Dell Latitude reviews and feedback

Hey everyone 😁

I’m looking to pick up a laptop by $1667. I'm currently an IT student, so my main workload involves programming—think Visual Studio, Android Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.—alongside the usual Microsoft Office stuff. I wouldn't call myself a hardware expert, so I’d really appreciate some insight from the pros here regarding the machine in the link below. The GPU isn't exactly top-tier, but since I don't touch gaming, I'm assuming that shouldn't be much of an issue.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/dell-latitude-example-link

I have considered the version with the i7 processor, but the price tag jumps anywhere from $2400 to 8400 (depending on which graphics card is inside), which is making me hesitate a bit.

Thanks in advance for any help 😁

Pretty weak lineup if you ask me. You're stuck with just a 256 GB SSD since there’s no SATA HDD slot to expand things, plus there's no DVD-RW drive and the graphics card is pretty underwhelming. Everything else is decent enough, I guess.

Software eats up space fast, so 256GB might feel a bit tight. But hey, if you think that's enough, the laptop is fine. As for the DVD-RW drive? Only grandmas are still using those to watch old home movies. Plus, you don't really need a beefy graphics card anyway, so skipping it is actually better—those things are notorious for failing.

Not quite. For what they're asking, you could easily snag a machine that actually packs a punch—something with a dedicated GPU, an optical drive, and a SATA HDD thrown in for good measure. I’m still rocking a laptop from 2010 that’s better equipped than this proposed setup, even though I paid the exact same price back then.

Thanks for all the input 😁

Right now, my laptop is running on a 256GB SSD, and honestly—it’s doing just fine. I’ve still got 104GB of breathing room, even with Visual Studio and iOS Studio installed alongside everything else. As for the graphics card, I really don't see the need for an upgrade; I'm currently relying on integrated graphics, and I've only actually touched the dedicated GPU a handful of times.
I'll definitely give this some serious thought before pulling the trigger on a purchase.

Jesse Young75 said:That’s just not true. For that kind of money, you can find a laptop that actually packs everything—we're talking a SATA HDD, an optical drive, AND a dedicated graphics card. I've got a machine from 2010 that's better spec'd than this suggestion, and I paid the exact same price.

Then give him a real alternative. He could end up buying stuff he doesn't even need, all while sacrificing the processor power he actually requires.