Dell Latitude 5480 13.9" FHD I7-6600U Laptop (Open Box)

Dell Latitude 5480 13.9" FHD I7-6600U Laptop (Open Box)

@ThunderThighs
Are these business lease returns that could potentially have seen 2-3 years of usage? I7 + Pro license, for such a low price - What’s the ‘FULL DISCLOSURE’ line that I am not seeing in the item condition description :slight_smile: Serious buyer here
Oh BTW - The Dell Latitude 5480 was launched in early 2017

Unsupported Windows 11 installation

Dell Latitude 5480 13.9" FHD I7-6600U Laptop

Features

  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Intel Core i7-6600u

“The Intel Core i7-6600U as a 6th-generation processor is not officially supported for Windows 11, as Microsoft requires 8th-gen or newer Intel processors. Risks: Using unsupported hardware may prevent receiving security patches, and functionality is not guaranteed.”

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The “catch” is that the i7 in this is a dual-core processor that came out a decade ago. While still usable, its performance would be more comparable to a mobile phone. And I’m not talking about a high-end phone. Or even mid-range. Nope, the performance is comparable to a phone in this price class.

The current sub-$200 Samsung is the A17, but it uses the same processor as last year’s A16. It’s not fast – and I should know because my current phone is the A17 that I bought a couple months ago.

(Note that I am not staff. I just volunteer to help out on the forums.)

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We’re seeing more and more of these not officially supported for Windows 11 devices with Windows 11 loaded being sold by resellers; few with disclosures of same. I venture to guess that the average consumers buying these devices are not aware of this fact. The rest don’t care.

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Yep. It’s sometimes mentioned in the listings here at Woot, but it’s still not always mentioned.

Granted, as long as folks don’t do a simple search on how to install W11 themselves or even do an update-in-place, they’ll end up falling prey to these usable-but-not-really computers.

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We don’t have information on the past life of refurbished items we sell. Sorry.