Dell - Vostro 1510 $499 (T5870/15.4" WXGA/2GB DDR2/160GB HD/X3100/Vista Basic/4 Cell)

[S.Chan]

Vostro 1510 - $499
http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/vostronb_1510/149 http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/vostronb_1510_overhead_standard_ss/149

LinK: http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ca&CS=cabsdt1&l=en&OC=NB_V1510_FSI_CB15F10
RFD Link: Admins/Mods feel free to add here

Base System
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5870 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
- 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
- 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
- No Webcam, No Digital Camera Microphone Option
- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
- 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, with Roxio Creator
- Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
- High Definition Audio 2.0
- No Productivity Software
- No Anti-Virus/ Security Software
- 4-cell Primary Battery
- No UPEKM ® Fingerprint Reader
- Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card
- No Customerization LCD Option
- No Modem is required

Potential Upgrades
- Genuine Windows Vista® Business Downgrade,XP Professional SP3 Installed [add $90 or $3/month]
- 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA+ LCD Anti-Glare Display [add $50 or $2/month]
- Integrated 1.3 mega pixel Web Camera and Digital Microphone [add $40 or $2/month]
- 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM [add $50 or $2/month]
- 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive [add $80 or $3/month]
- 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS [add $199 or $7/month]
- Microsoft® Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word add [$0]
- Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Internal for Vista [$20 or $1/month]
- Wireless 360 Bluetooth Internal for XP [$20 or $1/month]
- 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery [add $50 or $2/month]

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[jimmyjamez]

wow this looks like an amazing deal for 499

good find!

[TimelessVictory]

I wished the upgrades were a bit cheaper. Good deal for the basic laptop though.

[Vikram Aditya]

Nice find..ordering one for myself...:lol:

[madtor]

Upgrades are expensive.
I want a webcam and a good display thats already 590 and I get some nice clearance items at staples for about that price which would have similar if not better specs

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[maverik]

The base price is sweet! Also, $50 more for ultrasharp WXGA+ LCD is fairly reasonable too. Or, at least don't forget the crucial 2G So-DIMM from memoryexpress.

[mizermalice]

this is pretty nice for a new dell laptop. but for the price, i think id prolly get a refurbrished hp from futureshop instead. a couple of the hp laptops were going at this price during boxing day and had some specs that were a lot nicer, mainly ati/geforce graphics cards, 6cell battery, and bigger hds

[scorpo]

The direct link works for me, but could someone please tell me how to get to this particular laptop from the main Vostro page? Or main Dell page, if easier? I'd like to direct a friend to it over the phone, can't send an email.

Thanks

[spy007z]

is this for Small & Medium Business only?

[Azxster]

Where did you find this deal? I want a 13" :(

[galantgtz99]

base price is pretty decent deal... the upgrades are rip offs.... $200 bucks to get the nvidia 8400... out of their mind...

[henryhoo]

Where did you find this deal? I want a 13" :(

Here's the page for the Vostro 1310 (http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx?c=ca&cs=cabsdt1&id=vostronb_1310&l=en&s=bsd). Not the same price. $200 more for same processor.

[cache]

decent specs for the price... but the vostro 1510 is really not that good-looking... i'll pass..

[alwaysbuylow]

Check out Staples web site, it has some notebooks on clearance. This is one example:

Dell Studio 1535 Notebook PC, Blue, English ($577 or less with coupons)
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=,&webid=758614
Features:
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750
2GB DDR-2 SDRAM
250GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive
DVD Super-Multi Drive
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics
15.4" Wide Screen XGA (1280 x 800) display
Integrated 10/100 LAN
Ports: 54 mm ExpressCard slot, headphone out, mic in, card reader, 4 USB 2.0, 15-pin VGA video connector, Audio jacks (1 line-in, 1-line out, 1 Mic-in), 4-pin IEEE 1394 port
Webcam
Wireless A/B/G/N
Windows Vista Home Premium
Dimensions: 14.0"W x 10.3"D x 1.0"H
6.11 lbs
1-Year Limited Warranty.

[raccoon]

good deal,but 4 cell battery is a little weak

[sirsavesaton]

Nice find..ordering one for myself...http://www.******************/images/d860bd12ce9c026814bbdfc1c573f0f5.jpg

Think I might purchase one too, just have to check my funds. Hot deal, thanks!

[WalnutCrunch]

I ordered this a while back. I ended up returning it for various reasons. I mainly didn't like the feel of the keyboard. It's really springy. There is major flex in the middle, much more than any other laptop keyboard I have used. The 1525, however, has a better keyboard.

I also had problems with the card reader not ejecting the card properly. I got stuck a couple of times and I had to work it out with a pen.

I also didn't like how for a pretty much full sized keyboard, it doesn't have dedicated home and end keys. Also it was missing a wsxga screen choice which, IMO, would've been perfect for it. I find wxga a bit too low of a res for a 15", and wuxga (which was what I ordered) to be a bit too high. Those were nitpicky things, but thought I'd share.

[theshowman]

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[johnnydoe1894]

I bought a Vostro 1510 last spring and I love it, it is without doubt the best notebook I have ever had. I find it to be solid and well built, much better than the HP and IBM's I had been using. I got it with XP on it and it performs. I have recommended this model to 11 friends who all have bought it and they all love it as well. It performs very well, it's light, it has XP not bloated junkware dog Vista, I've dragged it all over the place, it spends weekends on our sailboat were we use it for nav software, playing DVDs and wireless web and it does it all. You can still get XP installed for $90 and get the Vista licence if you in future decide to beat yourself up some more. I only wish it had been this cheap when I got it.

You buy it through small business on Dell's website, just make up a name Dell doesn't really care. Everyone's a consultant now anyway, right?:lol:

BTW, I wouldn't worry about the battery life, playing a 2 hour DVD uses less than half the battery. We are seeing almost 4 hour battery life with reasonable use. The C2D is not power hungry.

[Furio]

Check out Staples web site, it has some notebooks on clearance. This is one example:

Dell Studio 1535 Notebook PC, Blue, English ($577 or less with coupons)
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=,&webid=758614
Features:
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750
2GB DDR-2 SDRAM
250GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive
DVD Super-Multi Drive
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics
15.4" Wide Screen XGA (1280 x 800) display
Integrated 10/100 LAN
Ports: 54 mm ExpressCard slot, headphone out, mic in, card reader, 4 USB 2.0, 15-pin VGA video connector, Audio jacks (1 line-in, 1-line out, 1 Mic-in), 4-pin IEEE 1394 port
Webcam
Wireless A/B/G/N
Windows Vista Home Premium
Dimensions: 14.0"W x 10.3"D x 1.0"H
6.11 lbs
1-Year Limited Warranty.

Great find, thank you!

[deep]

A couple very nice deals on basic notebooks - thanks to you both.

[zzricezz]

Staples is BS. everything is OOS.

[Derek]

I see $599 right now... anyone else?

[alwaysbuylow]

Staples is BS. everything is OOS.

The notebook that I posted, it had 7 in stock last night, now it is OOS. RDF effect!:-0

This one still has 4 available in Ottawa/Montreal area, slower cpu, but more ram.

Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook PC, Black, English ($597 or less with coupon)http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=,&webid=741195
Features:
1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
3GB DDR-2 SDRAM
250GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive Hard Drive
DVD Super-Multi Drive
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
15.4" Wide Screen XGA (1280 x 800) display
Integrated 10/100 LAN
56K Modem
Ports: 8-in-1 Memory Card Reader, 4 USB 2.0, RJ45, RJ11, IEEE1394a, VGA video output and S-Video, HDMI high definition video output, 1 ExpressCard 54mm Slot, Integrated dual digital mics, Dual headphone jacks, Microphone jack
Webcam
Windows Vista Home Premium
14.0"W x 10.1"D x 1.45"H
Weight: 5.9 lbs 1-Year Limited Warranty.

[lemon]

Yeah -- I'm seeing $599 as well.

[ChopSuey]

I see $599 right now... anyone else?

Yep, looks like this deal died fast. Oh well. :)

[artsreview]

Maybe it was another price error, like the Celeron version of this same model going for $279 last summer.

[matkokubko]

599 makes it cold for me.

[agent86]

Yep. Suddenly it got a little cold in here.

[deep]

Crappo - I was just about to order one.

[lemon]

So which of the two from Staples is the better system. The Inspiron 1525 (@597) or the Studio 1535 (@577)?

I ordered 1 of each and want to figure which one to return?