Refurbish Laptop information!

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1 UW507 Base,Notebook,Core Merom T7300,2.0,1520 $1178.63
1 3E476 Information,Equipment $0.01
1 83022 Information,Stand Not Factory Install $0.01
1 CF762 Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,90W,Samsung,World Wide $0.01
1 DR464 Module,Label,Microsoft,WindowsVista Os,Premium,Inspiron $0.01
1 DX476 Module,Label,Intel,Notebook Centrino Mobile Technology Santa Rosa Merom $0.01
1 DY949 Ship Group,Notebook,United States,English,1520,Dell Americas Organization $0.01
1 FK244 Module,Software,DT-ICLNR Dell Americas Organization $0.01
1 JP927 Module,Software,DELL-WELCOME Transactional Line Of Business $0.01
1 K2967 Module,Information,Software, Internet Service Provider, AOL 8.0,DAO,ARB $0.01
1 K2972 Module,Information,Software, Internet Service Provider,AOL,PRI-OOBE $0.01
1 KU695 Module,Hard Drive,160G,5.4 Small Form Factor,SE080 Inspiron $0.01
1 KU852 Module,Battery,Primary,56WHR 6C,Samsung Power Division $0.01
1 MM281 Module,Software,DSPRT-CTR,1.0 $0.01
1 MU827 Module,Card (circuit),Network Bluetooth,355,Windows Vista Os,Dell Americas Organization $0.01
1 NP091 Module,Software,Dell Media Direct,3.3,CORSICA $0.01
1 NP562 Module,Software,VHP32,InspironEnglish,Dell Americas Organization,No Docs/diskettes $0.01
1 NX186 Module,Software,DSPRT3.4 Gteck0,Dimension,Inspiron $0.01
1 NX325 Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Driver,Resource Dvd,1520 $0.01
1 PH652 Module,Software,Internet Service Provider,Internet Search,PORTAL $0.01
1 PM511 Module,Liquid Crystal Display Cover,BLACK,W/CMRA,C/S $0.01
1 PN175 Module,Software,Works,8.5 English $0.01
1 PN548 Module,Software,Adobe,Acrobat Reader,7.0.8,International English $0.01
1 PU690 Module,DVD+/-RW,PBDS,Inspiron CGSY $0.01
1 RT879 Module,Information,Liquid Crystal Display,Cover, Corsica/Gilligan/Sapporo/Yebis $0.01
1 TP270 Module,Card,Network,3945 Inspiron,Most Of World 1 $0.01
1 UN078 Module,Software,Windows Vista Os,Hypertext Markup Language GUIDE,World Wide $0.01
1 UW304 Module,Assembly,Base,Discrete 1520 $0.01
1 UW648 Module,Liquid Crystal Display 15.4WXGA+,True Life,AUO,C/S $0.01
1 UX567 Service Install Module Software,Inspiron,1520 $0.01
1 UY392 Module,Information,Liquid Crystal Display,Cover,WCMRA Corsica/Gilligan/Sapporo/Yebis $0.01
1 WM586 Module,Keyboard,87,United States,English,CSL,Dell Americas Organization $0.01
1 WR336 Module,Software,VHP32,Digital Video Disk Drive,English,Dell Americas Organization $0.01
1 WW684 Module,Card,Graphics,NVIDA 256MB,G84 $0.01
1 XD717 Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,2GB,667MHZ,2X1GB,512 $0.01
1 XM387 Module,Software,Roxio,Creator Dell Edition,9.0,TransactionalLine of Business $0.01
1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business $0.01
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 987-5437 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year $0.00
1 950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 $0.00
1 983-3090 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 3E476 Information,Equipment $0.01

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Sub-Total : $1179.00
Shipping : free shipping
Tax : $85.24

Order Total :
$1264.24

good price for all of this?

 

Most of the Dell refurbs I have gotten I couldn't tell the difference from new (except for the big red sticker on the bottom that says REFURBISHED)...

They even had that factory-fresh smell of electronics (which i love)

 

Yes. Most refurbished laptops are simply returns by customers within a week or so of being received by them and for whatever reason they felt like returning it.

There's no big difference. But, whatever malfunction was present when they returned it may still be present (not likely, but it's possible). A big caution would be getting a refurbished WXGA+ screen since most of the refurbished units still have AOU screens that are extremely grainy.

 

If you're getting an Inspiron, you could always grab a Vostro if it's cheaper for you *shrugs*

 

If I recall correctly, you can choose what kind of refurb it is at the website.

 

Yeah. They have Scratch & Dent, Cert Refurbished, and Previously Ordered New....

 

I ordered a refurbished Ruby Red 1420 (see my sig) and it is in PERFECT condition. With the same warranty available on a refurb that a new laptop gets, there's really nothing to worry about IMO. I would do it again in a heartbeat, especially seeing as how I received my system in 2 days from order date LOL!!

 

thanks for the information

 

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15.4 inch WSXGA+ Notebook Screen with TrueLife - whats bad about this?

Will the 1390 Wireless Card reach the connect if im on the 3rd floor & the internet modem is on the first floor?

also theres warranty's on them right?

 

I'm in a 3rd floor condo & looking at the 1st floor neighbor's router on screen with three green strength bars as I type this. I think you'll be ok.

 

Which one should I go for

$1,119.00
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Video
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Software Upgrade
Microsoft Works 8.5
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Base
Inspiron 1520 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Media Bay
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
Network Interface Card
1390 Wireless Card
NoteBook Screen
15.4 inch WSXGA+ Notebook Screen with TrueLife
Hardware Upgrade
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
9 Cell Primary Battery
System Color
Jet Black

or
$1,109.00
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Video
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Software Upgrade
Microsoft Works 8.5
Media Bay
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Base
Inspiron 1520 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Hardware Upgrade
No Camera
9 Cell Primary Battery
No Camera
Network Interface Card
1390 Wireless Card
NoteBook Screen
15.4 WXGA Notebook Screen Display with TrueLife
System Color
Alpine White
Bluetooth Wireless
Bluetooth Wireless Card 355


about the screen display whats the difference between theses?

 

WXGA is 1280 x 800, WSXGA+ is 1680 x 1050. A HUGE difference between the two.

For an extra 10 bucks, you get integrated web cam and a WSXGA+ screen (it might make you squint, though). It's well worth it if you don't mind the occasional squinting. However, it might not be your choice of gaming resolution since if you play games at 1680 x 1050, the setting will have to be very low or you'll have to play at a lower resolution that's not native resolution and thus the picture quality will not be optimum.

 

so im guessing 1280 x 800 would be better off. haha.

 

last question
the difference between
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive & 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilit

 

8X DVD +/- ---> This is a better option because it can Burn and read DVD's and even Double Layer DVD's it can also Burn and read any cd.

24X CD RW/DVD Drive - This is able to Burn and read any CD, But it can only Read DVD's and not burn DVD's

Hope this helped.

 

For games yeah this would be the better choice. Better quality when playing games.

 

I like to thank everyone thats helping me.
Heres the final decision please help me choose.
Also will 1.8 processor be ok for gaming? or 2.0 processor well look at here!

System Price : $1,109.00


Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Video
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Media Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Base
Inspiron 1520 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Hardware Upgrade
No Camera
No Camera
6 Cell Primary Battery
Software Upgrade
Microsoft Works 8.5
NoteBook Screen
15.4 WXGA Notebook Screen Display with TrueLife
System Color
Jet Black
Network Interface Card
3945 802.11a/g Wireless Mini Card

2.0 processor , better wireless card

or

System Price : $1,159.00
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Video
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Software Upgrade
McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 36-months
Microsoft Works 8.5
Media Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Base
Inspiron 1520 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Hardware Upgrade
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
6 Cell Primary Battery
Network Interface Card
1390 Wireless Card
NoteBook Screen
15.4 WXGA Notebook Screen Display with TrueLife
System Color
Jet Black
Bluetooth Wireless
Bluetooth Wireless Card 355

this one comes with Bluetooth , webcam , 1.8 processor , virus scan stuff


so if you was me what refurbish laptop would you choose since im going to get it by tonight.

 

I would go for the T7100 laptop. Build in Webcam is always nice to have and like you said Bluetooth and 3 years of McAfee Virus protection is sure a plus.

Go for the T7100 you wouldnt be disappointed.

T7100 to T7300 isnt really that big of a difference.

 

so sunday I come home to order the laptop rockblaster13 refer me to get and BAM! all the laptops are gone ! i got soo mad :/

so I check out some 1420 models - how small are the screens , 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS - can this handle CS:S , Battlefield 2 , warcraft 3 , and such games?

man I wanted that laptop :/

 

check the first page . order a refurbish laptop and wondering if i got a ok deal.
and reply what i should delete when i get it.

 

Yeah. It should be able to handle those games that you mentioned.

 

Hey nsong,

Yeah the 8400GS will play all those games fine. You can set all graphic settings on high except for BF2, I would set it to Medium.

But yeah the 1420 is a nice laptop.

Just to let you know I just ordered a new Vostro 1500 yesterday night.
For only $1006.00 w/o Tax. It's an awesome deal.
You can see my laptop specs in my signature.

Here is the deal for the Vostro 1500 if you are interested.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Let us know what you decided

 

Well I order the inspiron 1520 like couple hrs ago.
I can check it on the first page.

hopefully I got it a good price for a refurbish one.
I would of got the vostro 1500 , but since I already order and wanted a 1520 real bad. I got this one lol.

Thanks for your help Rockblaster13 and everyone.

so what do you think about the one I order rock?

 

It's a very nice system You should be very happy with it.
When we get our systems we need to test them out on BF2 and CS-S and see how they run haha

 

Dells refurb prices kinda suck. You can't use coupons on them right? I think it might actually be cheaper to get the same thing NEW.... Rocks notebooks got basically the same specs as the 1200 refurb you were looking at, right? And it's 150, 200 bucks cheaper.

 

have a refurb 1210 here. original screen inverter seemed to hum like crazy...think thats why previous person returned it. i just had them send a new screen.

the new one is not as nice looking, but hell if it makes any noise

 

i wanted a 1520 really bad plus the specs were good. If I choose a brand new one it would of been over 1500+

also I did the 2nd Business Days shouldn't I recieve it by tomo or is it when it ships out?

 

Yep thats another good thing about buying a refurbished model. You can get your laptop in less than a week.

While mine takes 2 weeks before it gets shipped.

 

woot.
mine shipped !! i be getting it saturday or monday !! but i have work monday.

Shipping is from FedEX instead of DHL woot.

got myself battlefield 2 deluxe which has bf2 and special forces only for free