Dell Vostro 2510 laptop pops up in flier, $899 for Core 2 Duo and 256MB GPU

The Inspiron-like Dell Vostro laptops have been haunting us for weeks now, but the mystery deepens with this Vostro 2510 that was spotted in a flier. The August 2008 Dell Business flier reads as such: "Coming this month: New! Dell Vostro 2510. Style meets performance." As far as listed specs, we've got an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160GB hdd, 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GPU, and integrated webcam. Pretty decent specs for the $899 price tag, we gotta say. The URL listed in the photo is indeed for the Vostro lappies, but the 2510 is, as of right now, mysteriously absent.

UPDATE: The Canadian Dell site has some official Vostro 2510 information and specs. [Thanks, jorvay!]

[Thanks, Dirk]

[retro77 @ Jul 31st 2008 10:22AM]

Don't buy until Nvidia unscrews their GPU heat issue. I have that same card and it gets so hot that you can't touch the laptop. Dell's official word: "Use the laptop on a desk, not your lap"

[Rick James @ Jul 31st 2008 10:42AM]

Gotta love it when they kinda defeat the purpose of a laptop

but yea that laptop looks nice....

[Beastage @ Jul 31st 2008 10:43AM]

First of all, you never use the "lap"top on your lap... just not advised for any brand.

Second, as far as I know nVidia fixed it months ago.

[retro77 @ Jul 31st 2008 10:54AM]

"you never use the "lap"top on your lap"

Seems to defeat the purpose of a laptop...



"as far as I know nVidia fixed it months ago."

You have a reference to this? Me being a current Nvidia owner have not had the hardware fixed.

[L.Rawlins @ Jul 31st 2008 11:19AM]

New ones (as of the fault announcement on the old ones) are shipping with fixed GPU's.

[OneLove @ Jul 31st 2008 11:57AM]

laptop now called "desktop"

[Evan @ Jul 31st 2008 1:21PM]

If you can't use it on your lap, it's not truly a "laptop".

I just don't understand the point of getting a "laptop" that's too thick (this is a 1/2" thicker than Apple's thickest "laptop") and heavy to carry, and too hot and unbalanced to use on your lap! I say: Go small or go home!

[El Taco @ Jul 31st 2008 4:22PM]

seriously. On my vostro 1500, after playing COD 4 for 3 hours, I put the laptop on my lap and got a 1st degree burn

[Wez @ Jul 31st 2008 10:25AM]

That is one pretty design.

[Mam00th @ Jul 31st 2008 11:00AM]

Seconded

[jason @ Jul 31st 2008 10:31AM]

hell, i would buy it.

[d @ Jul 31st 2008 10:36AM]

... If it were Mac OS X, said the village Apple Fanboy.

[Rick James @ Jul 31st 2008 10:45AM]

.....pocket full of shells

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 12:00PM]

=)

[jorvay @ Jul 31st 2008 10:34AM]

Details are up on dell's site:
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx?c=ca&cs=cabsdt1&id=laptop-vostro-2510&l=en&s=bsd

Sounds interesting, but I'll personally hold out until some more slightly smaller options come along.

[ShadowKain @ Jul 31st 2008 11:09AM]

How did you manage to dig those details up when the site doesnt list it in the vostro section? ummmmm

[jorvay @ Jul 31st 2008 12:37PM]

Through my vast insider knowledge...or more accurately: google.

I typed "vostro 2510" into google.ca.
Clicked on the first/only sponsored link.
It took me here: http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/topics/en/ca/vostro_landing?c=ca&cs=cabsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&ST={vostro}&dgc=ST&cid=3852&lid=728644

the rest was pretty obvious.

[diego @ Jul 31st 2008 10:35AM]

Don't the 8400's have faulty chipsets?

[Dubba @ Jul 31st 2008 10:38AM]

yes, they do, how nice off them to continue to use the faulty chip to save a few bucks.

"we're sorry, extended warranty is not available"

[Ken @ Jul 31st 2008 10:35AM]

Um yeah... I bought this (same specs) from Dell in November for less than $600...

[initialxy @ Jul 31st 2008 10:40AM]

yeah same here. i was expecting centrino 2 or something more impressive.

[Mile @ Jul 31st 2008 2:15PM]

What model?

[stryker412 @ Jul 31st 2008 10:37AM]

Will that GPU play BF2 ok?

[retro77 @ Jul 31st 2008 10:55AM]

I play BF2 on mine with no problems..other than heat.

[DoomGaZer @ Jul 31st 2008 10:41AM]

Hrmm.......1300 = 13" screen, 1500 = 15" screen, 1700 = 17" screen,
2500 = ........25 INCH SCREEN!? ................Maybe not.

But I sure hope it isn't one of those little midget screens the like to throw on all these super-thin notebooks most manufacturers have been putting out lately. Business to me means presentation and/or important work-related functions, both of which require large displays IMHO.

[ricefarmer @ Jul 31st 2008 11:16AM]

Really? Cause business laptop to me means something that's small and lightweight yet sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of travel. I don't think I've ever been in important meetings where everyone was huddled around one laptop screen. You may want to look into something called a projector.

[mojohat @ Jul 31st 2008 5:11PM]

The "2" in 2510 stands for the second generation of that line of business. (15" Vostros) And the "1" stands for the first version of that generation.

[Alucard.G @ Jul 31st 2008 10:45AM]

Nvidia has made a terrible mistake...
PS:haha i finally changed the picture

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 12:02PM]

hey thanks i was waiting to hear about that. you gonna be at the mall l8r?

[schumacher @ Jul 31st 2008 10:52AM]

http://www.freestufftimes.com/contests/31/dells-synergistic-mission-critical-out-of-the-box-sweepstakes/

[PacificBlue @ Jul 31st 2008 11:04AM]

Any idea when it would be available worldwide, also the Canada price(1159$) of vostro 2510 is different from the mag pic...

I was about to buy Inspiron 1525.. till when I should wait...

[Daniel Foster @ Jul 31st 2008 11:09AM]

Am I the only one who thinks this thing looks like a MacBook Pro?

[Curtis Joslin @ Jul 31st 2008 11:53AM]

Yup.

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 12:09PM]

au contraire, Curtis. RL Burkas below thinks that also

[MBS @ Jul 31st 2008 12:54PM]

I know.. it's like totally rectangular and square-ish, with a hinged lid that has a screen on the inside and a keyboard on the bottom.
Why does everybody have to copy apple???

[Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 31st 2008 12:55PM]

Except for the speakers it doesn't really look like a Macbook.

[RLBurkes @ Jul 31st 2008 11:11AM]

I am not a fanboy, but this definitely takes ques from a Macbook Pro.

[RLBurkes @ Jul 31st 2008 11:18AM]

haha, to little to late.

[Optiontrader @ Jul 31st 2008 3:03PM]

If that's in reference to your lack of differentiation between "too" and "to" you're dead on. :)

[ShadowKain @ Jul 31st 2008 11:23AM]

With only one catch...computer starts at $1,1594 NOT the $899 in the flyer. Either the site is wrong because it is from Canada, or the page is wrong on the pic.


http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx?c=ca&cs=cabsdt1&id=laptop-vostro-2510&l=en&s=bsd

[PacificBlue @ Jul 31st 2008 11:37AM]

Thats what I just suggested some post earlier, but I guess its different in different countries.....

[nizzy1115 @ Jul 31st 2008 11:43AM]

First the site says 1159 and second that is in Canadian not US dollars!

[atbnet @ Jul 31st 2008 11:36AM]

Great fine Engadget. Now find some information on the XPS line, please please please!

[nizzy1115 @ Jul 31st 2008 11:42AM]

Finally someone got the port design down right already!

Power, ethernet, and vga out on the back!

[BerBar @ Jul 31st 2008 11:51AM]

Dell Vostro 2510 laptop pops up in flier, $899 for Core 2 Duo and 256MB GPU, looks like a MacBook Pro (at least the speakers)

[voodoo @ Jul 31st 2008 11:53AM]

What's the difference between this and the Vostro 1510? Just the colour?

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 12:02PM]

VOSOTROS

[PA @ Jul 31st 2008 12:04PM]

260$ more in Canada! Is Dell trying to steal Canadian?

[jorvay @ Jul 31st 2008 4:53PM]

No kidding! I checked the basic build specs just in case, and they are indeed identical. USA: $899, CA: $1159. It must be that extra $260 it takes to ship it all the way over the boarder...

[PA @ Jul 31st 2008 12:10PM]

And worst of all : Windows Vista only