Dell - Vostro 1500

Dell Vostro 1500 - Gr8 Laptop & Gr8 Price

By: goodboyz1988 November 6, 2007

Review:

The Dell Vostro 1500 is the small business equivalent of the Inspiron 1520. This computer, starting at less than $600, can be configured with anywhere from a Celeron M540 processor to a much faster Core 2 Duo 7500. Unlike the Inspiron model, an AMD option is unavailable.

Configuration

    * Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 (1.6Ghz)
    * 1GB 677Mhz DDR2 SDRAM
    * 120G 5400RPM Hard Drive
    * nVidia GeForce 8600M GT, 256MB
    * 8x DVD Burner with Double Layer capability
    * 15.4” widescreen anti-glare screen (1280x800)
    * Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
    * Dell Wireless 1505 Mini-Card (Pre-802.11n)
    * 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    * Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

The Dell Vostro 1500 is a moderately powerful and relatively inexpensive system for businesses and home users alike. Its good build quality and good configuration options allow it to be an excellent and versatile machine for many different applications. Despite some design flaws, the Vostro 1500 is still an excellent machine.

Pros:

    * Tough construction
    * Many configuration options
    * XP available preinstalled
    * Good keyboard
    * Quiet
    * Comprehensive manual
    * Fast support

Cons:

    * Heavy!
    * Mediocre screen
    * Tinny speakers
    * Slow hard drive
    * Picky wireless card

so if you want performance and price go for it