Back in the day, I had a Dell Inspiron 700m 12″ portable notebook. I really liked that notebook. It was eventually sold it because I didn’t like how bad it was at playing games. Recently, there’s a market for what they’re calling “Ultra portable” notebooks, e.g. the Asus Eee Pc, Acer Aspire One, and the [...]

Introduction I sold my previous laptop, a Dell Inspiron 700m 12″ notebook, and shortly after I purchased a Dell Vostro 1500 15″ notebook. I’ve had it for a month and a half now, long enough to make a balanced review. Click to see my hi-res Flickr photoset of the Dell Vostro 1500 Build Specifications I [...]

It’s been a good couple years with my Dell Inspiron 700m laptop. But since my Vostro came (and I think it’s a keeper), I have to get rid of the 700m. eBay Link, don’t harp the template.

I’ve been looking for reviews on the Dell Vostro 1500, and I finally found a few. It seems as though all around the board, it’s a decent system that is fairly bulky, has average battery life, and has the potential for great specs. I’ve been saving for awhile, so, I committed to buying it today. [...]

I’m looking at getting a new laptop that doesn’t suck at gaming (like my 700m). I’ve been looking at the Apple Macbook Pros, Dell Inspirons and most recently the Dell Vostro. The Vostro 1700 has a keypad on its keyboard, which I find a really bad decision. So, I’m looking at the Vostro 1500 right [...]