Just Bought a Dell Refurb Laptop for $1369 - Did I Do Good?

Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 09:21
Last edited 18/01/2021 - 09:52 by 1 other user

There was only 1 in stock and didn't want to miss it so just pulled the trigger on this

REFURBISHED
WAS 1,709.00
NOW $1,369.00
1 IN STOCK
Intel Core 10th Generation i7-10750H Processor (6 Core, Up to 5.00GHz, 12MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 10 Home
512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
16GB (2X8GB) Up to 3200MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare 144Hz refresh rate 300-nits LED Backlit Non-Touch Display
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

I paid the extra $116 for the 3 year warranty

I found some older deals with similar specs or same for $1900~ from a while back. Hoping I didn't f myself up by not researching enough

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Comments

  • pharkurnell on 18/01/2021 - 09:29

    What model is it?

  • Sinnerator on 18/01/2021 - 09:34
    +1

    Do some GPU intense gaming for for 2 hrs and monitor thermals, if no throttling then be happy.

  • Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 09:35

    Show all Specifications
    CONDITION:
    REFURBISHED
    FAMILY NAME:
    G5 15 - 5500 Laptop
    PROCESSOR:
    Intel Core 10th Generation i7-10750H Processor (6 Core, Up to 5.00GHz, 12MB Cache, 45W)
    MEMORY:
    16GB (2X8GB) Up to 3200MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
    HARD DRIVE:
    512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
    SOFTWARE:
    Windows 10 Home
    NETWORK:
    Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
    LCD:
    15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare 144Hz refresh rate 300-nits LED Backlit Non-Touch Display
    GRAPHICS:
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
    ADAPTER:
    240 Watt AC Adapter
    BATTERY:
    4-Cell, 68 WHr Battery (Integrated)
    KEYBOARD:
    US English Backlit Keyboard
    SSD:
    Yes
    PROCESSOR BRAND:
    INTEL
    PROCESSOR TYPE:
    10th Gen Intel Core i7
    MEMORY SIZE:
    16 GB
    Warranty
    3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

  • hothed on 18/01/2021 - 10:21
    +3

    You already bought it…. so just enjoy it?

    • Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 10:22

      Always like getting the opinions (Good or bad :D ) of my fellow OzB'ers

  • MorriJ on 18/01/2021 - 10:30
    +1

    I tend to rely on the ACL rather than paying for a warranty, but I can understand the convenience.

    https://www.accc.gov.au/business/treating-customers-fairly/o….

    I've had some fun chasing support out of warranty, but it always makes me feel better knowing i saved a little coin on the warranty.

    I think you made a good purchase - enjoying it yet?

    • Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 10:39

      Bought today. It was 1 in stock, so just pulled the trigger without being able to do much research in case it got sold.

      Their message when in cart made me checkout quicker

      " Items in cart aren't reserved, etc. etc"

  • bazingaa on 18/01/2021 - 10:53

    good deal. I wouldn't have paid for extra warranty though.

    I paid the extra $116 for the 3 year warranty

    so the laptop only = 1369-116 = 1253 ?

    • Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 11:15

      1369 + 116

      I read some comments/posts of other Dell deals, and seems like a lot of people had issues after 1.5 - 2 years. So for $100, if it'll make it easier for me to get anything fixed, it was an easy choice

  • Ocker on 18/01/2021 - 12:00
    +2

    I am very wary of buying a refurbished item. "Refurbished" is such a broad description and could cover anything from ex-display, warranty returns etc.
    Prefer to pay for the peace of mind in buying a new unit.

    • Danstar on 18/01/2021 - 12:08
      +1

      Every comment I read from others buying from dell outlet, basically said it was like new

  • adzyau on 18/01/2021 - 12:03
    +1

    Its a very good price for the specs!

  • ChunkyToast on 18/01/2021 - 12:04
    +1

    That is a decent build. Just make take a look at how the FPS with the same settings in games functions with the Laptop screen and external monitor (external monitor should run at higher FPS due to direct connection to GPU - just disable the laptop screen if doing this to get the benefit).

  • RobBoss on 18/01/2021 - 16:13

    Very good spec for that money, I’m assuming you got it from Dell refurb? Anyways, this is either is great time to buy laptops (for people wanting previous gen specs at cheap prices) or a bad time (for people getting new laptops). And I think yours is the former.

    • Danstar on 19/01/2021 - 07:11
      +1

      I've been eyeing off buying a gaming laptop for a while now.

      I was looking to spend around 1000-1200 but at that price range, there was always 1-2 short falls with either the screen, memory, graphics card, cpu, etc.

      This kinda hits all the marks I wanted, except that it's a refurb. So I'm hoping I get a good quality refurb and not some battered machine

  • adzyau on 18/01/2021 - 19:48

    Ok i gave in after reading this post.

    I got the dell g7 17 9750.. 2070 graphics for $1499
    1tb hd, 256gb ssd. Hopefully i like it.. would have paid more for a bigger SSD but oh well 😁

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2021 - 20:34
    +1

    Screwed

  • Danstar on 25/01/2021 - 19:38
    +1

    Got the laptop today and they could’ve told me it was brand new and I would’ve believed it was!

  • Danstar on 23/06/2021 - 17:07
    +1

    Update for people who google about dell refurbs or this model in particular.

    Going strong. Few settings that need to be changed, I just changed them as something bothered me along the way.

    Ie. throttling when gaming on battery. Lots of dell crAPPware but I haven’t removed any of them yet as they aren’t bothering me too much. I removed the McAfee it came with

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