Comments on: New Dell Vostro Line Misses Mark in Aim For Tiny Businesses http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/ from The Wall Street Journal Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:37:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colin gebhart http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 colin gebhart Fri, 23 May 2008 20:06:18 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-1261 Ummm, Of course the Vostro line has room to improve, but saying it offers nothing that the Inspiron line offers is juts plain misinformed. Vostros, aside from the 1000, all offer magnesium cases that are much sturdier than the plastic Inspirons, they offer fully sealed keyboards to prevent spill damage that the Inspirons don't. And the no crapware, no security suite, no office tools is a compelling value (and something I don't know of another computer company offering freely on their website) for small businesses that don't want to spend the time removing stuff they don't need or already have small business licenses for. There is good reason to stick with IE6 since many small (and even large) companies have intranet tools not compatible with IE7. Better IE7 is offered optionally in Windows Update. Unfortunately the only thing I can agree with you on is the Vostros being a little bulky, which is about how the Inspirons are too. Ummm,
Of course the Vostro line has room to improve, but saying it offers nothing that the Inspiron line offers is juts plain misinformed. Vostros, aside from the 1000, all offer magnesium cases that are much sturdier than the plastic Inspirons, they offer fully sealed keyboards to prevent spill damage that the Inspirons don’t.

And the no crapware, no security suite, no office tools is a compelling value (and something I don’t know of another computer company offering freely on their website) for small businesses that don’t want to spend the time removing stuff they don’t need or already have small business licenses for.

There is good reason to stick with IE6 since many small (and even large) companies have intranet tools not compatible with IE7. Better IE7 is offered optionally in Windows Update.

Unfortunately the only thing I can agree with you on is the Vostros being a little bulky, which is about how the Inspirons are too.

]]> By: Emily Wilson http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Emily Wilson Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:49:37 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-679 I just finished setting up a Vostro 1500 for a small business owner. EASIEST SETUP EVER. 1. Open the box and plug in. 2. Install Office. 3. Install Security/AV software. 4. Run Microsoft Update. Nothing to decrapify. The Vostro isn't pretty and it is on the heavy side, but what a great bargain. And if you add in the cost of all the hours saved by not having to deconfiguring all the trialware for initial setup and later troubleshooting, the Vostro is a steal. I just finished setting up a Vostro 1500 for a small business owner. EASIEST SETUP EVER. 1. Open the box and plug in. 2. Install Office. 3. Install Security/AV software. 4. Run Microsoft Update. Nothing to decrapify. The Vostro isn’t pretty and it is on the heavy side, but what a great bargain. And if you add in the cost of all the hours saved by not having to deconfiguring all the trialware for initial setup and later troubleshooting, the Vostro is a steal.

]]> By: John Gann http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-655 John Gann Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:22:43 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-655 Something that is interesting about this machine which was probably overlooked, since it's a business class machine and you would most likely need to be a gamer to notice this. But, the Vostro 1500 makes a superb bargain gaming laptop. I stumbled across these while looking for a new laptop and picked one up for just under a grand. Dell has the option of adding a high-end graphics card to it, in fact, one of NVIDIAs best mobile cards. I've yet to come across a game that I couldn't play on this at highest settings. The only tweak I would consider for it, is upgrading the hard drive to a 7200rpm. Something that is interesting about this machine which was probably overlooked, since it’s a business class machine and you would most likely need to be a gamer to notice this. But, the Vostro 1500 makes a superb bargain gaming laptop. I stumbled across these while looking for a new laptop and picked one up for just under a grand. Dell has the option of adding a high-end graphics card to it, in fact, one of NVIDIAs best mobile cards. I’ve yet to come across a game that I couldn’t play on this at highest settings. The only tweak I would consider for it, is upgrading the hard drive to a 7200rpm.

]]> By: Warez Cat » Blog Archive » Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Warez Cat » Blog Archive » Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:34:32 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-424 [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...]

]]> By: Tech Referrals & Reviews » Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Tech Referrals & Reviews » Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:04:51 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-379 [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...]

]]> By: Ted Benavides http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Ted Benavides Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:58:42 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-378 I see the Dellheads have already chimed in. How DARE you not bow to the glory that is Dell!! What your story reiterates is that the Round Rock brain trust is bankrupt in the new ideas department. Repackaging something and then spending millions of dollars on marketing it as new and improved is a poor substitute for innovation. I mean, come on. Dell can't even figure out how to deliver laptops with different colors of colors in a timely manner. I see the Dellheads have already chimed in. How DARE you not bow to the glory that is Dell!!

What your story reiterates is that the Round Rock brain trust is bankrupt in the new ideas department. Repackaging something and then spending millions of dollars on marketing it as new and improved is a poor substitute for innovation.

I mean, come on. Dell can’t even figure out how to deliver laptops with different colors of colors in a timely manner.

]]> By: Niall O'Mara http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Niall O'Mara Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:02:02 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-377 Seems a fair review to me - if dell themselves are stating that the product category is “just a first step” then I think they're aware that the new systems are far from the finished article in terms of what a small business would need / expect One is - and somethings that's growing issue of annoyance to me I don't see the point of the video - when all it presents is Walt voicing pretty much the exact words in the text of the article - I thought the video might have some footage of the products at least a growing issue on web news sites is the thought that because video is now easily do-able, it should be done - even if it adds nothing to the text available I think that Video should be used if and when it adds something not possible in text alone - otherwise dont bother and save some bandwidth Seems a fair review to me – if dell themselves are stating that the product category is “just a first step” then I think they’re aware that the new systems are far from the finished article in terms of what a small business would need / expect

One is – and somethings that’s growing issue of annoyance to me

I don’t see the point of the video – when all it presents is Walt voicing pretty much the exact words in the text of the article – I thought the video might have some footage of the products at least

a growing issue on web news sites is the thought that because video is now easily do-able, it should be done – even if it adds nothing to the text available

I think that Video should be used if and when it adds something not possible in text alone – otherwise dont bother and save some bandwidth

]]> By: Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup | Leopard O.S. http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Mossberg harshes on Dell’s new Vostro lineup | Leopard O.S. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:32:16 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-372 [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [...] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...]

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]]> By: Dennis Carachiola http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Dennis Carachiola Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:52:33 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070823/new-dell-vostra-line-misses-mark-in-aim-for-tiny-businesses/#comment-367 There! You see?! I'm not the only one who criticizes your battery test. Turn ON all the power savings devices!! I want to know how well the manufacturer does power savings. I don't care about the battery itself, only how long the computer will operate under normal conditions ... and normal means all power savings devices ON! ======== As for support, I'd gladly talk to support in Canada, but support in Phillipines (or worse - India) is simply excruciating. I try to be nice, but I can only take so many times of asking them to repeat themselves before I get frustrated. There! You see?! I’m not the only one who criticizes your battery test. Turn ON all the power savings devices!! I want to know how well the manufacturer does power savings. I don’t care about the battery itself, only how long the computer will operate under normal conditions … and normal means all power savings devices ON!

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As for support, I’d gladly talk to support in Canada, but support in Phillipines (or worse – India) is simply excruciating. I try to be nice, but I can only take so many times of asking them to repeat themselves before I get frustrated.

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