Dell Vostro 220 Mini Tower & Vostro 220s Slim Tower – Overview, Comparison
July 30th, 2009
The Dell Vostro 220 Mini Tower and Vostro 220s Slim Tower are budget desktop PCs, designed for small business customers.
The 220s Slim Tower is based on the same technology as the 220 Mini Tower. Both systems are available with Intel CPUs, Intel’s GMA integrated or an ATI Radeon dedicated graphics processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, two hard drives for up to 2TB of storage, and DVD and Blu-ray optical drive options.
The main difference between two desktops is that the space-saving 220s is slimmer and has a smaller footprint when compared to the 220 Mini Tower.
Dell Vostro 220 Mini Tower vs 220s Slim Tower Comparison Table:
| Name | Dell Vostro 220 Mini Tower | Dell Vostro 220 Slim Tower |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Intel® Celeron® |
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core |
| RAM |
Up to 4GB DDR2
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| HDD |
Up to 2 hard drives (maximum 2TB3 with two 1TB3 hard drives)
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| Optical |
16X DVD-ROM Drive
48x CD Burner/DVD-ROM Combo Drive 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD) Writer (Writes to BD/DVD/CD) |
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| GPU | Intel GMA X4500HD (VGA) 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3450 (DVI, VGA, HDMI) 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3650 (DVI, DP, HDMI) |
Intel GMA X4500HD 256MB ATI RadeonTM HD 3450 (DVI, HDMI) – Low Profile |
| Networking |
Integrated:
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN Optional: 56K PCI Data Fax Modem Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card |
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| Ports | 6 x USB Optional 19-in-1 Media Card Reader IEEE 1394a Adapter |
6 x USB Optional 19-in-1 Media Card Reader IEEE 1394a Adapter |
| Expansion | PCI: 2 Slots PCIe x1: 1 Slot PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot 3.5″ Bays: 3 bays (one external; two internal) 5.25″ Bays: 2 bays Memory DIMM slots: 2 available |
PCI: 2 Slots (Low Profile) PCIe x1: 1 Slot (Low Profile) PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot (Low Profile) 3.5″ Bays: 3 bays (one external; two internal) 5.25″ Bays: 1 bay Memory DIMM slots: 2 available |
| PSU | 300W | 250W |
| Chassis | Height: 13.95″ (354mm) Width: 6.67″ (169mm) Depth: 16.8″ (427mm) Weight: 22.0lbs (9.53 kg) |
Height: 13.95″ (354mm) Width: 3.94px” (100mm) Depth: 16.3″ (415mm) Weight: 17.6lbs (7.98 kg) |
| OS | Windows Vista | Windows Vista |
| Base Price | $279 |
$339 |
The PCs can be purchased at Dell’s official Small Business store.