Dell Vostro 1500

Gibbo · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:46

Hi there

OcUK is looking into supplying these, the advantages by buying one from OcUK is we can offer the product cheaper and provide a guaranteed next day service. Give us a week and we shall get them in stock in the most common configurations.

Trixter · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:53

Gibbo said:
Hi there

OcUK is looking into supplying these, the advantages by buying one from OcUK is we can offer the product cheaper and provide a guaranteed next day service. Give us a week and we shall get them in stock in the most common configurations.

Hi, any more info on the configurations you will stock ?

Was going to order from the dell site tomorow but will wait if Ocuk is getting them.

Gibbo · 22 Aug 2007 at 20:52

Trixter said:
Hi, any more info on the configurations you will stock ?

Was going to order from the dell site tomorow but will wait if Ocuk is getting them.

Hi there

What configuration do you want and I will make sure something along those lines is setup, also let me know the cost of your configuration from the DELL website so I can undercut it.

Trixter · 22 Aug 2007 at 21:11

This one....

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 Processor (1.8GHz,800MHz,2MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English
Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™
Matte Jet Black with 2.0 mega pixel camera
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
256MB nVidia® GeForce® 8600M GT
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
Dell™ Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate, for Vista

Tunez · 22 Aug 2007 at 21:46

Will the vostros come with long warrantys? or an opion for a long warranty?

sWiZzLe · 22 Aug 2007 at 22:02

Trixter said:
This one....

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 Processor (1.8GHz,800MHz,2MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English
Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™
Matte Jet Black with 2.0 mega pixel camera
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
256MB nVidia® GeForce® 8600M GT
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
Dell™ Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate, for Vista

I second that, it's exactly the same spec I would like.

Syphon · 22 Aug 2007 at 22:21

how random said:
You can scroll left/right and up/down on it

Ta

GuruJockStrap · 22 Aug 2007 at 22:56

Ripper said:
Got the 163.44 drivers installed witht he modified inf and just re-installed the Bioshock demo through the normal download (not steam) and it worked perfectly.

Had everything on high (which it defaults to anyway) and it ran smoothly. VERY impressive!

Excellent! Thats pretty darn impressive from a laptop!

I'm been a console gamer for the last 2 years but now I'm getting a laptop with a decent GPU, I'm darn tempted to get back into a bit of PC gaming.

Must....resist......Counter......Strike......Source.....

EDIT: Woot! My Vostro just got dispatched today!

Not bad considering I ordered exactly a week ago. My expected delivery date was 7th September. :eek:

Tombles · 22 Aug 2007 at 23:33

Gibbo said:
Hi there

OcUK is looking into supplying these, the advantages by buying one from OcUK is we can offer the product cheaper and provide a guaranteed next day service. Give us a week and we shall get them in stock in the most common configurations.

Will you be supplying just the 1500 model or all models in the Vostro range? I am looking at buying the 1700 model for my gf

sWiZzLe · 22 Aug 2007 at 23:43

GuruJockStrap said:
Must....resist......Counter......Strike......Source.....

Resist CSS, hmm that's an interesting concept

wonder if that's possible

GuruJockStrap · 23 Aug 2007 at 00:30

sWiZzLe said:
Resist CSS, hmm that's an interesting concept wonder if that's possible

Managed to stay away from it for the last 2 years but now I've finished uni, I don't have to worry about this game ruining any more semesters.

GuruJockStrap · 23 Aug 2007 at 01:02

Moses99p said:
and how good is the graphics card in the vostro? The price looks nice

Ripper said its able to play Bioshock at 1280x800 with everything on high. So I'd say thats pretty good for a laptop GPU!

Its able to handle Crysis pretty well from an article I read a while back too.

cells · 23 Aug 2007 at 01:26

Riva tuner "should" be able to overclock the GPU in that thing.

might be able to get some 15-20% more out of it?

bailey12856 · 23 Aug 2007 at 10:34

well ive been playing css on it now for a few days, at the default settings (high but no aa) and during mixes and public on dust2 i am getting most of the time 100fps constant (i max my fps at 100) however i am yet to try it out on a map like inferno. will report back

but still loving this laptop for the price. and im getting the vat back

so mine overall cost £520

csmager · 23 Aug 2007 at 11:17

Shimmy said:
Yer, mine went from pre-production yesterday to dispatched this morning

I've actually just ordered one for my sister - went for the WSXGA+ (1680x1050) screen. I'm a sucker for high res screens - got the WUXGA+ (1920x1200) on my Latitude D810. Most think that far too high for a 15.4"!

GuruJockStrap · 23 Aug 2007 at 11:22

csmager said:
I've actually just ordered one for my sister - went for the WSXGA+ (1680x1050) screen. I'm a sucker for high res screens - got the WUXGA+ (1920x1200) on my Latitude D810. Most think that far too high for a 15.4"!

I was tempted to go for a higher res display but since I've finished uni, I don't have my desktop littered with a load of windows. Also, my eyes are recovering from being lasered so I want to minimise as much strain as possible on them.

My sister recieved a laptop with a 15.4" 1280x800 screen and I found that more comfortable to use than my current 14.1" 1280x800, especially with how my eyes are at the moment.

Guess its all down to personal preference.

ninjapilot · 23 Aug 2007 at 11:26

just out of interest has anybody opted for the turbo memory to be fitted?
and do these come with the new wireless card?

Ninja

ninjapilot · 23 Aug 2007 at 12:38

GuruJockStrap said:
I didn't see the turbo memory option! How much did Dell charge for it? You can get elsewhere for around £20.

It comes with the A/B/G Intel adapter. I think your referring to the draft N adapter, which is not included.

well you were right there was no option for the TM, it was another £10 for the draft N adapter.

still great spec for the money :cool:

Ninja

JoDaMa · 23 Aug 2007 at 14:41

How well are Battlefield 2 or World of Warcraft likely to run on one of the 1500 models?

GuruJockStrap · 23 Aug 2007 at 14:49

Thiras said:
How well are Battlefield 2 or World of Warcraft likely to run on one of the 1500 models?

If the 1500 can play Bioshock at 1280x800 with everything on high, it would have absolutely no problem with BF2 and WoW. Only thing you might experience is slightly longer load times due to the 5400RPM HD's.