Dell Vostro 1000

Advantages: Cheap and well spec'd
Disadvantages: No disadvantages when priced at £352

...of Dell laptops always seem to be getting better. I made the decision to buy. The snag I found was this Dell Vostro 1000 was a range that is only available to business customers. This wasn't really a major problem, as I could just buy it as a business. Purchasing as a business has a drawback, but it also has a pro point. The drawback to buying as a business is that the distance selling regulations only apply to consumers, so you cannot send it back within 7 days if you change your mind. The pro point is that the laptops tend to have less rubbish installed on them, than their equivalent consumer models. The specifcation of the Laptop I purchased was: AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual Core Processor TK-53 (1.7GHz,512KB) 2GB RAM Integrated ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 HyperMemoryTM 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280x800) display 120GB Hard...

hackzilla 08.09.2007 (11.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1000

The Dell Vostro 1000

Advantages: price, durability, look, speed, memory
Disadvantages: N/A

...I bought the Dell Vostro 1000 for starting a Degree last september. The Vostro 1000 is marketed at businesses and as such is installed with Windows Vista Business. The laptop came with 2GB of RAM which is ample to run vista comfortably. The fact that the laptop is marketed for businesses has made no difference to me. In fact it has probably helped me with my degreee as it doesn't come with all the extra unnecessary rubbish that others do (e.g. solitaire, hearts etc)! The Vostro has been able to handle everything I have thrown at it; every game I have installed, the microsoft ultimate 2007 package, etc. The Dell Vostro 1000 is amazing quality for money and I would thoroughly recommend it, expecially for anyone on a limited budget. The battery once charged does not last for ages but it is not too bad at all; as with most laptops...

Chuckles1987 15.05.2008 · Read review
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Dell Vostro 1700: the dark horse of notebooks

Advantages: Built-in webcam, huge number of ports, clever function buttons, media button panel, nice screen
Disadvantages: Basically none except that it is slightly heavy because it contains a lot!

...The new Vostro series from Dell is a dark horse. Despite not getting the attention of Dell's mega-high-spec machines such as the XPS, these laptops designed for small businesses are actually probably the best to buy for any purpose. As usual, the Vostros are customisable so that you can pay more for better components. A standard configuration will include a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2GHz - a very fast processor indeed - alongside an nVidia GeForce separate graphics card, 1GB of RAM and 160GB of hard-disk space. They also come with Windows Vista (or XP if you prefer). Combined, what this provides is an extremely smooth Windows experience. The graphics card handles all the new visual effects in Windows Vista effortlessly, and the large amount of RAM also speeds up programs a great deal. All of these features can be...

Aquillyne 24.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1700

Dell Vostro 1700

Advantages: Great all rounder, fast, durable and good pricing, value for money
Disadvantages: Some minor problems like power cable sometimes not recognised

...The dell Vostro 1700 is a good piece of technology. It have used it now for 6 months roughly and the thing i find great about dell's computers is their durability even when kept turned on for long hours (sometimes a couple of days in my case!!). This laptop is powerful and has a good quality screen that does not get marked easyly, unlike the other new laptops from dell, where the screen gets marked easyly due to the ultra clean and shinyness of it. I reccomend this product if you need a laptop to go, with a wide screen, full keyboard (includes the extra numbers like on the normal keyboard) and you will be using it for things like word processing, internet browsing, website development and more! All types of home and small business uses are covered with this decent laptop. However i do not reccomend this if you intend to use...

Selito206 18.09.2008 · Read review
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Dell Vostro 1710

Advantages: light, top of its class
Disadvantages: Gamers might regret buying device that's not as performing as they might want

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davidabraham 06.11.2008 · Read review
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All you'd want from a business class laptop

Advantages: Fast, good value for money, robust, professional looking, quiet
Disadvantages: battery life isn't the best, 2 hours.

...The most important thing to me in a business class laptop is speed and value for money, because no matter how much I want to get myself a top of the line computer price is always what counts. I snatched up the vostro 1720 in a dell sale, with the free TPM module and Wifi upgrade. So it was a delightful saving for me and gave me an extremely powerful machine. With 4gb of ram and a dual core processor I haven't had a single time where the computer couldn't handle having publisher, excel, word and powerpoint open at the same time. The graphics card handles some basic CAD files I'm sent from time to time without an issue, and excel calculates things really quickly I must say. The machine is quite heavy though and unless you have a very comfortable carry bag it may be a bit uncomfortable. However, the high resolution screen makes me want...

cockstar123 17.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1720

A Cut Above The rest

Advantages: Decent Battery life. built with care, won't fall apart any time soon.
Disadvantages: A little hevy for some. Limited customization

...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...

Baz047 15.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1510

The 'Anti Mac'

Advantages: Great build quality, damn quick, looks cool as hell.
Disadvantages: Poor screen, no DVI out, no docking station, heavy

...As another review states, Dell Vostros are for small business, with no trialware. A review can't really generalise on performance since you can make a machine to your own spec.. So, I'll detail my spec and then comment on that, plus make generalisations about e.g. build quality. ** My Spec ** Core 2 duo, 1.8ghz 2 Gig ram 160 Gig 5400rpm HD Geforce 8600 256 Mb Card reader Integrated camera Bluetooth DVD burner Firewire input 15.4 inch widescreen truelife display *** Performance *** Very quick. It plays Quakewars at 1280 with everything up up high and 2x antialiasing. For the uninitiated, Quakewars is a brand next gen. game that really punishes hardware. The Vista speed index is 4.7, GFX for games is 5.1, GFX for Aero takes it down to the 4.7 figure. *** Ergonomics *** Screen Bright but unevenly lit...

Lev42 05.10.2007 (27.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1500

A personal and business use laptop.

Advantages: Small, lightweight, cheap, efficient.
Disadvantages: No use at all for games or graphic intensive applications.

...The perfect portable notebook/laptop for all your personal and business needs. The Dell Vostro 1500 doesn't come with all the latest and greatest peripherals, but just like the notebook itself the price is also down-to-Earth. Shipping with a reasonable 1.86ghz processor, 1gb of RAM and a fairly low-spec integrated graphics card the Vostro 1500 is a simple laptop not suited to gaming in the slightest. That being said, this is a powerful and portable notebook perfect for everything personal and business, from powerpoint presentations to word processing to accountancy. The 80gb harddrive is large enough to store a vast collection of music, pictures and documents. Being fairly low-spec, the battery life is exceptionally impressive. On power-saving mode I was able to squeeze between 4 and 5 hours of life out of the battery working...

Jetlaw 25.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dell Vostro 1500

A great laptop with some very minor problems

Advantages: Sound Quality; Keyboard layout; Battery Life;
Disadvantages: AC cable loose; Relatively noisy hard drive; Attracts alot of Dust; Location of the speakers

...I have owned the Dell Vostro 1700 for nearly a year, however it still looks and runs like new although it has been reformatted several times. The laptop cost me around £1800 which was almost fully customised with a sizeable discount from Dell for being a valued customer. Good Features: The sound quality is very good for a laptop and is easily loud enough to fill a small room although it is slightly tinny. The media buttons are especially useful and are a nice touch to all Dell laptops. The additional number pad is useful and the general layout of the keyboard and touch pad is excellent. The Wi-Fi connection is superb and allows the user to take the laptop alot further away than most generic laptops. The screen quality is excellent and can be used easily when the screen brightness is turned right down to save battery. The battery...

JetPilot 02.09.2008 · Read review
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