Posted 07/02/09 at 09:17:40 AM by Paul Lilly

Dell's Vostro family just keeps growing, this time adding the Vostro 1220, a 12.1-inch ultraportable designed for business travelers more than anyone else.

"Today's globe-trotting entrepreneurs need a laptop that is power and lont-lasting," said Sam Burd, global vice president of Dell Small and Medium Business, in a statement. "That used to mean carrying around an ungainly device. The Vostro 1220 combines performance, built-in security, and long battery life."

A base package, starting at $799, includes an Intel Celeron 900 processor (2.2GHz, 1MB of L2 cache, 800MHz frontside bus), 2GB of DDR2-800 memory, 160GB hard drive, integrated Intel GMA 4500M graphics, 8X DVD burner, and Windows Vista. Throw an extra Benjamin into the mix and you can upgrade to an Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 processor (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz bus), 3GB of DDR2-800 memory, and a 250GB hard drive spinning at 7200RPM instead of 5400RPM. All in a lightweight 3.36-pound package.

The Vostro 1220 is available now.

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Posted 04/16/09 at 10:09:32 AM by Paul Lilly

Anyone interested in Dell's 8.9-inch Vostro A90 netbook had to hop on a plane (or make other travel arrangements) and cruise over to Japan, but that's no longer the case.  The A90 is now being offered in the States, and for a fraction (one-third) of the price.

On the hardware front, the lightweight 2.36-pound netbook sports a pretty basic spec sheet, including Intel's Atom N270 processor (1.6GHz, 533MHz frontside bus, 512KB L2 cache), up to 1GB od DDR2-533 RAM, an 8GB or 16GB SSD, integrated Intel GMA950 graphics, WiFi, 0.3MP webcam, and Windows XP.

The Vostro A90 is available now starting at $350, with the slightly higher end configuration running $425. Tack on another $5 for the patriotic Rolling Stones sticker via Stickerville.com.

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Posted 04/03/09 at 04:58:38 PM by Andy Salisbury

Dell’s business oriented notebook line of Vostros haven’t seen an update in quite some time, but the long awaited upgrades are admittedly worth the wait.

The new and improved notebooks include the 13.3-inch Vostro 1320, the 15.4-inch Vostro 1520 and the granddaddy of them all, the 17-inch Vostro 1720. These will all come with video conferencing software installed, if you include the built-in webcam and microphone, and feature the option of an SSD. And, those looking for extra security can take note of a fingerprint reader and an encrypted HDD option with Wave Systems software.

They’re available now for $619 (1520), $679 (1320), and $699 (1720) on Dell’s website.

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Posted 06/26/08 at 05:57:08 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Dell has always bolted out with top honors for the most galling customer service experience. Although it claims to be working earnestly at improving customer service, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.

Dell has admitted to its British and Italian customers to having shipped Vostro 1310 and 1510 notebooks with a flawed keyboard, yet again. The said keyboards have a flawed layout with the ‘Z’ key wrongfully placed below ‘S’ and ‘D’ keys instead of ‘A’.

It had committed the same blunder just a month ago and subsequently apologized. Dell has no choice but to offer replacements which it is currently doing. But even mandatory replacements seem such a privilege with Dell’s customer-service credentials.

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