I bought this refurbished laptop as a Christmas present for my son. I am a big fan of dell the build quality is great. I must admit I am overwhelmed with what I received. I am going to post some pictures of the actual laptop I received so you can assess yourself because I was dubious of "refurbished" . I ordered it on Tuesday and received it the next day with free delivery!
It is a intel i5 3rd generation with 8GB memory and a 128Gb SSD. The condition is like new and the battery is great it lasted out of the box for over two and a half hours. For under £200 from a genuine retailer with 12 months warranty I couldn't find a like for like deal with these options at this price.
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wayne3004
9 Jan 17#68
Mine arrived and was fine
cruzeroo7
8 Jan 17#67
Hi, I ordered this deal before Christmas - delivery was great, pretty much next day.
Regrettably, the machine was a mess. No experience of "grading" prior to purchasing but my machine was definitely not a "grade A". Plenty of visible damage to the sides (dents) as well as heavy scratches.
Contacted the company straight away to advise as above. Was informed by the company that the item would have met quality control and certain amount of wear and tear was to be expected.
Managed to get a refund in the end and woll not be taking the same decision again.
Beware.
wayne3004
8 Jan 17#66
^^^ Programming easily, light video editing it should be ok.
mustafa128h
8 Jan 17#65
will this be good enough for programming, java and stuff ? and what about some light video editing?
jamesvolunteer
24 Dec 161#64
Currently Gigarefurb are attempting to rip me off. Sent an underspec laptop and giving the silent treatment re returning it..claiming back on Credit card. if anyones reading this still
tuftyhill
19 Dec 16#62
I just collected my laptop but unfortunately the condition is poor with 3 dents in the top of the case and the keyboard / touchpad has seen lots of use. I didn't notice what Grade they were supposed to be but I would definitely say 'B'. Not good enough for a present. Great spec for the price though
darazsfeszek to tuftyhill
20 Dec 16#63
same here, the battery part is moving everytime I lift it up. well worn, got dents on top, too. it was marked grade A. which courier will you use?
hackerace
18 Dec 16#61
Hi did you manage to check it?
northlondon01
18 Dec 16#60
E6230s were going for £130 earlier in the year, albeit with 4GB and a standard HDD. Think the condition was hit and miss though.
I managed to get one off Gumtree that had barely been used, still had a year Dell warranty and had the more powerful 3340M - they're great machines.
darazsfeszek
16 Dec 16#59
Managed to buy one with the help of my tab, with mobile the website was crashing...happy days!
joecandy
16 Dec 16#58
out of stock again
mwalke36
16 Dec 16#57
I can't decide this or a Chromebook. With the play store coming that would provide me with everything I would have needed in a Windows PC??
ganticus
16 Dec 16#56
Back in stock. Just bagged one :smiley: Thanks Op.
ganticus
16 Dec 16#55
Thank you. I'll give it a miss then.
tuftyhill
16 Dec 16#54
I just rang them to check on the status of my order and was told it should be in the next shipment and looking at Monday delivered. He said they'd had a huge number of orders yesterday
ganticus
16 Dec 16#52
Customer service a bit vague about restocking just now - referred me to Lenovo identical spec to this. I have no idea about laptops. Any good? Lenovo
Gkains to ganticus
16 Dec 16#53
X220 is not identical spec as it's the previous generation: Sandy Bridge vs Ivy Bridge. The same gen would have been the X230.
But on the other hand they are listing it as coming with Win10 rather than charging extra for that.
They also list it as coming with the IPS screen which would be nice. However... in the specs they say it has two USB3.0 ports which is highly unlikely as only the i7 version of the X220 came with USB3.0 and then only one port according to the thinkwikis: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:x220 http://thinkwiki.de/X220
hackerace
16 Dec 16#51
I spoke to someone earlier and they said all sold wont get anymore?
Pspvita
16 Dec 16#48
OOS Expired
peterissa71 to Pspvita
16 Dec 16#50
Just spoke to customer service, they will have more in stock today circa 1pm apparently.
soapy10
16 Dec 16#49
Will do, although I have to say I've never used two finger scroll on any work laptops I've had and din't know you could! So if its working with one finger I guess that will be fine :-) Its been delivered but wont be able to check it until tonight.
soapy10
15 Dec 16#30
Thanks OP. Ordered one earlier with W10. Will be great for my wife to do all her bits and bobs on.
cookied to soapy10
15 Dec 16#33
buy the upgrade which is on here for £13 or £14 off eBay I think.
hackerace to soapy10
16 Dec 16#47
can you please let me know what the condition is like when you get it, and also can you please check if it has 1 finger scroll on the touch pad as someone said it can it changed in the settings. I am buying it for my wife as she dose not like the new 2 fingers ones.thanks
fab49ers
15 Dec 161#28
Just ordered before 1pm to get 1 day delivery with 1 hour dpd alert. Thank so much OP as I was looking for some time for something similar. :smile:
hackerace to fab49ers
16 Dec 16#46
can you please let me know what the condition is like when you get it, and also can you please check if it has 1 finger scroll on the touch pad as someone said it can it changed in the settings. thanks
ganticus
16 Dec 16#44
OOS
wayne3004 to ganticus
16 Dec 16#45
Still in stock for me
wayne3004
16 Dec 16#43
What's this?
Noclouds
16 Dec 16#42
The idea of going back to 2012 and Intel HD Graphics 4000 makes my head ache. I hope it comes with a new battery, at least.
dz1
15 Dec 16#35
No mention of the 12.5" screen in the title or description. I wonder why.
Mini6462 to dz1
15 Dec 161#36
Because its perfect travel size laptop?
Mini6462 to dz1
15 Dec 16#37
Because its perfect travel size laptop?
Gkains to dz1
15 Dec 16#41
Well, if the OP had given the model number... Dell Latitude E6230
Dell Latitude are easy to interpret: first digits is 5,6,7 with 5 being lower end (just above Vostro), 6 being the higher end and 7 being the more recent. The second digit shows the screen size: 2/4/5 for 12.5"/14"/15/6". The third digits is the CPU generation: 1/2/3/4/etc. for Arrandale/Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Haswell/etc
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with a 12.5" screen. They tend to be around 500g lighter than the 14" versions.
caseriualexandru
15 Dec 16#1
hi.where do you live?
hasj2 to caseriualexandru
15 Dec 161#40
thats a bit full on, atleast ask his/her name
hackerace
15 Dec 16#39
Dam showing out of stock?
woldranger
15 Dec 16#38
I hope not because that annoys me, I'm used to the 2 finger scroll and like it. Not sure if you can tweak the settings.
cruzeroo7
15 Dec 16#34
TThanks cookied, is it worth the upgrade? - machine for my 9 yr old
cruzeroo7
15 Dec 16#32
I ordered mine earlier, just got text to confirm delivery for tomorrow.
I failed to add the option to upgrade to Windows 10. Does anyone know if this can be done later, is it worth doing and would it cost?
Any advice would be appreciated
MacPhisto
15 Dec 161#31
Maybe being refurbished is putting people off, but I've had Dell refurbed laptops before (although not from this retailer) and they have arrived as new. This is a Dell business model so better build quality than the normally cheaper home user Inspiron range, i5, ssd, 8gb ram, W7 Pro and years warranty this is super hot :smiley:
wayne3004
15 Dec 16#29
Ordered with Windows 10 for an extra £20. This should be smoking hot.
woldranger
15 Dec 16#26
I've bought 2 E6420's and have been really happy with them. Because they're a little bigger they have a dvd drive. I've put a caddy in the dvd bay and put the original hdd in there and then dropped a 128gb ssd in the main slot (undo 4 screws and it slides right out).
I picked up the laptops for about £100, the caddy costs about £5 and the ssd around £25. Super snappy running Windows 10 and crazy cheap
hackerace to woldranger
15 Dec 16#27
do you know if these or the one above has 1 finger scroll option as edge scrolling i don't like the 2 finger function on the new ones.
stevecavery
15 Dec 162#10
Cheaper option for the same spec with less RAM (I think - at least from a quick scan)
can anyone else confirm this has 1 finger scroll on the edge of the touchpad?
hackerace
15 Dec 16#2
i was also looking at this, do you know if it has one finger scroll on the touchpad?
Gkains to hackerace
15 Dec 161#23
Still prefer a ThinkPad X230 but they often go for more. Here's the NBC review: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Latitude-E6230-Notebook.83266.0.html
Rather strange that unlike the larger Dell Latitudes like E6430 etc. this doesn't have a trackpoint. The other well-known Dell Latitude think is to have HDMI instead of DisplayPort which is strange for a business machine.
Still plenty of people do not like the classic black ThinkPad look and this looks a bit more modern.
The NBC review says yes.
This is 12.5" extra portable laptop so it doesn't have a DVD where you could add a 2nd HDD. AFAIK the only 12.5" laptop which has an optical drive is the HP EliteBook 2570p.
While this appears to have spare miniPCI slots, googling shows that they do not seems to able to take mSATA (which would be an expensive option anyway): http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/msata-ssd-in-dell-e6230-do-nothing.720489/
cruzeroo7
15 Dec 161#22
Thanks, just bought for £193.99
Registered for subscription to email updates and got a code for £5.00 off emailed over to me. May be worth a go
marineville
15 Dec 161#21
£220 for win10 home upgrade...
argosextra
15 Dec 161#20
Is this better than the one posted on black Friday also what's the warranty on this laptop and how big is the screen
plewis00
15 Dec 16#19
You can get these cheaper from other suppliers but this is a good price all the same - the Dell E6220/6230 are very good machines.
Think it's also worth pointing out that these cost nearly £1,000 a few years ago before they appeared on the ex-lease market. So you really are getting premium build quality for pennies.
leeparsons
15 Dec 161#6
um, i think dell are a bit over rated. I believe my current laptop is the 3rd gen i5 3230 I purchased it over 2 years ago. for a £100 more. So not sure if this is great value or not. The only merits being a ssd and 8gb
Mandroid578 to leeparsons
15 Dec 16#18
Beats a Macbook with same specs
bilaldude33
15 Dec 16#17
You can just get one of them large and tiny usb sticks that sit near flush to the side for additional storage. That's a really good deal for sure
starman0147
15 Dec 16#16
Nice spec, more then enough for most. In regards to the space you can pick up a 1TB SSHD for £80 or 4TB external for £100 as it has usb 3.0. Unless you are not storing lots of music and movies, 128gb is fine
dry
15 Dec 16#15
Unless you're storing masses of games and movies, 128GB will be ok.
Having a smaller (but SIGNIFICANTLY faster) SSD is much more sensible than getting a very large conventional HDD and using 10% of it's capacity
twomoons
15 Dec 16#14
128GB is fine, thats all i have on my macbook
Anglebox
15 Dec 16#13
Would the 128SSD drive on its own be enough, would you not also need a conventional hard drive as well?
Freece
15 Dec 16#12
Heat added.
freccle
15 Dec 16#11
128G doesn't seem much space though
fr0d0
15 Dec 16#9
Good deal/ nice price with an SSD + 8Gb RAM. We have a lot of these at work and are quite pleased with them.
hardstylemw
15 Dec 161#8
Gigarefurb has good reviews. Seems like a stonking deal to me!
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Opening post
It is a intel i5 3rd generation with 8GB memory and a 128Gb SSD. The condition is like new and the battery is great it lasted out of the box for over two and a half hours. For under £200 from a genuine retailer with 12 months warranty I couldn't find a like for like deal with these options at this price.
Latest comments (68)
Regrettably, the machine was a mess. No experience of "grading" prior to purchasing but my machine was definitely not a "grade A". Plenty of visible damage to the sides (dents) as well as heavy scratches.
Contacted the company straight away to advise as above. Was informed by the company that the item would have met quality control and certain amount of wear and tear was to be expected.
Managed to get a refund in the end and woll not be taking the same decision again.
Beware.
I managed to get one off Gumtree that had barely been used, still had a year Dell warranty and had the more powerful 3340M - they're great machines.
Lenovo
But on the other hand they are listing it as coming with Win10 rather than charging extra for that.
They also list it as coming with the IPS screen which would be nice.
However... in the specs they say it has two USB3.0 ports which is highly unlikely as only the i7 version of the X220 came with USB3.0 and then only one port according to the thinkwikis:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:x220
http://thinkwiki.de/X220
Dell Latitude are easy to interpret: first digits is 5,6,7 with 5 being lower end (just above Vostro), 6 being the higher end and 7 being the more recent. The second digit shows the screen size: 2/4/5 for 12.5"/14"/15/6". The third digits is the CPU generation: 1/2/3/4/etc. for Arrandale/Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Haswell/etc
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with a 12.5" screen. They tend to be around 500g lighter than the 14" versions.
I failed to add the option to upgrade to Windows 10. Does anyone know if this can be done later, is it worth doing and would it cost?
Any advice would be appreciated
I picked up the laptops for about £100, the caddy costs about £5 and the ssd around £25. Super snappy running Windows 10 and crazy cheap
http://www.portableuniverse.co.uk/%3Cstrong%3E%C2%A3100-%C2%A3200+Budget+Laptops%3C%25252Fstrong%3E/Dell+Latitude+E6230,+Core+i5,+4GB+RAM,+128GB+SSD,+HDMI.html?utm_campaign=GoogleBase&utm_medium=Froogle&utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_content=Dell_Latitude_E6230,_Core_i5,_4GB_RAM,_128GB_SSD,_HDMI&gclid=CjwKEAiAm8nCBRD7xLj-2aWFyz8SJAAQNala6qcUHv577OQf79d6ckD_T-2Gz_OqqvV-bNm8dSAELhoCl7nw_wcB
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Latitude-E6230-Notebook.83266.0.html
Rather strange that unlike the larger Dell Latitudes like E6430 etc. this doesn't have a trackpoint. The other well-known Dell Latitude think is to have HDMI instead of DisplayPort which is strange for a business machine.
Still plenty of people do not like the classic black ThinkPad look and this looks a bit more modern.
The NBC review says yes.
This is 12.5" extra portable laptop so it doesn't have a DVD where you could add a 2nd HDD. AFAIK the only 12.5" laptop which has an optical drive is the HP EliteBook 2570p.
While this appears to have spare miniPCI slots, googling shows that they do not seems to able to take mSATA (which would be an expensive option anyway):
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/msata-ssd-in-dell-e6230-do-nothing.720489/
Registered for subscription to email updates and got a code for £5.00 off emailed over to me. May be worth a go
Think it's also worth pointing out that these cost nearly £1,000 a few years ago before they appeared on the ex-lease market. So you really are getting premium build quality for pennies.
Having a smaller (but SIGNIFICANTLY faster) SSD is much more sensible than getting a very large conventional HDD and using 10% of it's capacity
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/laptops/dell-latitude-e6230-review-3433446/