... As stupid as it sounds, the 15"inch Dell Vostro has to be my pick of the litter. Why you might ask? Because it is a budget laptop with no signs of cheapness.
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Advantages: Decent Battery life. built with care, won't fall apart any time soon. Disadvantages: A little hevy for some. Limited customization
...as it sounds, the 15"inch Dell Vostro has to be my pick of the litter. Why you might ask? Because it is a budget laptop with no signs of cheapness.
The build is sturdy enough, nothing feels like it is about to snap off, I would go as far as saying that it has been carefully and thoughtfully designed.The keyboard is also magnificient, which has hardly any flex at all.
Like all Dell products, this can be customized ... ...course you get the usual Dell customer support, which is very good, as long as the person on the other end of the phone can speak English that is. I would love to learn hindi/urdu (really!) but I can't, so I want customer support that I can understand. I did buy this laptop in Britain after all I have the right to expec the same from my customer service.
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There are many mini laptops on the market right now, such as the Asus Eee PC (which I have reviewed previously). A while ago I started looking for the best one. As stupid as it sounds, the 15"inch Dell Vostro has to be my pick of the litter. Why you might ask? Because it is a budget laptop with no signs of cheapness.
The build is sturdy enough, nothing feels like it is about to snap off, I would go as far as saying that it has been carefully and thoughtfully designed.The keyboard is also magnificient, which has hardly any flex at all.
Like all Dell products, this can be customized to have light energy use and large battery life or vica versa. So it can be as portable as you want it to be, as long as you can lift it, which I don't find too bad at all, my 5ft tall girlfriend tells me otherwise though. So please take into account on how much you can carry, as they are on average 3Kg.
The amount of customizable features is quite limited, compared to the American site anyway. The basics such as the processors and hard-drives are the same, but in America you can get larger batteries and even such things as finger-print readers. I wouldn't need most of this but I would still like the option.
Currently I have a duel-core 1.8Ghz processor, 1 Gig of RAM. An integrated video card and a 160Gb (7200rpm) Hard-drive. All this is great for me, I need decent processing power, some RAM but not much (it can be updated cheaply anyway) and a decent, fast hard-drive. So it's difficult to say, most people looking at this laptop would think It was rubbish but for me it's perfect.
Of course you get the usual Dell customer support, which is very good, as long as the person on the other end of the phone can speak English that is. I would love to learn hindi/urdu (really!) but I can't, so I want customer support that I can understand. I did buy this laptop in Britain after all I have the right to expec the same from my customer service.
My main problem with the Vostro is that it costs extra to have Xp installed over Vista. I laughed with curiosity as I read this, how can they charge more to install and (technically) inferior and CHEAPER! operating system. It's beyond me. Luckily I had a spare copy of windows though, so I soon got over this.
I don't know why Dell recieve such a bad rep. This is my first Dell and it's really good, and best of all, it was cheap. I'm beginning to think the only reason Dell is in a bad light is because so many computer illiterate people use them, and don't understand that actions have consequences. I know to install AV, and that I should download music from certian P2P programs. But some don't. And because Dell advertise so much a lot of beginner PC user's will buy them. So Dell really are the Harbinger of their own doom.
Since I bought this Dell it has been nothing but great. The few problems are with he lack of customisation (compared to America). It doesn't bother me that much though, especially since my laptop should be worth a few hundred pounds more. It's also better than any lightweight pc on the market for around the same price. It's the shrew user that buys a Dell.
Advantages: smart looking laptop, durable, functions well Disadvantages: a touch heavy, a few irritating feautres
This is a business laptop and therefore doesn't have particularly good speakers (you will need external speakers for watching films or listening to music at high volume), has a smart sharp edged look rather than the curvy and more ergonomic designs, and is a little on the heavy side but still light enough to carry into uni if you're not planning on taking a lot of heavy books. The top will scratch over time but light scratches are not that noticeable ... ...than slightly cheaper models. The laptop boasts four USBs which is very useful as many devices today use USBs. It also has an SD Card reader but due to the design I have on a couple of occasions had my SD card stuck, which has also happened with the CD player as it is one where you push the CD in rather than put it on a tray. Noise wise it is generally quiet unless you are using the CD player in which case it will make an irritating hum, usually ...
ktait9 19.11.2009
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Advantages: Opens and runs office/internet programs quickly and without problem Disadvantages: Not as robuts for multimedia work
Second Dell I've owned. Running with Vista.
Good processor, runs smoothly, all programs open quickly. It's an office PC - not a multimedia one. I've done a bit of DT publishing and image editing, but it'll sometimes crash if the document I'm working on is too memory heavy.
The screens nice, you can watch a film on it and get a good level of detail. The audio's ok, although the speakers have got a bit of crackle when turned right up (you'd want ... ...audio for music/films).
If you're looking for a low priced, functional laptop, then this will certainly do the job... but if you want something to do a lot of multimedia work or for gaming (I would imagine, I've not used it for anything too adventurous) then I'd spend a bit more. ...
chocchipchunk 26.01.2009
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Designed and built exclusively for small bisuness, the durable new Dell Vostro 1510 is designed to deliver customized performance, comfortable mobility and exceptional support.
good performance wise, good exterior look, grat for multimedia use 
