Dell notebook purchase

[LandyMan]

Good day all
I am in the market for a new Dell (Latitude/Pro) notebook. Muy current 5290 2-in-1 has been great the last 8 odd years, but it is time.
Recommendations please on where to look for good deals?
TIA

 

[SauRoNZA]

@Flashgear

And the other one with an Orange in the name I’m failing to find right now.

 

[Smiggles]

SHOP | Nucleus Tech

www.nucleustech.co.za

 

[Analog Revenant]

Yeah, definitely @Flashgear. I bought a Latitude from him like 13 years ago and it's still going strong.

I think he's running Nucleus Tech, not so?

 

[LandyMan]

Yep, it is Nucleus Tech ... already ordered, expecting it tomorrow

 

[RedViking]

Yep, it is Nucleus Tech ... already ordered, expecting it tomorrow

Budget?

Nevermind

 

[Flashgear]

Yep, it is Nucleus Tech ... already ordered, expecting it tomorrow

Happy to have been able to help you with a new machine, lets hope it can last another 8 years

Have an awesome week further everyone and thank you for the mentions <3

 

[airborne]

Op what did you get and how much was it?

 

[LandyMan]

Op what did you get and how much was it?

@airborne

This one: https://www.nucleustech.co.za/product-page/dell-pro-14-ultra-5-235u-512gb-16gb-ram-fhd

Note however it is not the 235u chip or have Ethernet port. Already brought this to their attention, but not fixed yet I see.

 

[FiestaST]

Happy camper all things considered?

 

[RedViking]

@airborne

This one: https://www.nucleustech.co.za/product-page/dell-pro-14-ultra-5-235u-512gb-16gb-ram-fhd

Note however it is not the 235u chip or have Ethernet port. Already brought this to their attention, but not fixed yet I see.

Wonder how something like this would perform against the Macbook Air M3/M4, seeing that it does not have discrete GPU, I guess it will mostly be used for non graphic intensive stuff anyways. That dell seems expensive (R24K new) considering the specs, or I am just out of touch again what stuff cost lately.

 

[Sir Bob]

@airborne

This one: https://www.nucleustech.co.za/product-page/dell-pro-14-ultra-5-235u-512gb-16gb-ram-fhd

Note however it is not the 235u chip or have Ethernet port. Already brought this to their attention, but not fixed yet I see.

What chip did you get?

 

[LandyMan]

Happy camper all things considered?

Jip, moesa happy

 

[LandyMan]

Wonder how something like this would perform against the Macbook Air M3/M4, seeing that it does not have discrete GPU, I guess it will mostly be used for non graphic intensive stuff anyways. That dell seems expensive (R24K new) considering the specs, or I am just out of touch again what stuff cost lately.

I had to buy my son a new notebook last year, paid R17k for Dell inspiron, smaller CPU and only 16Gb ram. believe me, I was also shocked, but that's the going rate these days.

Using this for IT consulting work, so perfect for my needs

 

[LandyMan]

What chip did you get?

 

[Sir Bob]

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Seems to be a slightly less powerful processor?

 

[LandyMan]

Seems to be a slightly less powerful processor?

Tests I've seen shows in the real world it performs better, even with less cores and threads

 

[LandyMan]

I had to buy my son a new notebook last year, paid R17k for Dell inspiron, smaller CPU and only 16Gb ram. believe me, I was also shocked, but that's the going rate these days.

Using this for IT consulting work, so perfect for my needs

And considering you get NDB support on the Pro/Latitude, it is worth it for me

 

[RedViking]

@LandyMan looks like you got a good deal there. See this now coming from Dell:

Dell Pro 16 Plus 16-inch Core Ultra 5 235U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 Pro AI Laptop

Dell Pro 16 Plus 16-inch Core Ultra 5 235U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 Pro AI Laptop and more Dell Pro 16 Plus Laptops available directly from Dell Online Shop SA.

www.dellonline.co.za

Is yours an older version?

 

[RedViking]

@Flashgear woud be cool if you had a "compare" option on your website.