Posted by blerk
Testing if there is any interest here before going to other places; for sale my trusty Dell D420, not the newest kid on the block, but a very reliable road warrior. Some specs:
1.2GHZ Intel Core Duo U2500
12" matte screen @ 1280x800
30GB 4200RPM HDD
2.5GB RAM, 1.99GB available for the OS.
Wireless network card
Bluetooth
1gbit ehternet port
Infrared
3x USB 2.0
1x Firewire
PCMCIA slot
Smartcard slot
Slot for SIM card to enable 3G internet (requires new wlan card).
VGA out
TPM chipset for professional encryption of the hdd.
2 batteries; 6 and 9 cell, it can run upto 7 hours on the 9 cell.
UK plug charger.
Dell PDF specs: http://www.dell.com/downloads[....]atit/en/spec_latit_d420_en.pdf
Also included is a media slice/docking station, which also works on the battery. It clicks neatly under the laptop adding a lot of ports (DVI, USB, COM, etc, etc) and also a DVDRW as the laptop itself has no optical media to save weight.
XP license at the bottom, running Windows 7 now, which runs fine. It will also run Ubuntu and OSX just fine, currently having a tripple boot with Windows 7, Ubuntu and OSX Leopard.
Will post pictures soon. Review here, mind you the model reviewed is Core Solo, mine is Core Duo.
This machine is about 3 years old, with some marks on the top lid, the keyboard (US layout) is brand new and comes with 2 silicon protectors. I will also include a brand new UK layout keyboard.
The screen has no dead or lit pixels, but there is a very small spot in right hand corner which you can not see 99% of the time, you have to look for it. I will try and capture it on a photo. This can be fixed for free as it still has 2 years (11/24/2011) of on site next business day support MON-SAT 8am-8pm. Normally that is MON-FRI 9am-5pm.
I will transfer the service tag to the new owner. I don't mind the spot, so I never bothered to have it fixed.
Serious offers only, these machines cost over 1000 pounds new. It's a serious business laptop, with 2 years on site warranty left. weighing only 1.5 kilo with the 9 cell battery. This will put new smaller netbooks to shame.
[ This Message was edited by: blerk on 2010-01-26 17:28 ]
Posted by blerk
Morning bump, don't be shy to make an offer
Posted by blerk
Bump!
Posted by blerk
Posted by blerk
No offers at all for this road warrior with Mon-Sat 8am-8pm next business day on-site warranty till end of November 2011 ?
Posted by thomas93
BIN?
Posted by blerk
No BIN in mind, but if I have to pick a BIN price it would be somewhere around 400 quid.
Posted by blerk
New year bump! Offers please!
Posted by blerk
PM's replied. Would like to sell this soon as I need some funds. Will consider offers around 350. Don't forget this machine is under full on-site next business day warranty, world wide.
Posted by blerk
Open to offers as stated before for around 350. This is not much money for a proper business class machine with a long time of on-site warranty left.
[ This Message was edited by: blerk on 2010-02-03 21:27 ]