DELL VOSTRO 1710 REVIEW

VOSTRO 1710 – DELL makes a good leap over 1310

Dell still firmly distinguishes between personal users and business customers on its web site. If it were exclusively up to the salesperson from the green island, private customers must first and foremost be satisfied with laptops of the Inspiron, the XPS, or the new-fangled Studio Line series. It's actually a misfortune, for the reason that looking into the business segment of Dell, you'll find a quantity of very interesting laptop variants.

Design
At the 1st glimpse the appearance of the Vostro 1710 seems to be to a certain extent stiff and somewhat stocky and raw-boned, so, it necessitates some time to get used to its seem. An improvement is that typing does no longer feel like rubbing with the palms as it feels when typing on the older Vostro 1310. The reason may be the superior case, which indicates additional space between touchpad and the beveled edge.

Performance
Dell's entry-level variant of the Vostro string is in foundation gear a very rational 17 inch laptop, which is accessible for just 379 Euro. A design with Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 4 GB RAM, and incorporated webcam plus microphone, costs on the subject of 670 Euro according to Dell's on-line superstore. However, the evaluated laptop came only with 2 GB RAM, but if not indistinguishable configuration. Depending on unusual offers the value can vary.

The reviewed laptop was planted with an NVidia Geforce 8600M GS graphics accelerator card with 256 MB GDDR3 video memory. Even if the Vostro 1710 is intended as business laptop, the Geforce 8600M GS is adequately influential for one or the other game during the breaks - if you are enthusiastic to cooperate about the superiority. In addition, the used exhibit reacts quick enough to keep away from streaks. Due to sound emissions of only 30.5 dB (A) the Dell Vostro 1710 can be named extremely silent in idle mode. You can barely hear a sound, when the hard disk is accessed. The evaluated sculpt of the Dell Vostro 1710 was planted with a 56Wh (5045 mAh) Lithium-Ions Battery. It supplies the test sample with a extremely acceptable battery life.

Overall
To sum up, the Dell Vostro 1710 is an impartial laptop with only diminutive disadvantages. If you do not merely necessitate a full-bodied laptop with high-quality workmanship for a rational price (Based on the customization), but also a good quality customer prop up with on-site service and optionally elongated warranty, you are accurate to look for a Dell laptop, for the reason that it can be personalized to your personage needs and obligations.

Pros
+ Sensible price
+ High-quality price-performance ratio
+ Matte display
+ Tough case, good workmanship
+ Squat system noise

Cons:
- Comparatively warm underside
- Feeble sound
- Susceptible glossy lid.

Value For Money

Our Rating