Vostro 1500 with 1680*1050 15.4 inch screen

surfsquid · 24 Nov 2007 at 20:12

Is it worth upgrading to the higher resolution screen? bearing in mind its being powered by an 8600. I'm sure I'd find the 1280*800 screen too low resolution. The screen is only 15.4 inches wide so would the 1440*900 screen be the best option? As I'm sure that even on the desktop I'd find icons too small at 1680*1050. I'm just trying to sort myself a laptop at the moment and finding it very hard to make a decision, this laptop seems to offer the best value for money though. Thanks in advance guys!

Caged · 24 Nov 2007 at 20:53

I think 1440x900 would be pretty much perfect on a 15". 1280x800 is definitely too low.

GeForce · 24 Nov 2007 at 22:56

Caged said:
I think 1440x900 would be pretty much perfect on a 15".

My 15.4" Vostro 1500 is 1440x900 and its lovely

Perfect!

Jon

peetee · 25 Nov 2007 at 01:10

1440 is spot on for me too

Bennah · 25 Nov 2007 at 11:24

This is the laptop im going to get next, for sure I think the 1280x800 is a little too small, so Im thinking of getting one with 1440x900. It would be definatly a must. Smaller would just feel too cramped.

surfsquid · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:37

GeForce said:
My 15.4" Vostro 1500 is 1440x900 and its lovely Perfect!

Jon

cool, any chance of some photos?

GeForce · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:56

surfsquid said:
cool, any chance of some photos?

Sure. Give me a few minutes :cool:

GeForce · 25 Nov 2007 at 13:18

Jon

i_dingsdale · 25 Nov 2007 at 13:28

My Inspiron 1520 has the 1440 screen, and its just right!

surfsquid · 25 Nov 2007 at 13:59

Cheers Jon, I think I'm definately gonna go for this laptop then. For the price it seems too good to be true!

Bennah · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:12

Is everyone getting theres direct from Dell?

Ive only had a quick look around and can only see Dell and OcUK selling them tbh.

surfsquid · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:20

Bennah said:
Is everyone getting theres direct from Dell?

Ive only had a quick look around and can only see Dell and OcUK selling them tbh.

I'll be ordering direct

Bennah · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:32

Is there a long delivery time when ordering direct from them?

peetee · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:40

they come within 2 weeks of ordering. If you go direct you can barter the price down too, may take a few phonecalls, some of the sales people are less willing

PinkPig · 25 Nov 2007 at 20:11

It all depends on what you're used to I suppose - but 1280x800 on this laptop's 15 inch screen doesn't remotely feel too low res to me! I think if things were smaller it would be harder to use, especially from a distance. I like it just the way it is! Better performance on games too, of course :-)

GeForce · 25 Nov 2007 at 22:22

The panels do scale really well. I've tried mine at 1280x800 and it looks fine, but I prefer 1440x900

Jon

peetee · 25 Nov 2007 at 22:24

mine looks blurry and gash at 1280, maybes im just picky, 1440 looks so hot !

nav... · 26 Nov 2007 at 09:31

peetee said:
mine looks blurry and gash at 1280, maybes im just picky, 1440 looks so hot !

1280x800 looks blurry on a 1440x900 screen?

strewth, best return it

my friends macbook pro is 1440x900 and 15.4 ws. perfect size and res if you ask me.

just like 1280x800 is perfect at 13 inch (mabook) size

Bennah · 26 Nov 2007 at 09:34

PinkPig said:
It all depends on what you're used to I suppose - but 1280x800 on this laptop's 15 inch screen doesn't remotely feel too low res to me! I think if things were smaller it would be harder to use, especially from a distance. I like it just the way it is! Better performance on games too, of course

The laptop would be my main computer, so the larger the better. Any larger than 1440x900 and the text would be too small on a 15.4" screen.

peetee · 26 Nov 2007 at 10:10

nav... said:
1280x800 looks blurry on a 1440x900 screen?

strewth, best return it

was a reply to the guy above me saying his looked fine..

obv its not going to look spot on when it aint native res but it looks pretty damn gash so maybes im just more picky than him!

OP if its your main computer stick to 1440, if you needed a higher res than that in future you could just buy a monitor, or plug it into your tv(do it anyway!!)