Day 21 : Dell Vostro v130–See It and Want it
A new employee starts at one of my clients and in asking for a Laptop I had the opportunity to demonstrate the v130. “I want that one, how soon can I get it ?” was his reply. The exposure of the...
View ArticleDay 22 : Dell Vostro v130– Move over Flash.
It has been one of those days for the Vostro v130 where it gets to work a little harder than usual and I let it flex its muscle as it churns across some data I have brought in. To begin with the built...
View ArticleDay 23 : Dell Vostro v130–Live and Unleashed.
Okay I will confess that the Windows Live essentials range of software is more than just growing on me, I actually enjoy using them. Live writer is simply a damned fine application and if I were able...
View ArticleDay 24 : Dell Vostro v130–Solid performance
Earlier in this exploration of all things Dell v130 I commented that it would be greatly improved by shipping with a Solid State Disk drive. I see that this is an option in the build customisation...
View ArticleDay 25 : Dell Vostro v130 – A Smile and a Shrug.
A day in London and an opportunity to share some crazy ideas with some very smart people it also allows me the chance to show off the Dell Vostro v130 to some very traditional Mac users vs Windows...
View ArticleDay 26 : Dell Vostro v130–This is War baby
Another Saturday rolls around and I have time on my hands; so it was only normal to find something big and fun to want to download and play with and at near to 25Gb of Downloads World Of Warcraft was a...
View ArticleDay 27 : Dell Vostro v130– Driver by night.
Sunday rolls around and as usual its time to check , update, backup and manage my machines. since it is the end of the month that means I make a trip to the manufacturers website and keep an eye out...
View ArticleDay 28 : Dell Vostro v130 – Calling it in.
Whilst being mobile with the Vostro I have not taken advantage of the built in 5540/5620 EM820U HSPA which accepts a SIMM for the purpose of Data access via 3G. Traditionally most business laptop...
View ArticleDay 29 : Dell Vostro v130–Playing Up.
This blog entry is a twofer , I had a Windows Phone 7 to play with last year and was asked to create a suitable Christmas list using my Zune software. It looks like I did terribly enough that I have...
View ArticleDay 30 : Dell Vostro v130 – End of Line.
How apt that I am posting this final entry whilst on the Gatwick Express heading out of London. The Vostro has travelled a hundred miles but at the end of the day the Battery life is not up to the job....
View ArticleFirst Impressions; Lasting advice.
You might remember that throughout March I blogged quite a bit about the Dell Vostro v130 as part of the Dell Trade Secrets marketing event. Participants were invited to contribute business advice...
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