Dell Inspiron 15-N5050 Laptop (Scratch & Dent): Intel Pentium Dual Core B950 2.1GHz CPU, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 15.6" WiFi N, DVDRW, 6 Cell, Win 7 $224 + TAX + Free shipping

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Quote from Jebusfreek666 : Refurb

Most of the deals from Dell outlets are scratch & dent or refurbished.

So my question is do I pay $60 more for the i3? All I am doing is surfing, youtube, etc. No heavy gaming.

I have a laptop with B950. No issues so far. Perfect for surfing, youtube etc. I installed an SSD in it and now it runs faster than my i5 laptop

Quote from maj0819 : So my question is do I pay $60 more for the i3? All I am doing is surfing, youtube, etc. No heavy gaming.

I have one that I bought two weeks ago that came in mind condition and it works great so far... just bought another one today for my brother

I'm using one of these right now..(but mine is an i3) paid a little more from the last sale... thinking about getting one to replace my wifes 4 yr old net book...

Great price too bad it's a dell

Quote from mhassan87 : I have one that I bought two weeks ago that came in mind condition and it works great so far... just bought another one today for my brother

Spend $70 and get the ACER from Walmart that has the I5 M560. That CPU is dismal compare to an I series. Acer is $290

Quote from doema : Great price too bad it's a dell

Yea, who wants a reliable laptop with a year of in home service for $225.

Great deal, the B950 is a fine cpu for general use.

Quote from doema : Great price too bad it's a dell

Quality and customer service sure has gone hill the last few yrs I`ll admit BUT if your looking for a cheap system to do email, chat or just plain surfing this works great. I bought the same one for a little bit more $ with a i5 but it suits my mid 70 yr old parents use fine. Light weight and easy to use and like semifast said 1yr in home warranty...

I have bought a bunch of Outlet new systems and a few scratch and dents from the outlet lately and over the last few yrs. I have noticed that the quality of the machines coming out of the outlet has dropped significantly but still usually have good luck with them.

Quote from shortyes : Spend $70 and get the ACER from Walmart that has the I5 M560. That CPU is dismal compare to an I series. Acer is $290

$70 is almost an extra 1/3 the price. A first gen i5 isn't too great either, but for surfing the Web they're both comparably cheap and performs similarly. If you're gonna go with the I series, I recommend 2nd or 3rd gen as they are huge improvements over 1st, gen.

To sum it up, get this for budget, or get 2nd/3rd gen if you want quality.

Quote from Jebusfreek666 : Refurb

My current laptop is a Dell Precision refurb (scratch and dent) and it came almost as new. There's a very small, about 1/4 inch scratch on it only which I actually had to look for to find it.

Quote from thinh4u2 : $70 is almost an extra 1/3 the price. A first gen i5 isn't too great either, but for surfing the Web they're both comparably cheap and performs similarly. If you're gonna go with the I series, I recommend 2nd or 3rd gen as they are huge improvements over 1st, gen. To sum it up, get this for budget, or get 2nd/3rd gen if you want quality.

Yeah if you have the budget get a 2nd gen or higher is better, especially for the onboard video. The last poster was asking if he should spend the extra money to another dell which had a I3 and I wanted to let him know that there was an I5 for the same money.