Dell Vostro 3500 Core i3 Dual 2.26GHz 15" Laptop

Dell Small Business offers the 5.3-lb. Dell Vostro 3500 Intel Core i3 2.26GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook in Aberdeen Silver for $539 with free shipping. (Update: It has since fallen to $529.) Although that's $19 over our mention of a similarly equipped system from last month, since expired, it's still $60 off and the lowest price we could find for a Dell Vostro Core i3-based system by $6. Features include an Intel Core i3-350M 2.26GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 2-megapixel webcam, 802.11n wireless, 8-in-1 card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

Also available is the 4.2-lb. Dell Vostro 3300 Intel Core i3 Dual 2.26GHz 13.3" Widescreen Notebook in Aberdeen Silver for $569 with free shipping. That's $19 over our mention from last week, since expired, but the lowest total price we could find for a Vostro 3300. It shares most of the specs from the system above (aside from the screen), but only includes a 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.