vostro vs inspiron vs latitude

What is the difference between the 3 because you can pretty much customize all 3 to the same specs. please be specific, saying something like "one is better for business" doesn't say much. Why would it be better for business would be more helpful.

 

Inspiron is a cheaply built home oriented model. The vostros (1400/1500/1700) are the same as the inspirons. Latitudes are much better built than the others and should last longer.

 

Unfortunately I believe vague answers are probably best for this question. XPS I would consider more of an "entertainment" laptop...hence the media controls, high res screens, better graphics card options, HDMI port, etc. It is also known as a gaming laptop.

The Inspiron I see as more of a home laptop for basic computing like Web browsing, music, digital pictures, word processing, etc.

The Latitude I would describe as the business laptop with good portability, networking, mobile broadband, etc.

And the Vostro I would say is a low-end business laptop.

I'm sure others have their thoughts as well...

 

see, the problem is that the XPS line can now be configured exactly with the same specs as the Inspiron line. The only difference, in my opinion, is that the XPS models are thinner and lighter. Also, the inspiron line is now built with the same magnesium construction that makes business laptops sturdy. The keyboard on the inspiron lines are also now just as the same as the xps keyboards.

the latitude line is also lighter than the inspirons and thinner as well.

the vostros are the same as the inspiron, but with only all black as an option and they come free of any bloatware.

 

Inspirons are probably the crappiest out of all of them....the vostro and the latitude line are very solid. Not sure about Xps though, i guess thier better than inspirons still =)

 

What makes them so crappy? I'm loving my Inspiron..

 

I have an Inspiron 9200 (just over three years old now), and I love it (except for how much I paid for it). Before this I had a Latitude CPi, and while I remember that one being pretty sturdy, I have been really impressed with the build quality of my Inspiron.

Granted, I don't take it may places because of its size, but just the other day (after reading about some keyboard flex, etc. on the XPS1730), I pressed down firmly on the palm rests and my keyboard just out of curiosity, and there wasn't a bit of give on either. Though, the design of the Inspiron has changed - mine looks almost exactly like the Precision Workstations.

Also, the Latitude and Precision Mobile come with business-grade tech support which is based in North America.

 

you do know that inspiron and vostro are essentially the same, just diff colors right?

 

i love my inspiron...

 

Frankly they're all pretty good, Vostros get you most for your money and they are solid(magnesium chassis) and have no bloatware. Inspirons are the same physically but come in pretty colors have bloarware and a higher pricetag as standard. Latitudes Are very well built but also very pricey.

 

Current Inspirons are not bad, build quality seems to be ok for the price

New Vostros (1310,1510, 1710) are no longer the same as Inspirons, they are brand new there is no feedback on the quality...the preproduction model seem to be quite well built, but you should wait for a production model to be tested

Latitudes are among the best built notebooks currently offered, its not uncommon to hear about 5-6 year old Latitudes still running strong, or even older.

Precisions have the same build quality as Latitudes

 

My Inspiron has served me well so far. Only problem was a faulty optical drive that was super easy to replace.

 

Latitude offers the option of docking station / expansion bay, plus the option of an extra 6-cell battery in the media bay.

Latitude can be configured with XP. I think the Vostro can too, but not the Inspiron.

Apparently the current Latitude D-series is to be replaced in a few months with an E-series. Last time I looked Dell was discounting the Latitudes by about 25%.