The Dell Vostro 1700 is an affordable laptop built for small business that provides end-to-end solution for their operation. It features a display with 17-inch Ultra-Sharp widescreen TrueLife WUXGA LCD display, along with 1920-by-1200 pixels of resolution. The laptop is built around the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 Dual-Core Processor that comes with a 2.4 GHz, Mobile Intel PM965 Express chipset, plus it has 800 MHz of data bus speed. Its configuration also includes 4 MB of L2 cache that temporarily stores data and it can help speed up the system’s performance, dual drive with a total of 320 GB hard drive (Serial ATA with rotation speed of up to 5400 rpm and 2-by-160GB) that provides a massive storage for storing multimedia collections or editing digital video, along with 4 GB dual channel of DDR2 SDRAM that has 667 MHz speed. Apart from that, its graphics is managed by the Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100 (also support nVidia GeForce 8600 GT graphic card with 256MB) that provides extraordinary faster graphic performance, quality visual and flexible display options, plus it is equipped with a 256MB of dedicated video memory. Its 8-in-1 media card reader supports a variety of flash memory cards such as Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDIO, SDHC, SDHD, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card for fast transferring of data, video and photos. In addition, it is equipped with an optical drive DVD re-writer combo, DVD±RW (±R DL), with Double Layer capability that provides enough space to store and manage files and folders of any size and it also works as a burner for recording data to DVDs or CDs. In terms of sound feature, it has a built-in sound card powered by two channel high definition audio codec, along with two stereo (2 watt) internal speakers with standard HD Audio 2.0 software. It also comes with external speakers which include Dell A525 Speaker System with Satellites and Subwoofer (30W), Dell A225 USB two-piece Stereo Speaker System (1.2W) and Dell AS501 Sound Bar (Ultra-Sharp flat panel attachable speakers). The Dell Vostro 1700 features a full range of advanced connectivity solutions ranging from modem/fax that has 56 Kbps transfer rate, supports the standard data link protocol such as Ethernet LAN, Intel Pro Wireless (3945) connectivity (that support IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, optional IEEE 802.11n draft), plus also supports optional Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) connectivity and supports mobile broadband via Dell Wireless 5520 HSDPA and Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO. Other input devices include five integrated input/output high-speed USB 2.0 ports (4 PIN USB Type A), one ExpressCard 54mm, 3 internal Mini-Card, one display/video VGA 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), one display/video S-video output, one headphones output (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm), one microphone input (mini-phone 3.5mm), one modem phone line (RJ-11), one network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX (RJ-45), one Firewire port (IEEE 1394), one 8-in-1 media card reader slot, Consumer IR (infrared sensor), Security cable slot, and an AC adapter connector.
Specifications
Form Factor
The Dell Vostro 1700 comes with a black coloured enclosure designed with Multi-Core Intel “Santa Rosa” platform technology, magnesium-alloy chassis for adding more strength to the laptop, StrikeZone shock absorber technology for protecting the hard disk, Mylar feature enabling the keyboard to sealed and safe from dust and water spills; and built-in devices stereo speakers. With a 17-inch screen, the laptop definitely looks big a bit heavy compared to other laptops. It comes with a product dimension that measures in at 15.5-inch (39.4cm) in width, 11.5-inch (29.3cm) in depth, 1.7-inch (4.4cm) in height and weighs in at 7.71 pounds (3.49 kilograms).
Features
The Dell Vostro 1700 features an optional built-in web-camera with 2.0-megapixels which can be mounted on top of the LCD along with a camera indicator and digital built-in microphones.
Display
It features a 17-inch Ultra-Sharp WUXGA LCD display widescreen anti-glare display, with TrueLife technology, plus 1920-by-1200 pixels of maximum resolution display.
Input Device
It has a user-friendly input device such as a full-sized keyboard with an integrated numeric keypad and touch pad, plus it is also very quiet in terms of noise even when running the DVD drive.
Operating System / Software
The Dell Vostro 1700 is pre-installed with genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business (Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic or Microsoft Vista Home Premium) as its operating system. Furthermore, additional software that comes together with the machine includes Dell MediaDirect technology for a quick one-touch access to calendar, contacts and files, Roxio software; Microsoft Works and 30-days trial Norton Internet Security.
Memory and connectivity
It supports up to 4.0 GB dual channel of DDR2 SDRAM with 667 MHz speed. The laptop also supports Firewire port, optional Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g+n wireless networking, USB ports, VGA, 10/100 Ethernet, 56k modem, media card reader , optional Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity and an Express Card slot.
Power and battery
It is powered by a 6-cell or 9-cell Lithium-Ion battery and its battery life can accommodate up to two hours and 20 minutes (using the 6-cell battery) of unplugged work.
Review
The Vostro desktops and laptops are designed not to include any of what Dell calls “trialware”, but instead will include a simplified proprietary of networking software and versions of the Dell PC Tune-Up and DataSafe Online programs found in the newest Inspiron systems. Vostro systems will also have a dedicated sales and support team, trained to work with small businesses – (CNET News, 2007).
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