• Dell Vostro V13

    Dell Vostro V13

    Rohan Naravane, Mar 02, 2010 1130 hrs IST

    A common man's Dell Adamo

    Ultra-sleek design, thin and lightweight, fairly sturdy build, good keyboard and touchpad, matte screen eliminates glare, eSATA port and Expresscard/34 slot

    Only two USB ports, no HDMI, base model slightly under-powered, connectivity ports at the back of the laptop, battery life could have been better

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What happens when you take an (unnecessarily) expensive laptop, strip it of some of its premium components (like an SSD) and bring the price down to less than half of the original? Case in point, the Dell Adamo. When it was released almost a year ago, Dell proudly claimed it to be the world's 'thinnest laptop' -- a domain initially (and maybe still) reigned by the Macbook Air. Other than a well-sized 128GB SSD, the Adamo's internals didn't really pull off any marvelous feat that any Rs. 50k laptop couldn't. But its asking price of over a lakh rupees did not justify on many counts. Even the newly-launched Adamo XPS, although being an awing laptop, was also way too overpriced. 

Dell maybe realized that if they dabble with the original Adamo , they could come up with a new product that would appeal to a much wider audience. Enter the Vostro V13. Its design is inspired from the original Adamo, but fortunately not its price tag. Is this the perfect portable computer for business professionals? Let's find out.




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msramkrish
,Trichy, on Mar 03, 2010 10:31 PM
simply purchase ASUS N10JC, it is available for just 18,000. It comes with excellent 10.2" LED backlit display, Finger Print reader, HDMI Port, 3 USB, nVidia Geoforce Graphics card with 256 MB video memory, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, Bluetooth, WiFi, WebCam, Ambience light sensor, Express Gate for 8 Seconds bootm, 6+ hours battery backup, Excellent Gold-black theme, bundled optical mouse with matching theme, Screen wipe, Screen guard, excellent well thought keyboard layout, Windows XP Home, Encryption chip for data security... I am using various laptops for years but this is such an excellent piece of art. Excellent value for Money!
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Vinay thapar
,Mumbai, on Mar 03, 2010 09:39 PM
i got a v 13 with core 2 duo SU7300, 2gb DDR3 Ram, 500 gb 7200 rpm hard drive. The best part of this laptop is the looks & the speed due to the fast ram & the fast hardddrive. I got this loaded with ubuntu which i changed to win 7 ultimate for 39,000 Rs. Also this laptop is ultraquiet & doesnot heat up The cons of this laptop is the batterylife. It gives me 3.5 hours with power saver mode & wifi on using standard word documents & internet surfing. ^ hours is out of question. Even dell says the battery life is only 4 odd hours on standard tests
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suresh
,hyderabad, on Mar 03, 2010 01:46 PM
Dell is always better option considering the quality of the product, support (phone and excellent website support for support and troubleshooting), performance, upgrade options and warranty. Easy to follow instructions on the dell support website help users to t/s issues.
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Sidharth
,Mumbai, on Mar 03, 2010 08:58 AM
i don't entirely agree with this review, dell's website is clearly selling the core2 SU model for 37,150. plus f you bargain with dell you can get a 4gb version for under 40k which i am using for the base model + 4gb ram and comes with win 7 , it does give about 6 hrs backup, i can say that as i have used it continuously on a 21/2 hr flight then for a 4 hour long presentation without any charge in between. what you didn't mention was dell's great service also which also factors into the price
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