Another DELL Vostro Laptop Bargain!!

4444405 · 2 August 2007 at 11:26AM

As published on HotUKDeals I am relaying this information to this forum for you all to read......

This is a cheaper option to upgrade to 2GB RAM Than the other Vostro 1000 Laptop Deal - Just £351.33 Delivered.

Remember Quidco For Further Savings!! ecode is N0810003

AMD® Athlon 64 X2 Mobile Technology TK53 * 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
Genuine Windows Vista Business - English (Or XP Professional)
Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support * 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive * ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 HyperMemory (integrated)
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software * 4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-Card - Europe * Dell v92 Data/Fax Modem

Just ordered mine, the Dell Vostro laptop published here earlier last week was £60 cheaper......but this model has double the memory and a more powerfull processor....and best of all XP is available instead of Vista which will enable this laptop to rocket along nicely.

overworked_underpaid · 2 August 2007 at 11:58AM

When I enter the e-ode it states that it is not valid. I cant seem to browse to this range of laptops from the dell website. I'd appreciate if anyone can answer the following questions.

1. What is the equivalent Intel Processor?
2. What is the difference between the standard LCD and the True Life LCD?
3. How many USB ports?
4. Does it have Firewire?

phanco · 2 August 2007 at 12:24PM

"4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)"

Dont rely an ousing it off the mains for any longer than about 45 minutes !

overworked_underpaid · 2 August 2007 at 1:08PM

phanco wrote: »

"4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)"

Dont rely an ousing it off the mains for any longer than about 45 minutes !

Do you know how long the 6 cell Lithium-Ion Battery or the 9 cell Lithium-Ion Battery last?

Bucky · 2 August 2007 at 1:26PM

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&l=en&oc=N0810003&s=dhs

Link to laptop deal.. Remember to reduce warranty to 1year.

motorguy · 2 August 2007 at 1:38PM

overworked_underpaid wrote: »

Do you know how long the 6 cell Lithium-Ion Battery or the 9 cell Lithium-Ion Battery last?

Depends on what you're doing with it, but i'd estimate 1.5 hrs and 2.5 hrs respectively.

Personally, i'd go for at least the 6 cell battery if you have any requirement to use it off the mains

Kilty_2 · 2 August 2007 at 2:33PM

I wouldnt buy this machine tbh, running an Athlon 64 X2 it'll eat the battery and get warm.

Even the AMD Turion isn't brilliant but the Athlon will be terrible for power consumption.

There are plenty of Intel based laptops around for the £400 mark - much better buys.

mikeouk · 2 August 2007 at 3:12PM

Bucky wrote: »

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&l=en&oc=N0810003&s=dhs

Link to laptop deal.. Remember to reduce warranty to 1year.

how do you find vostro in the home section, i can only find it small business???

Bucky · 2 August 2007 at 4:09PM

how do you find vostro in the home section, i can only find it small business???

The Vostro is aimed more for the business user. You won't find it in the home section as Dell recommend the Inspiron range for the home user.

Even though it's in the business section you can still buy it for home use.

4444405 · 2 August 2007 at 4:28PM

to overpaid_underpaid...

the Vostro 1000 has 4 USB sockets and no firewire sockets as standard.
Personally I would highly recommend this machine. I buy and sell a lot of laptops and this model is great value for money in my opinion.

panlane · 3 August 2007 at 9:23AM

If I already have a copy of XP, am I best getting this laptop with Vista and then rolling back to XP or even a Linux distribution if I don't like it? Is that possible or isn't it that simple? I've never used Vista but considering Microsoft's penchant for upping the demands on the system with each release I'm not sure I'll like it. Seems a shame to change it to XP and miss a free copy of vista.

Another DELL Vostro Laptop Bargain!!

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