http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/ Engadget Comments for More info on the Dell Vostro 1200 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
Having said that, there is not much else in the non-apple world that is attractive and the Vostro 1500 that I played with at my desk for a few days had an excellent screen (as did the Inspiron 1520) and excellent price.

By the way, I think the starting weight on 1200 is 1.9kg.]]>Dec 18th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
Given the specs it's a little pricey but prices fall, prices fall.

Sure, I'd go for it as long as I have a Win XP Pro option.]]>Dec 18th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6000/en/sm/index.htm that shows you how to completely, and safely dismantle your laptop.

The second problem is not Dells fault but after 3 years my battery is finally starting to die.

The hard drive has been chugging along without a hitch for those entire 3 years and I can tell you that I dont treat my laptop with velvet gloves, it has the scratches to prove that.]]>Dec 18th 2007 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
So I get Windows XP installed on it, and then I go to the HP website to look for drivers, they only offer Vista drivers and their online support page sucks.

With my laptop (a dell) when I wanted to try out Vista Ultimate on it I went to Dells support page for my laptop and they had windows Vista drivers available for my Laptop. Vista was not released until 1 year after Dell discontinued the Inspiron 6000 product line, yet they still offered drivers for it. However, HP cant even be bothered to offer decent drivers for XP for their laptop.

I ended up installing a copy of Vista Business that i got from some MS promotion on my dads laptop, but it has been a string of hassles dealing with HP.

Rip on Dell all you like, but they make good laptops and they offer excellent support for them.]]>Dec 18th 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
*restrains apple fanboy inside*]]>Dec 18th 2007 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
Consumers want cheap and portible laptop. almost all the pc makers understand that. pc makers kept making smaller laptop more expensive.

My question is, why the hell the smaller they are, the more expensive they are. it is not like technology is any different than the big laptop.

just watch asus get the first worms with eee before other pc makers realize the perfect formula: small+cheap=buy; small+expensive=i_m_just_looking]]>Dec 18th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
So, the reason why smaller = more expensive is because computer manufacturers are trying to make fully featured laptops smaller and smaller, but since it is more difficult to make smaller parts, they are more expensive.

The eee PC is so "cheap" because it only has a 7" screen, no hard drive, and a low speed processor. Basically it has the same stats as a desktop nearly 8 years ago. How much would you pay for my 1 Ghz Pentium 3 with a 2 gig hard drive? $20? Yet this costs $300.

The EEE PC is undeniably cool, but I just bought a full featured dual core laptop with a 160 gig hard drive and a decent video card for $450 (true it was a black friday deal, but still).

So like I said on the EEE PC post that engadget made, each has its strengths and weakenesses, if you travel around a lot and just need to be connected the EEE PC is awesome, with its compact size and long battery life (and its awesome factor). But if logically it does not make sense to buy the EEE if you want all the features of a laptop. Wait for a deal and spend $200 more on a laptop.]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 18th 2007 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 20th 2007 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 19th 2007 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/Dec 19th 2007 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/]]>Jan 1st 2008 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
Choice between an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 and Intel Celeron 540 on the GM965 chipset
Choice between Windows XP Professional or the following flavors of Vista: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate
Up to 4 GB of PC5300 DDR2 RAM
Fixed Intel GMA X3100 Integrated Graphics
Fixed 1200 x 800 WXGA Display with TrueLife
Fixed 160 GB 5400RPM SATA HDD
Choice between a DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive or a DVD-RW
Choice between a 4 cell or a 6 cell lithium ion battery
Choice between Intel Pro Wireless 3945 (Supporting A/B/G Wireless protocols) and Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965 (Supporting A/B/G/N Wireless protocols)
Optional Bluetooth and integrated 2.0 megapixel Webcam option

And the following standard components:

3 x USB 2.0 Ports
Standard 54mm ExpressCard Slot, Kensington Lock Slot,
3 in 1 Card Reader (Pales in comparison to the 8 in 1 reader featured on Vostro models 1400 and up)
VGA video output

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this model features the dual headphone jacks found in the new Inspiron/Vostro models.

Anyways, I think that's about it! Link below:

http://www1.jp.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb_1200?c=jp&cs=jpdhs1&l=ja&s=dhs]]>Dec 24th 2007 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/more-info-on-the-dell-vostro-1200/
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/notebooks_better?c=my&cs=mybsd1&l=en&s=bsd

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/vostronb_1200?c=my&l=en&s=bsd&cs=mybsd1&~lt=popup&~tab=highlighttab]]>Dec 25th 2007 11:01PM