Dell UK Vostro 1510 Notebook

donkeyears1 · 11-04-2008, 12:24 PM

Hi,
There is a new Vostro notebook that was rolled out yesterday or today. It is still not on the Dell UK website but I recieved a leaflet through the post.
The base starts at £499 and with it you get:
- Intel core 2 duo processor T5670 (1.8ghz)
- Windows Vista Business
- 1gb Ram
- 160 GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
- MS Office Small Business Edition
- 15.4" widescreen
- Intergrated Graphics

It has a fingerprint scanner and multimedia buttons similar to the 1400

From,
Donkeyears1

rkl · 11-04-2008, 12:58 PM

Is it just me or is that spec a bit skewed? 1GB RAM on a dual core machine running Vista?! I haven't run Vista on a machine with less than 2GB RAM myself - it's about the starting point for that bloated monstrosity really. You get the feeling that a better balance would be 4GB RAM, ditch MS Office and pre-install OpenOffice.org, but that would upset MS I bet

If you do go for that deal, I'd upgrade the RAM (look at Crucial's prices when you do - you'll generally find them half the price or less of Dell's RAM prices).

donkeyears1 · 13-04-2008, 01:55 PM

I definately won't go for it. For the same price you can get a much better Vostro 1500. But be wary of 4gb ram. You pay the price of £70 or maybe £40 in some laptops. The laptop will lose out on alot of the ram as it is NOT a 32 bit OS. 3gb will be worth it and you will see the difference.

Paul · 15-04-2008, 03:56 PM

The Vostro 1510 is now available to purchase online, as well as the new Vostro 1310. There are a number of different configurations and evalue codes available, some of which represent very good deals.

Check out the deals here: Latest Vostro Deals

11-04-2008, 12:24 PM	#1
donkeyears1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dell UK Vostro 1510 Notebook Hi, There is a new Vostro notebook that was rolled out yesterday or today. It is still not on the Dell UK website but I recieved a leaflet through the post. The base starts at £499 and with it you get: - Intel core 2 duo processor T5670 (1.8ghz) - Windows Vista Business - 1gb Ram - 160 GB 5400rpm Hard Drive - MS Office Small Business Edition - 15.4" widescreen - Intergrated Graphics It has a fingerprint scanner and multimedia buttons similar to the 1400 From, Donkeyears1

13-04-2008, 01:55 PM	#3
donkeyears1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I definately won't go for it. For the same price you can get a much better Vostro 1500. But be wary of 4gb ram. You pay the price of £70 or maybe £40 in some laptops. The laptop will lose out on alot of the ram as it is NOT a 32 bit OS. 3gb will be worth it and you will see the difference. Last edited by donkeyears1; 13-04-2008 at 02:00 PM.

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11-04-2008, 12:58 PM	#2
rkl Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is it just me or is that spec a bit skewed? 1GB RAM on a dual core machine running Vista?! I haven't run Vista on a machine with less than 2GB RAM myself - it's about the starting point for that bloated monstrosity really. You get the feeling that a better balance would be 4GB RAM, ditch MS Office and pre-install OpenOffice.org, but that would upset MS I bet If you do go for that deal, I'd upgrade the RAM (look at Crucial's prices when you do - you'll generally find them half the price or less of Dell's RAM prices).

15-04-2008, 03:56 PM	#4
Paul Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 271 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	The Vostro 1510 is now available to purchase online, as well as the new Vostro 1310. There are a number of different configurations and evalue codes available, some of which represent very good deals. Check out the deals here: Latest Vostro Deals