Refurbished Dell notebook computer

The notebooks are getting really popular these days, and they are choosed by more and more users, no matter what is their profession or age. You don’t necessarily need to be a business man to have a laptop, because the prices for them are getting lower and lower so they can be bought by more and more people. A laptop is capable of doing all the tasks that a desktop computer does, only that it is much smaller, thinner and lighter. So it is quite normal that a lot of people prefer to spend the money for a new laptop instead of buying a new PC. But since they have so many advantages this can be seen in the price, and a laptop would be a little more expensive than a desktop computer with the same technical details. Usually to get a nice notebook you will have to spend at least 500 dollars. But the best laptops with the most features and the best technical details cost above 1000 dollars.




But if you don’t have enough money, but you still want to have a laptop, then you can choose a refurbished notebook. This means that it is a laptop that had some technical problems, or some scratches or bruises and which was repaired. In another words it is a second hand laptop. Even though they had some problems in the past, so they might still have them in the future, they are really cheap so it might worth to take the risk and buy one.



For today we’ll look closely at one of the refurbished Dell notebook computers, the Dell Latitude D 620 model. You can find this one on the online store geeks.com for a price of just 299 dollars. This specific model as new costs around 700 dollars so you can make a really good deal by buying it from here. It comes with a display screen of 14.1 inch and has quite ok technical details. This is an older model, so it doesn’t have very powerful features like you can find in the models made in 2010. But for the simple, day to day activities such as writing documents, emails, browsing the internet  or watching movies they are ok. The maximum resolution supported by the display screen is 1280 x 800 and it can also be connected to the internet via 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN, integrated Gigabit Ethernet or the V.92 modem. So you can have access to the internet anywhere you go. It is true that with 299 dollars you can buy a desktop computer with much better technical details, but you won’t benefit from the full portability of this notebook.

And now here are its technical specifications :

Dell Latitude D 620 Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz 14.1 inch Notebook
General Features:
Microsoft Windows XP Home pre-installed w/ CoA
Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz dual-core processor
1 GB DDR 2 SDRAM
40 GB hard drive
CD-RW drive
No floppy drive
Integrated graphics
Integrated audio with built-in speakers
Integrated 10 / 100 / 1000 Gigabit Ethernet
V.92 modem
802.11 a / b / g wireless LAN
Keyboard with pointing stick and separate Touchpad
14.1 inch WXGA active matrix TFT display (1280 x 800)
Kensington security slot
Expansion Slots:
One (1) Type I/II card slot

This model has all the ports you might need to use, except for a HDMI port:

I/O Ports:
Four (4) USB 2.0 ports
One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet port
One (1) RJ-11 Modem port
One (1) 9-pin Serial port
One (1) 15-pin VGA port
One (1) IR port
Microphone in

Headphone out

In case you decide to buy this laptop from geeks.com, here is what the package includes:

Dell Latitude D 620 Core Duo 1.66 GHz 14.1 inch Notebook
Microsoft Windows XP Home pre-installed w/ CoA
Operating System Restore CD
Power adapter (100 -120 V, 50/60 Hz)
6 cell 56 WH Lithium Ion battery
Power cord