Mini review for the Vostro 1710

Sweet !! Great laptop. I was going for this laptop but the size won't fit for my needs as a university student. So I chose Vostro 1510. I think your laptop is a great deal. Congratulations

 

Got my Vostro 1710 2 days ago and I agree with the all points in the review.
Mine is identical, except I have the T8100 chip and took the Vista Business option (XP pro installed with Vista media). I am in the UK and paid £598.

Re the graphics card, mine arrived with an 8600M GS and was advertised as having an 8600 GT. I have spoke to dell and they've refunded £30 and sent me a carry case aswell, by way of compensation. I believe they are changing the website as it is meant to be a GS in the notebook not a GT.

I haven't checked the memory to see if it is GDDR3, I assumed it was GDDR 2, so I will have a look later.

I can, however highly recommend this laptop. I had an Inspiron 6400 / E1505 before but I couldn't resist the Vostro for the money. I really couldn't find anything to compete with it in the UK.

 

Just rechecked the Dell UK website and the only graphics card option is the GS now, it's obviously been changed.

 

You're welcome

Thanks, yea I really like it so far.

I figured that the 8600M gs used in this laptop must be some kind of special edition.

 

Update: I decided today to return this laptop simply because I think I'll need a higher screen resolution in the future.

 

Nice review and pics Thanks for sharing
Edit: sorry to hear your returning, but you will find what you need

 

This is a screenshot of my Vostro 1710 8600 GS card. As you can see its performance is better than 8600 GT with GDDR2. After a long battle with Dell they confirmed that Vostro 1710 comes only with GS (not GT!!); and it was a misprint on their site (LOL)

 

So, will you get the same laptop with higher resolution, or a different one?

 

Good info-thanks.

The way that they keep changing these things and their model numbers it just keeps getting more confusing!

 

Thanks!

I haven't decided yet. Right now it's about $50 more and comes with a slower processor (the t8100). I'm either gonna wait for a good deal on the 1710 or wait till the new montevina-equipped laptops come out.