Dell Vostro V131 is a solid small-to-medium business laptop which boasts of a backlit keyboard, great battery life and the capability to carry out any task thrown at it. Check out our Dell Vostro V131 review to know whether this machine is worth purchasing or not.

Dell Vostro V131 Looks And Design

The look of the machine is very clean and mostly it is encased in matte which otherwise has few glossy silver lines around the touchpad and keyboard. The lid of the notebook is quite stylish and you will find the traditional Dell logo at the centre of the machine. Vosto V131 is one of the thinnest notebook you will find in the market and at full dimensions, Vostro V131 stands at 12.96×0.82×9.36 inches.

It is quite portable weighing 4.03 pounds. We found a few weak spots in the chassis of the notebook and in some areas we found the notebook to flex a bit than the others. We also found the notebook to bend somewhat inwards when we twist the corners. One can upgrade the memory of Vostro 131 by removing one screw at the bottom of the panel and then pushing the panel towards the back. It may look easy in theory, but in reality we faced some problems while upgrading the memory of the machine.

Dell Vostro V131 Screen

The laptop has a 13.3 inches anti-glare matte 720p display which displays pictures of resolution measuring 1366×768 pixels. The maximum luminance which we achieved was 195nits. The backlighting was somewhat off and the backlighting was somewhat dull too. We felt that the overall color display was quite washed out. The vertical viewing angles were better than the horizontal viewing angles. The fact that the display is matte in nature impressed us. We felt that the screen of Vostro V131 could have been better.

Dell Vostro V131 Keyboard

Vostro V131 has a full sized keyboard and the blue backlighting of the keyboard impressed us. The backlight keyboard helps you to type in dark. The keys are flat and rounded at corners and they are quite soft to touch. It provided a comfortable typing experience. The keys do not make noise while typing. Initially we were unable to get the key travel as there is more space between the keys, but once you get adjusted to it, then you will enjoy typing.

Dell Vostro V131 Audio

Vostro V131 is equipped with a couple of speakers which are located on the front of the notebook below the palmrest. The audio from the speakers are quite good and when the speakers are fully on, then there we did not observe any distortion in sound. However our main complaint is that there is no bass. The audio was quite good considering that Vostro V131 is a business notebook.

Dell Vostro V131 Touchpad

Vostro V131 boasts of a Synaptics touchpad whose surface is quite smooth. Our fingers were moist, but then also we did not face any problems during navigation. We were quite happy to note that instead of a integrated button the mouse pad had separate left and right buttons.

Dell Vostro V131 Features And Ports

V131 has a nice set of ports. It has two USB 3.0 ports along with an HDMI one. There is a 8-in-1 card reader, one USB 2.0 and a VGA port. There is no docking station in Vostro V131. The machine also lacks a Smartcard reader, but does feature a fingerprint reader.

Dell Vostro V131 Specs

Here are some of the technical specifications of Vostro V131:

• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
• Display: 13.3 inches anti-glare 720p
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M dual core
• RAM: 6 GB DDR3-1333 dual channels
• Hard Drive: 500GB, 7200 rpm
• Dimensions: 12.96 x 0.63-0.83×9.36 inches
• Weight: 4.03 lbs

Dell Vostro V131 Performance

The combination of a second generation Intel dual-core CPU and Intel HD graphics help Vostro V131 to carry out multi-task at ease. Surfing web pages and running apps such as Photoshop and other programs was quite good. The notebook also played 720p and 1080p HD videos at ease.

Dell Vostro V131 Heat And Noise

Vostro V131 is a relatively cool machine, in spite of having just one exhaust bent on the left side of the machine. With brushed aluminum surrounding the machine all over, the machine was quite cool to touch. It is also very silent and even while carrying out CPU intensive works, the machine remained pretty cool.

Dell Vostro V131 Accessories

During Vostro V131 unboxing, we found the machine to be equipped with the following accessories:

• Dell Vostro V131
• AC Adapter
• Battery
• User Manual

Download Vostro V131 user manual

Dell Vostro V131 Battery Life

Battery life is excellent for Vostro V131. The 6 cell Lithium ion battery delivered a mammoth runtime of around 9 hours which is highly impressive. Such as strong battery life is really commendable.

Dell Vostro V131 Price

Vostro V131 price in USA is approximately $ 500 while price of the machine in India is around Rs 30,000.

Dell Vostro V131 is a great small-to-medium business notebook. The display could have been made better, but the robust battery life and impressive internal specs makes Vostro V131 a decent purchase.