DELL Latitude D630 Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 14.1" 1GB Memory 60GB HDD Integrated Graphics

Pros: Great buy for a secondary type system used for general web browsing and basic productive tasks. I bought this as just a web browsing laptop to have in the living room.
The system had no dings or scratches on it. Preloaded with Windows XP, I ended up installing Fedora 17 (Linux). Best part of the deal was that it had 4GB of RAM in it. I was thinking it would have 1GB as the ad said.

Cons: Battery that was shipped with the system was no good. I was directed to call Dell to get a replacement. Other online websites may have knock off brands so I may go that route.

Pros: It was nice while it worked.

Cons: Broke one week out of warranty, LCD stopped working. No help from Newegg or Dell. I guess that's what we get for buying refurbished, but I thought it might last longer than five weeks.

Pros: I maxxed out the RAM and added an SSD, very pleased with the results

new battery that lasts all day.

a real serial port! it works great with putty and hyperterminal for getting into console ports on switches and other industrial controls while out in the field!

wireless antenna gets very good reception

Cons: can't see screen very well in sunlight. okay, can't read it at all in sunlight, there are filters available to remedy this.

can barely handle minecraft.

no built in webcam.

Other Thoughts: I didnt get this laptop to play games with or do videoconferencing, I got it to wirelessly use the internettubes and configure hardware with the serial port, and RDP and VNC, and for that it's freaking awesome and worth every penny

Pros: Awesome computer for the price. I needed XP for work. I liked it so much I bought another one for a friend.

Cons: The battery was toast when I received it. It would only stay on for about 3 minutes. I discovered it after I spent a whole night installing software. I called Newegg and they wanted to swap me a whole different computer. I ended up buying an aftermarket battery. The second one shows quite a bit more wear on the case, but they where labeled as used.

Pros: Great price for a basic laptop.
ZERO bloatware, couldn't believe it.
Win XP! :-)

Cons: Battery one of of mine is showing as a bit weak and will have to be replaced soon. If it's "refurbished" it should have a decent battery -1 egg

Other Thoughts: I bought two of these as inexpensive laptops for my school-age daughters. Work great for what they need, which is mostly internet access.

Pros: The laptop itself seems to work just fine, and I received it only three days after placing the order. Great deal for a basic work laptop.

Cons: Newegg sent me the wrong plug for the AC adapter, rendering the entire laptop basically useless. It came fully charged, so I was able to boot it up and make sure that it worked fine, but once it ran out of charge I had an overpriced paperweight. Newegg customer service was vague and non-responsive at times, and after being dicked around for a couple of weeks I bought a first-party Dell adapter elsewhere.

The hell of it is, I have no idea how this mistake could've been made. The plug doesn't even fit into the adapter's brick. Even the most cursory of checks prior to packing it up would've fixed the problem before it even arose.

Pros: Great basic laptop and cheap! Bought a stick of 1GB ram to make total of 2 GB. Needed to have laptop for web access for company updates for dept. Disabled the CD and USB ports in registry, stuck McAfee antivirus to block all but the company websites, and she works fine. Clean laptop with all the basics to surf the internet! Newegg good, other egg bad.

Cons: none

Pros: I bought for the kids works fine.

Cons: The one Newegg sent me either had the wrong power cord or the wrong power supply and here is the lovely answer I get from them.
Discussion Thread
Response Via Email (Wendy)04/22/2012 04:17 AM
Dear Stephen,

Thank you for contacting Newegg.

We are sorry to hear that. After checking on the item website, we show this product only comes with a 2 prongs power cord. We apologize but we do not have a 3 prongs to send to you. We apologize for being unable to assist you directly at this moment.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still require any assistance, please feel free to reply directly to this email.

Thank you,

Wendy
Newegg Customer Service

Other Thoughts: Since its refurbished I guess you need to be prepared to buy a power supply or cord. Lucky for me I am able to get one for $10.00.

Pros: A refurbished Dell Latitude at an excellent price. A workhorse type of laptop for my daughter to use for her online courses, nothing fancy. Clean model, and came with clear start up instructions.

Cons: It was missing the mouse button in the center of the keyboard when it arrived.

Other Thoughts: This really was much better than I expected for an older notebook that had been refurbished. The outer case is clean with very little wear, the screen is clear of any scratches or warping, all the buttons work fine, and the touch pad works without a problem. It fired up with no problems. My daughter is satisfied with it. And so am I for the price I paid.

Pros: Price, Processor, SmartCard Reader. Able to run Windows 7. Able to browse the web and check email.

Cons: Pretty much everything else.

Charger came DOA, had to waste another $40 getting a universal charger from Best Buy so I could use it immediately for something at work I needed a throwaway computer for.

It's refurbished, and I see a fair amount of scratches and dirt on mine.

It's missing a few screws, missing the cover for the cardbus slot.

Other Thoughts: You won't be wowed by this machine unless you haven't bought a computer since 2004ish. Or maybe you are just not very tech savvy.

Also note: I upgraded the RAM to 2GB and hard drive to 120 GB.

Personally, if I could do it all over again, I'd just put the money I spent on this into a brand new, decent computer.