Dell Vostro 3700 Series

Dell Vostro 3700

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Average Score: 78.6% - good

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Notebook Review: Dell Vostro 3700
Source: Hardware Central Archive.org version
The Vostro 3700 is the big-screen desktop-replacement model in the Vostro 3000 Series Dell introduced this spring. With its 16.2 by 10.7-inch footprint and 6-pound weight, you won't want to lug the 3700 with you on airplanes. But buy a laptop bag that can accommodate a large widescreen notebook PC, and the machine is certainly up for the occasional trip to a client site or to shuttle between home and office.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/02/2010
Rating: mobility: 50%

Review: Dell Vostro 3700 Notebook PC
Source: Small Business Computing Archive.org version
If you're the type that feels desktop PCs are so 1990s, Dell has a powerful new notebook PC that may make you forget about mini-tower PCs for good. The Dell Vostro 3700 likely has a larger, higher-resolution screen than you used in the '90s, and undoubtedly a more powerful processor. And at a starting price of just $629, we're sure it's a whole lot less expensive than any desktop you bought back then.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/28/2010
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% display: 80%

83% Dell Vostro 3700 review
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
A hulking 17.3in laptop that will appeal to businesses on a budget
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 100% performance: 67% features: 83%

82% Dell Vostro 3700
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
Small-business owners that sat out the Windows Vista era, take note: Dell has a powerful, affordable machine to replace your aging desktop—and it’s one you can carry with you (well, occasionally at least.) With its big screen and even bigger performance, the Dell Vostro 3700 helps small-business buyers kick the desktop-PC habit. It isn’t perfect, but it delivers a lot of value.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 82%

70% Dell Vostro 3700 notebook
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version
The Vostro 3700 is the 17.3in model in Dell's Vostro 3000 series, and it's the first Dell business notebook to include Intel's Core i5 CPUs. It's a fast desktop replacement notebook that's perfect for office work, yet it's also capable of undertaking CPU intensive tasks such as media encoding and even gaming. We'd prefer 64-bit Windows 7 installed as standard and a backlit keyboard included -- but it has a plethora of features, has a good battery life and considering its large dimensions it's reasonably lightweight.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

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70% Test: Dell Vostro 3700
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 50% emissions: 60%

88% Dell Vostro 3700
Source: PC Games Hardware - 9/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 88%

Dell Vostro 3700 (i7-720QM, GT 330M)

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Average Score: 84% - good

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84% Test Dell Vostro 3700 (i7-720QM, GT 330M) Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 91% display: 78% mobility: 70% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 73%

84% Test Dell Vostro 3700 (i7-720QM, GT 330M) Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 91% display: 78% mobility: 70% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 73%

Dell Vostro 3700 (i5-4500M, GT 330M)

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N830挑翻i5-450M？大型游戏对决第二弹
Source: IT.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2010

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Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: The Nvidia GeForce GT 330M is the successor of the GT 230M and technically just a slightly higher clocked GT 240M (but it should still maintain the power envelope of the GT 230M as the naming suggests).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i3:

330M:

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

720QM: The Core i7-720QM is the slowes Core i7 Quad Core in 2009 and clocks between 1.6 and 2.8 GHz (due to the Turbo Mode). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 720QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.

Intel Core i5:

450M: Should be similar to the Core i5-520M but without AES functions.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.7 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

2.97 kg:

80.13%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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