Worth Keeping Old Dell

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Pinball-Fantasies

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Just pulled my old Dell Inspiron 16 7610 out from my cupboard

Is it worth keeping ? Be using for Photoshop , web browsing , email , word

Windows 11
16.0-inch 16:10 3K (3072 x 1920) IPS
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (24MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz, 8 cores)
ITB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
3060 6GB GDDR6 Max-Q-RTX
32GB DDR 4 - 3200
 
Given that my work laptop and my home personal laptops are both Dell latitude "i5 12th Gens with 16gb ram, personal laptop upgradable to 64 gig, both have SSD's which make the world of difference" , they are great laptops and pack a decent punch.


an 11th Gen i7 processor would still be great, its only one gen behind





Intel Core i5 processors have been released over multiple generations, starting with the first generation in 2009. The generations are numbered sequentially, with the latest being the 14th generation, which began launching in late 2023.



Here's a list of the Intel Core i5 processor generations and their approximate launch years:


  • 1st Generation (Nehalem/Westmere): 2009-2010
  • 2nd Generation (Sandy Bridge): 2011
  • 3rd Generation (Ivy Bridge): 2012
  • 4th Generation (Haswell): 2013
  • 5th Generation (Broadwell): 2015
  • 6th Generation (Skylake): 2015
  • 7th Generation (Kaby Lake): 2017
  • 8th Generation (Kaby Lake Refresh/Coffee Lake): 2017-2018
  • 9th Generation (Coffee Lake Refresh): 2018-2019
  • 10th Generation (Comet Lake): 2020
  • 11th Generation (Rocket Lake): 2021
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake): 2022
  • 13th Generation (Raptor Lake): 2023
  • 14th Generation (Meteor Lake): Late 2023/Early 2024



Edit, just realised i pasted the i5 CPU generation list, anyway, heres the i7 list


Intel Core i7 processors have been released across numerous generations, starting in 2008 with the first generation, codenamed Nehalem, and continuing to the latest 14th generation, Raptor Lake. Each generation typically brings improvements in performance, efficiency, and features.



Here's a list of Intel Core i7 processor generations, along with their approximate release years:


  • 1st Generation (Nehalem): 2008-2009
  • 2nd Generation (Sandy Bridge): 2011
  • 3rd Generation (Ivy Bridge): 2012
  • 4th Generation (Haswell): 2013
  • 5th Generation (Broadwell): 2015
  • 6th Generation (Skylake): 2015
  • 7th Generation (Kaby Lake): 2016-2017
  • 8th Generation (Coffee Lake): 2017-2019
  • 9th Generation (Coffee Lake Refresh): 2018-2019
  • 10th Generation (Comet Lake/Ice Lake): 2019-2020
  • 11th Generation (Rocket Lake/Tiger Lake): 2020-2021
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake): 2021-2022
  • 13th Generation (Raptor Lake): 2022-2023
  • 14th Generation (Raptor Lake Refresh/Meteor Lake): 2023-2024
  • 15th Generation (Arrow Lake): 2024-2025 According to a list of Intel processors
  • 16th Generation (Lunar Lake): Future generation
 
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What else have you got in your cupboard lol?

Hardly old, and likely still far more capable than any budget laptop you could buy today
 
Certainly worth keeping and doing a clean install of windows on. The only thing which might be worth investigating would be if it's worthwhile replacing the battery.

I got a 2nd hand Dell XPS a few years back and it had it's battery replaced. For a while (for my use cases) it was lasting a full 5 or 6 hours on the train with ease.
 
I have 2 old Dells, one developed a CMOS battery issue and despite putting a new one in, it was not recognising it. The other one is around 8 years old ans still going fine. I would definately keep it!
 
I’ve still got an old Dell Latitude D430 that I bought for £112 on the bay in August 2011. Runs Windows 10 like *******. Still haven’t thrown it out. Definitely needs dumping. CMOS battery gone as well as it wasn’t plugged in for years.
 
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