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[Refurb] DELL Latitude 5300 i5-8365U 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 11 Pro Touch Laptop $249 Delivered @ MetroCom

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[Refurb] DELL Latitude 5300 i5-8365U 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 11 Pro Touch Laptop $249 Delivered @ MetroCom
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MarketingMetroCom on 31/05/2024 - 18:11 metrocom.com.au (5619 clicks)
Last edited 31/05/2024 - 22:49 by 1 other user

Hi all got a good number on this touch screen laptop. Minimum battery health is 70%.

Specs
Processor
1x 8th Generation Intel Core™ i5-8365U Processor
Memory
16GB DDR4
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64 (EN: English)
Hard Drive
1x 256GB SSD
Wireless Network
1x Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2, Bluetooth 5.0
Ports
1 USB Type C™ 3.1 Gen 2 with Power Delivery & DisplayPort (Optional Thunderbolt™3); 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1, one with PowerShare; 1 HDMI 1.4; 1 RJ-45
Camera
1x 720P Camera
Graphics
1x Intel UHD 620
Monitor
13.3 FHD Touch

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  • CyberMurning on 31/05/2024 - 18:17
    +2

    Good price!

    @Skymstr

    • id on 01/06/2024 - 00:58

      the power of Ozb.. at least you get response from a rep here! sales metrocom email are ignored! when you call them, they tell you send us an email to sales for your request!

  • edumacation on 31/05/2024 - 18:31

    Pretty decent specs and price.

  • wce2018 on 31/05/2024 - 18:41

    Does anyone know if this would be OK to edit 4k drone footage using Adobe premiere pro or similar? Thanks

    • langitbiru on 31/05/2024 - 18:45
      +2

      OK, if you are happy with slow mono task and spend at least 1+ hour for rendering and exporting, and spend time to create proxies.

      So, you choose, time VS money… which one you want?

    • eug on 31/05/2024 - 18:47
      +1

      It's doable with proxies, but a U-series processor isn't meant for heavy tasks like video editing. This is meant more for office-type work and browsing the web or watching videos.

    • Wonderfool on 31/05/2024 - 19:01
      +1

      You'll want something with a graphics card. This laptop will struggle to even scrub through the preview video.

      You can use a ryzen laptop but if you have a few layers of 4k video, that also struggles a little to scrub through the preview video.

      So it's better to get a laptop with a ok graphics card, or as the other person suggest, get a PC, and use this as a proxy client to connect to your PC.

    • ASR-Briggs on 31/05/2024 - 19:33
      +4

      In short: no.

    • Beyond on 31/05/2024 - 23:09

      With all these comments essentially telling you no, I thought I'd also mention on top of everything else that you'd want an NVMe for your 4K editing, or a better ssd or hdd raid. 👍

      • eug on 31/05/2024 - 23:29

        NVMe speed drives are only important for multiple layers of very high-bitrate video, or high-speed scrubbing. If OP is just cutting between 100Mbps footage (12.5MB/s) and only having one or two layers, it's not very important. A SATA drive is sufficient, although I'd be wary of QLC SATA or NVMe drives which can get slow when importing or transferring a lot of footage.

        Mechanical hard drives are definitely to be avoided nowadays. The relatively glacial access times and fragmentation slowdowns are annoying, even with RAID.

        • Beyond on 01/06/2024 - 01:56

          The user was referring to 4k drone footage, which I imagine would have 60+fps and a reasonably high bitrate.
          Also, what would the odds be that the user would be using Adobe Premier Pro just for basic splicing features?
          An NVMe drive, even after running out of buffer/dram/cache, would still remain faster than the implemented SSD.
          It's hard to tell someone not to use a mechanical drive in raid because it's not like we all have the luxury of making a raid group out of the 8TB QVOs.

          • eug on 01/06/2024 - 10:31

            @Beyond:

            The user was referring to 4k drone footage, which I imagine would have 60+fps and a reasonably high bitrate.

            That is actually why I mentioned bitrate; judging from the question I doubt OP is running a professional drone. The most popular consumer drone now is probably the DJI Mini series. The 3 and 4 at full max settings top out at 150Mbps (18.75MB/s) which a SATA SSD can easily handle even when scrubbing.

            Also, what would the odds be that the user would be using Adobe Premier Pro just for basic splicing features?

            OP did say "or similar" so it looks like they haven't decided on an editor yet. Premiere is one of the most popular ones which is probably why it was mentioned.

            An NVMe drive, even after running out of buffer/dram/cache, would still remain faster than the implemented SSD.

            We don't actually know what SSD this specific laptop comes with, but this review says the Latitude 5300 comes with an NVMe SSD. I'm sure we're all in agreement that this laptop isn't the best choice for video editing though. :)

            In any case, QLC NVMe drives can be dog-slow once the cache is exhausted. e.g. the Crucial P3 starts out really fast but once the cache is used up, it drops to 100MB/s which is slower than a mechanical drive. But as I mentioned, that's only a problem when transferring a lot of footage from a fast drive as the cache can be large enough for smaller projects.

            It's hard to tell someone not to use a mechanical drive in raid because it's not like we all have the luxury of making a raid group out of the 8TB QVOs.

            What's typically done is to have a working drive and a storage drive. So you'd have a 1-2TB SSD for your project, then when you're done you'd move it to your 16TB SATA RAID array for storage. It's a bit of a waste to get an 8TB SSD just to store projects on. This is when my transferring-a-lot-of-footage comment above comes into play.

            • Beyond on 01/06/2024 - 15:40
              +1

              @eug: Hmm.. I'm not currently at my PC, so I can't give this reply the detailed response that it deserves, props to remaining constructive throughout.

              In response to your final paragraph, I think I had pictured a more RAIDZ-like set up within a less orthodox build when I wrote that. Which in itself is illogical due to the user trying to obtain a budget laptop. 😅

    • johnthedoe on 01/06/2024 - 07:30

      Yes just edit with proxies. It’s just good practice no matter how good hardware you use.
      How long it takes to render the proxies might be another matter

    • MrFrugalSpend on 01/06/2024 - 11:57

      It's a no from me

      I bought a new $2500 desktop replacement Z book laptop with dedicated graphics card, bigger / newer gen i7, and still get frustrated sometimes with editing / Adobe Creative Suite jobs not keeping up with the pace I'd like to work.

      Does depend on the performance you expect though. I'm a seamless kind of guy when I'm in the zone.

      The laptop I wanted / probably needed was a studio, more than double that again.

  • pakkapie on 31/05/2024 - 18:55
    +4

    OP what have you done to refurbish these?

    Another seller with battery 70% (gamble if you get better).

    Anything below 80% is replacement territory, so these are likely to be desktop or poor mobility devices.

    • MarketingMetroCom @ metrocom on 31/05/2024 - 19:30
      +6

      Hi mate, to be honest, by refurbishing, most job we do are just testing functions, cleaning, and reloading fresh windows.
      If any got functional issues ie faulty keyboard, faulty screen, low battery we will replace them. With 70% battery health is should last for at least 2 hours for normal use. Battery these days is fairly cheap and easy to swap.

      • edumacation on 31/05/2024 - 20:28
        +1

        Not sure about 'quite cheap' $65-100 is a significant amount considering the laptop is $249

        • eug on 31/05/2024 - 20:30
          +20

          I guess that's why it's $249? :)

      • bashar20 on 31/05/2024 - 21:52

        Are you guys Sydney based?
        Do you have any offers on business laptops with intel iris xe gpu?

        • MarketingMetroCom @ metrocom on 31/05/2024 - 22:57
          +8

          Hi we are Melbourne based. Yes will list a 11th gen i7 laptop tomorrow.

      • boxall on 01/06/2024 - 07:40

        And shipping back for replacement/repair is paid for by MetroCom?

        • MarketingMetroCom @ metrocom on 01/06/2024 - 08:54

          Yes.

  • pointnlarf on 31/05/2024 - 18:59
    +6

    These get HOT … Of all the DELL 53XX series these are my least favourite… most issues…

    • bashar20 on 31/05/2024 - 21:54

      Which 13 inch business laptops do you recommend ?
      I am looking for 13in screen intel 10gen with intel iris xe gpu?

      • CyberMurning on 01/06/2024 - 09:02

        10th gen is using the same as 8th gen igpu i heard. Need 11th gen to get iris

    • bonezAU on 01/06/2024 - 12:15

      I have an identical 5300 from a previous deal/different seller and it's fine. Heat doesn't necessarily mean problems.
      No issues with mine, it gets daily use (on battery a fair bit) for home office work and web browsing, it runs just fine.

      It might heat up if you start rendering video or playing games, sure.. but it's a business machine, not a gaming laptop.

      • pointnlarf on 01/06/2024 - 13:02

        I should elaborate…. Used across the business with hundreds of Dell laptops.
        This model has the most issues of all the Dells…. Yes even 7480s

        • bonezAU on 01/06/2024 - 13:06

          I don't disagree with you, you've clearly had experience with many of these at work. I was just saying that for home use, mine has been great so far.

  • Undercut 2241 on 31/05/2024 - 19:14
    +3

    Can't believe I paid 2k for a laptop of the same cpu/gpu/ram specs 4 years ago… HP elitebooks are the biggest waste of money ever

    • TiredKitty78 on 31/05/2024 - 19:17

      But for $249…..?

      • Beyond on 31/05/2024 - 23:11
        +2

        Give him back $1,751 and then ask him. 😅

    • Wonderfool on 31/05/2024 - 19:21

      That's all laptops except for MacBooks lol.

      That being said, anything pre-m1 is also dead weight at this point.

      • bonezAU on 01/06/2024 - 12:21
        +2

        That being said, anything pre-m1 is also dead weight at this point.

        No way. Give them new life with something like Linux Mint. I have a 2012 Macbook Air that got to the point where it simply couldn't run Mac OS, it was so painful.
        Whacked a nice shiny copy of Mint on it and it's like a brand new machine, super responsive and makes for a good machine to do basic tasks like web browsing etc.

        You don't need to be a Linux guru, nor should you be scared of it. Mint Cinnamon has a look and feel similar to Windows with a start type menu.

        • Wonderfool on 01/06/2024 - 15:06

          Well, they definitely can be used, but you won't be a to resell them for much.

          • bonezAU on 01/06/2024 - 15:28

            @Wonderfool: Like cars and mobile phones, I don't buy them for their resale value. You do you though :)

            • eug on 01/06/2024 - 15:37

              @bonezAU: To be fair, this whole thread was specifically about laptop resale value. :)

    • eug on 31/05/2024 - 19:42

      Can't believe I paid 2k for a laptop of the same cpu/gpu/ram specs 4 years ago…

      In 2020 Intels were in their 10th generation. 8th gen would be 6 years ago. This Dell is also at the bottom end of the scale, probably closer to this or this. Your $2k laptop would probably be closer to an 7000-series Latitude or XPS.

      • Wonderfool on 31/05/2024 - 19:58
        -1

        That being said, we've seen i5 10th gen for $400 lol. Laptops depreciates real fast.

        • eug on 31/05/2024 - 20:04

          They do… but it also depends on the laptop's original price. You can get $898 brand-new 13th gen laptops right now after all. More expensive laptops like the X1 Carbon do cost more used.

          • Wonderfool on 31/05/2024 - 20:07
            -1

            @eug: Well, I simply mean office fleets, so latitudes, HP elitebooks, surface pros and ThinkPad Ts.

  • Joker042 on 31/05/2024 - 19:22
    +2

    What has been done to refurbish them?

  • Kanjus on 31/05/2024 - 19:22
    -5

    This model is over 5 years old, cpu is now underpowered and overheats. False economy

    • Mikinoz on 31/05/2024 - 19:40
      +2

      For work purposes maybe, for home use it's a really good option

      • eug on 31/05/2024 - 19:44
        +1

        I agree; it still runs absolutely fine for typical office applications like Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom, and web browsing, YouTube, Netflix, etc.

      • Zondor on 31/05/2024 - 20:08

        Most work is just office these days anyway

    • Void on 31/05/2024 - 19:47
      +3

      I might just be oblivious but as far as I'm aware not much has changed in computing demands in the last 5 years. I'm still fine with 8th gen, and unless my laptop fails in some way I could see myself still using it in 5 years time.

      • CyberMurning on 31/05/2024 - 19:58

        Yeah agree for most of time im using 9th gen just to access my NAS. Lid always closed, connected to external monitor. Hardly using the keyboard inside feels like brand new lol

        • Wonderfool on 31/05/2024 - 20:00

          Lol I have a 7th gen dual core laptop I use for basic task and whip up a quick python code. The only thing that changed is the amount of bloat in windows.

        • Mikinoz on 31/05/2024 - 20:50
          +4

          You expect more for $250?

          • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2024 - 22:00
            +1

            @Mikinoz: Yupe. 7840u, 32gb ddr5, 2k ips, wifi 6, 1tb Samsung 960… Throw in a free skyline GTR whilst at it.

  • dublin101 on 31/05/2024 - 21:07

    What is the display resolution on these?

  • sund00bie on 31/05/2024 - 21:38

    OOS?

  • boxall on 31/05/2024 - 21:58

    Real good value.

  • skysurfer on 01/06/2024 - 00:37

    Can we get it with Windows10?

    • eug on 01/06/2024 - 00:40

      It would have come with a Windows 10 licence so you'd be able to just download the ISO from MS and install it. Win10 EOLs Oct 2025 though, so no updates after then.

      • skysurfer on 01/06/2024 - 00:47

        Thanks for the info.

        Not being an expert in such things I would rather buy it with win10 to save me spending the time working out how to do it myself!

  • jayzee on 01/06/2024 - 00:48
    +1

    Doesn't seem to include a charger?

    • Arsi on 01/06/2024 - 00:58
      +1

      Good point the charger isn't mentioned in the description but pretty sure the charger is included. It would be good for OP to clarify that though.

      • CyberMurning on 01/06/2024 - 09:03
        +1

        100110% sure included

  • asa79 on 01/06/2024 - 04:02

    What resolution is it 1080p or 720p

    • zubzub on 01/06/2024 - 04:40

      240p :P

      Monitor
      13.3 FHD Touch

      So 1080p

      • asa79 on 01/06/2024 - 04:41

        Need to check as there was a few DELL models that werent 1080p

        • zubzub on 01/06/2024 - 04:43

          Yeesh that would look bad even on such a small screen. But technically FHD is 1080p so should be good. I would be shocked if it was anything less.

        • boxall on 01/06/2024 - 07:18

          FHD so definitely 1080p.

  • boxall on 01/06/2024 - 07:23

    Any idea how heavy this is?

  • khmerunited on 01/06/2024 - 09:20

    how heavy are these?

    updated: 1.24kG

  • rainy118 on 01/06/2024 - 10:30

    What's the difference between 5300 and 7300?

  • TestIgnoreMe on 01/06/2024 - 10:55

    With a new battery, how many hours of normal use?

    • yeb123 on 01/06/2024 - 15:11

      3h with video, 5- with 'saving mode'. Close Wifi , document mode 7+.

    • eug on 01/06/2024 - 15:30

      With a new battery, how many hours of normal use?

      It would depend on what you normally use it for. This review got 8 hours 20 mins web surfing.

      This review uses a script to browse over 70 websites automatically. They somehow got 886 minutes (14.7hrs) from their 60Wh battery, and 971 minutes doing video playback at 120 nits. Not sure how realistic that is!

      Some models come with a smaller 42Wh battery though, so runtimes would be 30% shorter.

    • TestIgnoreMe on 02/06/2024 - 10:40

      @MetroCom, which battery does this laptop suit, MXV9V (60Wh, 4 cells) or 0G74G (42Wh, 3 cells) ?

  • Dr C on 01/06/2024 - 11:08
    +2

    Thanks OP - will pick one of these up as a school laptop for my daughter after she broke the screen on her last one by rapidly shutting it with her phone on the keyboard when the teacher was coming because she was playing Roblox in class 😬

    • superbass on 01/06/2024 - 14:26

      well… at least she was honest about it.

  • virhlpool on 01/06/2024 - 11:32
    +1

    Do you have grading, OP? Like Grade A or B or C.. it really helps.

  • dealhunting007 on 01/06/2024 - 11:50

    Anyone who bought it can provide feedback of cosmetic condition? I know it's $250, but just want to know

  • ozbjunkie on 01/06/2024 - 12:02

    How do folks think this model will feel like an improvement over my Inspiron 7568 (6200u, 8gb)?

    For word processing and light data analysis using excel, SPSS.

  • xrailgun on 01/06/2024 - 12:59

    Great price. This is cheaper than 99% of replacement laptop motherboards, in case anyone was considering repairs.

    • yeb123 on 01/06/2024 - 15:13

      Yeah, that's ture , my alienware is borken so I bought a X1c about 400$ with basicly the same spec.

    • OfTheOverflow on 01/06/2024 - 15:33

      Deeply disappointing that corporations make their products so expensive and hard to repair. Doesn't have to be like that.

      • Mikinoz on 01/06/2024 - 15:59
        -3

        Easier to repair = more expensive
        Harder to repair = cheaper

        Choose one

        • OfTheOverflow on 01/06/2024 - 17:03

          Come on man, lmao tell me you don't believe things aren't repairable because companies just can't quite figure out how to do it affordably :(

          • Mikinoz on 01/06/2024 - 17:18

            @OfTheOverflow: It's actually true, it's the design and research elements that make it serviceable or not

            How would I know?

            Ex IBM and Toshiba maintenance engineer for laptops/PC/server in my younger days

            • OfTheOverflow on 01/06/2024 - 17:22
              +1

              @Mikinoz: Let me rephrase: it's obviously not a PRIORITY to make these things easily user serviceable, but require a 'maintenance engineer' or simply purchasing a new product.

      • xrailgun on 01/06/2024 - 16:17

        Completely agree, but TBF I'm mostly referencing aliexpress prices, who most likely pulled the boards out from ewaste or recycling centers or stuff like that. They're hoarding 5-10 year old laptop parts like they're worth 5x their weight in gold. Don't know WTF they're thinking.

        • Mikinoz on 01/06/2024 - 17:24

          Laptops older than 5 years are worth almost nothing, the original post being a case in point

          In 2000 the cheapest brand name laptop new was $3k now it's under $1k. Sadly older parts are not worth anything for laptops/pc's

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