Dell Vostro 1310 Review

[3kekema]

It`s shitt.

[Quasi84]

Intel integrated graphics is NOT for gaming at all. It's for office use. Forget games!

[bobbystar101]

@fordfran Just to let you know it runs perfectly. All required drivers are available, performance is better than the vista home basic that came with the machine and I am very happy with it.

XP 64bit wasn't too bad but just not as stable and having to run anti virus took the piss. Also only on Linux does HD streaming seem to work completely smoothly.

[bazman2k7]

Then there bought from some cheap skate or maybe i got mine done up ?:P

[markomaric2]

cheap design

[karldarren]

the graphics of dell vostro are like shit

[hurensohnsBruda]

i like shit

[bazman2k7]

Im on my Vostro now, there actually a great laptop for gaming. Def worth the money

[KnightDavis22]

what kind of games can you play on it? just because i am thinking about getting this (im not a hardcore pc gamer only like playing wow or cod 2)

[bazman2k7]

I know for sure you can play wow. It runs nice and smooth but come with a 2 slot ram drive and cam hold up to 4 gigs of ram so prob the best thing is to buy ram with ot and you will be flying! :)

[TheRealSup]

lol graphic sux on it.i own 1 too.and i regret buying it:S .very slow with its core 2 duo, firewire cable not there as well.u cant play good games!!! i mean like say games with good graphic( not excellent) or huge universe like gta

[Droidfan2092]

HOLY COW I LOVE MINE

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

vostro gets better and better

[RenegadeFury]

Way bad for Linux, the new Linux kernel has IRQ issues with this laptop making the keyboard and mouse 80% not work on bootup. It drives me insane. I am not alone...

[ARom101]

wow, thanks for the heads up.

[RenegadeFury]

Actually I found a fix with the help of others, on grub when loading(or w/e the boot manager is) on the kernel, the Linux kernel press e(on grub to edit it) and add i8042.reset it fixes it. However, every time you switch kernels, you have to deal with this. It's anoyying, but not unbearable.

[Aruthy]

lol its funny when he says glossy

[chp13u]

i use this 4 school...

[deltadelta201]

can anyone tell me if the vostros have much keyboard flex?

cheers

[RenegadeFury]

I don't notice any, but some others said they do, maybe if you bang your fingers onto it.

[taepodong1101]

I wonder why he bothers reading entire specs...since it varies country to country and also by what you put in when u customise it.

[BR177]

vostro vs inspiron anyone can sort that out for me?

[Kes19913]

inspiron wins lol

[brodypros]

vostro is aimed towards small biz. so it has a more pro look, a biz OS and more advanced graphic solutions.

the inspiron it aimed towards household use. so it comes in many different colors, and that is about it

i would reccomend vostro because it can have faster CPUs and GPUs

[user12119]

@BR177 Inspiron wins for me the vostro is designed for business and the build quality is not great.

[KamilSkalny]

Worst review I've ever seen.

[meherdad]

Seriously, he seems disinterested in reviewing the notebook.

Who's forcing him, looser?

[KamilSkalny]

I'm not a looser :) I mean that he said about obvious features and did not said about virtues or cons. I expext to lern something more than dimension or screen size. ok?

[meherdad]

OMG, No Way did I mean to call you a looser. I meant the reviewer. Forgive my phrasing if it made you feel so.

[KamilSkalny]

Sorry... for my english ;) I read it cerfuly once again and You did not call me looser. By the way I bought that laptop (with Vista) for my mum with extra 3gb ram and for bussines aplication and internet it is very good laptop. I have Lenovo and I don't complain either.

[SA2886L]

No biggie,dongle you mean external usb bluetooth, no im using the built in one. Yeah the 360 module or something try install it it should be ok. Hm.. maybe i should try working for Dell maybe hehe..?

[SA2886L]

yes my bluetooth worked in fact im listening my music thru my sony ericsson bt headphone.

[soldersucker]

They FAIL to say that the CPU fan on these newer Vostro laptops are NOT dynamically controlled meaning the fan turns on and off at full speed. Its loud and very annoying.

[movania89]

how can i switch on bluetooth in 1310 ? plz reply me plz thnk u

[SA2886L]

i this problm oso with my dell studio, its a built in bluetooth but doesnt work but no biggie just go 2 dell webst, click support then fill in your laptop details. dwlod bluetooth driver, install and yur ready 2 go.

[movania89]

ok.. and thnnx for ur reply ..

i wanna ask u wht is " dwlod " ... and is ur laptop bluetooth working now ? plz reply me thnk u .. and take care

[movania89]

ohh i understood ... its download :D ...

well i have downloaded driver for my wi-fi .. but still it isnt working .. my wlan is working properly ... but i dun know which 1 to download for blue tooth .. :S plz help ..

[SA2886L]

normally dell laptop comes in many configuration which i dont know yours but you just fill in your service tag and dell will auto detect if your laptop has buit in bluetot or not. You click at the network and youll see bluetooth or wifi driver download there if it comes with it.

[movania89]

well m very thnk full 2 u abt u r repling me ... i have a built in bluetooth and it is enabled frm bios .. :S i dun no wht is the prb :S

now i have downloaded this " Dell_Wireless-360-Module-wit_A­01_R155395 " driver frm dell web site for my vostro 1310

r u using any donge bluetooth ?

[mcloudobbs]

What a terrible review. All you did was talk about options and barely examined the laptop. For most of the video you just showed it sitting on a table. 90% of what I learned in this video review I could have read, this negating the point of even having a video review.

[mcloudobbs]

*thus

[Pistolero3]

so i can put cds and dvds on that notebook?

plz someone send me a message

[boogat]

Now you gotta review the new Dell Vostro 1320! Really interested in that one but just want to see it in action first.

[PortableHacker]

Thanks for your reply!! ;-)

[saynomore683]

hi whats better dell vostro 1310 or 1710 TechnologyGuide tell me the answer on mi youtube acount thanks

[Freeland0404]

does this have a disk drive where he says slot loading optical drive>?

[DigitalEchoFox]

Yes, an optical drive is one which reads disk media.

[eclipsers711]

are vostros better than the Inspiron series?

[gelboy089547]

Yes! Of course that is my opinion but I use a vostro 1500 all the time and wish I had one. I'm considering getting a 1310 in June.

[PortableHacker]

Is the screen flimsy, It just looked it in the video... I'm going to get a laptop soon.... and i am very conseidering dell!!

[keenarrow]

i have the computer,, when it starts working you can here the fan. Its not that loud but you can still hear it

[keenarrow]

its not silent..

[stevenbtorres9]

yeah it is i cannot hear a thing when its on it is the quietest laptop ive had

[cometcrash]

i might buy on of these in the future. The main problem i have on my current laptop is the fan noise. How much noise does the fan for this laptop make? is it silent?

[keenarrow]

lol funny how our school district gave every kid one of these for free 0_o

[cometcrash]

wait, they GAVE every kid one of these? or just lent?

[keenarrow]

yes they give it to use after 4 years but i mean you spent that in highschool so its pretty much yours

[Kimbasy]

he sounded like bob in heroes... LOL

[ghioman]

dude! you almost broke that screen!..

[dcf77]

Due to not fixable DPC latency issues (google "Dell DPC latency), this piece of crap can't play music without stutters, pops and clicks when the WLAN is on. The build quality is incredible low. The base flexes almost as much as the display. Mine came bent and with a broken USB port from Poland. Not at least it is pretty loud after a while. Went through 2 months of Dell hell where the support (NBD support my ass) didn't work at all. Worst build notebook I've seen so far.

[bmp713]

Is the headphone sound effected by this flaw?

[dcf77]

Sure. The DPC spikes of the WLAN cause the audio driver to drop out for a few milliseconds and hence everything that's connected to it.

[minimoke8394]

I'm going to guess that you got a bad egg here mate. All of the reviews that I have read have said none of the things that you've said, and have only had praise for the 1310. Not trying to start an arguement, but maybe you were just unlucky.

[dcf77]

Well I've read all the reviews too, that's why I bought it! :) If you search for it, you will find many complaints about the audio issues for all current Dells, including the Vostro xx10. After all the trouble, a Dell employee had to *admit* that they know about this and they won't do anything about it. Maybe I (and many other ppl) had a bad egg, but that's not the point. They said they can't give me a good egg after 2 months of procrastination and ignoring the issue. Never trust reviews...

[turbomother09]

that screen is really flexible

[troy28790]

i think it's so cool with 8400GS

can play medium games

volume is so low

but it have a slot-load DVD

[loneknight97]

Not the best computer out there, but with 160 GB, it only costs $400.

[anarky4321]

where did you get it for 400?! i just bought one with 8400GS and 1.8Ghz C2D for 530

[bobbystar101]

And your saying Vostro wrong as well.

[bobbystar101]

Please say Processer properly.

BTW "Quite a bit new" makes no gramatical sense.

[bobbystar101]

Mate I want to see how fast it is, I want to see how well Linux runs on it and how compatible it is, I want to see how good wireless reception is not you stood jaffin on about it with it just sat there.

Come on - pull your socks up lad.

[maxwellmaxwell]

wow, screen looks kinda bendy...

[MeTheBeaner]

i have this laptop and it sucks ass because the volume is fuckin low even when its all the way up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bobbystar101]

What with headphones?

[dcf77]

Sorry but your presentation isn't really up to speed for a commercial website behind it. Static camera and yadayadayada is what all the 13yr old weird kids do here too.

[VidN00b]

wow just picked this one up for $399. It was on clearance with XP so that was a big selling point for me. Vista is just dull and problematic.

[Kain987]

This little guy looks very nice, i've recently bought one, the design is actually quite attractive, the glossy lid is nice, and the chassis doesn't flex that much. And with a 250 GB Hdd, 2 Ghz core 2 duo, 2 Gigs of RAM and an 8400GS, it packs quite a punch for its size and price. Too bad mine came standard with a defective motherboard :|. It's in service, waiting to be repaired. (On the bright side, it does have a 3 year warranty :) ).

[abelios]

I can find all those tech-specs on the Dell webpage!!!

[thearchitectt]

the glossy lid looks lame. Why is it so hard to design a simple looking notebook?? This is close, but the glossy surface kills it

[LudaC42]

Nice Review!

You told me what I could already find on the Dell website, and bent the shit out of the screen!

[1lworld1chance]

i got it 17 inch realy good

[Grunwalski]

DUDE!! It hurts, seeing you bend the Display when you open it one handed

[pff1029]

Get a Vostro 1400 (while you can) if you're really worried about the flex in the 1310's chassis.

[soldersucker]

vostro 1400 is a VERY bulky PLAIN POS. No thanks!

[kadvid]

Look at how that screen flexes when opening it. Ouch! I would have loved to sacrifice a some weight for a more robust laptop.

[JadedGrey]

These laptops don't have 8600 GT cards, rather a much, much weaker 8400M GS. Something 3x better than a sh*tty overclocked Radeon 9200. That's a pretty pathetic GPU. Laptops aren't meant for gaming.

[firestormcomputers]

dont even kid yourself man an 8400 m GS is way better than you think . . .

i might be able to show u . . .

or i might go exspensive and get an 8600m GT hmm . . . i know someone who works for Dell = P

P.S. major discounts if you are a DELL employee

[tompagenet]

It would be nice if he actually said anything about what it's like to use rather than what material it's made of.

[mrcheesenips]

I like how small it is.

[carmen510]

The design looks a bit on the cheap side, but I've seen worse, like those old Texas Instrument notebooks. The specs are okay, but it would cost a lot to pimp it out so I could use it.

[bobbystar101]

Wat would you need to pimp it out with to use it?

[anarky4321]

is that a joke?

[carmen510]

Anarky, no that is not a joke. It still has a Pentium 1. :P

I would probably get a new graphics card and processor, because what I usually use a laptop for is games. XD

[bobbystar101]

I would only use a desktop for games laptops just dont have the power unless you want to spend like £1000 - 2000.

Desktop is like £500.

[rich23434565]

I don't like the design. It looks cheap and nasty. I've just ordered a Vostro 1500 with a 8600 GT nVidia 256MB card in it. I'm not cancelling my order to swap to the 1510.

[banstaman]

Sort of reminds you of a B130 ehh? I mean the design.

[rich23434565]

Yeah, it does like similar to that series >:o

[JadedBeliever]

It would be nice to have something well known in the frame, to get an idea of size.