Dell laptop for Win 7

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ps56k

2013-05-15 02:41:58 UTC

Would like to get some new or used laptop for running Win 7 -

Have a couple of Dell C610 laptops around the house that we use and love -
with all the modular bay swap capabilities. All are running XP/SP3 -

Mostly just run IE and Firefox, Outlook Express, Office, Quicken & Turbotax

I've been very happy with all our Dell products,
as they are not over-engineered with funny buttons and special software.

SO - suggestions for something used that would run Win 7 just fine ?
Also - current models to look at ?

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Bob_Villa

2013-05-15 10:33:16 UTC

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Post by ps56k
Would like to get some new or used laptop for running Win 7 -
Have a couple of Dell C610 laptops around the house that we use and love -
with all the modular bay swap capabilities. All are running XP/SP3 -
Mostly just run IE and Firefox, Outlook Express, Office, Quicken & Turbotax
I've been very happy with all our Dell products,
as they are not over-engineered with funny buttons and special software.
SO - suggestions for something used that would run Win 7 just fine ?
Also - current models to look at ?
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Goes Unpunished

Just about anything that had Vista originally will run Win 7
well...with a bare-minimum of 2Gb and more preferred. W7 32-bit can
only handle approx. 3Gb. IIRC
(I put W7 on a Dell 8400 (circa '04) 3Ghz,3Gb,320SATA...and it runs
very nicely!)

Ron Hardin

2013-05-15 10:57:21 UTC

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The Dell small business outlet store has lots of laptops with win7.

They don't strike me as particularly cheap though.

Prices seem to have gone up starting sometime last December, when there was a blowout
sale on legacy stuff. About a 50% price/performance rise.

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Larry

2013-05-15 19:03:08 UTC

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If you can wait until Windows 8.1 is released, you might be happier.
Pundits are saying that the start button and Windows 7 like desktop
might return.

However according to this article, the release date for 8.1 might be
later this year. Maybe a long wait, however.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418944,00.asp

Larry

ps56k

2013-05-28 22:28:04 UTC

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I picked up a Dell E6400 laptop from eBay - watched several...
it is being shipped UPS... and is on it's way

Dell Latitude E6400, Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHZ, 4gb Ram, 250GB HDD, Win 7 64-bit

Bob_Villa

2013-05-28 22:58:41 UTC

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Post by ps56k
I picked up a Dell E6400 laptop from eBay - watched several...
it is being shipped UPS... and is on it's way
Dell Latitude E6400, Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHZ, 4gb Ram, 250GB HDD, Win 7 64-bit

How much...if I could ask?

ps56k

2013-05-29 03:58:16 UTC

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Post by Bob_Villa

Post by ps56k
I picked up a Dell E6400 laptop from eBay - watched several...
it is being shipped UPS... and is on it's way
Dell Latitude E6400, Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHZ, 4gb Ram, 250GB HDD, Win 7 64-bit

How much...if I could ask?

it was $220 total -
A little more than the other E6400s I bid on,
but looked good, and seller replied to a couple questions.... so, thought
worth it - we'll see after it arrives -

Ron Hardin

2013-05-29 12:59:13 UTC

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Post by ps56k

Post by Bob_Villa

Post by ps56k
I picked up a Dell E6400 laptop from eBay - watched several...
it is being shipped UPS... and is on it's way
Dell Latitude E6400, Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHZ, 4gb Ram, 250GB HDD, Win 7 64-bit

How much...if I could ask?

it was $220 total -
A little more than the other E6400s I bid on,
but looked good, and seller replied to a couple questions.... so, thought
worth it - we'll see after it arrives -

That's about half the price they were going for on the Outlet, at the end, as they unloaded the
last of the core2-duos scratch'n'dent and refurbished.

They have a 3 year warranty, probably, even from the outlet (unlike other models, the E6400 and
E6500 get an extra two years).

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ps56k

2013-05-30 23:54:17 UTC

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All the other laptops in the house are the Dell C610s
and have a more square screen vs the "wide screen" aspect ratio.
Not sure I like the Wide version - but have had the others for years.

The other thing, that I had forgot about,
was some problem with "overheating"
and the CPU getting throttled back...
I seem to recall a big deal with Nvidia cards getting hot.

ps56k

2013-05-31 20:44:04 UTC

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We'll see how the E6400 Wide laptop grows on me...

Just measured a couple laptops in the house...

Dell E6400 - 14" diag - 12.00" W x 7.50" H (1.60)
Dell C610 - 14" diag - 11.25" W x 8.75" H (1.28)
Fujitsu T - 12" diag - 9.75" W x 7.25" H (1.34)

HDTV - 40"diag - 35.00" W x 20.00" H (1.75)

Timothy Daniels

2013-06-25 02:49:09 UTC

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Post by ps56k
All the other laptops in the house are the Dell C610s
and have a more square screen vs the "wide screen" aspect ratio.
Not sure I like the Wide version - but have had the others for years.
The other thing, that I had forgot about,
was some problem with "overheating"
and the CPU getting throttled back...
I seem to recall a big deal with Nvidia cards getting hot.

I substituted an SSD for the HDD in my XPS M1330 laptop, and
now the cooling fan comes on less frequently, and the palm rest is
a lot cooler.

*TimDaniels*