Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Dell Vostro 1400 Business Laptop Review

This Dell Vostro 1400 laptop has a robust case, balanced configuration, reasonable mass and weight parameters, neat and official appearance (which is important for a business machine), and long battery life. The Vostro 1400 is up to its positioning as a reliable companion for businessmen who travel a lot.

Dell Vostro 1400 is the first 14.1-inch model in the PC maker's Vostro business-class notebook lineup. The 1400, based on Intel's "Santa Rosa" mobile platform, comes in two versions: with an integrated or with a dedicated graphics solution.

The Vostro 1400 is configurable with the latest "Santa Rosa" compatible Intel Core 2 Duo and Celeron processors. The configurations with the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 are built on Intel GM965 chipset, while those featuring NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 128MB discrete video card use PM965 chipset. Dell's new 14.1″ widescreen notebook provides 1280×800 or an optional 1440×900 resolution.

The dell Vostro 1400 battery is offered with up to 4GB of system memory. The usage of more than 3GB requires a 64-bit operating sytem, but this laptop can be purchased online with 32-bit Windows Vista only. The Vostro 1400 comes with up to 160GB hard drive at 5400rpm or an optional 160GB unit at 7200rpm.

For networking and communications, there are a wireless LAN supporting 802.11n draft standard optionally, an Ethernet LAN, a 56k modem, and an optional Bluetooth, as well as a choice of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon mobile broadband modules. In addition, for video conferencing you can have a built-in 2 megapixel web camera, mounted on the top of the display panel.

Dell Vostro 1400 has an ExpressCard slot, four USB ports, an 8-in-1 media card reader, a infra-red sensor, a Firewire, and VGA and S-Video outputs.

It features the same hardware specifications and a case shape as Dell Inspiron 1420 battery consumer notebook. However, the business-oriented Vostro is black, while the Inspiron 1420 is offered in eight different colors.

Specifications:

  • Core 2 Duo T5470 (1.6Ghz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • 14.1" Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife
  • 1GB DDR2 667Mhz
  • 128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400GS
  • 120GB 5400RPM SATA
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
  • 8x CD/DVD Burner w/ double layer DVD+ write capability
  • Integrated High Definition Audtio
  • Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
  • Integrated 2.0 mega pixel web camera
  • 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
  • Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
  • 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Mail-in Service

Dell has been launch their new notebook system on the market with Core 2 Duo processor it's called Dell Vostro 1400 battery. Vistro notebook exclusively for small business and can be costumize with feature and software. The Vostro 1400 packages has a light system, thin, stylish and is a good for traveler technology with wireless connectivity, durability and widescreen display.

The latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100 (1.8 GHz) which is have 28% greater performance than the prior generation and long life battery. Mutlitasking can be fast performance with 4GB memory DDR2. To maximize the connectivity, Vostro 1400 available with next generation Wireless-N type Wifi - up to 5x faster throughput and it can be used with wireless N router. The durability and reliability with magnesium alloy chassis, sealed keyboard, steel hinges and over 13,000 hours of teting for Dell Notebooks.

Feature with 14 inch widescreen display with TrueLife Technology, the weight just 1.45 kg for outstanding mobility and 4 USB port 2.0 for convenient connectivity. Also feature with 8-in-1 media card reader for quickly transfer media files. The graphic card come with 128 MB DDR2 NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS and DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity.

The powered with 9 cell dell vostro 1400 battery 85 WHr Li-Ion Battery, camera integrated 2.0 megapixel in LCD back with camera indicator and 2 digital microphone. The storage drive up to 160GB configured with a single 7200 or 5400 RPM SATA.