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| Dell Vostro V130 | Average watts per hour | ||
| Off (60 percent) | 0.72 | ||
| Sleep (10 percent) | 0.83 | ||
| Idle (25 percent) | 11.72 | ||
| Load (5 percent) | 31.64 | ||
| Raw kWh | 44.04 | ||
| Annual energy cost | $5.00 | ||
The biggest letdown on the V130, and a real deal breaker for many people, is its battery life. The six-cell integrated battery on the V130 only netted us 2 hours and 9 minutes on our video playback battery drain test. That's terrible, especially considering that the V130 uses an ultralow-voltage CPU that's supposed to help enhance battery life. Apple's 11.6-inch MacBook Air trounces the Vostro V130 by comparison, lasting more than twice as long on a single charge. Acer's diminutive but higher-specced 11.6-inch Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T also more than doubled the Vostro V130's battery life. On a laptop this small and portable, battery life is critical, and this downfall alone is enough to mark the V130 down in overall score.
Dell includes a basic one-year limited warranty with on-site service with the Vostro V130, which can be upgraded up to 3 years for an extra $80, or up to a Pro 3-year service plan for $190. Battery service can be added separately, at $79 for one year or $89 for two years. Accidental damage protection can also be added, at $59 for one year of coverage. Dell's Web site does a decent job making toll-free service numbers and documentation easy to locate.
Dell Vostro V130
Windows 7 Professional; 2.26GHz Intel Core i5 U470; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz;
64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Western Digital 7,200rpm
Dell Adamo XPS
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 800MHz;
128MB (Dedicated)/1,759MB (Total) Intel GS45; 128GB Samsung Solid State Drive
Sony Vaio VPC-Y218FX
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.2GHz Intel Pentium U5400; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
128MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Samsung 5,400rpm
Acer Aspire Timeline X AS3820T-5246
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.27GHz Intel Core i3 M350; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
128MB (Dedicated)/1696MB (Total) Intel GMA HD; 320GB Western Digital 5,400rpm
Asus U35Jc-A1
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4Hz Intel Core i3 M370; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
1GB Nvidia GeForce 310M + 64MB (Dedicated) Mobile Intel GMA MHD; 500GB Seagate 5,400rpm
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