Hands on: Dell's New Vostro Business Notebooks Discussion

[J.R. Nelson]

Today, Dell introduced an update to its mainstream business line, the affordable Vostro brand of business notebooks. The new laptops start at just $599 and promise to bring affordable Ivy Bridge processors to the small business segment of the market.

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[MSGaldenzi]

Is the 3360 the replacement for the V131?

[ray4jc]

Wonder if this is why Dell cancelled my 3450 system....maybe I'll get the 3460 instead.....

So I'm curious to see exactly how they configure the 750Gb plus the 32Gb SSD in the 3460...interesting.

[Jerry Jackson]

I'm a little disappointed that Dell isn't offering these Vostro notebooks with the new AMD A-series processors. They are offering AMD graphics so it seems like a SKU with the new A-series processor would have made perfect sense.

[ray4jc]

Ok so I'm getting one of these 3460's hopefully they don't take too long to ship.

[Corbu']

Is the 3360 the replacement for the V131?

I'd like to know that too. The new Vostro 3360 loses the backlit keyboard from the V131 and uses low power CPUs. Also seems there is only a 4 cell battery available vs V131 which had a 6 cell rated for more than 9 hours. It seems the 3360 is a step back compared to the V131.

[TSE]

Those look A LOT like those old D600s... it's always interesting when computer manufacturers recycle designs.

Not that it's bad, actually, the new Vostro line looks decent.

[J.R. Nelson]

Yeah I think Dell's done a solid job for an introductory business notebook.

Really, all of their stuff has been pretty good this cycle.

[superparamagnetic]

Someone else posted that the 3460 does not include ExpressCard. Looking at pictures I don't see ExpressCard, and the user guide and service manual don't mention it either. Why is everyone saying the 3460 has ExpressCard?

[J.R. Nelson]

Someone else posted that the 3460 does not include ExpressCard. Looking at pictures I don't see ExpressCard, and the user guide and service manual don't mention it either. Why is everyone saying the 3460 has ExpressCard?

Because Dell has explicitly said it: "34mm Express Card slot available on 3460 and 3560."

I'll email them and ask, but I suppose it's possible that ExpressCard might be a later option.