I was set to buy until I found out the hard drive is a 1.8 inch variety and thus it really isnt possible to upgrade it. bummer as this was a great deal
The description says "laptop features either a dual core or core duo processor." Can anyone tell me the difference and whether or not I should care which I get?
Thanks a bunch.
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 9:55a
Bottom Line D420 2GB Ram DVD/CDRW 6 Cell Battery is good bang for the buck
my mini 10v was $235 shipped with a 3 cell - putting that to 2GB cost me an additional $40 - the 6-cell battery is almost 100 additional on eBay for a mini 10 you can get the 9-cell battery for a d420 for half that
it all depends on how small you want to go - this D420 is for my mom who will use this 75% of the time docked which a mini can't do, but it is still very portable, d-docks are dirt cheap now that the e-series latitiudes are out, I am lucky enough to already have a d-port replicator and a d-bay dock to use
I'm using a D420 right now and love it. Although I've had it for eighteen months now and have just ordered a new battery for it off Amazon for fifty bucks. It's a shame that for two hundred more, I could get a whole 'nother computer with it!
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 10:01a
lavamatrix18 said: I was set to buy until I found out the hard drive is a 1.8 inch variety and thus it really isnt possible to upgrade it. bummer as this was a great deal
get a media bay caddy off of eBay and put a normal sata/pata 2.5 drive in that caddy - it goes in the same places the dvd drive can go
if you need more storage to take it with you you can always use the media base or get a giant SD card
eagle1wi said: lavamatrix18 said: I was set to buy until I found out the hard drive is a 1.8 inch variety and thus it really isnt possible to upgrade it. bummer as this was a great deal
get a media bay caddy off of eBay and put a normal sata/pata 2.5 drive in that caddy - it goes in the same places the dvd drive can go
if you need more storage to take it with you you can always use the media base or get a giant SD card
The description says "laptop features either a dual core or core duo processor." Can anyone tell me the difference and whether or not I should care which I get?
Thanks a bunch.
Core Duo = Specific line of premium, dual-core/quad-core Intel processors. The most expensive chips before i7 came out. Dual Core = A type of processor that includes several lines of Intel or AMD processors. Technically, a Core Duo is dual-core processor but if they're advertising something as 'dual-core' it's usually something less expensive, like a Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium or AMD dual-core chip.
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 10:29a
you likely want the core2 unless you don't want to spend the money
The description says "laptop features either a dual core or core duo processor." Can anyone tell me the difference and whether or not I should care which I get?
Thanks a bunch.
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 10:41a
flobb said: Get one of these desktops with the extremely rare "INTEL ATHLON 64 X2 3600+" processors.
Wow, a true collector's item - you better keep it forever
jinwings
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 10:46a
Why not choose the ones with DVD-RW drives? only $5 more
eagle1wi said: This is what I picked up - it is not a mini but portable enough for me and more horsepower - $256 final with a media drive
Be careful with sorting by price - if they have it marked down from 430-355 like this one it will show up by the other 400's
I have a Desktop I would burn DVDs if necessary - good catch for those that may want to burn DVDs and just get more RAM off of eBay - the DVD-R drive is much more money than some memory
threedd
New Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 12:07p
These are not just refurbished - they are actually used, right?
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 12:07p
breaux124 said: eagle1wi said: lavamatrix18 said: I was set to buy until I found out the hard drive is a 1.8 inch variety and thus it really isnt possible to upgrade it. bummer as this was a great deal
get a media bay caddy off of eBay and put a normal sata/pata 2.5 drive in that caddy - it goes in the same places the dvd drive can go
if you need more storage to take it with you you can always use the media base or get a giant SD card
Correct, it is USB - what I meant is that you would have some flexibility going with the above route over a "normal" usb external HD
You could put that drive in the external media bay, in the media base, or in the D-Dock - the media base and d-dock are fast enough to even do an alternate boot config off the secondary drive - it all depends on what you need and if you need storage or performance
1.8" drives are the biggest drawbacks of these things a bad price / gb ratio
If you need giant storage get a D620 and use 2.5" drives - since it has a media bay in the base laptop you could run dual HD's for about the same weight as having the CD drive
jinwings
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 12:17p
anybody had experience with these refurbished systems? I mean cosmetically, thanks
just beware - I bought a 1210 netbook refurbished from Dell. It has completely turned me off from buying from Dell. 33% of CRAP is still a steaming pile of CRAP.
buyer beware ---
OP - nice deal if the savings weren't really a crewing. simsk
Nice! My total was $169.39 shipped! Perfect box to load up Ubuntu for some web development. Might throw in a bit more memory and do some virtual machine testing as well. Thanks OP!
Dell DIMENSION C521 1900MHz 1024MB 80GB (NO O/S) DVDRW 10/100 NIC 64 MB VRAM
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 1:55p
simsk said: just beware - I bought a 1210 netbook refurbished from Dell. It has completely turned me off from buying from Dell. 33% of CRAP is still a steaming pile of CRAP.
buyer beware ---
OP - nice deal if the savings weren't really a crewing. simsk
was it a refurb or a return? I would steer away from returns - people sometimes sabatoge them out of spite
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 5:48p
threedd said: These are not just refurbished - they are actually used, right?
8 MB video RAM on the D420.. seriously? You cannot upgrade the videoRAM on these machines unless you pay good moolah for pcmcia cards.
I can't believe you guys are buying these USED obsolete crap configurations for $250 after discount, when you can get pretty good NEW machines in the 340 range!
How do people feel about the 2007WFPs? With the coupon two of them come to $270 shipped. I'm thinking of picking them up and surrounding a 30" display with them in vertical orientations...
eagle1wi
Member
posted: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 6:44p
borisnotthespider said: 8 MB video RAM on the D420.. seriously? You cannot upgrade the videoRAM on these machines unless you pay good moolah for pcmcia cards.
I can't believe you guys are buying these USED obsolete crap configurations for $250 after discount, when you can get pretty good NEW machines in the 340 range!
what am I missing here?
they are business class machines with good driver support and no bloatware like you would get from a big box store, they are dock-able and do just fine for office apps, web surfing etc - if you want a gaming lappy I bet you aren't buying a Wal-Mart sunday special either. I will take a proven platform obsolete crap machine any day over a one model only config from a company that doesn't realize what platform support means - if you have ever had a D4xx or D6xx you know what I mean
12.1" laptops have never really been cheap - take a look at the replacement E4200 machine's prices
to each their own - you don't have to buy one - I would venture to guess that nobody is buying these for a primary machine anyway - they are buying them to not lug a 17" 7lb monster laptop around or one for their kid, parents that just want email etc
borisnotthespider said: 8 MB video RAM on the D420.. seriously? You cannot upgrade the videoRAM on these machines unless you pay good moolah for pcmcia cards.
I can't believe you guys are buying these USED obsolete crap configurations for $250 after discount, when you can get pretty good NEW machines in the 340 range!
what am I missing here?
If these will run windows 7 they are not obsolete.
eagle1wi said: borisnotthespider said: 8 MB video RAM on the D420.. seriously? You cannot upgrade the videoRAM on these machines unless you pay good moolah for pcmcia cards.
I can't believe you guys are buying these USED obsolete crap configurations for $250 after discount, when you can get pretty good NEW machines in the 340 range!
what am I missing here?
they are business class machines with good driver support and no bloatware like you would get from a big box store, they are dock-able and do just fine for office apps, web surfing etc - if you want a gaming lappy I bet you aren't buying a Wal-Mart sunday special either. I will take a proven platform obsolete crap machine any day over a one model only config from a company that doesn't realize what platform support means - if you have ever had a D4xx or D6xx you know what I mean
12.1" laptops have never really been cheap - take a look at the replacement E4200 machine's prices
to each their own - you don't have to buy one - I would venture to guess that nobody is buying these for a primary machine anyway - they are buying them to not lug a 17" 7lb monster laptop around or one for their kid, parents that just want email etc
oh and $100 is $100
D620 and D630, sure. D4xx...I'd rather the j-mart special. We've purchased a few thousand 600 and 400 series in the last few years. The 420's and, to a lesser degree, 430's are utter crap.
But yes, a business class laptop is certainly worth having IMHO. XP drivers are actually supported
These aren't like the refurbs you get from the Dell Outlet which are essentially new. These are USED OFF-LEASE returns which means people used them for a couple/few years and turned them in (only a 100 day warranty).
It depends on your luck with these off lease systems, you may get one that is like new, or one that is clearly used.
I work for a large university, and some of the faculty/staff turn in laptops after 3 years that have only been powered on once. They just need to have it just in case, or because everyone else has one, but they don't use it. So in that case, those machines are basically new.
The few I've purchased that are off lease, some looked brand new like from the Dell outlet, but a small number does show the 3 years of use.
But a D420 for about $250 is a pretty good deal. more power than any atom netbook out there. BUT given that its 3 years old, the battery probably won't hold much of a charge anymore (if any) so keep that in mind.
Dead? I get all the way to "4. REVIEW & PAYMENT" and don't see the 33% taken off.
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PsychoAndy
New Member
posted: Nov. 14, 2009 @ 10:51p
Posting right now with a D620 that I bought for my girlfriend. Sure it might be used, but they appear LNIB. Either this laptop was sitting as someone's backup or Dell did a fantastic job cleaning them up or replacing the case or something. And it's ridiculously rugged compared to my HP DV4. I also bought two 2007wfp's, and they both appear to be the coveted S-IPS monitor and look LNIB as well.
If you missed out they do flip laptops on eBay as well, and that might be a hotter deal if there arent bidders, plus it's free shipping for laptops.
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