VOSTRO orderd :) who else has?

ordered it just now and with a few little changes it came out to be 200 cheaper then my 1520 and will at most only ship 5 days later.

my specs:
2.0ghz intel core 2 duo T7300
1gig ram (putting in 2)
1200x800 with truelife
nvidia 8400m gs 128mb
120g 5400 harddrive
vista home basic (going to run XP or linux)
8x dvd/cd writer
intel wireless N card
integrated web cam
9 cell batt.
blue tooth

only $1004 before tax

dell rep said i was the first one whose order he placed, who else here has ordered one?

 

hopefully i will tomorrow, im dying to get this notebook

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

all for $768, plus $75 for 2gb of ram from Newegg

btw, what your expected ship date?

 

my rep said it should ship out before the 25th

for anyone else ordering go here http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/vostronb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
their are good deals threw here right now on the vostros

 

Are these turning out to be less expensive than the inspirons?

 

Not really.

 

Yes, much. Atleast in my case.

 

the one im about to order is $300 cheaper. definitely way cheaper

 

Vostro 1500
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB),
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
Video Cards 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
Hard Drive 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Bundle MS Works 8.5-Eng: Basic Spreadsheet, Word Processing & Calendar Program
1st Software Norton Internet Security™; 2007, 30 day trial
Primary Battery 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Mail-in Service
Dell Support and PC Tune-up DellNetwork Assistant 1.7
Media Center Enhancements Creative Earbud EP630
Dell DataSafe Online Data Backup 10GB for 1yr Online Backup by Dell Datasafe
Standard Vostro Services Tools 1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup
Save $215 on select Vostro 1500 Notebooks through Dell Small Business! - $215.00
Total: $791.50

 

Depends on what you're looking for. Some of the higher end configs still up the cost. The Vostro is probably better right now for low-mid range configs since most of the Inspiron coupons aren't working anymore. The 200$ + EPP discount was pretty win when it stacked

 

The Vostro(s) are a pretty good deal right now if you can get them with a EPP. Plus they look a million times better than the Insprions.

If only they had decided to make matte screens an option, I would have been sold on them instead of the Macbook Pro.

 

Deciding on whether to upgrade to the 8600m GT and downgrade my RAM or keep it the way it is...I'm not a big gamer, and I currently run Vista with 1 gig of RAM on my desktop and hate it..dunno what to do..any help?

 

Nope. Build your vostro with some high specs and it ends up being more expensive thanks to the $225 coupon for the 1520.

 

Two different ways to look at that...

Well, since you're not gaming (and im guessing not running any high-demand simulation programs) that you won't really NEED the 8600m GT, and the extra gig of ram is really nice for Vista..

On the other hand, RAM is always easy to upgrade, and cheaper to buy from somewhere else such as newegg than dell. The GPU is non-upgradable.

Its really best to have both, but.. I'd personally get the GPU upgrade and buy the ram seperately later if I couldn't get both right now.

 

Yeah...I'll probably get the GPU and upgrade the ram later, just the horrible, horrible experience of this current desktop with 1 gig of ram and vista...it's just...

 

im wondering what the V's look like in person, i like the all black.

as for it being cheaper, doesnt appear that way to me. i priced out a similar 1400 to my sig, and it was up there.

 

I would get the GPU. Ram can be upgraded at any time, and its pretty cheap these days. GPU on the other hand can not be upgraded at all, so what you choose is what you are stuck with until you get a new laptop.

 

I think it's mostly cheaper compared to the 152 1's, which I upgraded from.

 

Is that GPU good? Like good enough to play Bioshock if I decide to stop being a console gamer?

 

On the canadian site you can get XGA without truelife. Might be worth making your order by phone and asking for it, if you don't mind XGA, as the canadian and american laptops are both assembled in the same place.

edit-Should mention this option is on ALL laptops, 14"/15"/17". XGA+ is offered in matte for the 17".

 

should be able to

heres the pc requirements thread

edit: forgot to link the thread lol

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=139590

 

if you stick with the mid to low end stuff its cheaper, i saved 200 on my computer and I had a 350 coupon on my 1520. but i sacrificed a little. I have a 120 gb hd instead of 160, but i also got the bigger battery and better screen res on the vostro. According to the rep the battery doesn't stick on of the back but i guess time will tell.

the rep also said I was his first to order...he had to ask his super a lot of the questions I was asking. Big plus was that I called 3 times and all three times they were Americans and it made it much nicer to talk to.

Oh and student discount (student epp) doesn't work, they don't stack but he did say students should be getting the vistro soon.

 

The lowest-end vostro systems are a little cheaper. Anything with reasonable hardware is coming out to be the same, or a little more than the inspirons with the same features.

 

a little? im seeing savings of $270

 

Same. About $300