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Vostro 3350 Owner's Cafe

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by theZoid, Jun 19, 2011.

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  1. badmann

    badmann Notebook Guru

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    Does the CPU fan at any time completely stop?
     
    badmann, Aug 5, 2011
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    I've got the 3350 with i5 and 6490m and the fan is not running most of the time as long as your doing just office work or web-surfing. Even when watching SD video material (using the integrated intel gpu) the fan comes up once an hour for half a minute or so.
     
    BlueI, Aug 7, 2011
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    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    I have the same unit and would agree with the above. I use a cooler all the time, so don't notice it. Even while Gaming.
     
    theZoid, Aug 8, 2011
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    Hi all, I've read through all post, and even search the forum, why all the love to Vostro 3350, and I can't find love for Vostro 3450? Am I missing something here? I'm looking for a 14inch laptop and now dilemma on which to get V3350 or V3450...
    I'm planning to get SSD as well for my OS, can I use the existing HDD come with the laptop as my 2nd drive, and where does it go into the laptop? I don't want external drive.
    Pls help..

    Thx..
     
    69cents, Aug 8, 2011
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    AshK Notebook Consultant

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    My big problem with the 14" is that only the ram is user upgradable. You can't swap out the hdd or wireless card. The 3350 is much more friendly in that sense.
     
    AshK, Aug 8, 2011
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    Has anyone tried switching keyboard from the previous Vostros? I really hate this glossy surface between keys :/.
     
    kzkzk, Aug 9, 2011
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    I haven't personally but from what i've heard the keyboards aren't compatible.
     
    AshK, Aug 11, 2011
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    What else is special with V3350 then other Vostro? I'm also looking at Alienware M14x, but kinda turn off by it's gloss screen... Hmm.. dilemma...
     
    69cents, Aug 11, 2011
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    Had the same problem. Installing these latest intel drivers for the 1030 fixed it.

    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...-N+1030&DownloadType=Software+Applicationseng

    Read instructions before installing. There are two files. One file contains software+driver and the other one is the driver by itself. I installed the software too but the driver by itself should be fine. The software doesn't really seem to do anything. Let me know if it helps you out. Good luck.
     
    caaznkid, Aug 12, 2011
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    hi, i have vostro 3350, it comes OS Free (DOS)
    -core i5 2410m
    -ATi 6470/Intel3000
    -8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    -WD 500GB 7200rpm
    -I think it has Intel 1030 WiFi????
    -No Win7 and No Drivers
    i have downloaded all the drivers for win 7 64bit and installed all of them, but i don't know how to use the "fingerprint", help????
    my bios is A04
     
    sutlimited, Aug 13, 2011
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