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On 09/11/2019 08:21, Neil wrote: > On 08/11/2019 16:53, mr meowski wrote: >> On 08/11/2019 16:00, maceion@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> I tend to buy refurbished Dell laptops [since 2006]. Most Latitude >>> series work with Linux. >> >> I second this - I'm particularly partial to refurbished E7440s from >> Ebay. £150-£250 gets you a mSATA SSD, 1080p, quad i7, 16Gb RAM, matte >> IPS, vPro, USB3 and a really nice backlit keyboard. More than enough >> laptop for anyone who doesn't game or have demanding requirements >> (development, etc). Shop carefully and you can pick up a pristine model >> just off a corporate refresh cycle with a few months of the original >> return to base warranty still left on it. Runs Linux or Windows or >> pretty much anything else you might want just fine, there's no exotic >> hardware in it. >> >> Refurbished corporate laptops are 100% the way to go for the budget >> conscious shoppers I think. If you want to spend more by all means do of >> course but any consumer oriented laptop below the pricey ultrabook class >> tends to be a flimsy piece of crap (again in my opinion of course). >> > Thanks for that advice. I have always steered well clear of Ebay so far. > For some reason I think their whole set up is a bit dubious. Now I will > have a look to see what I can find. > > Neil > There are two companies who specialise in DELL refurbished units , one in Glasgow, one in south. one is https://www.europc.co.uk/laptops/all more expensive but with up to 3 year guarantee https://www.dellrefurbished.co.uk/ Also but only one bought from these so not much experience https://www.tier1online.com/tier-1-warranty-refurbished-desktop-pcs-and-laptops/ regards -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq