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Yes. And the inside looks like a GIANT BEZEL.]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
look at the angles of the back, the color, and the black bit. then go look at a zune HD ]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Are you talking to yourself, (Unverified)?]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
qite nice design but that D-sub in the middle is horribly horrible !!
What they been thinking ?
There should be nice and tidy HDMI !]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
I wouldn't know because SOMEBODY won't release it in Australia]]>Dec 8th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
You're not the first to say that.. and I agree with you.. but given the zunes one of the few pieces of hardware (bar some really awesome keyboards) that Microsoft really got right.. thats a good thing :D]]>Dec 9th 2009 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://bit.ly/dell-vostro-v13-preview]]>Dec 21st 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/yeah it is sad that it doesn't have an HDMI port.]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Bundle a HDMI to VGA adapter for $()#$ sake!]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Can't we just have both?]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
What's up with the backlit keyboard craze? Learn to touch-type, wimps! ;)]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Seriously? Try working in the dark, and all the sudden you happen to need weird F-keys or numbers or odd symbols you never use... also, backlit keyboards look awesome :)]]>Dec 8th 2009 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/So extra money for the HDMI license, then extra money for a HDMI to VGA converter box.. or just keep the cost down and stick a VGA port on there which is still more relevant for business use.

Since I'm not a exec and have never used powerpoint in anger I'd prefer to see this with an HDMI port, but since I already have a desktop replacement laptop with HDMI, if I was to get one of these it would be for armchair and on the road use.. the video out port probably wouldn't actually get much use anyway.]]>Dec 9th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Or you could spend the same amount of money on the Nokia Booklet 3G, and get 12h battery + 3G + aluminum + hdmi. nuff said.]]>Dec 9th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
That being said, battery life? Way to leave out the most important spec....]]>Dec 8th 2009 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/"the 6 volt battery gets 4.75 hours as quoted, so probably around three in real life. "

???]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
That wasn't in the original post. It's nice to see they've added it.]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
I find it strange that Dell seems to be going backwards. My Dell 1318 is about 1 pound heavier, but it has a DVD RW drive, 1280 x 800 display, 4 gigs of RAM, Core 2 Duo processor, loads of connectivity options (Bluetooth, etc), a webcam, and it came with Vista Home Premium (now Win 7). The price? About $525. They must have realized it was too good of a product, so they discontinued it. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I get about 6-7 hours of battery life- with the display constantly turned up to max. If I tone it down low I can see 9 or even 10 hours of battery life. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
If that was in the video, thanks for sharing... I didn't have a time to watch it; I just looked on Dell's site and it wasn't there (at least, not when I looked).

So, yeah. Three hours of battery life is three hours too few AT LEAST. At least, for me. So suddenly I don't have much of a desire to own it, after all....]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 9th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Well... it is supposed to be a 'Business Laptop'. Which I guess Dell thinks is synonymous with 'not shiny when open'. I dunno. It would seem their view of a professional look is just plain, but I can't say I'd be too bothered with the way it looks, its fairly pretty when shut and I don'tmind minimalism when open! ]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Worst part about opening it is that there is no nipple! MUST NIPPLE!]]>Dec 8th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/but at least when you put it on your lap it doesn't want to fall backwards whenever you move... something like that.]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/The Macbook Air doesn't have an ULV processor.]]>Dec 9th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Just checked on Dell Germany, and the Core2Duo variant with Windows 7 and the optional 500GB HDD is about 700€. Awesome!]]>Dec 8th 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Tablet form factor.

Thanks]]>Dec 8th 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/No.]]>Dec 8th 2009 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/
Double yes. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/Dec 8th 2009 11:54AM