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    Vostro vs HP? Vista vs XP?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ggoryn, May 4, 2008.

  1. ggoryn

    ggoryn Notebook Consultant

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    Im getting a Vostro 1500:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    15.4 in Wide Screen XGA LCD Display w/TrueLife™
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    US$775

    This notebook is intended for office use, Internet, illustrator, a couple of movies. Im getting it with XP , in the future Vista (when it gets better)

    Ive been tempted to get (for a similar price) a HP. However my MAIN concern is the Vista OS. Is it WORTH getting the HP with Vista?

    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz)
    Display 15.4" WXGA HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
    2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics Card Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Hard Drive 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
    US$830
     
    ggoryn, May 4, 2008
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  2. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    depends :D
     
    boypogi, May 4, 2008
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  3. phy

    phy Notebook Consultant

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    this may surprise you, but vista isn't bad...

    for me personally, it boils down to a vostro vs hp debate. hp installs so much junk on their consumer computers (maybe thats why people think vista is bad... hp is giving it a bad image). took me 4 hours to get the thing clean.

    design wise... the hp does look better then the vostro lol
     
    phy, May 4, 2008
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  4. QuicKSwitcH

    QuicKSwitcH Notebook Guru

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    if it takes you about 4 hrs to uninstall all the bloatware why dont you just reformat the pc. It takes me about 45 mins to do a complete reinstall of vista... its the first thing i did when i got my xps... took even less time for me. Honestly i got my xps for $889 back with the 40% off coupons + i got some free stuff thrown when i called to place the order. Sure it took me about 4 hrs after numerous calls to get a rep that would give me the even sweeter deal but i had time to kill :D
     
    QuicKSwitcH, May 4, 2008
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  5. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Id have to say go for the vostro. Its got a VERY sturdy build (I know ive dropped mine hundreds of feet) and is very reliable. As for vista vs XP its all about personal preference.
     
    X2P, May 4, 2008
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  6. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Care to elaborate how your laptop survived hundreds of feet drop?
     
    nizzy1115, May 4, 2008
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  7. ggoryn

    ggoryn Notebook Consultant

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    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    15.4 in Wide Screen XGA LCD Display w/TrueLife™
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    US$775

    VS.

    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz)
    Display 15.4" WXGA HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
    2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics Card Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Hard Drive 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
    US$830
     
    ggoryn, May 4, 2008
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  8. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    What country are you in? In the US store, I can configure the Vostro with the 2.0 CPU, Vista Premium, and an 8400 GS for $798. No way would I take the HP over that.
     
    Kevin, May 4, 2008
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  9. ggoryn

    ggoryn Notebook Consultant

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    Im in Peru, but Im buying it from the US Store? The Vista CPU was a HP.
     
    ggoryn, May 4, 2008
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  10. phy

    phy Notebook Consultant

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    well when its not your computer and you don't have a vista disc on you...
     
    phy, May 5, 2008
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  11. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Took a long long drop in a Shockzero bag. Down stairs of a train station ( good 100 feet ) then it bounced off platform on to tracks. Its actually taken that trip not once but twice. Dropped it hiking a few days ago in Karuizawa ( a remote summer home town ) ... i slipped on mud (ruined my FCUK jeans waaaaaaaaaaaaah) but long slide and bounce once again in the same shockzero bag. It is quite remarkable. (屮゜Д゜ ;)屮 that was the face of our tourist guide when i came back after 40 minutes of slowly decending the bank and working my way back up.
     
    X2P, May 5, 2008
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