I posted this earlier but it was expired because the price was wrong! It's a refurbished Dell Latitude e6230 with decent specs and a 128GB SSD.
12.5" screen, 3rd gen i5 and 8gb ram.
Nice deal for what it is and 1yr warranty included.
Their online chat won't give me an expiry for the offer but I don't think it'll last long at that price anyway.
Upgrade to Wireless AC and Bluetooth 4/LE with the Intel AC7260 (half-height version). Can be found for a little over £12.
- stringsonfire
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davocc
6 Aug 167#19
I have this very machine (I'm typing on it right now) - bought it new from Dell Outlet (cancelled order, not a fixup) in Australia and it's been used to death over the past 2.5 years. Keyboard is excellent, one of the best laptop keyboards out there; it's also able to be opened and upgraded, ram can be upped to 16gig and the HDD is easily replaced. You can install internal cards (I replaced the provided wifi with a BT/Wifi combo card though Intel made a mess of that one). As for performance, etc. - I've been able to run a high as Fallout New Vegas on an external 24" screen, works pretty well actually. Mine only has the internal Intel HD4000 graphics but it seem to work with a fair few titles from about 4-5 years ago. It's not the thinnest or lightest ultrabook, it's a corporate machine and it's built for that type of environment; it's fairly robust (has a special frame design) and I've carried it just about everywhere without significant problems. Took to windows 10 happily, everything is pretty stock standard.
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bobo53
6 Aug 162#1
an amazingly 2+2 powerful cpu, I only wish it was a 1080p screen instead
DanB89
6 Aug 162#2
Would you really notice the difference on a 12.5" screen?
Have the model down for this for work. Take off all the corporate stuff we have on there and it's a good performer
MrPuddington to DanB89
6 Aug 161#5
I always wonder whether people who say that have bad eyesight, or they have never seen a good screen. I can easily tell the difference between QHD and FHD. And believe me, once you have used those resolutions, you do not want to go back to HD ready.
RiverDragon8 to DanB89
6 Aug 16#21
Your talking about 5'' phones not 12.5'' laptop screens.
CDP
6 Aug 16#3
Does the price not jump to £260 when you select the 128gb SSD? I thought this would already be in the price.
NiN1106
6 Aug 16#4
@CDP £260? Its shows up as £190.80 with the 128GB SSD included.
Yeah confirmed. There was a comment from Microsoft on HUKD somewhere saying the loophole will be soon closed. They'll start manually verifying everyone who tries to upgrade through the accessibility feature.
Proveright
6 Aug 162#10
"Remember that you can still upgrade to windows 10 for free if you wish. Heat"
Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare akin to a virus , why would anyone want to upgrade? Also I don't know how MS gets away releasing products that are full of bugs , then rely on their customers to find for them were it does not work , then release lots and lots of security/ updates.
BobaF3TT to Proveright
6 Aug 161#11
Personally I found no functional difference between w7 and w10. Index and search definitely improved but other than that I think it's just a cosmetic preference when it comes to choosing.
quadcore8 to Proveright
6 Aug 16#13
Do u use linux instead then?
kotr to Proveright
6 Aug 16#34
works fine for me. Can't blame Microsoft if it doesn't support some 3 rd party software. You should check that prior to upgrading and no one forced you to do the upgrade.
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12.5" screen, 3rd gen i5 and 8gb ram.
Nice deal for what it is and 1yr warranty included.
Their online chat won't give me an expiry for the offer but I don't think it'll last long at that price anyway.
Upgrade to Wireless AC and Bluetooth 4/LE with the Intel AC7260 (half-height version). Can be found for a little over £12.
- stringsonfire
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Have the model down for this for work. Take off all the corporate stuff we have on there and it's a good performer
http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/windows-10-free-upgrade-for-customers-assistive-technologies-2488480
Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare akin to a virus , why would anyone want to upgrade? Also I don't know how MS gets away releasing products that are full of bugs , then rely on their customers to find for them were it does not work , then release lots and lots of security/ updates.