[GTALUG] cheap as dirt old notebooks

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

> From: Kevin Cozens via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> 
> The full specs are here:
> https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-tablets/13-2-in-1-3310/spd/latitude-13-3310-2-in-1-laptop
> 
> It mentions being able to have 16GB of RAM. Based on that page it only has a
> single SODIMM slot.

Thanks!  I jumped the gun without looking up the specs.

TL;DR: This isn't as good a deal as I thought.

That's the wrong model: that's a 2-in-1.

I think that the actual model is the normal one, described here:
<https://dl.dell.com/content/manual21800025-dell-latitude-3310-setup-and-specifications.pdf>

Yes, it has only one SODIMM slot.  That's a hint that the computer was 
designed to be cheap.

Another blurb says that it is for "education", in particular, students.  
That suggests they want it cheap and sturdy.  With a high list price so 
that they can give apparently enticing discounts to easily fooled school 
boards.  "Starting at $1,109.00."

<https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/cty/pdp/spd/latitude-13-3310-laptop?redirectTo=MOC>

If these are off lease from a school board, I bet their condition is 
fairly beat-up.  They are cosmetic class "b".