Dell Vostro 1700 Notebook PC Review

As you know, I’m going to work in Australia in the next few weeks and I need a desktop replacement-A laptop with a big screen and a sytem that will run descently with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustration, as well as InDesign. Another factor I consider is the price-It has to be cheap because it’s only a temporary machine for my design projects. Vostro 1700 seems to be perfect for me.

The new Vostro series from Dell is a dark horse. Despite not getting the attention of Dell's mega-high-spec machines such as the XPS, these laptops designed for small businesses are actually probably the best to buy for any purpose.

As usual, the Vostros are customisable so that you can pay more for better components. A dell vostro 1700 battery standard configuration will include a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2GHz - a very fast processor indeed - alongside an nVidia GeForce separate graphics card, 1GB of RAM and 160GB of hard-disk space. They also come with Windows Vista (or XP if you prefer). Combined, what this provides is an extremely smooth Windows experience. The graphics card handles all the new visual effects in Windows Vista effortlessly, and the large amount of RAM also speeds up programs a great deal. All of these features can be upgraded to get an even better performance.

Specifications:

• Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.80GHz
• WXGA+ (1440 x 900)
• 2.0 MP camera
• 2048 MB 667 MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024 MB)
• Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) (the only one available at time of order; 7200RPM drives are now also available)
• DVD+/-RW Drive 8x
• Primary 6-cell 56WHz Li-Ion Battery
• 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
• Intel Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
• Vista Home Premium
• 1 year warranty

Procurers that love the color black would like to handle the Vostro 1700 notebook, because it comes with a dark color. One fascinating thing about the device is that it is equipped with a 17 inch screen, which is one of the largest in the NIKON EN-EL9 battery market globally. It is noted that a procurer would be careful on are to handle the device because it is very prone to smudges and a user's fingerprint.

The device is equipped with a dimension of 15.5 x 11.5 x 1.7 inch.

Screen

The screen featured in the device has a size of 17 inch that has a resolution of 1440x900 pixels. The size of the Toshiba PA3331U-1BRS battery  would be very handy for watching movies and playing games. The Horizontal viewing angle of the screen of the Vostro 1700 is quite impressive but the reverse is the case of the vertical viewing angles.