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    Vostro 1500 Weight

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tertius, Mar 21, 2008.

  1. tertius

    tertius Notebook Consultant

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    The vostro that I'm looking at is the following.

    Vostro 1500 using the slickdeals link for $500 off

    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
    LCD PANEL 15.4 in Wide Screen SXGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife™
    MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
    VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
    HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
    MEDIA DIRECT Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application
    WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Internal-card
    BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate), WinXP
    WEBCAM Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera

    $1061 (+80 for HD) = $1145

    Without the extra battery it comes to $927 (+80 for HD) = $1010




    I'm concerned about the weight, what would the weight estimate be on this notebook? I need some portability.
     
    tertius, Mar 21, 2008
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  2. chrisf11

    chrisf11 Notebook Guru

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    It's not heavy at all, I've had mine for almost 5 months now and I put mine in a Dell carrycase which protects it very well and I can walk long distances without it being uncomfortable.
     
    chrisf11, Mar 21, 2008
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Dell it says:

    The NBR review says:

    Which is just over 3kg, so about 0.5kg heavier than my Samsung X60 plus.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Mar 21, 2008
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  4. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    For a 15", it is quite heavy. But it is still certainly portable and light enough to carry around for some time. Just be aware that there are a lot of lighter 15" options out there, if portability is really a main factor in choosing your laptop.
     
    scythie, Mar 21, 2008
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  5. RostokMcSpoons

    RostokMcSpoons Notebook Enthusiast

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    My 10 year old daughter has yet to complain about it, though she tends to only carry it around our house ;)
    So it might be a bit heavier than comparable laptops, but I prefer to consider it substantial.... built to last :)
     
    RostokMcSpoons, Mar 21, 2008
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  6. scythie

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    Yup, I usually carry mine around the house as well. In the few times I brought it out of the house, my back and shoulders were fine :p But this is something I wouldn't carry using one hand, to say the least.
     
    scythie, Mar 21, 2008
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