Once again, I was faced with the task of buying my lovely wife a replacement keyboard for her iPad. But with the requirement to convert the tablet into a notebook. She wants to write her book on the train and that doesn’t work with the simple models. What’s more, 2 different ones have gone in just under 2 years and none of them were cheap, so what to do?
As is so often the case, I was made aware of a refurbished notebook on MyDealz. It’s a great platform where you can always find things that you didn’t even know you urgently needed. So it seemed better to buy a used device instead of throwing at least 70 euros out of the window for the 3rd time in a row. Of course, with a voucher it should still be just over 260 euros, but the keyboard of a Dell Latitude 7390 is also in a class of its own. The 13.3″ is also only slightly larger and thicker than the iPad with keyboard. So 3,2,1 mine – thanks eBay.
What arerefurbished devices?
Put simply, they are usually refurbished used devices. They are very often lease returns that dealers refurbish and sort into different categories according to their condition. Each retailer has different grading systems such as Grade A, B etc. or, as in my case, simply something like “Slight signs of use” or “Heavy signs of use”. You should look carefully here. If you are ordering for the first time, comments on the platform or on other websites can also help.
The extra cost of the devices compared to a private purchase via another channel, for example, can be worth its weight in gold, as smartphones, tablets and notebooks usually come with a guaranteed minimum battery capacity and a one-year warranty – some retailers even offer a two-year warranty. Thanks to the Distance Selling Act, you can simply return it if you don’t like it or if it has cosmetic defects.
Always pay attention to the keyboard on notebooks, as there are also leasing returns from other European countries. There are often keyboard stickers. Whether you want to live with this is up to you.
What happened next?
A few days later, I held my (my wife’s) refurbished Dell Latitude 7390 in my hands. With a little effort, such as upgrading the RAM, as 8GB was quite tight, as well as applying a film to protect it from prying eyes, it became my new home office workstation and a mobile typewriter for my first work. Some may wonder why the 8GB is not enough. There is a simple reason for this, which perhaps not everyone can understand: The user accounts (work and private) were separated and, especially at work, a lot of browser tabs were open as well as a variety of programs for communication such as Skype, Teams and Slack and since people don’t like to log out, both users remained logged in at the same time.
With the 8GB, we noticed that as soon as a second user was active, Windows became less responsive. Temperature problems or high noise levels didn’t seem to be a problem, so I decided not to change the thermal paste.
But: courage comes with doing and so in the end I simply wanted more. However, as my demands increased, so did the effort, so that a little documentation was created, which I would like to share with you.
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