I missed out on the deal the last time that newandusedlaptops4u had these available. But I did opt for another laptop, the Dell Latitude E5430.
Some thoughts, comments and opinions on the item I received and my overall experience with them:
I think you get a lot of laptop for the money. It's 3rd Gen Ivybridge i5 but still very capable. Most of the improvements to the later generations are to efficiency/power. If you compare benchmarks to some of the mainstream cpu now available 5005u etc this has them beat.
The build quality of these business machines is night and day over entry level consumer laptops.
I went with their SSD upgrade and Windows 10 because I couldn't be bothered to do it myself. It came with a new Adata SP550 drive. These are TLC nand, but it benched higher than my old Crucial M4 which I am still very happy with.
Functionally I've thoroughly tested it now. Passed memtest on the memory etc and ran all the Dell diagnostics and passed. Checked all the ports etc, all working.
For me, for the money, you'd be hard pressed to find something as good for the same price. Its my first refurb but has changed my mindset now and I will look to buy used business machines in future.
The negatives basically comes down to cosmetics. It seems to be a crap shoot to what condition item you will receive. Though to their credit they offered to refund my money if I sent it back, after I'd e-mailed them about it. They also offer a 1 year warranty.
They don't do much cleaning of the product. The screen on mine has been wiped over so quickly that there were massive smears everywhere. Not a big thing as I cleaned it myself but it shows you the level of time they spend on that.
There were big sticker residue that they didn't attempt to remove.
2 of the rubber feet were missing.
The vent that covers the heatsink was missing so you can see and touch the copper heatsink.
There was a screw missing on the bottom.
The BIOS that came with it was A03 which seems to be what was on it at release of this model. I updated to A16. So they don't update in that respect.
There weren't alot of scratches but the chassis itself is very battered. For example where the SD card slots in you can see gaps where the surround no longer fits around it as neatly as it should. Looks like its bent or something.
The company itself do answer e-mails quickly but don't always seem consistent in what they tell you. For example, I was told the battery would be a 3 cell battery, but that also that they use 'extended' batteries. Mine arrived with a 6 cell.
Overall, I'm ok with the buy. I thought about returning it but for the money, its got good specs and works really well, very snappy.
You need to temper expectations on the condition of the laptop that you will receive.
If you aren't bothered about the appearance of the laptop then I think you will find these are a bargain.
If things like missing vents or screws bother you, then I'd stay clear.
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M1sterDeeds
28 Jul 164
I missed out on the deal the last time that newandusedlaptops4u had these available. But I did opt for another laptop, the Dell Latitude E5430.
Some thoughts, comments and opinions on the item I received and my overall experience with them:
I think you get a lot of laptop for the money. It's 3rd Gen Ivybridge i5 but still very capable. Most of the improvements to the later generations are to efficiency/power. If you compare benchmarks to some of the mainstream cpu now available 5005u etc this has them beat.
The build quality of these business machines is night and day over entry level consumer laptops.
I went with their SSD upgrade and Windows 10 because I couldn't be bothered to do it myself. It came with a new Adata SP550 drive. These are TLC nand, but it benched higher than my old Crucial M4 which I am still very happy with.
Functionally I've thoroughly tested it now. Passed memtest on the memory etc and ran all the Dell diagnostics and passed. Checked all the ports etc, all working.
For me, for the money, you'd be hard pressed to find something as good for the same price. Its my first refurb but has changed my mindset now and I will look to buy used business machines in future.
The negatives basically comes down to cosmetics. It seems to be a crap shoot to what condition item you will receive. Though to their credit they offered to refund my money if I sent it back, after I'd e-mailed them about it. They also offer a 1 year warranty.
They don't do much cleaning of the product. The screen on mine has been wiped over so quickly that there were massive smears everywhere. Not a big thing as I cleaned it myself but it shows you the level of time they spend on that.
There were big sticker residue that they didn't attempt to remove.
2 of the rubber feet were missing.
The vent that covers the heatsink was missing so you can see and touch the copper heatsink.
There was a screw missing on the bottom.
The BIOS that came with it was A03 which seems to be what was on it at release of this model. I updated to A16. So they don't update in that respect.
There weren't alot of scratches but the chassis itself is very battered. For example where the SD card slots in you can see gaps where the surround no longer fits around it as neatly as it should. Looks like its bent or something.
The company itself do answer e-mails quickly but don't always seem consistent in what they tell you. For example, I was told the battery would be a 3 cell battery, but that also that they use 'extended' batteries. Mine arrived with a 6 cell.
Overall, I'm ok with the buy. I thought about returning it but for the money, its got good specs and works really well, very snappy.
You need to temper expectations on the condition of the laptop that you will receive.
If you aren't bothered about the appearance of the laptop then I think you will find these are a bargain.
If things like missing vents or screws bother you, then I'd stay clear.
All comments (39)
MercutioLeonhart
28 Jul 16#1
You just convinced me to buy it. Is this an internal WiFi replacement or a USB one?
Eebobobo
28 Jul 16#2
Ordered, thanks.
Keep in mind, they're charging £30 to double the RAM from 4GB to 8GB, which is probably a worthwhile upgrade (depending on what you intend to use the machine for), but a single 4GB stick can be had for between £15-20 on eBay.
Just make sure you get an exact match.
M1sterDeeds
28 Jul 161#3
According to Passmark the 3320m in these score 1630 on single thread, and 4006 cpu mark.
A i5-6200U scores 1520 and 3938, these are used in a lot of new consumer laptops around £500
A m3-6y30 scores 1183 and 3056, seen in surface pro and other ultra book types, also £500 ish.
Except the 4GB option is likely to get you two 2GB sticks rather than a single 4GB, so you'll have to buy two 4GB sticks.
RAMiAM
28 Jul 16#6
I purchased one of these a few months back, different seller though, but a bit more expensive I think.
Upgraded RAM to 16gb and replaced HDD with a 240GB SSD and it fly's along.
It also makes a really great hackintosh and runs the very latest OSX without issue, all you need to do I think is replace the wifi card which cost me about £8, again on email. It's also one of the easier hackintosh installations.
Highly recommended for the money, cracking machine now running OSX.
AnonAnonAgain
28 Jul 16#7
would appreciate some advice if poss. it's been a long time since I bothered to check anything in detail. I have a HP G6 i5 8gb . the fan has bothered me since it was months old, noisy as hell and burning hot, better since I slowed the cpu down but.... should I buy this Dell and put my ram n ssd in it?
RAMiAM
28 Jul 16#8
Internal replacement with another dell card I think.
If I get a chance tonight I'll double check.
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Some thoughts, comments and opinions on the item I received and my overall experience with them:
I think you get a lot of laptop for the money. It's 3rd Gen Ivybridge i5 but still very capable. Most of the improvements to the later generations are to efficiency/power. If you compare benchmarks to some of the mainstream cpu now available 5005u etc this has them beat.
The build quality of these business machines is night and day over entry level consumer laptops.
I went with their SSD upgrade and Windows 10 because I couldn't be bothered to do it myself. It came with a new Adata SP550 drive. These are TLC nand, but it benched higher than my old Crucial M4 which I am still very happy with.
Functionally I've thoroughly tested it now. Passed memtest on the memory etc and ran all the Dell diagnostics and passed. Checked all the ports etc, all working.
For me, for the money, you'd be hard pressed to find something as good for the same price. Its my first refurb but has changed my mindset now and I will look to buy used business machines in future.
The negatives basically comes down to cosmetics. It seems to be a crap shoot to what condition item you will receive. Though to their credit they offered to refund my money if I sent it back, after I'd e-mailed them about it. They also offer a 1 year warranty.
They don't do much cleaning of the product. The screen on mine has been wiped over so quickly that there were massive smears everywhere. Not a big thing as I cleaned it myself but it shows you the level of time they spend on that.
There were big sticker residue that they didn't attempt to remove.
2 of the rubber feet were missing.
The vent that covers the heatsink was missing so you can see and touch the copper heatsink.
There was a screw missing on the bottom.
The BIOS that came with it was A03 which seems to be what was on it at release of this model. I updated to A16. So they don't update in that respect.
There weren't alot of scratches but the chassis itself is very battered. For example where the SD card slots in you can see gaps where the surround no longer fits around it as neatly as it should. Looks like its bent or something.
The company itself do answer e-mails quickly but don't always seem consistent in what they tell you. For example, I was told the battery would be a 3 cell battery, but that also that they use 'extended' batteries. Mine arrived with a 6 cell.
Overall, I'm ok with the buy. I thought about returning it but for the money, its got good specs and works really well, very snappy.
You need to temper expectations on the condition of the laptop that you will receive.
If you aren't bothered about the appearance of the laptop then I think you will find these are a bargain.
If things like missing vents or screws bother you, then I'd stay clear.
Top comments
Some thoughts, comments and opinions on the item I received and my overall experience with them:
I think you get a lot of laptop for the money. It's 3rd Gen Ivybridge i5 but still very capable. Most of the improvements to the later generations are to efficiency/power. If you compare benchmarks to some of the mainstream cpu now available 5005u etc this has them beat.
The build quality of these business machines is night and day over entry level consumer laptops.
I went with their SSD upgrade and Windows 10 because I couldn't be bothered to do it myself. It came with a new Adata SP550 drive. These are TLC nand, but it benched higher than my old Crucial M4 which I am still very happy with.
Functionally I've thoroughly tested it now. Passed memtest on the memory etc and ran all the Dell diagnostics and passed. Checked all the ports etc, all working.
For me, for the money, you'd be hard pressed to find something as good for the same price. Its my first refurb but has changed my mindset now and I will look to buy used business machines in future.
The negatives basically comes down to cosmetics. It seems to be a crap shoot to what condition item you will receive. Though to their credit they offered to refund my money if I sent it back, after I'd e-mailed them about it. They also offer a 1 year warranty.
They don't do much cleaning of the product. The screen on mine has been wiped over so quickly that there were massive smears everywhere. Not a big thing as I cleaned it myself but it shows you the level of time they spend on that.
There were big sticker residue that they didn't attempt to remove.
2 of the rubber feet were missing.
The vent that covers the heatsink was missing so you can see and touch the copper heatsink.
There was a screw missing on the bottom.
The BIOS that came with it was A03 which seems to be what was on it at release of this model. I updated to A16. So they don't update in that respect.
There weren't alot of scratches but the chassis itself is very battered. For example where the SD card slots in you can see gaps where the surround no longer fits around it as neatly as it should. Looks like its bent or something.
The company itself do answer e-mails quickly but don't always seem consistent in what they tell you. For example, I was told the battery would be a 3 cell battery, but that also that they use 'extended' batteries. Mine arrived with a 6 cell.
Overall, I'm ok with the buy. I thought about returning it but for the money, its got good specs and works really well, very snappy.
You need to temper expectations on the condition of the laptop that you will receive.
If you aren't bothered about the appearance of the laptop then I think you will find these are a bargain.
If things like missing vents or screws bother you, then I'd stay clear.
All comments (39)
Keep in mind, they're charging £30 to double the RAM from 4GB to 8GB, which is probably a worthwhile upgrade (depending on what you intend to use the machine for), but a single 4GB stick can be had for between £15-20 on eBay.
Just make sure you get an exact match.
A i5-6200U scores 1520 and 3938, these are used in a lot of new consumer laptops around £500
A m3-6y30 scores 1183 and 3056, seen in surface pro and other ultra book types, also £500 ish.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-DDR3L-PC3L-12800-SODIMM-204-Pin/dp/B006YG8X9Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469706234&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr3+crucial+8+gb
Upgraded RAM to 16gb and replaced HDD with a 240GB SSD and it fly's along.
It also makes a really great hackintosh and runs the very latest OSX without issue, all you need to do I think is replace the wifi card which cost me about £8, again on email. It's also one of the easier hackintosh installations.
Highly recommended for the money, cracking machine now running OSX.
If I get a chance tonight I'll double check.