Dell 15.4-inch Vostro 1000 Laptop Hits $399

malware · Nov 20, 2007

After ASUS and EeePC its Dell's turn to become enthusiastic about super cheap mobile solutions. The firm's 15.4-inch Vostro 1000 - which was listed earlier this year for as low as $449 - has now dipped $50 lower to crack the $400 barrier. The all-black laptop features a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 processor, Windows XP Home Edition, an XGA panel, 120GB 5,400 rpm hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a DVD writer (with dual-layer DVD+R write capability), ATI's Radeon Xpress 1150 integrated graphics set, 802.11g WiFi and a four-cell Li-ion battery for only $399. You can order the Vostro 1000 now directly from Dell.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

jocksteeluk · Nov 20, 2007

you damn near guarantee that the uk retail price at the least £300 ($600) for the same item.

Edit: Uk price inc vat and delivery £329.07 ($658.14)

WarEagleAU · Nov 20, 2007

alright. 400 dollar laptop that is actually respectable..maybe my wife would like to have this one

mdm-adph · Nov 20, 2007

That's just plain sad. Sad for Asus, I mean.

jocksteeluk said:
you damn near guarantee that the uk retail price at the least £300 ($600) for the same item.

Edit: Uk price inc vat and delivery £329.07 ($658.14)

How ya liking that higher standard of living now?

Dandel · Nov 20, 2007

Excellent pricing, and the few small tweaks i would do to this won't send it over $600, which is an added bonus. ( namely upgrading it to a 9 cell battery, and having 802.11n support. )

Ravenas · Nov 21, 2007

My Grandfather would like this laptop :laugh:

hacker111 · Nov 21, 2007

$400 computer with that much stuff on it....this deseves some serious respect. :respect:

kakazza · Nov 21, 2007

479 Euros = 706.2855 U.S. dollars
here

hat · Nov 21, 2007

Wow, great. AMD too... weird.

Ripper3 · Nov 21, 2007

Dell's been using AMD for their low-end PCs for a while now. Allowed them to introduce dual-cores at really respectable price points.
Still remember ogling at a cheap (something like £400 at the time) Dell desktop, which was better than my system... X2 3800+ (when I had the 3000+), 1GB RAM (when I had 512MB), X1300 (which could probably have caught up with my 6600 at times), and a good 17" TFT (while I had a crappy CRT that sometimes started to blur the image, warp the image's edges, and a few other weird nasty surprises, along with being ginormous). Ever since Dell introduced AMD processors in the line up, I've not been so hard on Dell... just wish they could lower the prices here to be comparable to the US prices.

Oh, and I like my standard of living just fine. I could go to the US, buy a laptop there, and bring it back with me, possibly escaping customs, by saying it's work-related or something

end up paying the US price tag, and get the laptop without hassle.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

Processor	custom dupont risk chip cpu prototype
Motherboard	custom ibm x5 solid state carbon mainboard
Cooling	industrial technologies prototype dupont custom heat transfer unit
Memory	6x 2gig prototype ecc hnc ddr4
Video Card(s)	prototype low energy version nvidia 9 series unnumberd card
Storage	1tb solid state hdd
Display(s)	44 inch samsung plasma screen tv/monitor
Case	custom ibm mobile home server case
Audio Device(s)	custom Yamaha sound processing processor in spm format
Power Supply	1200watt deli cord custom made dupont type psu
Software	sun unix/windows type v

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Jupiter-2
Processor	Intel i3-6100
Motherboard	H170I-PLUS D3
Cooling	Stock
Memory	8GB Mushkin DDR3L-1600
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1050ti
Storage	512GB Corsair SSD
Display(s)	BENQ 24in
Case	Lian Li PC-Q01B Mini ITX
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 450W
Mouse	Logitech Trackball
Keyboard	Custom bamboo job
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Finished Super PI on legendary mode in only 13 hours.

Processor	AMD Athlon II X4 630 (3.5ghz)
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling	Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer
Memory	2x2g A-Data DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon HD5770
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932
Power Supply	FSP FX600-GLN
Software	Win7 x64 pro

Dell 15.4-inch Vostro 1000 Laptop Hits $399

malware

New Member

jocksteeluk

New Member

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

mdm-adph

Dandel

New Member

Ravenas

hacker111

New Member

kakazza

New Member

hat

Enthusiast

Ripper3

System Name	AM5
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	Asrock X670E Taichi
Cooling	EK AIO Basic 360
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600 64 Gb - XMP1 Profile
Video Card(s)	AMD Reference 7900 XTX 24 Gb
Storage	Crucial Gen 5 1 TB, Samsung Gen 4 980 1 TB / Samsung 8TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" 240hz 4K
Case	Fractal Define R7
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME PX-1300, 1300W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000