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New Vostro Lineup (3350, 3450..)

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Cocozebra, Mar 17, 2011.

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  1. imEric!

    imEric! Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wonderful and thank you! Looks like the HD can be easily accessed?
     
    imEric!, Apr 26, 2011
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    As far as I know, HDD on Vostro 3450 is accessible only after pretty much dismantling a lot of the notebook. I guess the same applies to Vostro 3350. This is the photo of Vostro 3550. As it's larger, I think HDD could be swapped with less difficulty than in its smaller brothers. But, naturally, I cannot confirm it as I don't own this thing yet.
     
    Songee, Apr 26, 2011
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    Well I think I will go ahead with ordering my 3350 today and I can return my system if it's not what I wanted :)
     
    imEric!, Apr 26, 2011
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    imEric!, I'd love to hear your impressions of your 3350 when it arrives. I'm considering this unit myself, so your feedback would be valuable.
     
    ekstor, May 2, 2011
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    Hi Folks,

    I registered just for the purpose to give you comfort regarding the Vostro 3350.

    My 3350 came today and I guarantee you, memory and harddisk is as easily accessible as the 3550 on the picture above. The area to be opened on the back is naturally smaller, but adding a second memory chip or changing the harddisk is truely a piece of cake.

    I needed not more than 5 minutes to add a second 4 MB module from Kingston and change to an Intel SSD. And the system runs like a charm since.

    So relax and have fun ;-)

    This discovery makes it even more idiotic, that Dell gave the 3450 such an unfriendly design. The 3550 is fine and the 3350 as well. I can see no reason why the 3450 was forced into such an idiotic design. This is a very, very bad joke by Dell .....

    Hari Seldon
     
    HariSeldon, May 2, 2011
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    seb87 Notebook Evangelist

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    can you post some photos ? what is your configuration ? battery wear ?
     
    seb87, May 2, 2011
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    I'd like to know about the 3350 battery wear as well, especially after the 3300's poor performance.
     
    Nupractor, May 5, 2011
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    HariSeldon, thanks a lot for clarifying the HDD and RAM accessibility. Now here's something slightly more challenging. Under the keyboard there is a PCI-E slot for WWAN card (mobile broadband). I'd like to get the 3350 without the card and add it later, as I have it (Dell 5540) laying around. My concern is, whether 3350s coming without the card pre-installed still have the additional antennas. Would you mind popping of that keyboard and taking a picture of that slot? This is a deal-breaker for me...

    EDIT: Nevermind... I had a chance put my hands on the 3350 without the WWAN card installed and not only were there no WWAN antennas, but also the SIM card slot was missing :eek: Quite disappointing knowing that the Latitudes come WWAN ready regardless of the initial configuration.
     
    mkj, May 6, 2011
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    Hi guys, I0m thinking about buying a Dell Vostro, either the 3350 or the 3450. I need a laptop that's portable and with great battery (I'll use it for Journalism graduate school). I'd like to be able to do some light videoediting if necessary so a dedicated videocard would be nice.

    How's the Vostro for my needs? Is the display decent enough for watching movies or tv shows? (It will be my only computer so I need it for everything). What about the battery?

    Sorry if I bother you but it's really hard to find reviews of this laptop.

    Thanks
     
    Go7enKs, May 10, 2011
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    seb87 Notebook Evangelist

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    anywone has ordered the 3350 ?
     
    seb87, May 10, 2011
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