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    Dumb question...does a refurb XPS laptop come with a screen?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. MercenaryMuffin

    MercenaryMuffin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know, I know, dumb question.

    I'm looking into a refurbed XPS laptop, and the info screen says it has a 15.4" screen...however, the Dell Outlet info page says laptops and desktops ship without a monitor.

    So WTF?
    Thanks.
    -MM
     
    MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008
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  2. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    its impossible to sell a laptop without a screen. thats absurd. maybe s desktop without a monitor
     
    boypogi, Apr 22, 2008
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  3. MercenaryMuffin

    MercenaryMuffin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, that's what I was thinking...but you never know. I thought maybe they'd try to nickel and dime me that way >_>
     
    MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008
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  4. stevenkelby

    stevenkelby Notebook Consultant

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    Nah that's for desktop systems. Impossible on a note book.
     
    stevenkelby, Apr 22, 2008
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  5. jamief00

    jamief00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    You actually think they'd remove the screen and send half the laptop?!
     
    jamief00, Apr 22, 2008
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  6. MercenaryMuffin

    MercenaryMuffin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I told you it was a dumb question :(

    But thanks for answering it anyway. And you have a cute little dog in your avatar, so that's even better.
     
    MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008
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  7. MercenaryMuffin

    MercenaryMuffin Notebook Enthusiast

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    You actually think they'd remove the screen and send half the laptop?!

    ...Yes. At the time, I thought it entirely possible, since you can remove the screen to get a bigger one...right?
     
    MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008
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  8. stevenkelby

    stevenkelby Notebook Consultant

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    That's my dog, not Jamie's!

    ANd you never know, anything's possible. Even though I said it was impossible...

    You can't remove the screen of a laptop and fit a bigger one, screen size determines the size of teh whole machine.

    No harm in asking "dumb" questions, I've asked my fair share!
     
    stevenkelby, Apr 22, 2008
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  9. MercenaryMuffin

    MercenaryMuffin Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's my dog, not Jamie's!

    Eh, Jamie replied right before I submitted my reply to your post...

    And to be honest, I thought you could remove the laptop screen. In fact, someone from this very forum said I could...he must have thought I was referring to a desktop.
     
    MercenaryMuffin, Apr 22, 2008
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  10. jamief00

    jamief00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No such thing as a dumb question, just pulling your chain!
     
    jamief00, Apr 22, 2008
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  11. stevenkelby

    stevenkelby Notebook Consultant

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    You can remove the screen, but you have to replace it with one the same size.

    He is a cute dog!

    Are you going to get the XPS?
     
    stevenkelby, Apr 22, 2008
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  12. JTOverath

    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    I think the ships without a Monitor means no external monitor, since that is an option for most notebooks on the dell site.
     
    JTOverath, Apr 22, 2008
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  13. JoeNewberry

    JoeNewberry Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep, doubt they'd pull the LCD. Although, if they did it might look like this: [​IMG]
     
    JoeNewberry, Apr 22, 2008
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  14. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    Thats exactly what it means.
    The notebook will come with a LCD screen, it just wont come with an external monitor.
     
    ifti, Apr 22, 2008
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