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Buying Used Laptop from Pawnshop: Worth it? 12-Month Warranty, Pros & Cons Discussion

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  • #1 20897826
    hornet2
    Level 4  
    I want to buy a used polishing or exhibition laptop. I found a Dell Latitude 6540 on the Internet on Erla and Morele. Which one would you recommend? With i5 4200M or i7 4800MQ processor? My friend has an i5 but he also worked on an i7 and he told me that it wasn`t very good. Does it make sense to pay extra for an i7? From what I learned from the seller, the i7 has a 4600M processor. The price difference between i5 and i7 is PLN 300. laptops are exhibition.




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    Separated from topic: Buying a used laptop. Is it worth it?
    by Dra98 on 08 Jan 2024 11:51
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  • #2 20899416
    OPservator
    Level 39  
    hornet2 wrote:
    As well as watching drone videos in 4K quality.

    Do you have a 4K monitor/TV that you connect to? Because you won`t find a laptop with a 4K matrix in this budget.
    What`s the point of playing the video if you won`t notice the difference?
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  • #3 20899538
    hornet2
    Level 4  
    I ordered a Dell Latitude E6540 8GB i7 FHD 256SSD 15.6" laptop. Polizing, class A. I paid PLN 1,000 for it. I agreed with the seller that the price includes replacing the laptop`s processor with a quad-core 4800MQ. Because it has a dual-core 4600M.
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  • #5 20899600
    ITSpec.

    Level 42  
    hornet2 wrote:
    I ordered a Dell Latitude E6540 8GB i7 FHD 256SSD 15.6" laptop, polished, class A. I paid PLN 1,000 for it.

    xD
    You`ve been pretty screwed.

    Sosarek gave one option, much better and newer, and apart from Latitudas, you can get a Thinkpad for i5 8250U for about PLN 1,000.
  • #6 20899741
    hornet2
    Level 4  
    But it`s 14, not 15.6".
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  • #7 20899756
    sosarek

    Level 43  
    I don`t see you specifying the requirements anywhere, so how do we know what you require?
    This does not change the fact that you purchased something worth less than half that amount.
    Helpful post? Buy me a coffee.
  • #8 20899759
    ITSpec.

    Level 42  
    It doesn`t matter, the 15.6 will also be available in similar money.
    There is no reason to pay PLN 1,000 for 10-year-old, emergency, power-hungry equipment, especially since for PLN 1,500 you can get modern laptops with the latest CPUs (2021-2023), new, with a full warranty - of course, worse made than the Latitude and sometimes a little weaker than the strongest ones from 6-7 years ago, but if you look hard enough, you can also find i3 11th gen or Ryzen 3 5000 series.
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The discussion revolves around the purchase of a used Dell Latitude 6540 laptop, specifically comparing the i5 4200M and i7 4800MQ processors. The user expresses concern about whether the additional cost of the i7, which is PLN 300 more, is justified given their friend's experience with the i5. Responses indicate that the user may have overpaid for the i7 model, with suggestions to consider newer alternatives within a similar budget that offer better performance and warranty. Recommendations include looking for modern laptops with newer CPUs, such as the i3 11th gen or Ryzen 3 5000 series, which can be found for around PLN 1,500.
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