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Dee101g
Denver, CO
Solid, serious laptop for business users
4 star rating

a techie
Pros

    Core 2 Duo Processor, Windows XP or Vista, Inexpensive compared to others, black color is nice, Dedicated video card

Cons
    A bit heavy

APR
16
2009
 

Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop — 

After 18 months, I can easily recommend this laptop. The graphics are clear, keyboard is a good size (though it intermittently has a problem with "lag" that Dell can't seem to figure out), the built-in Dell pre-N wireless card has performed consistently (though, I would suggest you get the optional Intel card instead to ensure connectivity accross the board), and overall response is good.

My machine has a 1.8gHZ Dual Core processor and I have upgraded it to 4GB of RAM (2GB worked well, but I am heavy on machines). I got the 512MB dedicated VRAM -- and connect it to projectors for presentations all the time -- the NVidia card in it does a good job with dual monitor mode. A 7200prm hard drive option was not available at the time of purchase, but it would be nice.

One of the best things I've found is quick recharge of the battery.

Don't be surprised, this is not a notebook -- it's weight is consistent with laptops. It will respond with good, solid service, however, making a viable desktop replacement for many.



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Dee101g wrote on Sep 4, 2009 at 2:24PM

In response to ikkmahale's comment from Sep 4, 2009 at 2:01PM:

One thing about the Vostro line is that it has a "going forward" look at technology. It uses USB rather than PS/2, would require an external floppy drive, etc.

You are right -- this can be a problem with older projectors ... or printers, scanners, etc. If someone is going to do a lot of this, perhaps the Latitude line from Dell would be more appropriate as it is easier to add some of the backward-compatability ports.

My suggestion would be that someone who relies on other peoples projectors for presentations carry adapters for some of the common issues they find (and this, by the way, holds true for anyone who does a lot of presentations that require using other people's equipment). A number of places carry a good inventory -- Cables-2-Go comes to mind as a great source for cable variations with knowledgable staff when there are questions (and they set competitive prices for the web in many cases). The good news is that as projectors come down in price, it might be worth buying a projector if one is needed often rather than carrying a lot of adapters.

ikkmahale wrote on Sep 4, 2009 at 2:01PM

I have an issue in connecting my Vostro 1510 laptop to an Acer Projector P1265. I discovered the following which could be the issue. Can you please help?

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4444
Dell Vostro 1510
Perhaps the most interesting omission from the ports selection is the lack of either S-video out or HDMI. Some older video projectors still use the S-video port and most newer external monitors and high-resolution projectors use the HDMI port. The absence of both the S-video port and the HDMI port in Vostro1510 means that this notebook won't be 100 percent friendly with all external displays used for presentations.

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