Dell Vostro 3300 Laptop Review
Positioned between the business-oriented Latitude and Inspiron lines, the mainstream consumer, Dell Vostro always been the type of computer that half is for personal use, half of which for business: It’s for the casual professional. The Vostro 3300, part of a new line of Dell, a 13-inch laptop with a rather thick frame and a standard voltage Core i3, i5 and i7 processor. It is not as smooth as the more expensive Vostro V13, much of its design ideas from its high-end Dell Adamo (the original model, not the newer XPS version) but it still has a bit of Adamo magic in appearance and metal casing. More importantly, the 3300 price – from $ 700 for a Core i3 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive – makes it very affordable.
The Vostro 3300 is not going to turn heads, but it is one of the best, most affordable and lightweight for small 13-inchers we’ve seen, with its only major drawback is battery life. It is so beautiful, we wonder why Dell has not offered this guy mainstream consumers more eager.
Design
The Vostro is designed to hover somewhere between personal and business, and that is exactly what the design of the 3300 states: black metal and define the outer edges of square-off at the front and back, and slightly rounded edges. The Vostro 3300 comes in Aberdeen Silver (which is what we had) in Core i3 configuration, with the possibility of adding or Brisbane Bronze, Lucerne Red color schemes in the i5 configuration for an additional fee. Overall, the design lies somewhere between the trendy and the more utilitarian Adamo Latitude.

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Plain, matte-black ThinkPad-style defines the interior of this minimalist Dell via the keyboard deck to the material around the Webcam. A few lit media controls and a backlit button above the keyboard are the only flashy touches. Because this Vostro is a little thick and square bottom half, there is room for audio to fit in / out jacks, an SD card slot and Wi-Fi toggle switch on the front, although a bit tightly packed together in the middle under the trackpad.
The keyboard of the Dell Vostro 3300 is similar to those we’ve seen on other recent Dell laptops: It is best described as a flat keyboard with individually raised keys. Although there is no number pad, it’s easy to type on and feel comfortable during long writing sessions, and the keyboard is edge-to-edge, to maximize the compact laptop. The keyboard on our model was not lit and that is not available as an upgrade option at this exact model, but there is a Dell Vostro 3300, a backlit keyboard on the Dell website starts at $ 1,400.
Above the keyboard, a small illuminated touch-controlled media bar with basic play / pause and volume functions. It is helpful, but not overly so for a business-oriented machine. These can be better spent on video conferencing and other productivity enhancing related switches. On the right are a few of these LED indicators for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and battery status.
The trackpad is broader and more responsive than some brands we’ve seen. The plain separate buttons below are nothing special and can be slightly larger, but at least they’re not designed.

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Features
A 13.3-inch LED-backlit display on the Dell Vostro 3300 has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, which is standard for most laptops up to 15 inches. These screens also come standard with anti-reflective, which is much rarer. The experience we had was excellent – the screen is the glare-free quality of a matte screen, with the edge found in a glossy finish. Text and video were easy to see in any light.
The included 2-megapixel webcam better clarity, sound and light sensitivity than most Webcams we encounter, making it perfect for video conferencing. A small LED light indicates the camera is in recording mode. Although the professional organizations of the cameras, Dell’s selection of cartoon-like effect overlays in the bundled software, the camera can only be described as cheese-ball.
There is only one speaker on the Vostro 3300. It’s located on the left edge of the bottom half of the laptop, and although it sounds loud and clear, the off-center position makes it a poor choice for playing movies. Should you choose to break with a DVD to take, you may want to pack some good headphones.
The Dell Vostro 3300 does not have a huge selection of ports, but it provides eSATA. It lacks HDMI out, but that is a feature that remains almost universal for all laptops (except for Macs). Fortunately, at least, there’s Bluetooth.

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Performance and battery life
Configuration options abound in the Vostro 3300, as is often the case with Dell laptops. Tailor the Web site or a Dell Core i3 or i5 processor along with 2GB RAM configurations up to 4GB and 250GB to 500GB hard drives, all at 7200 rpm. RAM can be expanded up to 8GB. Despite i3 and i5 Core processors are 64-bit ready, Dell has opted for 32-bit version of Windows Home Premium OS standard. Fortunately, upgrading 32-bit to 64-bit Professional Professional is free.
Depending on the supporting software, memory and other options selected, the Vostro 3300 with the price can climb above $ 1,500, where it no longer seems like a bargain. We would recommend that you bring software services to a minimum and focus on basic needs. Our network configuration straddles the border of what we would consider to be paid before looking elsewhere.
Intel’s Core processors i3 and i5 are both more than enough for a user’s multimedia and multitasking needs. The i5 processor is particularly faster, but we would not be opposed to downgrade to a Core i3 based on our previous experience with the CPU, although our benchmarks on the Vostro 3300 are limited to the i5 configuration. It is ideal for most business needs, including PowerPoint, but our system tends to be a bit noisy, and after a few minutes of dedicated video streaming hot.
Far as graphics go, there are not to speak of, except for Intel’s integrated GPU. This machine is perfect when dealing with video playback, but it can not handle games than casual or browser-based ones. Dell does offer discrete graphics – an Nvidia GeForce GPU 310M – its highest-end Vostro 3300 configuration.

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The Dell Inspiron 3300 ran for 2 hours and 5 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included four-cell battery. Everything under the 3 hours on a thin and light notebook is disappointing, and although the Vostro uses a lower capacity four-cell battery, it’s March 1 in an otherwise strong design. Yes, this is a budget laptop, but few business customers would want such a short amount of battery life while traveling risk. Upgrading to an optional eight-cell extended-life battery is a must.










































