Vostro 1400 vs Inspiron 1420

Hi all

Im looking to switch from my HP dv1000 series notebook to a Dell and im new to dell's line of products. One thing that has sparked my interest is the Dell Vostro and Inspiron. Both give you great specs as well as a dedicated graphics card. I was wondering what was the difference between the vostro and inspiron, and the pros and cons of each?

The notebook will be for student use for one year, and personal use after graduation.

Stuff that i'll do on it include playing simple 3D games like age of empires, taking notes, word processing, excel stuff (im a business student), listening to music, watching dvds, downloading and managing photos, etc.

Thanks
Eddie

 

Essentially they're the same computer. However, the Vostro comes with XP and is jet black. Not much of a difference. Just depends on your OS preference and how "serious" you want your notebook to look. xD

 

what about build? Are there separate branches for small business and home? Maybe vostros come out quicker?

 

so things like speakers, build, etc are all the same?

 

yea I think the builds are exactly the same except for color

 

Yeah, it is the same computer. It's just a difference of what gets put on the computer, really. *psstt WorkinProgress, I'm still in high school, but I'm going to assume a laptop REALLLY helps for college.

 

lol, thanks Kierkes, I really do want a laptop, and I can afford it but I want to make sure my money will be well spent

 

Having a laptop to lug around is only as useful as WHAT and HOW you use it. It would not have made sense in my undergrad to have a laptop since I was continually moving from class to class, with no tables, no power outlets and most of my notes in course note format where I had to add hand written notes to them. Chemical formulae were annoying to type as were math equations. So a desktop worked just fine since at school we had oodles of computer labs and no need to bring a computer to class. However, in my professional program, we were expected to integrate technology, expected to submit things electronically and give presentations using a computer, participate in online discussions and therefore it was extremely useful and worth lugging to class every day. We were also usually in the same few rooms so I didn't have to repeatedly set up my computer every hour.

It was however a pain keeping track of the laptop, especially since I did not always go back home in between classes and social events. So sometimes it was easier not to bring it at all to class.

Remember at school your laptop is really mostly a tool as opposed to a toy. Or at least mostly a tool, less a toy