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Dell Refurbished primarily sells off lease business computers. This model was released in 2018, so expect these to have come off 3 or 4 year leases. For those who don't mind replacing a battery after a few years, these represent a strong long term value while maintaining a high level of performance. The 8th Gen CPU allows this system to be upgraded to Windows 11 for free.
Specs
Grade A
64-bit Windows 10 Professional
Office 365 Home/Student (Trial)
13.3" FHD (1920 x 1080)
1x Intel Core i7-8650U (4-Core, 1.90 GHz)
16 GB (1x 16GB)
256 GB (1x 256 GB SSD)
Integrated Graphics
No Optical
Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
Wireless 802.11 ac + Bluetooth
Webcam Included
Backlit Keyboard
https://www.dellrefurbished.com/i...000021&p=1
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It's a pretty confusing thread. The first few pages are about one problem and then after a brief pause the thread switches over to some other problems unrelated to the initial one. This is where it becomes the most confusing because they talk about multiple problems independently at the same time in the same thread. Some of the problems seemed to be of the one-off variety,
I assume the first issue has been fixed or was a lot of bad boards. If not, there would be none left today as the failure rate was ridiculously high. It happened three months after the initial release. I didn't see it mentioned anymore two months afterward.
I'm not an IT guy but I have bought a few of these off lease 7000 series, including xx90's, The user's are average Joe non business types and they really seem to like them.
so many compatibility and reliability issues
won't run a myriad of drivers and alternative OS
if all you ever do is what it comes with, Win10 or whatever, it may work for awhile, until it starts slowing down and needs to be restored from recovery partition
an Gen 12 intel i3 is easy 25-40 % faster
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For the best value look for either 16 gig ram or 512 gig SSD, 8th gen i5 or i7 and 1080 screen touch screen if you like that
Hard to tell if the thread mentioned in the wiki ever resolved itself. It seems there were some issues regarding batteries/charging/docking and possibly an overactive turbo boost.
At the refurb price one should be looking for a email and surf machine with some light to moderate productivity and entertainment thrown in. 2022 top tier performance from a 4/5 year old processor and $250 is an unreasonable ask and I would expect those who know better aren't looking here for that.
I bought the 7390 i5 8350 a month or so ago and had to have it replaced because the speakers didn't work. While a bit of a PITA, it went smoothly and turn around was about 8 days. I called customer service, left a message with my service tag off the machine and the rest was email that they initiated after my message.
First and second machines both looked new. I disabled turbo boost as a precaution and everything is fine at the moment. I plug the computer in when it needs charging and run it on battery for the most part. Good long battery life for surfing. I would say that I would recommend this for the purposes stated and with the understanding that there have been issues from the past. I think if someone only had $250 to spend and would be stuck with nothing 6 months down the road should there be a failure, there might be safer bets to be made on a new plastic fantastic i3 machine from Acer or Gateway (Walmart deals), but hard to say as these lowest tier entry levels may be more prone to issues with touch pads and keyboards and hinges.
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I run a small side business reselling lightly used laptops in Los Angeles, and this combo sells regularly for $400-550 (depending on manufacturer, build-quality and other features of course).
Just my $0.02 ^.^
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