Pros & Cons
Pros
It's in great condition for a refurbished model. Purchased'reconditioned' at amazing low price as alternative to a much more expensive tablet. This seller is great i will buy from them again no problem.
The keyboard is really comfortable. Also, this laptop has a more full sized keyboard than 10. The touchpad is good too, though i usually use a wireless mouse. The number keys at the top are a bit sticky to my touch.
Cons
After spending 10 dollars on acd, i look on the bottom of the laptop to start writing down my authentication code and that is when i notice something. It runs very hot?
Highlights
Quality
Don't forget to get one with the mobile docking base, with the dvd reader and expansion ports.
Anyway this thing looked pristine came with the power adapter and the original usb cdrom.
Well as i said, i was not happy with the performance of various tablets.
With the 512mb ram available lxpup was fine, but chromium started but crashed.
Shipping
But hey, it's a great refurbished laptop for under $150 including shipping.
Took forever but i removed mcafee and much of the cruft and it was fast enough.
Packaging/appearance
It would be pure curiosity and i already know what its like on the cloudbooks.
Competitiveness
It has the magnesium-alloy frame and high-quality plastic outer shell.
Bought as future replacement for my hp compaq.
Meaning its dual core but can only run a 32bit system.
I would also make sure i have at least 3gb of ram.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Update 11132012while d420 is still capable of running basic tasks it is a very old computer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are newer models from dell like 13 dell latitude e6410 or e6430 or hp like 12 hp eliebook 2540 or 2560 that will not bankrupt you and still be able to deliver much better performance and cope with future demands
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I personally would buy something with at least the second generation of intel i3 i5 is better processor sandy bridge
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The third generation ivy bridge is better and its onboard graphics are much better and should still be reasonably priced now
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I would not care much for a hard drive i would swap it for a solid state drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You can buy something like 120gb intel 330 or samsung 830 for about a 100
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This computer is very thin and weights only 3 lb
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is really rugged and rigid no flex whatsoever