This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery, audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it. The wireless switch is also broken, but it’s half dead - doesn’t affect anything, but it’s not recognized.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery, audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it. The wireless switch is also broken, but it’s half dead - doesn’t affect anything, but it’s not recognized. ***I would sooner get a Lat 5000 series (modular RAM and wireless card) with a 9th gen or newer CPU before sinking money into this, or go with an EliteBook if it’s from the era with soldered wireless.***
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery, audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery, audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it. The wireless switch is also broken, but it’s half dead - doesn’t affect anything, but it’s not recognized.
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery (60% health range), audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery, audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery (60% health range), audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery (60% health range), audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks NVMe due to Intel short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery (60% health range), audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks an M.2 slot due to Intel’s short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This decision isn’t out of the blue, by the way - the machine has been walking the line for a while due to a tired battery (60% health range), audio issues that have never been easily resolved and the price of a bigger SSD. It also lacks NVMe due to Intel short sighted thinking, so that’s another strike against it.
This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get.
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This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get. I don’t know how long the SSD I put in the SSD bay on this will last as it’s also in the 256GB class, but the laptop isn’t in need of as much work.
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This isn't the end of the E7440, but I can't bring myself to spend $55 on an SSD for a laptop that's worth about as much, or at least 50% of what these get.