WhatzUpInIL Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I'm interested in the Dell Vostro 1500 Notebook. Here are the specs and the options. Please take a look and let me know if I'm going to have any problems: PROCESSOR---Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) MEMORY---2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM HARD DRIVE---120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive OPTICAL DRIVE---8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability VIDEO CARD---128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS WI-FI WIRELESS CARD---Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card WEBCAM---Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera SOUND OPTION---High Definition Audio 2.0 I need to make sure Dual Core, Wi-Fi and video will work. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatzUpInIL Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-444726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tran.man48 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 ur wifi isnt going to work... dell truemobile cards work better. idk about video. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-444793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
josftx Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 your video card is unsupported yet. and your wifi card goes to work, i have the same and with some fixes, works like airportextreme. and the core2duo only works with one core, the problem is the dell bios... byee Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-444921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tran.man48 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 oops... sorry, i misread and thought that you had a intel 3595 wifi card. yep, your dell card will work. My HP dv6245us had the intel card, and I had to mod the bios and install a dell card. Now wifi works like a charm. Like jostftx said, i dont think ur video is supported yet.. Right now, on a notebook, your best bet is a GMA 950 or similar... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-445138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatzUpInIL Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 Are they're any Dual Core laptops that use both cores with OSX? As far as video cards, should I find a manufacturer that uses ATI instead? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-445426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tran.man48 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 actually, most core duo/core2duo chips will work. for example, I have an HP dv6245 which has a core2duo t5200 and an intel GMA950 gfx chip. Both work very well with osx86. There is a limitation with dell BIOS's that may not allow for both cores to work. As for your question about ATI/Nvidia, it doesn't really matter. You just have to do some searching around these forums to make sure whatever card you decide to go with is gonna be supported with the current titan/natit drivers. As a side note, if u arent gonna be gaming or using graphic intensive apps, an onboard solution such as a GMA950 is your best bet (its the same chip used in the macbook, so it has to work ) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62555-what-do-you-think-of-the-dell-vostro-1500-notebook/#findComment-446319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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