I posted this deal a month or so ago and it got a great response. And i was happy with mine. I recommended them to people I know but it was out of stock when they came to order. They seem to be back in stock now so I've put it on once more. Great deal. Here is the original information
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.
15.6" 1366x768 = ~100 PPI
12.5" 1366x768 = ~125 PPI*
12.5" 1440x900 = ~135 PPI
15.6" 1920x1080 = ~140 PPI
*This laptop
Although this has a 1366x768 display, it'll be nowhere near as bad as 15.6" laptops with displays of the same resolution.
All comments (94)
ovi_andre
16 Jan 17#1
hi.whats the screen resolution?
furiousjammin to ovi_andre
16 Jan 17#3
"HD Anti Glare LED"
12.5" "HD" screen
jasee to ovi_andre
16 Jan 172#5
1366x768
Why is it that when it is not mentioned, but 'they' say 'HD', inevitably it is low resolution HD :disappointed:
Gkains to ovi_andre
16 Jan 171#7
HD means 1366*768.
Mind you this is an E6230 so that's an ultra portable laptop with 12.5" screen. FHD (1080P) would probably be painful on the eyes on such a small screen. HD+ (1440*900) might be nicer resolution but don't know if Dell ever offered that choice. Certainly Lenovo never did for their similar X230
furiousjammin
16 Jan 174#2
Subscribe to their emails and get £5 off your first order making at £194
bbrundell1
16 Jan 171#4
I'm not 100% sure I know what HD means any more! Does anyone have an idea of how good the screen is?
I've been looking for a £300 laptop for a wee while: would the 240gb SSD upgrade + another 4gb of RAM be good investments?
Trevanator to bbrundell1
16 Jan 171#6
No, if a 128GB SSD is not big enough for you then is 240GB?
8GB RAM is more than enough for all the things you are likely to use this laptop for.
Plus, the upgrades are expensive.
LightningPete to bbrundell1
16 Jan 171#12
Likely be a 13xx by 7xx screen
Noclouds
16 Jan 177#8
Seems like a lot of money for a four year old laptop with HD4000 graphics and a presumably near-exhausted battery.
Gkains to Noclouds
16 Jan 171#10
But don't forget this is a business-class laptop which costs £1,200 when new so not comparable to the built-down-to-a-price consumer laptops which cost £250 new.
Here's a review from when it was new. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/laptops/dell-latitude-e6230-review-3433446/
Having said that, while and many others appreciate these business laptops for the robustness and serviceability, they are not for everyone. Excellent for those who like being able to fix things, but for someone afraid of fixing hardware maybe the are better off with one of those cheaply made £300 laptop (but avoid the £200 Atom laptops), or be prepared to spend a lot more for a quality laptop.
catbeans
16 Jan 176#9
Yeah my 5 inch phone screen is a massive 720p and it kill my eyes :neutral_face::man:
wayne3004
16 Jan 171#11
Got one first time round and it's been brilliant. A Few surface marks on the case but it doesn't matter, it's super quick and over-powered for general use (social, emails, etc.) Definitely worth the money if you're wanting something you can boot up quickly or carry around.
Gkains
16 Jan 174#13
Totally different usage patterns.
Some people love high-resolutions screens, some people cannot get along with them and immediately ask someone to change the DPI scaling so they can see menus etc. Think the default menu font in Windows is around 10 pixels high so it would be under 3mm on a 12.5" 1080P screen.
12.5" @ 1080P is a dot pitch of 0.256mm, same as 4K on a 25" screen.
sonicfury
16 Jan 17#14
Looks like a great deal, especially when compared to the 'Grade B' refurbs that eBay is filled with.
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Opening post
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.
There is also a grade B version same specification for £175.99 if cosmetics are not a big issue http://www.gigarefurb.co.uk/dell-latitude-e6230-intel-core-i5-3rd-gen-2-60ghz-8gb-ddr3-ram-128gb-ssd-windows-7-pro-grade-b.html
And if you register for their newsletter you receive a £5 off your first order so you can get his deal for £170.99
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15.6" 1366x768 = ~100 PPI
12.5" 1366x768 = ~125 PPI*
12.5" 1440x900 = ~135 PPI
15.6" 1920x1080 = ~140 PPI
*This laptop
Although this has a 1366x768 display, it'll be nowhere near as bad as 15.6" laptops with displays of the same resolution.
All comments (94)
12.5" "HD" screen
Why is it that when it is not mentioned, but 'they' say 'HD', inevitably it is low resolution HD :disappointed:
Mind you this is an E6230 so that's an ultra portable laptop with 12.5" screen. FHD (1080P) would probably be painful on the eyes on such a small screen. HD+ (1440*900) might be nicer resolution but don't know if Dell ever offered that choice. Certainly Lenovo never did for their similar X230
I've been looking for a £300 laptop for a wee while: would the 240gb SSD upgrade + another 4gb of RAM be good investments?
8GB RAM is more than enough for all the things you are likely to use this laptop for.
Plus, the upgrades are expensive.
Here's a review from when it was new.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/laptops/dell-latitude-e6230-review-3433446/
Having said that, while and many others appreciate these business laptops for the robustness and serviceability, they are not for everyone. Excellent for those who like being able to fix things, but for someone afraid of fixing hardware maybe the are better off with one of those cheaply made £300 laptop (but avoid the £200 Atom laptops), or be prepared to spend a lot more for a quality laptop.
Some people love high-resolutions screens, some people cannot get along with them and immediately ask someone to change the DPI scaling so they can see menus etc. Think the default menu font in Windows is around 10 pixels high so it would be under 3mm on a 12.5" 1080P screen.
12.5" @ 1080P is a dot pitch of 0.256mm, same as 4K on a 25" screen.