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Dell Refurbished has Select Dell Latitude 5490 Laptops (Refurbished) on sale with prices starting from $149.50 when you apply 50% off coupon code DELL5490SALE in cart. Shipping is free.
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Dell still ranks third in number of PCs (desktop plus laptop) shipped worldwide with about 19% market share, after Lenovo and HP (year end 2022). Dell's share of the leased PC market is even larger. Nearly 60% of Dell Technologies, Inc. revenue comes from its Client Solutions Group, with most of the remainder coming from their Infrastructure Solutions Group. The bulk of this hardware is supplied on lease terms.
So Dell turns over millions of leased PCs every year. They've been selling off-lease hardware since the late nineties (if not earlier), offering these ever changing promotions as inventory fluctuates.
I think these "deals" are just being noticed and posted more frequently recently by slickdealers, although increased deal frequency may also be part of the picture.
A few weeks ago I bought a grade A Latitude 7400 2 in 1 with i7 8665u and 16GB/512GB, even has an LTE cellular card. Upgraded the battery from 53 Wh to 78 Wh and have been pretty happy with it. I think I paid $320 before tax, $370 if you include the battery. After wiping it down, it looks rather mint.
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my condition A had 75% battery, good enuf. some have said that Condition B is a gamble, but the battery should work or consult Customer Service for a new one.
Let us know how it works for you.
I read in a thread that Dell guarantees batteries have at least 80%, and if they don't, you should call and they'll replace it.
my condition A had 75% battery, good enuf. some have said that Condition B is a gamble, but the battery should work or consult Customer Service for a new one.
Let us know how it works for you.
Got a 7520 a couple of weeks ago, grade B. Scuff on the outside, but everything seemed to work well. I grabbed the one with Nvidia Quadro since I play a little, but mostly for school/accounting.
Battery at 82%, a bit dusty inside (just blew it with an air compressor), wiped it down, and it's good. The fastest laptop I've owned. Grade B is a gamble but with free 30-day returns, I'll take it. Ordered two more for my pop and a homie
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Got a 7520 a couple of weeks ago, grade B. Scuff on the outside, but everything seemed to work well. I grabbed the one with Nvidia Quadro since I play a little, but mostly for school/accounting.
Battery at 82%, a bit dusty inside (just blew it with an air compressor), wiped it down, and it's good. The fastest laptop I've owned. Grade B is a gamble but with free 30-day returns, I'll take it. Ordered two more for my pop and a homie
great report. i just ordered one for a friend: i5 8th generation Latitude Condition A. some seem to think these are just slow or antiquated...depends what you are doing i spose. gamers know this is not for them, so why bother to discount this, get something fast. my Latitude was $1300 new for 170 shipped and has Milspec construction, to me those specs are Wow. no consumer laptop 8th generation i5 refurbished comes close in price. i don't need blazing fast anyway, but a 6th generation i5 laptop acquired recently is faster than my old desktop.
Grade B on a desktop would be ok for me, desktops normally aren't dropped or thrown like a frizbie. they just sit, that's it in an HVAC controlled office. not so with laptops so i went with Condition A, which is hopefully 'one and done' one stop thinking.
Congrats on your Grade B, mission accomplished.
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Most companies are if you look. Trying to get rid of inventory. Recession.
If a company has an inventory of discontinued computers to make some kind of profit off of, there's no point in holding on to them. Keep in mind most of the refurbished Dells are 4+ year old models.
A few weeks ago I bought a grade A Latitude 7400 2 in 1 with i7 8665u and 16GB/512GB, even has an LTE cellular card. Upgraded the battery from 53 Wh to 78 Wh and have been pretty happy with it. I think I paid $320 before tax, $370 if you include the battery. After wiping it down, it looks rather mint.
Is there any way to see if any of the current sale laptops or tables have LTE?
This cpu benchmark score is 6700. I think the laptop + 32GB RAM is good enough for programming (you can run a bunch of docker containers there or a kubernetes cluster using kind).
Does anybody know if it can drive a 4k monitor?
Indeed, as an example the i5-8350U CPU has great support for Docker & this laptop could even be used as a media server. Most recent Intel CPUs have Quick Sync Video[wikipedia.org] support which reduces processing time via hardware transcoding (converting video streams between formats). So Plex with a Plex Pass could work quite well with this laptop. Media could be stored on external USB hard drives, attached directly to the laptop. So if interested in that be sure to check Intel's Architecture page to look up the CPU & verify it supports QSV. Example Intel Architecture link[intel.com] for the i5-8350U CPU. Jellyfin could also be used as a media server in case that is preferred over Plex.
If someone doesn't have demanding computing needs then Docker can be run on much more modest CPUs than this. For example, a Raspberry Pi 4B can run several Docker containers, and that model of Raspberry Pi could have as little as 1GB of RAM. However it is very difficult to find Raspberry Pi boards right now! So buying old laptops and using those instead could be another option. It doesn't make much sense to buy a Raspberry Pi 4B for $150 on eBay when a refurbished laptop can be had for about the same price or even less. The laptop would use more electricity than a Raspberry Pi, but the laptop would have much more processing power as well. Interesting comparison of the Broadcom BCM2711 (CPU of the Raspberry Pi 4B) vs the Intel i5-8350U here[gadgetversus.com]. The Pi has only 4 watts thermal design power (TDP) compared to 15 watts TDP for the Intel processor (so Pi is much more economical to run). However keep reading the comparison table & it's clear the Intel CPU is way more powerful .. Passmark CPU score of 6,302 vs 1,375 for the Pi. And so on. If you want more power you pay more for electricity.
The Pi makes more sense if Docker container demands are not very high, as Docker is very economical at running containers and Pi uses much less electricity... but that idea falls apart if the Pi is not affordable to buy. In that case keep an eye on the stock tracking websites, I guess! Or get a laptop and use that instead, knowing that you will spend more on electricity.
Is there any reason not to do the free Windows 11 upgrade?
Some people really dislike Windows 11. I'd recommend reading reviews or checking out a friend's laptop/PC that has Windows 11 and seeing if you like it, before upgrading.
I like to use the latest version of any operating system, as it will receive good security updates and patch support. Windows 10 is still recent enough that it will receive updates as well, so I also don't see an issue with staying on Windows 10 either. Windows 10 has been out longer so most of the bugs have been worked out; it's a very polished operating system at this point. I have used both and I think they're both fine.
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So Dell turns over millions of leased PCs every year. They've been selling off-lease hardware since the late nineties (if not earlier), offering these ever changing promotions as inventory fluctuates.
I think these "deals" are just being noticed and posted more frequently recently by slickdealers, although increased deal frequency may also be part of the picture.
Grade: B
$220 + free ship after coupon
32gigs ram!!
too bad i dont need a laptop right now
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Grade: B
$220 + free ship after coupon
32gigs ram!!
too bad i dont need a laptop right now
my condition A had 75% battery, good enuf. some have said that Condition B is a gamble, but the battery should work or consult Customer Service for a new one.
Let us know how it works for you.
my condition A had 75% battery, good enuf. some have said that Condition B is a gamble, but the battery should work or consult Customer Service for a new one.
Let us know how it works for you.
Battery at 82%, a bit dusty inside (just blew it with an air compressor), wiped it down, and it's good. The fastest laptop I've owned. Grade B is a gamble but with free 30-day returns, I'll take it. Ordered two more for my pop and a homie
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Battery at 82%, a bit dusty inside (just blew it with an air compressor), wiped it down, and it's good. The fastest laptop I've owned. Grade B is a gamble but with free 30-day returns, I'll take it. Ordered two more for my pop and a homie
Grade B on a desktop would be ok for me, desktops normally aren't dropped or thrown like a frizbie. they just sit, that's it in an HVAC controlled office. not so with laptops so i went with Condition A, which is hopefully 'one and done' one stop thinking.
Congrats on your Grade B, mission accomplished.
Does anybody know if it can drive a 4k monitor?
If someone doesn't have demanding computing needs then Docker can be run on much more modest CPUs than this. For example, a Raspberry Pi 4B can run several Docker containers, and that model of Raspberry Pi could have as little as 1GB of RAM. However it is very difficult to find Raspberry Pi boards right now! So buying old laptops and using those instead could be another option. It doesn't make much sense to buy a Raspberry Pi 4B for $150 on eBay when a refurbished laptop can be had for about the same price or even less. The laptop would use more electricity than a Raspberry Pi, but the laptop would have much more processing power as well. Interesting comparison of the Broadcom BCM2711 (CPU of the Raspberry Pi 4B) vs the Intel i5-8350U here [gadgetversus.com]. The Pi has only 4 watts thermal design power (TDP) compared to 15 watts TDP for the Intel processor (so Pi is much more economical to run). However keep reading the comparison table & it's clear the Intel CPU is way more powerful .. Passmark CPU score of 6,302 vs 1,375 for the Pi. And so on. If you want more power you pay more for electricity.
The Pi makes more sense if Docker container demands are not very high, as Docker is very economical at running containers and Pi uses much less electricity... but that idea falls apart if the Pi is not affordable to buy. In that case keep an eye on the stock tracking websites, I guess! Or get a laptop and use that instead, knowing that you will spend more on electricity.
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I like to use the latest version of any operating system, as it will receive good security updates and patch support. Windows 10 is still recent enough that it will receive updates as well, so I also don't see an issue with staying on Windows 10 either. Windows 10 has been out longer so most of the bugs have been worked out; it's a very polished operating system at this point. I have used both and I think they're both fine.
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