This would be a great price even for a refurb. Unfortunately calling these refurb is misleading. If you see Win 7 Pro, you can be sure they are coming off some kind of business lease. This means potentially an older very used battery that won't last and who knows what else in terms of scratches, coffee spills etc.
Otherwise the memory can be upgraded and you can pop in an SSD pretty easily.
True but it either works or doesn't and you can get aftermarket batteries for under $50. I'm still stuck on the !@#$ 768p resolution. I'd gladly take this used with a 1080p screen over a brand new unit for same price but 768p.
True but it either works or doesn't and you can get aftermarket batteries for under $50. I'm still stuck on the !@#$ 768p resolution. I'd gladly take this used with a 1080p screen over a brand new unit for same price but 768p.
@Dave: THat is true but buying a generic aftermarket battery is a real crapshoot because there is such a huge disparity in quality and you never know what you are going to end up with and couple that with the built in "planned obsolescence" and you got to deal with the self-destruct
In fact the batteries are the achilles heal, the pre-planned and pre-engineered weak-link in the chain that assures an electronic will be disposed of and replaced inside of 3 years. ANd never has this been more apparent than with the new bulit-in and non user replaceable batteries that come with cellphones and tablets.
All you got to do is let the battery drain down to zero percent (like children do) and then put the device away for 3 weeks or more and you have activated the self-destruct feature that was pre-engineered into that product.
^ Most supposedly non-user-replaceable batteries can be replaced. You just need to look up model #s and get them off or , or look up codes on the battery for size then order same size.
Might require a plastic pick/tool to pry the thing open, micro if not custom screwdriver(s) and forceps or fine needle nose pliers to get a ribbon cable connector off and on. In rarer cases you may also need a fine tipped soldering iron to transfer a battery protection circuit.
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Otherwise the memory can be upgraded and you can pop in an SSD pretty easily.
THat is a very good point. We know how people treat their work laptops
(I mean the 14 inch laptops you buy in 2016 are much lighter)
@Dave: THat is true but buying a generic aftermarket battery is a real crapshoot because there is such a huge disparity in quality and you never know what you are going to end up with and couple that with the built in "planned obsolescence" and you got to deal with the self-destruct
In fact the batteries are the achilles heal, the pre-planned and pre-engineered weak-link in the chain that assures an electronic will be disposed of and replaced inside of 3 years. ANd never has this been more apparent than with the new bulit-in and non user replaceable batteries that come with cellphones and tablets.
All you got to do is let the battery drain down to zero percent (like children do) and then put the device away for 3 weeks or more and you have activated the self-destruct feature that was pre-engineered into that product.
Might require a plastic pick/tool to pry the thing open, micro if not custom screwdriver(s) and forceps or fine needle nose pliers to get a ribbon cable connector off and on. In rarer cases you may also need a fine tipped soldering iron to transfer a battery protection circuit.
Thank you!