is this Dell refurb laptop any good?

grumpycrab

My OT needs a new computer (for light business use);
https://www.dellrefurbished.co.uk/dell-latitude-14-7000-series-e7450-52244.html

There's a half price offer on with code SUMMER50.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Non UK keyboard, small screen!


https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops-notebooks-and-2-in-1-laptops/inspiron-17-3000/spd/inspiron-17-3781-laptop/CN37101


New, bigger hard drive, bigger screen

grumpycrab

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops-notebooks-and-2-in-1-laptops/inspiron-17-3000/spd/inspiron-17-3781-laptop/CN37101


New, bigger hard drive, bigger screen

Half price?

DoaM

US keyboard layout is easy to adapt to.

It has an SSD - much better than the HDD (starting point) for the new device.

Latitudes are pretty robust machines - not sure about Inspirons.

If you need a bigger screen, connect up to an external monitor.

I've no idea if the half price offer will work for the new Inspiron - you could only try it. If it doesn't then ~£275 for the Latitude looks a good price.

EveryWhere

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Latitude-14-E7450-Ultrabook-Review.135484.0.html

Review is good, though note the comments.

An issue is that dellrefurbished are overpriced in comparison to other sellers. So their half price promo simply brings it in line.

You would think that if it was really £549, that it would have the Touchscreen and a backlit keyboard options within. But no.
You can probably get those options if you look around, at a similar price. But then you'll have to be sure of the condition and check the warranty.

that

it is a uk keyboard "UK Non-Backlit Keyboard", just not back lit.

from 15" screens up, some laptops support separate numeric keypads, and if they do sheets ....

DoaM

that wrote: »

it is a uk keyboard "UK Non-Backlit Keyboard", just not back lit.

Unless the images are stock examples (and not of the specific laptop) - they show a US keyboard.

EveryWhere

DoaM wrote: »

Unless the images are stock examples (and not of the specific laptop) - they show a US keyboard.

Doesn't matter. if it states UK keyboard in the description, then a UK keyboard it should be.

Picture means nothing, unless they state that the picture is a photograph of the actual device for sale.

Pictures also indicate a Touchscreen top cover and fingerprint reader. but neither is in the description.

Paul_DNAP

DoaM wrote: »

Unless the images are stock examples (and not of the specific laptop) - they show a US keyboard.

They are using the original product brochure images, and not the photo of the exact laptop you will be getting.


Even the Swedish Dell website shows the US keyboard in the images.


So yeah, stock images.

ianto11

Also, have a look here if you're after a refurb machine

https://www.europc.co.uk/laptops/all