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    Dell Vostro

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Mr_Maz, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. Mr_Maz

    Mr_Maz Notebook Guru

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    What are peoples opinion on the Vostro 1700?

    its great spec and a great price but is a great laptop?

    the below costs - £633.33 includinv Vat and delivery direcyt from Dell.

    BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2-cache) edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English edit
    SUPPORT SERVICES Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support edit
    LCD 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display edit
    INTEGRATED WEBCAM Matte Jet Black with 2.0 mega pixel camera edit
    MEMORY 3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (1x1024 + 1x2048 MB) edit
    HARD DRIVE 320 GB (5400rpm) SATA Dual Hard Drive (2x 160GB) edit
    GRAPHICS CARD 256MB nVidia® GeForce® 8600M GT edit
    OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software edit
    PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)
    Plus Bluetooth upgrade and Nylon carry case.



    What do you guys think?
     
    Mr_Maz, Feb 1, 2008
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Its great performance for the price. It may be slightly larger and heavier than others, but for the price, you cant go wrong.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 1, 2008
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  3. Mr_Maz

    Mr_Maz Notebook Guru

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    cheers matey
     
    Mr_Maz, Feb 1, 2008
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    660hpv12 Notebook Deity

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    very good value for money
     
    660hpv12, Feb 1, 2008
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  5. SteveJonesy

    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    Love it ;)
     
    SteveJonesy, Feb 1, 2008
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    MAC5217 Notebook Consultant

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    Excellent Laptop, great price. Like most 17's not made to me lugged around though!
     
    MAC5217, Feb 1, 2008
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  7. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    @ Mr Maz

    That config via evalue code N0117012

    Comes to £586.33 delivered via the home site.

    Don't pay more than you have to!
     
    IdontexistM8, Feb 1, 2008
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    Its thick large design is old and Dell seems to be ditching it and going for a slim and light frame in its new XPS line (which based on photos looks suspiciously similar structurewise to my friend's Vaio....food for thought!).

    Don't worry though. IMO this adds to the durability and overall toughness of the laptop. I never was the most graceful or careful person in the family...probably was the clumsiest! Even though the Vostro's a tad bit heavy, I'll probably using that as an excuse to NOT carry around so much unless I feel I'm going to be using it extensively wherever I'd like to take it. :)
     
    zeth006, Feb 2, 2008
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  9. Mr_Maz

    Mr_Maz Notebook Guru

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    Cheers Matey,

    its only bringing up the 2.2ghz deal which is coming out at 633.33 as well... which is fantastic!!!

    but i only need a 2ghz
     
    Mr_Maz, Feb 2, 2008
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