I know the Vostro 3300 just came out.
For those who own the V13. Do you miss having HDMI? How's the build quality on the V13? And with the Vostro 3300 out now, the Vostro 3300 would be a better buy, no?
Any differences that I should take note of?
My brandnew DELL Vostro 3300 has arrived, some days earlier than expected.
First impressions:
- Notebook is quite small, although somewhat bigger than I thought. (But that may come from the fact that I did much webbrowsing on a Motorola Milestone yesterday :-))
- Build quality seems okay. For the price in fact good.
- Notebook is very lightweight. I have to measure the exact weight, but it feels much lighter than a DELL Studio 15.
- Power supply unit is very small and lightweight. Seems to be the same as the Studio 15's.
- Display is bright, colours are bright, seems to be an exact (smaller) copy of the Vostro 3700 with the same very limited viewing angle (not much of a problem to me when you do mostly office work and software engineering with dark letters on bright background, but could be a problem if you want to play games with mostly dark background).
- Keyboard is backlit, surprisingly good.
- Display and keyboard have relatively much flex.
- Battery is 4 cell, seems to last approximately 2:30 (with maximum brightness, WLAN on and light office work)
- It's very fast.
- It doesn't emit much heat, feels quite cool.
- It's relatively silent, so far.
Does anyone one here have one and can comment on its quality/performance?
I'm looking at the i5/310M, I'd prefer the i3/310M but that doesn't seem to be an option.
I'm hoping for 4hrs of battery, is that being to hopeful?
Im thinking on buying a Vostro 3300 from the Dell website.
Seems as a good lappy for editing text and watching some videos and movies.
How much ram can I add to it? Im planning on buying it with only 2GB and planning to upgrade it to its max. Which I don't know exactly what is.
Also it comes with Intel i3 350 M, any advice on this processor?
The default OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit.
Considering the processor, should I upgrade the OS to 64 bit? Does that actually make a difference at all?
SO Ive decided on a compromise till then to tie me over. Luckily it will be purchased as a company expense
So I have to make a decision between these two laptop today as sony offer on free blu-ray ends today
I am aware that getting parts to fix sony's are a lot more harder than dell. I am also aware that the lead time for delivery on sony sytems is also a lot longer
So Here are the specs. The Vaio has options for downgrades that could bring the price down even further
Sony Vaio VPCEA1X5E
windows 7Home
Intel i5 430M(2.26GHz) (subtract £50 if going with Intel i3 330M(2.13GHz))
14"
320Gb HDD
4GB 1066 RAM
Blu-ray drive (read Blu-ray, write DVD)
BlueTooth + Wireless
ATI 4570 (512MB) card
hdmi port
16900x900 0.3mp Webcam LED display (subtract £20 if going with 1366x768)
£659 .....
I have a Dell Vostro 3300. Windows 7 OS. Hard drive went out. Replaced hard drive. Reinstalled Windows 7. Used backup system disk that I made with Recovery Manager back in December 2012. It looked like it was working properly, but after using all backup disks, got message image could not be applied. Started over, reinstalled Windows 7. Put in #1 backup system disk. When drop down box is displayed asking which backup to use, I choose 12-29-2012 like I did before. Nothing happens. It just sits there. Next button can not be used (it is greyed out).
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It boots up fine with quick Dell screen, black XP start up screen with thermometer line at bottom, then light blue XP screen then Vostro.
Before the destop icons show up next after Vostro and I am all set. Now it stops at Vostro.
I can get to programs using task manager file open and browse. Not very convenient.
im not sure if i want a graphic card in it, as it would just eat battery life and i would get nothing much out of it, since i have no plans in gaming with it.
i will be, however massively watching movies, and streaming movies (99.9% of the web, not dvd player) would that need a dedicated graphic card?
i would also like to know which are the best in terms of :
price, screen quality, build quality, weight, which ones have the same keyboard,current known issues, and are they any rumors or known news of any updates of any of these models in the next 6 months worth waiting for?
ive also bought a m1330 a few months back, but since i had some issues with school, i had to return it and delay my purchase to this year.
the laptop was getting extremely hot, like not even possible to put on my lap kind-of hot. is that issue fixed?
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Looks very nice. Spotted it on the Hong Kong, Mayalsia, China site as well as the reported Singapore site. (See updates below.)
I am looking for other available countries right now. Will keep this post updated.
Just spotted the starting price on the Dell China website: (see US price @ Update 3 below)
Celeron
2GB RAM
250GB hdd
4099RMB~$600USD
Core2Solo SU3500
2GB RAM
320GB hdd
4999RMB~$732USD
Actual translation should mean "ships on the 14th" assuming that means December.
Update1:
- Ah, available in the UK and Australia also.
- Don't see the C2D option on the UK page, looks like it's still being updated. (LINK)
- Top spec option on AUS page @ a pricey $13xxAUD. Laptops are abit more expensive over there. :-/ (LINK)
Update2: Via Endgaget
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Update3:
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What is ODM for Vostro 500?
Any T7xxx I can install and will work?
I have a vostro 1400 and am wanting to add a Draft N wireless card to it.
Are there any compatible cards for the vostro?
Also, Is there any way to add 3G functionality to the vostro 1400.
I buy a vostro A 840 & install xp i got every driver from dell.com but the Audio driver is not installed..
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I'm looking for a 17" laptop, so am considering both the Vostro 3700 and Precision M6500. I understand the system differences between these two machines, as well as the cost differences. Ideally, I'd like whatever I buy to last 3+ years without falling too far behind in technology, but on the other hand the Precision is very expensive (budgets suck).
Thus, would the new Vostro 3700, maxed out on configuration, be a worthwhile investment or, since I'm going to spend the money, should I go the extra mile and get the Precision? What would I miss (other than the graphics card mostly) if I go Vostro?
I've been agonizing over this for a good month or so and realize making a decision like this in a vacuum isn't going to happen, so let me know your thoughts.
I just received my first laptop, a Vostro 1510 from Dell. The specs are in my sig.
I have a few newbie questions:
1) What is the best way to store a battery, and at what percentage should I store it? Or can I leave it in while using the AC Adapter.
2) I can take out the battery, and run the laptop via the AC adapter right?
am i able to upgrade my ram to 4gb?
i currently have 2gb of ram
t7500@2.20ghz-219ghz
i have no real idea of what this means
I always keep my laptop plugged in so I don't use the battery. It's primary function is, in case there's a power interruption. This morning my Vostro 1500 (going on two years) started flashing the battery LED on the control panel on the palm rest.
It says 100% full...Charging !
It's been like that for 1.5 hours so I took it out. While in the machine I ran HWMon and it should a fully charged battery and the power output was equal across the board..
Does anyone have any expierences with a Dell Vostro and Windows 7?
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im looking to use this laptop for high school and light games like this one for example.
System Requirements:
* Windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000/Vista/7
* DirectX version 5.0 or later, or OpenGL
* 43 MB free space on your hard disk
* A connection to the internet
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My last chance is change motherboard... I look at ebay and I found motherboard with integrated Intel graphic... Is it possible to change motherboard with integrated VGA instead of one with GeForce VGA?
I think it should work, but I'm not sure and I don't want to be surprised after spending 200 USD on new motherboard.
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