New Dell Vostro lineup

I agree, its not good to compare. However its hard not to compare since the laptops in question are for business related consumers. We know they will be better than the consumer level, but in what way we ask. For example, will the aluminum outside casing in the vostro be better than the magnesium alloy roll cage in the latitude, or will both be better, or worse than thinkpad's roll cage?

Granted you get what you pay for, but you still need to compare - regardless of the price.

 

So I'm wondering -- do all the new V3xxx Vostro configs come standard with backlit keyboards?

 

As far as I know only the highest-end models have backlit keyboards....at least with the 3700.

You could try configuring each model in the highest config. You should be able to see in the basket whether there's a backlit keyboard or not.

 

Item Number Quantity Item Description
224-8458
1 Vostro 3400 Laptop $754.51
312-0995
1 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery for Vostro
313-9428
1 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, Vostro
421-1188
1 Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3 Media Vostro
421-2223
1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3 Vostro
313-9449
1 Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator HD Vostro
313-9455
1 Aberdeen Silver Vostro
313-9462
1 Aberdeen SILVER with DVD+/-RW Vostro
313-9468
1 Bezel, LCD, with Camera Winery 14
421-1006
1 Dell Webcam Software 1.4 Application Kit Vostro
317-3844
1 New 2010 Intel Core i3-350M Processor (2.26GHz, Dual Core/4 Threads, 3MB L3 cache) Vostro
317-3850
1 3GB,DDR3,1066MHZ, 2 DIMM Vostro
320-8919
1 14.0 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with anti-glare Vostro
330-6322
1 Genuine Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
330-8236
1 Dell Resource DVD, Vostro 3400
421-0320
1 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface,SMB
421-1553
1 Windows 7 Home Premium, Media, 32-bit, Notebook, Vostro, English
421-2231
1 Dell Data Back-up and Recovery Manager for WinXP,Vostro
330-8088
1 Vostro Documentation and Documentation Tech Sheet Setup English
330-8216
1 Dell Keyboard 86 Backlit English Vostro
330-8097
1 65 Watt Slim AC Adapter with cord wrapping Vostro
342-9965
1 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Vostro
410-1736
1 Trend Micro 16.6 PC-cillin Internet Security, English 30-day, Subscription, for DellVostro DT and NB
410-1858
1 Adobe Reader 9.0 Multi Language,for Dell Vostro Notebooks and Desktops
430-3750
1 Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half-Mini Card US Vostro
908-8117
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Mail In Service Initial Year
925-3970
1 Contract - Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
988-6059
1 No Warranty 2 and 3
421-9888
1 No Productivity Software Vostro
007-1524
1 Total Includes Shipping and Handling
600-0043 1 Ontario $2.14 Provincial Environmental Fee for Notebook Computers
Subtotal: $752.37
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
GST/HST Tax: $37.73
PST Tax: $60.36
Environmental Disposal Fee $2.14
Total Price w/Discounts: $852.60

This is Canadian pricing, i got the 739$ model with backlite keyboard and 3gb ram. you gotta phone to get the options. got it with company discount. receiving it april 12

 

@noworn3ver

do u remember how much you were quoted for the backlit keyboard>? thanks

 

Dell has some stupid odd pricing structure going on....

Vostro 3400

$ - lowest priced system - no backlit keyboard, not selectable, can't choose color
$$ - mid-low priced system - backlit keyboard, can't choose color
$$$ - mid-high priced system - no backlit keyboard, not selectable, can only select between 2 colors
$$$$ - highest priced system - backlit keyboard, can choose between 3 colors

can't change 6-cell to a 9-cell, you have to buy a whole 'nother battery for $180 if you want the 9-cell.

 

I'm not sure this is true for the Vostro series, but with my Studio XPS 13 the colors were severely drowned out. Try accessing the Nvidia control panel and go to Adjust Desktop Color Settings and play with the Digital vibrance and hue settings. I left my hues alone but upped the vibrance about 15% and it worked wonders.

 

The lowest model 3400 does not come with the backlit keyboard - also it doesn't come with an encrypted hard drive or the fingerprint reader. So its not just the backlit keyboard that is the difference. Because of that you also can only go up to a 320GB hard drive and 3GB of memory on the lowest configuration on the 3400. I know cuz I ordered one in mid-march and its supposed to get here April 12th.

 

You are right! I just took a look and I can confirm this. How about just giving us all the options?

 

i think it was 40$, could have been less though. definitely worth it