Dell Vostro 3400 Review

This product is a mid-end model with a specification that can be customized according to user needs.

In addition to Lenovo and HP, Dell became the producer who is also aggressively penetrate the corporate market with a very varied productproducts. For the SME or SMB, we know the series as one of the mainstay of Dell's Vostro is present in many versions.

 

In this year, emerging model of Vostro 3000. Well Vostro 3000 series is proved to have many versions of the difference lies in the main components such as processors, display, storage, and graphics chips.

 

We tried this myself a Vostro 3400 series based on Intel Core i5-450m are classified as middle class. Vostro 3400 itself is available in a choice of Intel Core and Core-i3-i5 with the alternative between the Intel HD graphics and the GeForce 310M.

 

This is intentional Dell that consumers can decide for yourself which is suitable for running their business activities. Clearly, this series uses a 14 "is more ideal to open a spreadsheet application or play a movie than using a 13.3".

 

Design Vostro 3400 was impressed by the formal but still attractive curves and body parts that seem modern. When the cover is opened the screen, you'll see the layout of the keyboard and touchpad are conventional but is actually a touch that makes it stiff. Dell's also adding amenities typical fingerprint found on business notebooks.  

Although intended for business users, multimedia facilities are also included Dell via the existence of multimedia shortcut at the top of the keyboard. These shortcuts can be accessed with a stylish touch.

Connectivity Support in the Vostro 3400 is quite complete, including ExpressCard. This makes this product suitable for business users who want all ready to connect. Even a slot for a SIM card that utilizes cellular data connection lines also have been prepared in the battery compartment (although this facility is counted optional).

 

One thing odd is the use of 3 GB of main memory. The amount of RAM is composed of a piece of DDR3 RAM   2 GB DDR3 RAM and a 1 GB chip. Generally, the notebook contains RAM 2 GB, 4 GB, and so on that is not an even multiple? Maybe this composition is one trick to make the Dell Vostro 3400 is more competitive prices.

 

Aware that its hardware specs are similar to products of competitors, Dell does not forget the support of the application and after-sales service. In terms of applications, they provide support for backing up data, accessing multi-touch gesture, creative programs with a webcam, and set the security of the DigitalPersona fingerprint.

 

Although sometimes users are less concerned with this application, we advise you to learn it. The reason is, will the many benefits that you never expected.
(Deny Prasetyo)

However Dell Vostroo 3400 was sufficient as a business notebook that prefer the complete facilities and support applications to support readiness. The combination of specs and features offered by Dell Vostro 3400 makes a mid-end notebooks are ideal for the businessman who mengutamkan facilities.

 

Testing Results

The performance difference between Core i5-450m 2.4 GHz in the Vostro 3400 turned out to be thin at odds with the Core i5-460M 2.53 GHz on Asus U36J (see table). Unfortunately for business graphics rendering, which rely on Vostro 3400 Intel HD is still too slow. In addition, the 5000 mAh battery is also classified as normal if not converted into economic mode.

 

Testing	Asus U36J	Dell Vostro 3400
Sysmark 2007 v1.06	157	154
Cinebench R11.5	2.15	1.96
PCMark Vantage	4639	4618
3DMark Vantage	1013	291
Video encoding	10 minutes 30 seconds	10 minutes 23 seconds
Audio encoding	1 minute 31 seconds	1 minute 35 seconds
Battery Life
Playing HD Video	2 hours 43 minutes	1 hour 54 minutes
Battery Eater	6 hours 36 minutes	3 hours 44 minutes

Dell Vostro 3400 Specifications

Processors	Intel Core i5-450m (2.4 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
RAM	3 GB, DDR3 PC3-10666
Chipset	Intel HM57
Graphics Cards	Intel HD 3000
Hard Drive	320 GB SATA II
Optical drives	DVD ± RW
Facilities	WiFi b / g / n, LAN, card reader (5-in-1), Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0 (3), eSATA + USB (1), VGA-out, HDMI, ExpressCard, 2MP Webcam.
Screen	14.1 "1366x768 pixel resolution
Sound card	IDT92HD
Operating Systems	Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
Battery	5000 mAh
Dimension	34x24, 2x (2.9 to 3.5) cm
Weight	2.2 kg
Guarantee	1 year
Web Site	http://www.dell.com
Price range *	U.S. $ 899

* ECS Indo Jaya, (021) 6231-2893; first Sunday in May 2011

 

Setting Fingerprint
Through the application of DigitalPersona, you can set permissions to a user's notebook you choose by recording the user's fingerprint profile.

 

Input Settings
Feature multi-gesture touchpad is set through the configuration to be used more comfortably fit your finger motion. It can also adjust the character of an external mouse.

 

Protective Outer
Lis on the left and right not only interesting but also gives the impression of giving protection to each connection port. This makes every tancapan to port becomes more robust.

 

Plus      : Facility is complete; decent performance; comfortable keyboard area; any multimedia shortcut; no application support.

 

Minus: The area left of the keyboard tends to be more heat

 

Score Assessment
- Performance  : 4.2
- Facilities : 4.3
- Usage : 4.2
- Price  : 3.5
- Total Score  : 4.09