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Off Lease Latitudes
Hi,
A friend's son needs a cheap (used is ok) laptop for email and browsing. I was looking at the off lease latitudes. I realize that these are heavy, the battery life is probably 'iffy', and there are cosmetic blemishes through use. The screen is anti-glare. I also know that these do not come with OS discs, but they do come with 32bit Windows 7 Pro. They come with a 100 day warranty, but a 15% rstocking charge if you return. I have some questions before I make a suggestion to my neighbor. Have any of you any experience with off lease latitudes? Since these are previously leased, is it likely that the recovery partition is still active so that one could make a copy of the installed OS? How old are these machines? They look like the same latitudes you get today, but with lesser processors from a few years ago. The ones that seem to fit his needs are the 15" E5530 at $177 and the 14" E5430 at $199. What I find interesting is that i3 or i5 processor/hard drive size/RAM size doesn't change the price as long as you stay within the same screen size Here's one I've been looking at: http://preview.tinyurl.com/za66u5c Comments? TIA |
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Off Lease Latitudes
Boris wrote in
09.88: Since these are previously leased, is it likely that the recovery partition is still active so that one could make a copy of the installed OS? How old are these machines? They look like the same latitudes you get today, but with lesser processors from a few years ago. The ones that seem to fit his needs are the 15" E5530 at $177 and the 14" E5430 at $199. The link you posted says they come with a recovery partition. I don't know if that would be the *original* recovery partition from when they were leased--I would think most leased machines are to corporations who would probably have used their own customized image instead of a recovery partition. But whether it had one or not, Dell probably just wipes the drive completely and slaps on their standard drive partitions anew. In the E-series Latitudes, the second digit indicated screen size and the third digit indicated model generation. Thus, the E5430 was a 14" model with a 3rd-generation Intel Core i3/5/7 CPU. The 3rd-generation models were released in 2012. As for the choice between the 14" and 15" Latitudes, I prefer the 14" models because I like the keyboards better. The 15" keyboards have the extra number pad on the right side, which I never use and which pushes me over to typing on the left two-thirds of the keyboard. I've used both, and the 14" keyboards are more comfortable to me. What is the screen resolution on the 15" you're considering? I note the 14" you linked to has a 1600x900 screen, which is higher than the usual 1366x768. Perhaps that partially accounts for the higher price of the 14"? I prefer the higher resolution screens, so that would be my choice. (The higher resolution screen was an upgrade option, so don't assume all E5430s have the 1600x900 screen.) Off-lease machines usually haven't been lovingly cared for, considering they were used by people who didn't own them, but that's reflected in the price. But I've bought a few over the years, and not had any undue problems. I wouldn't buy from a third party, though, I'd stick to those sold by a Dell subsidiary, as in your link. |
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dg1261 wrote in
09.88: Boris wrote in 09.88: Since these are previously leased, is it likely that the recovery partition is still active so that one could make a copy of the installed OS? How old are these machines? They look like the same latitudes you get today, but with lesser processors from a few years ago. The ones that seem to fit his needs are the 15" E5530 at $177 and the 14" E5430 at $199. The link you posted says they come with a recovery partition. I don't know if that would be the *original* recovery partition from when they were leased--I would think most leased machines are to corporations who would probably have used their own customized image instead of a recovery partition. But whether it had one or not, Dell probably just wipes the drive completely and slaps on their standard drive partitions anew. Which would be good. In the E-series Latitudes, the second digit indicated screen size and the third digit indicated model generation. Thus, the E5430 was a 14" model with a 3rd-generation Intel Core i3/5/7 CPU. The 3rd-generation models were released in 2012. As for the choice between the 14" and 15" Latitudes, I prefer the 14" models because I like the keyboards better. The 15" keyboards have the extra number pad on the right side, which I never use and which pushes me over to typing on the left two-thirds of the keyboard. I've used both, and the 14" keyboards are more comfortable to me. Good point. Personally, I also prefer a 14", What is the screen resolution on the 15" you're considering? I note the 14" you linked to has a 1600x900 screen, which is higher than the usual 1366x768. Perhaps that partially accounts for the higher price of the 14"? I prefer the higher resolution screens, so that would be my choice. (The higher resolution screen was an upgrade option, so don't assume all E5430s have the 1600x900 screen.) Most likely. I own a 15" Dell with 1366x768, and a 13" Dell with 1920x1080. Of course it's a smaller form factor, but the 13" resolution is very nice. My choice in a 14" would also be the 1600x900. Definitely worth the additional $$. Off-lease machines usually haven't been lovingly cared for, considering they were used by people who didn't own them, but that's reflected in the price. But I've bought a few over the years, and not had any undue problems. I wouldn't buy from a third party, though, I'd stick to those sold by a Dell subsidiary, as in your link. Thanks for the reply |
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