Dell Latitude 3440 i5-1235U, 64GB DDR4, 2TB SSD, 14" FHD IPS 60Hz Laptop $1099 Delivered ($0 C&C) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

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  ldd-mn on 27/03/2024 - 19:09

  +2

  It is disgusting that this laptop even has a config for a 1366x768 panel. What year is it again, Dell? Anyway, plastic body, most likely poor build quality, not really a deal.

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    CrispyChrispy on 28/03/2024 - 00:02

    But 64GB RAM and 2TB SSD :(

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  Brrrrt on 27/03/2024 - 19:11

  +2

  Manufacturer part number on both listings are the same with N067L3440AU_VP, this indicate to me that the ram & ssd upgrade are retailer installed upgrades, and any issues on these occured will not be covered by Dell, so you will have to deal with Centre Con.

  These upgrades look nice, but for one, you are bottlenecked by that low powered -u CPU for the ram, and for two it's almost certain that the ram and ssd used here are the same oem leftovers that CentreCon is trying clear the stock of, so actual quality these, I can only wish you luck on hitting a good one.

  Once you look past these, you end up with a decidedly generic and lower end machine (except that cpu) in both display and nice to haves (smaller battery, below average io, etc).

  I just don't see much value.

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    orangutan on 27/03/2024 - 19:20

    Do you think Macbook Air M2 with 8Gb and 256Gb SSD for $1600 a good value?

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      netsurfer on 27/03/2024 - 19:39

      No, but the problem is general public will most likely prefer Macbook Air M2 8GB, 256GB SSD over this.

      Do most people know how fast Intel Core i5-1235U is? Or, the Apple marketing on Apple Silicon has a long lasting effect?

      The annoying typical corner cutting on PC laptops is still present here. One great feature of 12th gen mobile CPU is that its Thunderbolt 4 support, if implemented, is better than 11th gen Intel. However, completely not implemented / connected here. The LCD screen is average in today's standard. Upgraded SSD is PCIe gen 3 x4… why???

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      Brrrrt on 27/03/2024 - 19:50

      I dont know if that comment is supposed to be sacrarstic or not.

      I dont consider neither to be much value.

      M2's performance is handicapped by that 8gb ram and 256gb storage without aftermarket upgrade options is nuts, but everything else on the machine is great.

      Here? All that is great is the raw ram and ssd amount - the performance is handicapped by the cpu this time, the speeds and everything is nothing impressive of the sort to speak of, certainly isnt neither the display, with audio & keyboards & speakers are decidedly below average even for the 1k price point.

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        netsurfer on 27/03/2024 - 20:06

        Windows laptop makers are doing just enough on these laptops. That CPU is more than sufficient for most people (10 cores, 12 threads), especially for general business usage. While 12th gen Intel mobile CPU is capable of supporting 4 displays, only 2 is made available on this laptop for external (but with the internal laptop display, that means 3 concurrent displays). That is useful for business use (as you don't need to get the rather dumb DisplayLink, which is resurrected thanks to M1/M2/M3). However, Dell cutting corner on the HDMI port is annoying. 12th gen Intel can do 4 x 4K/60Hz with HDR, so why cripple that HDMI port a bit?

        Then, there is AV1 hardware decoding support, which you only get from Apple if you get M3. However, not implementing Thunderbolt 4 is disappointed, but somewhat understandable (it's not going to make enough difference for people). 3 USB-A ports, gigabit ethernet port, microSD card reader are handy, but people wanting Apple Macbook Air don't give a damn about them.

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  hydrox on 27/03/2024 - 19:16

  only 8gb ram comments… anyone? 😅

  on a serious note, thanks for the share.

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    Doesnotcompute on 27/03/2024 - 19:30

    +5

    Only 8²gb ram?

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    netsurfer on 27/03/2024 - 19:31

    Give us the pre-upgraded 8GB RAM module and 256GB SSD.

    The one before the upgrades

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  viper8548 on 27/03/2024 - 19:41

  250nits WTF