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Cheap ass laptop - will it run?
I throw a laptop in my tractors for field records (and sometimes CP browsing). The ones I have are tired and frankly about done.
I found these refurbished Surface Gos that are pretty cost efficient. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...WY9YG17N0&th=1 I think it will work, but I haven't paid any attention to any hardware specs at all in a long time. Years ago when Chromebooks came out, they wouldn't run Office. I'm not needing anything crazy, just some excel sheets and dropbox. I am using Office 360 so it should be pretty low impact. What do you guys think? |
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10-22-2024, 11:19 AM | #16 |
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10-22-2024, 11:19 AM | #17 |
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10-22-2024, 12:22 PM | #18 |
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Those are typically pretty durable laptops. I've got a an X1 from 2018 that refuses to die.
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10-22-2024, 12:42 PM | #19 |
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10-22-2024, 12:58 PM | #20 |
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It isn't that hard to swap out the display, though it could just be the connector got loose.
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10-22-2024, 01:46 PM | #21 |
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10-22-2024, 03:15 PM | #22 |
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Here's a few cheap ones that look to fill your requirements:
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-13-9350-...dp/B01MUU0OJP/ https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Latitude...dp/B07KY79R4H/
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10-22-2024, 04:15 PM | #23 |
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Dell Outlet has some smoking deals every once in a while.
I've purchase 3 of the XPS 13" there over the years. Excellent laptops. https://outlet.us.dell.com/GDOOnline...1&brandid=2801 |
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10-22-2024, 07:33 PM | #24 |
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Chrome book w Google Sheets and Google Docs
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10-26-2024, 06:40 AM | #25 |
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You can find deals. I'm not big on the touch screens and used a Dell Latitude 5421 at work for the last few years. Picked up one on fleaBay for $235 with Win11 Pro. I5-11400H, 32GB Ram, 512GB SSD, 14" screen. Seems like a good replacement for my old tower Phenom II X6 system.
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10-29-2024, 02:42 PM | #26 |
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I just stole a sweet one that I can work out a deal on.
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10-29-2024, 05:22 PM | #27 |
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