subject: 12-inch Dell Vostro 1200 Notebook Review [print this page] In this evaluation, a 12-inch Dell portable models - DELL Vostro 1200, the aircraft biggest advantage is that the T7250 Core 2 Duo processor, while the price is only 6999 yuan for a 12-inch laptop type is quite attractive. Whether the machine where is noteworthy, the overall performance is, how will the evaluation after its own remains to be seen.
First, the Dell Vostro 1200 design
Dell Vostro 1200 machine using dark gray main color, giving a very low-key and calm the initial visual experience. Corner after a slick Run side, on the one hand, increasing the overall aesthetics, on the other hand, enhance the anti-collision capability of the machine corners.
The roof is relatively monotonous, but still in the middle of the mosaic of a round the DELL the LOGO appears to be very eye-catching brand flavor is quite strong, while giving a clean and simple agile sense. Roof after a slight frosted handle, feel good, but also to avoid become a paint panel's unique "fingerprint collector embarrassment.
Machine using ordinary ABS plastic material, the work is more general, some details of the deal still needs further detail. However, the roof of a hard, forced up will not be significant subsidence phenomenon. Dell Vostro 1200 screen buckle-free design, to further ensure the machine's simplicity and exquisite. Solid shaft work, need your hands smoother coordination in order to open the screen.
The top of the screen in addition to two pickup hole, there is a square module, we can see the Dell Vostro 1200 using the mold will be built-in webcam. Also in the palm care, there is a small printed slot, I can see is designed specifically for the fingerprint reader.
At the same time, we have reason to believe that there will be other models currently on the market (may be different brand models) with the mold, and fully supports the camera and fingerprint function.
Second, the Dell Vostro 1200 interface layout
See, for a 12-inch notebook, the Dell Vostro 1200, the number of interfaces still practical enough, but appear in the layout package is not very reasonable.
Left of the interface from left to right are the the reduplicative 2 x USB interface, CD-ROM components, Express Card slot, and multi-card reader. Overlapping dual USB design has been advocated, because many times we can not use this design two USB ports. In addition, the reader and does not appropriate dust protection measures, the exposed socket can easily enter the foreign body or even a "small".
The right side of the interface USB interface, audio input / output interface, VAG interface, keyhole machine. Vents are set to the middle of the right side for right-handed operation of the mouse users, this may cause some inconvenience.
The front of the fuselage is a mono speaker, the back-end power connector, RJ11 telephone line interface and RJ45 cable interface, the middle part is the huge battery to occupy.
Third, the Dell Vostro 1200 user experience
Keyboard and Touchpad
Subject to the limitations of the body area, the Dell Vostro 1200 is a small-size keyboard, of course, but the operating feel of a more general, the key way is shorter, knocking it feels a bit stiff, the habits of a desktop keyboard users is estimated to spend some time to adapt.
The touchpad recessed design, no difference with the palm rest completely stitched, so clean, very convenient. However, the touchpad feel is not ideal, finger as long as there is a little moist it will obviously feel a strong sense of thick, smooth sense of weak. Overall, the Dell Vostro 1200 touchpad operating feel less than ideal. The bottom of the two auxiliary keys feel the same more general, and at the same time the work is not enough detail surrounding the gap, and easy access to the dust.
Shortcut keys and status indicators
Dell Vostro 1200 media player shortcut keys and indicators combined with organic wireless switch, play / pause, stop, previous one, the next first four shortcut keys using the touch-sensitive design, as long as the finger gently touch on it. However, the actual use of these "key" design stability, such as wireless switch and play the key sensitivity is not high, unresponsive. Five touch-sensitive shortcuts Blu-ray design.
The other light is scattered around the keyboard surface, because most of the same blue light in the night environment is very eye-catching even a bit harsh. The upper left is the power button lights, and the right, is NumLK The CapsLock, ScrLK. The front of the fuselage four indicators are the power, charging status, hard disk status, as well as wireless / Bluetooth status (dark yellow light).
Audio and visual effects
Dell Vostro 1200 Mitsubishi Toshiba 12.1-inch LCD glossy widescreen LCD monitor screen provides a 10-level brightness adjustment, but can not turn off the display. From a practical point of view, the Dell Vostro 1200 screen brightness and color saturation are more general, and eight grid to see clearly in the gray scale test is not ideal, gray transitions.
Audio side, the Dell Vostro 1200 only in front of the fuselage set up a mono speaker, the actual use of the volume is very small, even smaller than I use the Sony Ericsson W810 mobile phone ringtones; sound quality can only meet the most simple pronunciation needs, not to mention the sound quality and sound. As a mobile portable 12-inch business notebook, the sound system Poxian important meeting, for example, audio / video and reading need to have a high volume sound quality and clear sound, but it is clear, the Dell Vostro 1200 does not meet the needs of such users.
Heat and noise control
Thermal control of the Dell Vostro 1200 is a very good routine test panel temperature, about three hours to find the entire keyboard surface is very cool, and balanced performance, the entire keyboard surface there is no obvious warming, giving a fairly comfortable operation experiences.
Noise, the CPU cooling fan control is stable, not loud, does not affect the normal operating environment.
Fourth, the Dell Vostro 1200 hardware configuration
Our review is high with a version of the Dell Vostro 1200, using the Core 2 pairs of nuclear processor T7250, built-in 2GB memory, 120GB hard drive, and 3945ABG wireless network card, the overall configuration is the current mainstream; while the ultra-portable Mobile 12-inch notebook computer no built-in or optional discrete graphics configuration is also reasonable. Overall, the evaluation of the Dell Vostro 1200 can basically meet the application requirements of ordinary business users.
Dell laptop has always been to provide a variety of optional configurations let users with their own, but the camera and fingerprint reader, compared with non-optional configuration, the more regrettable. Other aspects of memory, hard drives, optical drives, wireless network card and so with support for free.
Fifth, the Dell Vostro 1200 Performance Test
Performance Testing: Battery life / machine
Look at the DELL Vostro V1200 battery life, the six-cell 11.1V 4800mAh lithium battery, this should be sufficient for the 12-inch sets were Notebook. From the test results, routine office application life of 158 minutes, about two and a half hours or so, did not give the surprise of many people, the DVD playback battery life is only just over two hours.
PCMark05 test, the steady performance of the T7250 Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB dual-channel memory performance is gratifying, people are more satisfied; X3100 graphics test results at the middle level of the similar set, the performance is still good.
Performance testing: the CPU / memory / hard disk
The next focus on the performance of the T7250 processor, Super PI 1M data computing time-consuming 29.422 seconds, law-abiding (Blue S31 before the evaluation of the same T7250 processor time-consuming for 28.408S). wPrime and CineBench rendering test compared to similar processors only be considered mediocre. However, a single from this results the performance of the T7250 processor is very powerful, Dell Vostro 1200 will also by virtue of the strong support of the T7250 core performance for other applications provide strong support for all types of business, design and games provide a solid performance foundation.
Conventional operations, the average CPU temperature 45 degrees full load for about 20 minutes after the processor an average temperature of 80 degrees, the temperature control is relatively good. CPU core frequency has remained at 2.0GHz, the performance is quite stable, but not a good thing for energy saving.
Performance Test: 3D graphics / game
Dell Vostro 1200 GM965 motherboard integrated X3100 graphics card, performance is still generally see from the test results. Of course, VISTA, a variety of desktop effects can still be quite smooth to open and run. Game testing, we do not expect too much Quake4 and heroes with higher effects up and running relatively slow, card frame is more serious; However, if the effects appropriate to reduce the run up smooth such as Need for Speed low effects achieve 27.132FPS speed, quite good.
Summary
Overall, the DELL VOSTRO 1200 battery design is simple and calm, quite "black" flavor; has a relatively good performance of mobile portable machine configuration and performance are fully able to meet the application requirements of the ordinary high-end business users. 2GB memory support, the X3100 integrated graphics card to complete the game run, the overall performance of the Dell Vostro 1200 is good and stable, it is quite satisfactory. However, if some details of the design, such as work, interface layout improvements, while the same price of 6999 yuan more features of the camera, fingerprint reader, I believe the value of the machine's performance will be more attractive.
Advantages:
1, the design is simple and calm, mobile portability;
2, the performance of the powerful and stable, can provide some of the game support;
Disadvantages:
1, details of work to be further strengthened;
2, the sound is poor.
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