By the manufacturer, this laptop is positioned as an option for every day, with functionality that makes it possible to solve business-class issues and tasks. In Russia, its sales began in 2014, and then the price was more or less acceptable - almost 25 thousand rubles. Now the cost of this device is approximately about forty thousand rubles. What it is made up of, whether it is adequate and logical or prohibitively overstated, we will examine further.
Appearance, design
This car is called "almost ultrabook." Dell Vostro 5470 has the following physical size parameters: width, length, depth - 338x234x18 (in millimeters), weight - 1.53 kg (data without battery; a little trick by the manufacturer or distributor to “lighten” this model in order to attract mobility and convenience) . The color is unremarkable - black and gray tones, if desired and with a high degree of patience, you can find a modification of this model with a fiery red color of the lid.
By the way, the same cover is made of
anodized aluminum, and traces of machining can be seen on it. What does it give? Nothing but its greater strength. For comparison, the bottom of the same model is made of durable plastic, but what will cause the consumer more confidence and a sense of reliability?
The case of the Dell Vostro 5470 laptop is somewhat pointed, which gives it an elegant, business and solid look, and its lightness will allow you to take it on any trip. The battery capacity also contributes to this. Continuous work in a text editor can last about twenty hours, and for the same continuous viewing of video files of a 3-cell lithium-ion battery with a volume of 51.2 Wh is enough for six hours, according to the owners of this model. Although sellers on sites indicate the operating time of no more than five hours, apparently averaging the testimony so that there are no high hopes. In addition, over time, as in any other laptop, the batteries will last only for half an hour - for years I take my time not only over people, but also over batteries.
Information output and input
For these functions, there is a standard set of functionality:
- keyboard;
- clickpad;
- Webcam;
- microphone, speakers;
- ports (three usb 3.0 ports, microphone and headphone jacks, RJ-45, HDMI 1.4, SD / MMC card slots);
- network interfaces (Bluetooth 4.0, wired network, wireless network);
- monitor.
Dell Vostro 5470 Notebook PC: Keyboard
If you need a full keyboard with a nampad - this model is not for you. Everything is done to minimize the size, because even the up and down arrows are somewhat shrunk. Users even suggested that the keys are so close and tight that fingers often cling to several keys at the same time.
Keyboard illumination is also not provided, and the keys themselves are located in the recess of the plastic and are also made of plastic in black tones, with white and blue symbols. Be careful if you are used to pushing the keyboard hard - the operation here comes from light touches, and you do not need to use great physical strength. Change the way you use the keyboard if you bought or want to buy a Dell Vostro 5470. Reviews in a negative way are just this feature that affects that it bends.
Also there is a chip that positions the laptop as a business model and relates to the keyboard area - this is the owner’s fingerprint scanner, which will protect other people who like to look where they don’t need to — in personal documents, in work files — from using your laptop.
Mouse functions
The clickpad is large enough and very sensitive. Sometimes even too much, according to the same reviews of buyers or surveyors. Nevertheless, it already has support for MultiTouch gestures for the eighth Windows. Outwardly, the clickpad is framed by the same anodized aluminum, which we already met when reviewing the appearance on the laptop cover. Thus, the working area under the hands also has additional reinforcement. This is a plus for reliability.
Sound and image reception
To listen to any sound files, the Dell Vostro 5470 has a pair of 1.5W speakers. Also, a built-in 2 W subwoofer can be considered a nice bonus. It seemed to be very good for those who like to listen to music loudly, which is what this particular notebook, the Dell Vostro 5470, raises in the rating of desired options. A review of more than one tester brought exactly the opposite result - low and medium volume levels go perfectly, but high sound quality becomes unclear , with metallic notes, illegible and for the most part nothing but irritation that does not bring.
To receive sound waves, there is a built-in microphone, the outputs of which are located near a one-megapixel webcam on the monitor cover, which is much higher than the favorite value of budget models with 0.3 megapixels. If the situation is better with the input of the image, then frank complaints come to its conclusion.
Monitor - a weak spot
The 14-inch matrix with TFT technology has a resolution of 1366 × 768 and a glossy finish. The main drawback is that this resolution is small for size, and also affects the low color rendering and low maximum brightness for the gloss with its glare.
Main filling
Notebook Dell Vostro 5470 is equipped with an Intel Core i3-4010U processor, which is enough to support all the functions and operation of all built-in modules. It also contains an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400, which is paired with a discrete Nvidia GeForce GT740M. Options are also available when Nvidia is missing, or the processor is not the third, but the fifth generation. You need to be careful about the numbers that appear after the Dell Vostro 5470 through a hyphen, because different modifications differ in the filling and the general level of capabilities. So, below is a picture with the characteristics of a Dell Vostro 5470 laptop with modifications 3142. Here, for example, the Linux system is preinstalled, when other sellers offered the option with the pre-installed Windows OS.
In general, we can say that this laptop will not be interesting for advanced gamers, because the maximum graphics settings of the latest games will not be able to play here (due to poor graphics, and the processor is not the best for such purposes). The average or minimum settings are, in principle, surmountable. But it is better to use additional cooling in this case - this is advice that is relevant for any laptop that lends itself to active loads. And one more practical advice, which was found among the reviews, and it pops up from an experienced user when reviewing the specifications - for a given price you can find a laptop with much greater capabilities or the same assembly, but from a different manufacturer it is much cheaper. The price, most likely, was influenced by such characteristics as a stylish design and brand, but if the device’s functionality is in the first place, its technical qualities (which, in fact, should be the first criterion), this laptop most likely cannot be called the best.