Official Vostro Owner's Lounge

looks good to me

 

My configuration:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2 GHz, 800 MHz, Cache 2 of 4 MB)
Windows Vista™ Ultimate original (32 bits)
Basic Warranty - 1 year
LCD Screen - TFT Widescreen UltraSharp™ WSXGA+ - 15,4" (1680 x 1050) with TrueLife™
Black matte with webcam 2mpx
SDRAM DDR2 - 2048 MB 667 MHz
HD SATA - 160 GB (5.400 rpm)
nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT -DDR2 256 MB
DVD+/-RW 8x
Ion Litium Battery (6 cells - 56WHr)


Dell Remote Control
CA 90 W
Modem 56.6k V.92

Without Accidental Damage Support
No Services Solutions
Without Anti-Virus
Dell Wireless Bluetooth 350 + Dell's Stereo Headphones (Bluetooth 2.0)
Intel® Wireless-N

All for 1.309,64 € with IVA (free shipping)

What do you think about it?

 

Lower the resolution unless you want to look at the screen with a lupe.

 

So does any one know if there's a way to get that refund done now that is the weekend? I keep getting, we're closed, messages. blah. Their "2 hour response emails" also are apparently only open on weekdays too? WTF, the website said 24x7.

 

Really? Hm, I'm designer and I need much space.
I was looking for notebook with good graphics and high resolution...

WSXGA+ is "unviewble"? Anyone have WSXGA+ in 15.4"? Hm.

 

Didn't really pay attention to Vista during the build. Because I assumed I would be clean installing XP when I get the machine. Now I am reading about dual booting - and must admit that I am intrigued about have lava lamps and speedometers on my desktop....

Should I upgrade my Vista to future proof the possibility that I'll want to use it? Home basic sucks right?

Would a clean XP install result in the loss of dell assistant and media direct? Also, do I lose DX10?

Dual booting sounds complicated in the guides... Is it? Also, is it trickier since dell doesn't include hardcopies of the OS?


Vostro 1400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300
Wide Screen XGA LCD Display (matte)
Memory 1GB
Hard Drive 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card / bluetooth
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
3Yr Ltd Warranty and Next Business Day On-Site Svc

 

rangor - I sweated over the screen for a long time. I am a designer too. I was reading one of the "Too Shiny" vs. "Not To Shiny" when someone chimed in.. "It's definately not to shiny, unless you are sitting looking at a black screen all day, which is when it's the worst"

I thought- wait a minute? I do that all day long!!, because I run autocad. result - I went with fewer dpi to prevent looking at my t-shirt all day in the screen.

I hope I will be happy with 1280. I expect to be very happy about Matte finish.

Watch the marketing videos on Direct2Dell - I am weary that the latest Truelife may be way too shiny...

Anyone have thoughts?


Vostro 1400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300
Wide Screen XGA LCD Display (matte)
Memory 1GB
Hard Drive 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card / bluetooth
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
3Yr Ltd Warranty and Next Business Day On-Site Svc

 

Just ordered yesterday

Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.0GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 4M L2 Cache
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 DIMM
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
120G 5400RPM
Genuine Windows XP Professional, SP2
Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g)
8X DVD+/-RW

Only $1249+Tax CAD. There was a misprint in the flyer that had this in it with XP Pro but when i went to configure it with the evalue code it only had vista. After being on the phone with a rep for close to an hour i got this build with XP Pro

 

Should i get my vostro with xp or vista?

 

What about Vostro's warranty?

It says hardware support, but it doesn't say anything about picking up and returning it :/