DELL VOSTRO 1310
Dell has recently released two brand new Vostro laptops, and another one is on the way. Both new laptops, with the imaginative names 1310 and 1510, seem to offer a lot of bang for your buck, but the 13″ Vostro 1310 is undoubtedly the most interesting model.
Vostros Dell recently announced its revamped Vostro line of cost-efficient “small-business” laptops. The Vostro 1310 and the Vostro 1510 is a pair of 13.3″ and 15.4″ laptops respectively that are thinner, lighter, and slightly less ugly compared to their predecessors. The new models are also a bit more powerful thanks to new 45nm Intel Penryn processors.
Dell has re-branded its home and small business computer lines. The previous division was for home portables to be labeled Inspiron, and home desktop computers Dimension. Now, all home line computers, desktop or portable, are branded with the Inspiron label.
Dell created its Vostro line to address the needs of small business users and has succeeded at that by simplifying the purchasing and setup process. A Vostro laptop is basically an Inspiron minus the bright colors, the “bloatware,” and the enterprise-level jargon. The 1310 adds design sense and portability—it’s a lightweight 13-inch laptop that comes with a wealth of configuration options and appeals to regular Joes as much as to the newest dot-com start-up.
If price, performance and portability are equally important, the Vostro 1310 could definitely be worth considering.
DELL VOSTRO 1310
- Ultra-portable at just 4.6lbs
- Up to Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processors
- Up to 4GB memory
The Dell Vostro 1310 is available with a range of Intel processors (from the 1.86GHz Celeron M M540 up to the T9500 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo). There are two 13.3″ screen offerings, a 1280×800 WXGA with matte anti-glare coating and 1280×800 WXGA “TrueLife” glossy display. The notebook can take up to 4GB of RAM and Dell offers 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Professional. The system is priced starting at $749 with integrated Intel X3100 graphics at the time of this writing, but is also available with nVidia 8400M GS dedicated graphics.
