Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop Review

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Poobah
Jeffersonville, IN

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Excellent system for the office or after hours fun.

an IT Professional, a comparison shopper

Pros

Windows XP or Vista, Core 2 Duo Processor, Dedicated video card

Cons

A bit heavy

NOV

2007

After two years on our current laptops it was time to upgrade. My goal was to find a replacement system that could not only run routine office applications, but had some gaming capability. My minimum specifications were a dual core processor, a dedicated video card, and to keep the price under $1,000.00.

The Dell Vostro easily met every requirement. By customizing the base model, I was able to get the 2ghz (T7250) processor, with an NVIDIA 8400 video card for around $800.00. I could have opted for a faster processor with an Nvidia 8600 card and still came in under a thousand.

The system is very fast, plays games well, and is very sturdy. Comparable systems from Sony and others started around $1400.00.

To get the best deal, you may need to watch for specials or coupons and use the configuration tool.

Last edited on Nov 14, 2007

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Key Features	Hard Drive 80 GB Serial ATA, 5400 RPM Display 15.4 in. WXGA TFT Active Matrix Processor Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz Installed Memory 2 GB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Processor	Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor Type Core 2 Duo Processor Speed 1.6 GHz Processor Number T5470
Memory	Installed RAM 2 GB RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM Max Supported RAM 4 GB RAM Speed 667 MHz Installed Cache Memory 2048 KB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive Capacity 80 GB Hard Drive Rotation Speed 5,400 RPM Storage Controller Type Serial ATA
Display	Display Size 15.4 in. Display Tech WXGA TFT Active Matrix Display Max. Resolution 1280 x 800
Video	Graphic Processor NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Networking	Data Link Protocol IEEE 802.11g Networking Type Integrated Wireless LAN
Dimensions	Weight 6.33 lb. Depth 10.59 in. Height 1.65 in. Width 14.12 in.
Miscellaneous	Product ID 51277442 UPC 808736825535
Motherboard	Bus Speed 800 MHz
Technical Features	Expansion Ports 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), VGA out, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), S-Video out Expandability 1 x ExpressCard Special Features 8-in-1 Card Reader
CD / DVD	CD / DVD Type CD-RW/DVD+RW
Battery	Battery Technology Lithium ion

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