When Dell released the business-focused Vostro V13 notebook in March, we praised that machine's sleek and stylish aluminum chassis but lamented its lackluster speed and endurance. Now comes its successor, the Vostro V130, which keeps the stylish chassis but doubles the performance with a Core i5 processor, adds some ports, and includes new cooling technology. Unfortunately, the battery life is even worse this time around, making this ultraportable not very portable at all.
Measuring a thin 13 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches and weighing a mere 3.6 pounds (just 0.2 pounds lighter than the V13), this ultraportable practically disappears into a messenger bag. Not that you'd want to hide it. For a small business notebook, the V130 is quite stylish. The lid and underside are made of brushed aluminum, and the inside is a matte black plastic; neither surface shows fingerprints, and the entire look is quite classy. Combined with reinforced zinc hinges, the V13 feels like it can survive the rigors of business travel. Similar to the Adamo and XPS 14 and 15, the V130's lid is hinged about half an inch forward of the back edge of the notebook.
For such a thin system, the V130 stayed fairly cool during our testing. The notebook is the first to employ what Dell calls Hyperbaric Cooling, which draws cool air into the notebook, rather than pushing hot air out. After playing a Hulu video at full-screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad registered 77 degrees Fahrenheit, the space between the G and H keys was 81 degrees, and the middle of the underside reached 91 degrees. Those temperatures are all cooler than the V13, which is impressive.
The V130's keyboard is a mixed bag. The keys abut each other at the base, and the top of each is terraced, much like the HP EliteBook 2540p. The layout is certainly large enough, but the keys made a fair amount of noise while typing. The keyboard also isn't as comfortable to use as the one found on the Lenovo ThinkPad
Display
Diagonal Size : 13.3"
Max Resolution : HD (1366x768)
Technology : WLED, Anti-Glare
Graphics
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
Processor
Type : Intel® CoreTM i5 470UM
Speed : 1.33 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 1.86GHz
Cache : 3MB Cache
Type : Intel® CoreTM i3 380UM
Speed : 1.33 GHz
Cache : 3MB Cache
Type : Intel® Celeron® Dual Core U3400
Speed : 1.07 GHz
Cache : 2MB Cache
Chipset
Mobile Intel® HM57 Express Chipset
Memory
Up to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333Mhz - 1 DIMMS
Hard Drive
Up to 500GB SATA 7200rpm
Up to 250GB SATA 5400rpm
Solid State Drive
Up to 128GB
Optical Drive
Optional External 8X DVD+/-RW
Mobile Broadband
Dell 5540/5620 EM820U HSPA
Communication
LAN : Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 NIC)
WLAN : Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.0; Dell 802.11 b/g/n; Intel® WiMax Link 6250 (US only)
Bluetooth : Bluetooth v3.0 + High Speed
Audio
Speaker
Stereo headphone jack
Interface
1 x Network connector (RJ45)
2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 2.0/eSATA combo
1 x Microphone jack
1 x Headphone/speaker out
1 x HDMI User accessible SIM card slot
1 x 15-pin VGA video connector
Slots
Card Reader : 5-in-1 card reader
Microphone
Microphone jack and integrated microphone array
Camera
Integrated 2.0MP webcam
Dell Webcam Central software
Power
Battery : 6 cell Li-Ion 30WHr sealed battery
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
Linux® 10.04
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Dimensions and Weight
Width : 330 mm (13")
Depth : 230 mm (9.06")
Height : 16.5 - 19.7 mm (0.65 - 0.78")
Weight : Starting at 1.59 kg (3.5 lbs) (with 6-cell battery)
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