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Mar 9, 2023 10:35 PM

Dell 14" Latitude 5490 Laptop (Refurbished, various configurations)

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Mar 11, 2023 1:40 PM
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Quote from Pi.314 View quoted comment :
Dell Latitude 5490 Notebook, 14-in FHD (1920 x 1080), Webcam, 1x Intel Core i5 Quad (i5-8350U) 1.70 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD,
Grade: B
$220 + free ship after coupon

32gigs ram!!
too bad i dont need a laptop right now
Can't find this anymore!
Mar 11, 2023 5:28 PM
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densifyMar 11, 2023 5:28 PM
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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.
Last edited by densify March 11, 2023 at 09:30 AM.
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Mar 11, 2023 6:15 PM
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Mar 11, 2023 6:15 PM
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Quote from mail4asim View quoted comment :
Is it me or Dell is having way too many sales these days ?
It's just one big sale, but everyone and their mom wants to post every individual computer that's part of the sale separately…
Mar 11, 2023 7:02 PM
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evidentMar 11, 2023 7:02 PM
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$150 for a skylake Era laptop with decent build quality not bad. Much better than a net book
Mar 11, 2023 7:09 PM
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lazzlazzMar 11, 2023 7:09 PM
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Quote from FairTeam939 View quoted comment :
sad. did you order Condition A?

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.
Mar 11, 2023 7:18 PM
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sbfw4Mar 11, 2023 7:18 PM
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So no more 5490's available?
Mar 11, 2023 7:38 PM
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DarkKittyKnightMar 11, 2023 7:38 PM
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Quote from FairTeam939 View quoted comment :
sad. did you order Condition A?

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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Mar 11, 2023 8:15 PM
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Quote from DarkKittyKnight View quoted comment :
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. Smilie
Last edited by FairTeam939 March 11, 2023 at 07:24 PM.
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Mar 11, 2023 8:21 PM
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coolamboMar 11, 2023 8:21 PM
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Is the 7490 with no OS at $219 a good deal?
Mar 12, 2023 2:13 AM
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rkg111Mar 12, 2023 2:13 AM
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Quote from Shawndak07 View quoted comment :
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.
Last edited by rkg111 March 11, 2023 at 06:15 PM.
Mar 12, 2023 2:55 AM
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BuyOrNotbuyMar 12, 2023 2:55 AM
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Quote from A4andrew View quoted comment :
can this get upgraded to Windows 11? (free?)
Windows 10 to 11 upgrade is free but the laptop must be compatible. Main criteria is the CPU - it has to be 8th generation or higher.
Mar 12, 2023 4:01 AM
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SysopMar 12, 2023 4:01 AM
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Quote from densify View quoted comment :
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?
Mar 13, 2023 6:31 AM
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tropicalbMar 13, 2023 6:31 AM
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Quote from dxxvi View quoted comment :
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. laugh out loud
Mar 18, 2023 2:50 AM
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rkg111Mar 18, 2023 2:50 AM
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Is there any reason not to do the free Windows 11 upgrade?

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tropicalbMar 18, 2023 5:46 AM
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Quote from rkg111 View quoted comment :
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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