Is this a good deal? Dell Vostro V13

Hello Dell owners,

I am trying to buy a used Vostro V13, but I am not too sure if this is a good deal, considering that other laptops on the market have better specs for this price.

What I am getting is a Vostro V13 with the following specs:

Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.40ghz
4GB DDR3 RAM
6 Cell Battery
13.3" Anti-glare
500GB 7200rpm HD

All for a whopping $525. This unit also has 3 years extended warranty.

Is this a good deal?

 

It's an OK deal, not a great deal.
If it were a core 2 duo for this price, it would be a great deal.

They have a coupon today in the Dell Outlet for 20% off Latitude notebooks.
If you got the Latitude 13 (same as V13 basically), I think you'd get Windows 7 professional 32 bit with core 2 duo for about $500 after the coupon.
But the warranty is only one year, and it may only be 2gb RAM. Not sure, you'd have to check. But I think you would get an external drive included.

 

Here is a new Deal:
Dell Vostro V13 13.3" Ultra Thin Notebook $407 at Dell Business The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
Dell Business has the Dell Vostro V13 13.3" WLED Ultra Thin Notebook for $399 + $8 shipping = $407 shipped.

Features

• Intel Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300 1.30GHz,
• 2GB DDR3,
• 320GB HDD
• Win 7 HP x32,
• Intel GMA 4500MHD,
• 1.3MP webcam,
• 802.11b/g/n
• 6-cell battery
• Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband

 

The sale has been running for about a week. I ordered when it was first announced, and just received them (2) today. I am impressed with the unit, especially for $399! Thin, light, metal case. Quiet, decent LCD, and about 3 hrs battery on high performance.

Sure, you can get a much higher performing PC, but for what it is, I think the SU7300 is just fine. It does everything I need in a super portable, ultra-light notebook. Plus, it sure helps the battery to last longer!

It was so thin, I doubted that there was a normal 2.5" HDD in there, but there is. I popped open the back and swapped out the 320GB for a SDD.

Worth every penny of the $399 it cost. The only disappointment is it only comes in silver. Black or RED would have been nice!

 

Well done ... how long was your order in production status?
I may purchase another V13 if I really like the performance.
What SSD did you swap for the OEM HDD? Red would Rock!

 

I ordered on 1/14/11 and they shipped on 1/19. Two of those days were a weekend, so it was pretty quick.

As it turns out, for some reason, they shipped from the Los Angeles area, and I'm in San Diego, so they were delivered the next day!

I had a 60GB WD SSD lying around, so I cloned the 320GB to the 60GB SSD just to see how the V13 would work with an SSD. I don't need a ton of space on this notebook, so 60GB may be just fine, and I don't want to spend a bunch on a 128GB SSD (half the cost of the V13!) just for space I probably don't need.

 

Well I'm waiting for Intel G3 SSD to come out to put in my Latitude 13. Might proceed with my fanless notebook project once those SSDs come out..

 

Got mine 2 days ago, upgrade the ram to 4GB and planning to upgrade the OS to win 7 64 bit. By the way, I found there is a place you can put the sim card, can anybody advise what is this for?

Thanks!

 

It's for a mobile broadband card that requires it (AT&T).

Also, not much to gain going to 64-bit. Only one DIMM modules means 4GB max. On a system with 4GB, after embedded hardware uses it's memory space,
you have less than 3.5GB. 32 bit addresses that fine. Plus, there are no supported 64 bit drivers, if I remember, just 32 bit at the Dell download site.

 

Well that and the IGP eats up some of the RAM. You can always install 64 bit OS and Windows 7 should the drivers for the system. I plan on going to 64 bit once the Intel G3 SSDs come out, already got a 4 GB stick o' RAM in there.