018. I'd call it a light gaming laptop, even after discount it's not wonderful. For a couple hundred more you can get a gaming laptop with a 50% more powerful GPU, and a more modern processor. Is that a big deal? I would say yes given the GFX card and CPU is difficult if not impossible to upgrade on most laptops. The $300 you "save" over real gaming laptops is going to be paltry considering how outdated that Quadro is with modern games. Where would you look to buy a laptop? I'm looking to do light CAD/CAM and the VR/DCS threads have me interested. Can that laptop run DCS and how well? Laptop and dcs  No it wont Get a desktop and add a video card if your cheap |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:54:20 PM EDT
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I’m digging the 2 in 1 that I have for work, but do I really want to spend $400 after discount for a different one to replace my 2008 MacBook?
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:59:34 PM EDT
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I almost said "fuck!" because I bought an XPS 15 (9500) a week ago, brand new. I checked the outlet and didn't see anything good at the time. A few days before there was a 17% discount on just about everything, even brand new. Then the discount started disappearing... so I went ahead and ordered the XPS 15 I wanted.
I've still got the XPS 13 (9380) that I bought from the Outlet in September 2019. I've got it listed on Craigslist to see if I can sell it locally. It's been a great little machine, but I wanted a bit more horsepower, memory and potential disk space. Quoted: Do they clean the jizz off first LOL you don't even realize. One of my coworkers had worked at Dell doing Client support (basically support for every jackass that buys a computer). He got a call from some teenage kid because the kid had grabbed his dad's brand new Dell laptop to surf some porn and have a wank... and he jizzed all over the screen... and wanted to know how to clean it off... He had tried to clean the screen with something and it fucked up the coating. I worked at Dell, too. The Outlet sells 'refurbs', but most of them are just returned or canceled after their manufactured. They're not all things that were broken or failed and then fixed. I've had three laptops and two monitors from the Outlet over the last couple decades and they were all fine. |
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Posted: 3/20/2021 12:03:12 AM EDT
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Let my kid who who is a comp sci major and has built many machines pick one out for me to replace my 2012 win7 machine that has a broken case.
5580 latitude |
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Posted: 3/22/2021 3:27:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice, picked up an A grade 7280 with Intel i7. Been meaning to replace my current POS. Got mine today; looks brand new. Great deal for $320. |
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Posted: 3/22/2021 3:42:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got mine today; looks brand new. Great deal for $320. I received my 5480 and so far I have zero complaints, thing looks brand new. Just wish I got one with a light up keyboard. |
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Posted: 3/22/2021 3:44:29 PM EDT
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Same here, didn't realize the backlit keyboard option was $10 cheaper
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Posted: 3/26/2021 7:39:42 PM EDT
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**OP UPDATED**
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Posted: 3/26/2021 11:07:12 PM EDT
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Home all day. Fedex says I wasn't.
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Posted: 3/27/2021 9:50:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Home all day. Fedex says I wasn't. They left a note on our door too. Got it the next day. Thanks again, OP. |
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Posted: 3/28/2021 7:33:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They left a note on our door too. Got it the next day. Thanks again, OP. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Home all day. Fedex says I wasn't. They left a note on our door too. Got it the next day. Thanks again, OP. |
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Posted: 3/28/2021 10:29:43 PM EDT
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Mine is working just fine too! Thanks OP!
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