Dell Vostro 3300 Pro Reviews

Dell offers a highly functional small-business laptop in an attractive, lightweight package.

On paper, Dell's Vostro 3300 looks like a prime contender for small businesses everywhere. Even in its cheapest incarnation, the Vostro 3300 is a compact, capable all-rounder. But with closer inspection revealing average build quality and unremarkable ergonomics, it isn't worthy of unreserved recommendation.

It isn’t just the elegant design of the Vostro 3300 that appeals, but the case, which uses aluminium generously, convinces by workmanship and sturdiness. The laptop gets points with its good communication configuration and its good application performance. Outdoor use with the matt display, having good brightness, isn’t a problem in the shadows at least. The shock protected hard disk and the splash water protected keypad protect against data loss in the case of one or the other mishap. For a 13 incher the interface layout is alright. However, a separate docking port and a digital image interface directly on the casing would have been desirable. Overall, Dell has managed to create a starter business package with comprehensive features at a low price. The Vostro 3300 can also be extensively configured to suit personal performance requirements. For instances there are models with dedicated Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics cards available, although you won’t surpass the lower midrange even these.

Let's round this baby up. The Vostro 3300 has a sweet and tough build for a business laptop, and the same goes for its interior too with regards to its keyboard and wrist rest. This machine is slim, shiny, and comes with an optical drive to boot. You might think it is dull or unattractive if flamboyant looks are what you are after, but let us assure you that it is handsome enough not to cause any major embarrassment. We enjoyed using its touchpad, for it is clearly one of the best we've worked with.

Overall, the Dell Vostro 3300 hits a solid combination of features in a sleek, compact package. Dell has managed to make an ultrathin small-business laptop that's just a little sexy, but also just boring enough not to attract too much attention.

The Dell Vostro 3300 is a speedy SMB laptop that will accommodate any big-league professional, but make sure you buy it with the 8-cell battery.

The small-business-targeted Dell Vostro 3300 is a compact, stylish-looking laptop selling at a price that's reasonable. If it had a more robust battery, this would be an excellent travel companion.

The Dell Vostro V3300 offers plenty of performance and style to small business customers for a reasonable price. You’ll just need to make sure to attach the somewhat hefty 8-cell battery to get more than 5 hours of battery life. But overall we prefer the Vostro because it’s powerful yet still fairly portable.