Dell Vostro 3550

82 reviews

May, 2013

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Performance (17)
Keyboard (12)
Value for money (9)
Connectivity (5)
Design (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 82 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviews about the connectivity and value for money are overall positive. The screen and keyboard are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the touchpad, while views are divided on the sound.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Dell Vostro 3550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Florian Glaser (notebookcheck.net)

Review Dell Vostro 3550 Notebook

Office tiger. The top version of Dell's brand new Vostro generation not only hunts for customers with a strong Sandy Bridge processor, but also a powerful graphics card. AMD's Radeon HD 6630M arouses a craving for multimedia. What else the matt 15...

Good connectivity; Keyboard light; High CPU performance; Matt surfaces; Large touchpad; Fast HDD

Average display contrast & black value; Very audible during load; Warm wrist-rest; Yielding keyboard; Wobbly lid; Poor sound

The performance is surprisingly good for an office laptop

May, 2011

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Expert review by: Kenneth Butler (laptopmag.com)

Dell Vostro 3550

The Dell Vostro 3550 provides small-business customers a durable design, solid performance, and good sound.

Small-business customers looking for an affordable, durable, and secure 15.6-inch business notebook will like the Dell Vostro 3550. This $682 laptop also provides good sound, whether you're listening to tunes, giving a presentation, or chatting via...

Jun, 2011

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Amazon review summary for the Dell Vostro 3550

alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of the Dell Vostro 3550 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

27% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Chia-keng Chen (amazon.com)

Dell Vostro. Love it but Hate it

I am a Dell lover, had a Inspiron for 6 years and had my Vostro for 2 years. Unfortunately, I do NOT recommend the Vostro to ANYONE because its quality does not come to the same standard as the Inspiron.

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: middleschoolstudent (amazon.com)

This Gets Stuff Done

The title says what is great about this product. It's fast and can get stuff done. I needed a laptop for school and I needed one to last through high school. We got ours from the Dell factory to personalize it and everything which was well worth it. I...

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: yosemite sam (amazon.com)

vostro is by FAR the worse computer i have owned

having owner 9 different computers i have never seen anything remotely close to being as bad as a dell vostro. it is extraordinarily slow in doing everything from booting to using. the touchpad is eerily unresponsive. scrolling is virtually a no-go,...

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review by: bill (amazon.com)

Very good computer.

This computer is good. Damn good. Great, even. Especially for a business computer, this works really good. The only complaint I have is that the graphics card sucks. Like seriously. Other than that, this computer works the way you'd want it to.

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review by: Luis Santamaria "Luis Santamaria" (amazon.com)

VERY GOOD LAPTO

EXCELENTE COMPUTADORA, MEJOR ACABDO QUE LA INSPIRON, ES MUY RAPIDA, EL EMPAQUE ES MUY FUERTE, MUY BUENA PRESENTACION, DICE QUE ES ENSAMBLADA EN CHINA

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: james (amazon.com)

good PC strong processor, bad built casing.

good PC strong processor, performance was strong as well bad built casing, falls apart after a while or get bent, really annoying to have to deal with it, sold it on Craigslist after i bought it.

Jan, 2012

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Consumer review by: james (amazon.com)

good PC strong processor, BAD built casing.

good PC strong processor, performance was strong as well, But: very bad built casing, falls apart after a while or get bent, really annoying to have to deal with it, sold it on Craigslist after i bought it.

Jan, 2012

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