Metal Storm struck Dell Vostro 3400 Review

Notebook to the present, divided into commercial and consumer has become increasingly blurred, the business models of many brands have begun to add more fashion elements. Dell recently released a new Vostro 3000 series products, Vostro series of Chinese name is “success” from its name in the business we can smell a trace of taste. And compared to the previous appearance, the Vostro 3000 to enhance the performance of a listing on the concern by many consumers. The release of the new Dell Vostro 3000 series notebooks include the Vostro 3300 13-inch and 14-inch Vostro 3400, and we received this product as a 14-inch models. The new range of DELL Vostro 3400N battery products and compared to the previous generation, the biggest difference is that they have a more lightweight body, and also with a metal roof material, mold upgrade also “Vostro” this classic, traditional brand glow a new luster.
In addition to the appearance upgrade, the Dell Vostro 3400 is in the configuration of a comprehensive update. The use of the Intel family of processors i, with HM57 motherboard and hard drive is elevated to 7200. Also learned from Dell’s website, its configuration i3 processor + alone significantly model priced at just 4599 yuan, price is very prominent.

Overall Appearance

Past two years, became popular notebook “Metal Wind”, just before the spread began in the high-end notebook of ordinary metals, the current 5000 yuan notebook has already begun in some areas the use of a metal material. The evaluation of this Dell Vostro 3400 with a metal roof, so you can make the body more resistant cap, hard, and the screen can be done more light. In addition, this machine’s top cover DELL Vostro 3500 battery does not follow suit like brushed metal effect, but the satin finish, do not have a taste.
Compared to performance, business people tend to pay more attention to quality, but as a business notebook, the most important details of the deal also must be in place. We see that this machine has a front screen recess design, so users will be more convenient to open the screen, easily. Another even more important is that this machine can be used directly on the screen with one hand, the process of opening the base of the phenomenon is not upturned, and the screen turned on fixed well, this is not all laptops are able to do.
The machine configuration is a 14-inch matte screen, the standard resolution of 1366 x 768. Here should be mentioned that, Dell Vostro 3400 still stick with the matte screen is commendable. We understand that many other brands of business notebooks with a glossy screen, calling the fashion, in fact, we know that the phenomenon of mirror-reflective screen is very serious, is not suitable for viewing, matte screen is more practical compared to some, Dell hopes to put this tradition continue. However, this machine and other DELL Vostro 3700 battery products using a 16:9 screen ratio, which is still slightly make people feel some regret.
This machine is equipped with top of the screen of a camera, the left is the status indicator, and then the outer sides of the hole is the microphone array, which describes the configuration is no longer too much, almost every laptop notebooks are now this is the design.

Keyboard and touchpad

In the keyboard layout, designed this machine is quite acceptable, there is not much special about it. The only noteworthy is that a lot of Dell products and Fn keys F1-F12 function is the opposite of cooperation, also said that if the user wants to press F1, it must be achieved with Fn. However, the Dell Vostro 3400 is different, it and the traditional notebook, as identified on the special function keys with the Fn function needs to use.
Whether Stuido, Inspiron or Vostro, these products now in development to have a common characteristic, which is almost the same keycap design, a little depression on the surface, with contours and layering effect of fine grinding process, it seems Dell is very proud of this design, all of it will be a wide range of applications.
In addition to media control buttons DELL Vostro 3700N battery in addition, this machine’s control panel are the power switch and status indicator. Basically, most notebook displays were placed in the state together, including wireless, Bluetooth, hard drive, Caps Lock, etc.

Interface and body weight

In the interface design, this machine equipped with the right side of the fuselage USB interface, cable interfaces, card reader interface and Express Card. And because this machine uses a 14-inch mold, so it is equipped with a DVD burner. In addition, the card reader and Express Card interface, very close by, want to insert some special dimensions of the device does not conflict.
We see the left side of the fuselage is relatively more interfaces, including USB ports, HDMI port, VGA port and power connector. The right side of the fuselage with a USB interface, this machine is equipped with a total of four USB ports, so the number for the average notebook is already very much. Also DELL Vostro 3500N battery to mention is that the fuselage on both sides of the interface of the red cover is metal.
In addition to the right and left, the Dell Vostro 3400 front side of the fuselage also placed a pair of audio interfaces, and both sides also has a wireless network switch and power indicator light.

Easy dismantling and weighing

Although we found the battery compartment in the body of the 3G slot, but we do not have the Device Manager, find the appropriate module. If you need to have 3G, you may need special custom, after all, currently DELL Vostro 3400 battery there are three standards for 3G networks and terminal equipment is currently not interoperable, so any standard notebook manufacturers also ventured a standard 3G module.
This machine with its own card for the Dell Wireless 1520 MiniCard, Wireless LAN currently has a long version and short version, but this machine is used for the short version of the smaller body type.
Business users should pay more attention to taking into account the protection of data, so this machine wrapped in hard drive, a metal frame, so the hard drive can be better protected. In addition, this machine is equipped with a 2GB memory, we see that there is a remaining slots available for users to upgrade future use.
In weight, this machine machine + battery weighs about 2.1kg, with the adapter weighs about 2.6kg for a 14-inch notebooks, 2kg weight can be said that his early maintained very good the.

Cooling and endurance tests

In the temperature test session, we used a thermal DELL Vostro 3400N battery imaging device on this machine for temperature testing. First we make the machine at 26 ℃ ambient temperature around full load operation, you can see the processor temperature has reached 79 ℃, and the motherboard chip temperature has reached 84 ℃.
The results from the test point of view, the maximum surface temperature of the keyboard 44 ℃, the maximum temperature of the bottom of the fuselage 47 ℃. Although this figure seems high, but from the heat distribution, we can see, with palm rest and keyboard users access to the parts of the temperature control is OK, so in actual use will not feel too hot.
The machine configuration is 56Wh lithium ion battery. Adjustment in the system as a “power saving mode” in the case, this machine’s battery life is 2 hours 52 minutes, for business products, such as battery life is not good, can only say that the basic qualified.

Summary

Just from the cost point of view, Dell Vostro 3400 does not account for much advantage, after all, the current i3 + notebook discrete graphics have been pressure to less than 4,000 yuan. However, this machine is the concern by many consumers, in this regard on the Dell brand value as where the other is the DELL Vostro 3500 battery is indeed good workmanship and design, more lightweight body plus metal The cover of this machine is recognized by the many friends the main reason.
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