Dell Vostro A860

34 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
usability (7)
price (5)
screen (4)
image quality (2)
performance (2)

Negative
sound (2)
keyboard (2)
design (1)
durability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 34 reviews of Dell Vostro A860. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the image quality and battery. The price and screen also get good reviews, but reviews are divided on the performance. Many are negative about the design and durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Dell Vostro A860 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Dell Vostro A860

alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 user reviews of Dell Vostro A860 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the image quality. The price is also appreciated. There are some negative reviews about the design and durability, and there are some mixed views about the performance.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Sylwester Cyba (notebookcheck.net)

Review Dell Vostro A860

Already some time ago Dell introduced two series of entry-level n ...

Matte screen with outstanding parameters ; Good battery life ; Quiet HDD

Poor chassis quality ; Awful flex in the keyboard ; Glossy lid ; Rather noisy ; Only two USB ports (both on the left side) ; Very poor speakers

The Vostro A860, a direct import from China, looks better than most budget laptops from other manufacturers. The styling reminds on the luxurious Asus W2 series, however, only from the distance. If you look closer, you'll realize that the used...

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by : InsideHW (insidehw.com)

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In accordance with ASUS philosophy of presenting new devices in short periods of time, not long after the first Fonepad, new models, Fonepad Note 6 and Fonepad 7, have been announced. Unfortunately, f... Mechanical keyboard are conceptual way of going...

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review (dell.com)

very hard to find specs

m a designer, It very hard to find specs of dell products, especilly laptops. there are many processor, ram or hard disk. All the laptops have no part no att all. Very very hard. thanks

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review (dell.com)

Excellent Basic Laptop for an Excellent Price

Purchased: May, 2009 Review written: August 2009 I HIGHLY recommend this computer to EVERYONE looking for a cost effective basic work or personal computer. Pro's: Large amount of memory - 130 GB of hard drive space with 2 GB RAM (this makes it...

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review (dell.com)

Don't buy this laptop

I returned the Vostro A860 laptop and ordered the Vostro 1520 for one major reason.If your hard drive needs replacing, YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY DISMANTLE THE LAPTOP AND REMOVE THE MOTHERBOARD TO GET TO IT. nuff said. Notice I still wanted a DELL Vostro....

Jun, 2009

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hard drive woes

this simple computer runs fine, not the fastest, but it gets the job done. The hard drive died about 4 months in after relatively light use. Dell was out in 24 hours with a new one & installed. I was quite impressed with this service, even though it...

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review (dell.com)

Good Product, Good Price

Pros I've had my Vostro for a week. I was able to get it set up and on the internet in less than 20 minutes out of the box. I had no problem picking up my wireless connection. The card reader slot works well for my camera memory cards. For $449, I got...

Connecting with Friends, School, Finances, Presentation, online purchases, research

May, 2009

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Consumer review (dell.com)

Best Results? Install Ubuntu

We don't use Microsoft in my business. I installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 (downloaded from the link provided by the Dell Wiki) and everything worked like a charm on this machine. I recently upgraded our A860 to Ubuntu 9.04 and it's even better, with a 22 second...

NONE, really. Wish it came with a better speaker, but at this price... who can complain

Apr, 2009

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