Bought a refurbished Dell Latitude from 2020 and battery life shocked me

I needed a cheap backup laptop for running estimates at job sites so I grabbed a refurbished Dell Latitude 7410 for 350 bucks. Everyone told me older batteries are junk but this thing still holds 6 hours of charge after 3 years of use. Has anyone else had good luck with older business laptops for everyday stuff?

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rosel837d ago

My friend got a refurbished one and uses it as a cat bed now, still runs fine.

emmasmith7d ago

2019 model of that same Dell lasted me through a whole consulting job. I do a full discharge cycle once a month and keep it between 20 and 80 percent charge. That screen is easy to replace too if you ever drop it. For 350 bucks you basically got a new machine.