Vostro notebooks are built exclusively for small business and are ready to be customized with the features and software you want without any unwanted trialware. With flexible technology and service options, wireless connectivity, and AMD processors packed into a compact system, the Dell Vostro 1000 (dell latitude d630 battery )gives you the essential mobility that will get your business going places.
The Vostro 1000 surprised us right after opening the box. We supposed it looks similar to the Vostro 1500 with the same screen size, which means like a modified Inspiron 1520. However, it turned out that the Vostro 1000 (dell latitude d620 battery )looks like an Inspiron 1501 in black. It is one of the 'low-end' notebooks in Dell's product range.
The dark color is unostentatious. The top case is more or less smooth, whereas the back panel seems rather matte.
The Vostro 1000 (dell latitude d820 battery )looks not very attractive, on the contrary, it appears to be heavy. This notebook actually weighs a lot, so, this impression proves to be true. Actually, it even weighs too much for a proper mobile computer, so, it's rather desk-bound.
Vostro means YOUR in Italian, and for $499 it's not expensive to make the Vostro 1000 "Your" laptop. The Dell Vostro 1000 (dell xps m1530 battery )is being billed as a bargain priced business notebook. The 6.26 lb black magnesium alloy chassis appears very solid. A thoughtful feature is the mylar sealed keyboard. This will be a crumb and spill safety net for road warriors eating baguettes and drinking at wireless coffee shops while they work.
The base unit of Vostro 1000 is made of plastic, but, in contrast to other Vostros without any use of magnesium alloy. Typical Dell, it is nevertheless perfectly solid. We didn't notice any weaknesses.
The display cover is made of plastic as well. It doesn't yield. However, it wobbles, if closed. Most new Dell models have this weakness in common. The transport hook is black and not silver, so, it fits nicely to the case.
The hinges are sizable and efficient, but, if one moves this notebook while open, the display wobbles a bit.
Typical Dell most of the interfaces are located at the back side. Furthermore, there aren't many provided.
The keyboard is the same as of the Inspiron 1501 (hp pavilion dv6000 battery ).
The size of the keys is satisfying. The right Shift looks really huge.
The keys have an easy stroke, so, one doesn't need to type forcefully. On the other hand, the cushion is quite hard, but, not yet tiresome for the user. We felt that the keyboard is rather quiet.
The touch pad is alright. The pad provides labeled scroll areas. Its buttons are soft, with long, yet not excessively long travel. They are quiet and reliable.
The reviewed Vostro 1000 (dell vostro 1000 battery )was equipped with the new mobile processor by AMD. It belongs to the latest of the 'Tyler' range, but is called Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 (1.7GHz). It differs from the identically clocked Turion 64 X2 TL-56 by providing only 512kB L2 Cache, which is half the L2 Cache of the Turion X2 TL-56.
The integrated Radeon Xpress 1150 video card is the provided video solution.
The reviewed Vostro 1000 come with a rather slow 80GB Fujitsu hard drive. Its average access time was 23.5ms with is very long.
Because the reviewed notebook was only equipped with a 4-cell (29Whr) battery, the battery runtime proved to be very short. It ranges from 40 minutes under full load to a little more than a hour-and-a-half with emphasis on energy saving (with minimum brightness of the screen one can comfortably work in a room).
So, if one looks toward mobility, it's better to order battery with higher capacity (53Whr or 85Whr).
Dell thought it is not worth the effort to develop it in a special way, and has launched an AMD-based Vostro 1000 using on old Inspiron 1501 design. Naturally, this was a cost-minimizing measure.
Accordingly, potential buyers might be discouraged by the old-fashioned look of the Vostro 1000 (dell kd476 ) . On the plus side, the chassis is all black and doesn't get stained quickly by those nasty fingerprints. Too bad this laptop is so heavy, especially compared to its competitors.
However, the Vostro 1000 is intended for simple, casual everyday tasks (web browsing, text editing) and not much more.
The biggest pros are quiet operation and a matte screen. The con is an awfully short battery runtime (with the provided 29Whr battery).
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