It is long since small devices called laptops replaced the big space occupying Desktop PCs and even longer since people were musing about being able to place these electronic devices on our lap and work on them. Now, these notebooks have seen tremendous improvement and they have been categorized separately with special and different features for home users and for business people. The Dell Vostro notebooks are those aimed at small business users and this notebook draws a very small line of difference between the personal laptops and those specially designed for business officials. These vostro notebooks differ slightly in certain features and aspects, from the Inspiron series. While the latter is best suited for home environment, the former prefers office surroundings. This notebook, the Vostro 3300 has a neat look with pretty nice features. Read our review on the Dell Vostro 3300 notebook to know if this would suit you.

Design:

The Dell Vostro 3300 is a 13.3 inch notebook that has a professional look with neat design. It is available in three different colours, Aberdeen Silver, Lucerne Red and Brisbane Bronze. All the three colors are really cool and a pleasing sight to the eyes. The outer cover of the notebook is made of aluminium and that casing gives a dignified look. The special feature of the notebook is the “anti-glare” screen. The screen is not at all glossy and this means that the viewing angles are wider than those of the glaring screens and the notebook can be used even in a room where sunlight floods in. The notebook is quite flexible.

The notebook weighs nearly 1.94Kg with the 4 cell battery. The width and depth of the notebook are 325 mm and 229 mm. The height of the notebook varies from 20.1 ~ 28.6 mm. This notebook is quite light and easy to carry. Hence the notebook is portable and can be used for any purpose whenever required. The native resolution of the screen is nearly 1366 x 768p and that is really nice for a 13 inch notebook. The screen is of the Widescreen High Definition type which means that the users can watch HD videos or with good clarity in this notebook. So this vostro product when carried in hand would receive positive comments and would definitely make you feel proud.

Keyboard:

The keyboard of the Vostro 3300 13.3″ Laptop is a normal full sized keyboard. The keys are really big and that means typing would be really easy. The keyboard has an integrated numeric keypad too. Some of the important controls like volume, forward and rewind buttons are present above the keyboard. There is an option to choose backlit keyboard because some might be fond of the backlit type while there would be few who really detest the light. The full size keyboard not only ensures good size for the keys but also makes typing a simple task.

Touch Pad:

The touchpad is a smooth area which allows us to use the standard multi-touch gestures. These gestures include the flipping, pinching and swiping of the photos. These multi touch gestures are applicable for the web pages too. The touchpad has two buttons for the left and right mouse controls and they work well at a touch without causing much trouble.

Camera, Microphone and Speaker:

The 2.0 MP camera is present on the top bezel of the screen that is matte along with the integrated digital array microphones. The speaker is integrated and the sound quality is pretty decent. The 2 MP camera is really good in delivering clear images and videos, so video conferencing would be quite easy now.

Ports:

The ports in this notebook are present with good spacing from each other and these ports take up the place on the front and both the sides of the notebook. On the right are present, the lock port, fan vent, VGA, USB 2.0/eSATA combo port and an USB 2.0 port. On the front, the ports are neatly present, an Express Card Slot – 34mm, microphone and headphone jack, a switch kind of thing for using the wireless connectivity, 5-in-1 card reader and the power button. The DVD drive, HDMI, USB 2.0 port and the power button are present on the left. This distribution of the ports means that the users would have no trouble while using more than one port at a time.

This notebook does not have a HDMI Port, so, sad news for those who use the notebooks not only for their official matter, but also use it for watching movies and stuff in the TV, because you can no longer connect your notebook to the TV. However, the users can connect to the external monitor using the VGA port. This vostro notebook has nearly 2 USB 2.0 ports plus 1 eSATA/USB combo port. The presence of eSATA port means that the users can easily transfer the data at a very fast rate. Photos taken at the office meetings or conferences in your digital camera can be easily transferred to your notebook with the help of the 5-in-1 card reader that can read the data from SD, SDHC and the like. The optical drive could be very useful when we have the soft copy of our projects in CDs or DVDs and all we have to do is to spin the disc into the drive and you can either read or write the contents from/to the disc. If you have got very confidential files in your notebook, then Dell offers the finger print reader for good security. However, this is optional and is applicable to those who are interested in safeguarding their valuable data.

Processor, Memory and OS:

The Dell 3300 notebook computer comes with the common Intel core processor. The users can choose the processor of their choice, either the i3 or i5. Both the processors are really good in speed and efficiently manage multi-tasks. The notebook comes pre-installed with the Windows Home Premium 32 bit, but the 64 bit can also be chosen. The RAM memory is basically 3GB but can be extended upto a maximum of 6GB. Similarly the hard drive capacity can be extended from 250GB to nearly 500GB. Thus based upon the budget and requirement of the user, the choice can be made.

Connectivity:

This 13 inch notebook comes with both the wired and wireless connectivity. The wired connection is achieved by connecting the LAN port to the plug and for the wireless connection, there is the WLAN 802.11 b/g/n. With both the connections, the whole globe is in their hands now. So you can not only browse the Internet for important details, but now with this 13.3 inch notebook, you can skype chat with your officials who are far away too.

Battery:

The Dell Vostro 3300’s disaster is in its battery. To make the notebook thin and light weighted, Dell has compromised the number of cells in the battery. This 13 inch notebook comes only with a 4 cell Lithium ion battery. However, it can be extended to an 8 cell battery, at an additional cost though. The battery life lasts for two hours and few minutes which is terrible. However it might extend for few extra minutes if the usage is minimal while it even goes less than that at times. This less number of hours of survival results in people thinking twice to buy the product because the notebook would not be of much use while traveling. However, the addition of four more cells is the right solution. The extra cells would protrude at the back, making it uncomfortable to work on, for some. The Vostro 3300 notebook can be given only a “Needs Improvement” grade in terms of its battery!

Performance:

The performance level of the Dell Vostro 3300 notebook is really good. With a good processor that can do the task managing efficiently, there can be no possible problems. The notebook has the HM57 chipset with integrated NVidia graphics set. It does not have dedicated graphics and this means that it is not really a “gaming notebook”. However the performance of this notebook is good for the money spent by the small business users.

Warranty:

Dell laptops or any laptop in general, offer one year of International Warranty during which time, the company bears the services for the parts and labor of the purchased notebook.

Verdict:

“Vostro” is an Italian word that means “Your” or “Belonging to You”. So, if you are a developing business magnet that needs a neat professional notebook that would duly perform the assigned tasks, then this Dell Vostro 3300 is a good choice. For others, there might be other good offers for you to consider, but for you to note, this notebook is actually a budgeted one, that definitely would suit all the business buddies.

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Dell Vostro 3300 Notebook – Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer Dell
Model Name Dell Vostro 3300
Dimensions (W x D x H) 325 x 229x 20.1 to 28.6 mm
Weight 1.94 Kg
Type Notebook
Display
Screen Size 13.3 inch
Screen Type Widescreen High Definition WLED Anti-glare
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768p
Internal Components
Processor Intel Core i5-560M (2.53GHz/3MB cache)
RAM 4GB DDR3
Hard drive 500GB
OS Comes pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
Keypad Good response keys
Touchpad Standard gesture Multi-touchpad
Chipset Mobile Intel HM57 Express Chipset
Multimedia
Speakers Built-in (1x2W) stereo speakers
Communication Setup
Wireless support WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Memory card slot 5-in-1 Multi-in-1 card reader, 34mm Express card
Connectivity 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 eSATA combo/USB 2.0 port,
Audio line in, Audio line out, 1 VGA video output
Warranty 1 Year International Travelers warranty

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