Dell Latitude 14.1" Intel Core i5 Laptop Price: $269.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Thursday, Jan 22 to Friday, Jan 23) + transit Condition: Refurbished
I have one of these. The sound is a little quiet even with boosting options enabled and the 2nd gen i5 processor is becoming dated, but it’s still a solid machine (especially at this price)
I am provided one of these for work and it is a decent laptop. I get a lot of use with the HDMI out on my own time for streaming when Chromecast is acting up. Can handle most of your tasks except demanding gaming. You can definitely tell when the computer is working too hard since the temperature rises quickly and the fan goes into overdrive. Overall, pretty good deal at that price!
This config is a real sweet spot for me–14" screen, i5, etc. EXCEPT for the low screen res. Which is why I got a very similar Thinkpad at 1440x900. Not a fan of bigger/heavier/battery-guzzling low-res screens. But for under $300, this is a really capable general-purpose laptop. And I’d rather have Win7 than Win8…
I have a spare i7 processor; is it possible to replace the i5 included in this with my i7? I see there are variations of this computer that have the i7, but I am not sure if there will be compatibility/heat issues.
edit: for specificity; the i7 I have is i7-2630QM. Versions of this laptop ship with i7-4610M.