Dell refurbished laptops inventory descriptions

Certified Refurbished: Laptops that have been sent back to Dell, then retested to make sure they meet all of Dell's standards. The Certified Refurbished may have some cosmetic blemishes that do not affect performance.

Previously Ordered New: These are laptops that have been shipped by Dell and were then returned unopened. Previously ordered new will have no cosmetic blemishes.

Scratch and Dent: These are notebooks that have considerable cosmetic blemishes but do not have any performance issues. This will the cheapest refurbished laptop, perfect performance and guaranteed no blemishes to the screen, keyboard or the touchpad.

Dell modifies their lineup to provide more quality, cheap laptops

The Studio line is getting a little blurred, with models starting to get poached by the XPS lineup, which offers a lot more than the price difference would suggest, and are also thinner and lighter and offer a better build quality, using more expensive parts such as metal casings and not the Studio's plastic parts. It also offers features from Dell's current trend of offering HDMI outputs on nearly everything they make (brilliant for mating with new TV models which have multiple HDMI inputs, so no cable juggling required), and touch-sensitive controls. the Studio 15 also offers a larger screen than one might expect from this price range, and the 15.4" LED (better than LCD for brighter whites and they don't chew up the batteries as much) 1440 x 900 screen is great at providing enough space to keep things organized.

For cheap and sturdy laptops, look for the Latitude linup, a big target for students and budget-minded alike, offering interesting features and some with a touch screen.

For another budget-minded offering from the Inspiron series, the Inspiron 1525 is a welcome release, with a decent 15" screen, it is now thinner and lighter and cheaper than it's previous release, making this model a tantilizing choice for those looking for cheap refurbished laptops.

This particular model takes a little research to ensure that you know what you are buying and what to expect from performance. A common complaint about the base model is that it is woefully and inadequately powered. The model offers a number of great upgrades and feature add-ons, so when reviewing the refurbished models, check to see if they've been upgraded from the base model, it'll be a great way to buy a cheap and more importantly useable laptop.

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