Unfortunately, just like with some of the Inspiron notebooks, there's a bit of graininess on this screen if you stare hard enough - it's more noticeable on a white background screen. The screen is very bright, I'm very pleased with that factor. Your options for the screen include a WXGA glossy, WXGA non-glossy or WXGA+ glossy screens. It can also be used to turn wireless on/off.ĭell offers up to WXGA+ (1440 x 900) resolution on the Vostro 1400, it's nice to have extra viewing real estate but not have resolution so high that you can't read text. It would be nice if there were an on/off switch for the touchpad. The touchpad works fine, it has horizontal and vertical scroll areas and the mouse buttons are quite nice. The keyboard is also sealed to prevent any liquid from going into the notebook. There's no sag to the keyboard anywhere, it's very firm. The travel is a bit shallow and light touch typists will prefer this keyboard over those that like to pound on a keyboard and get a ton of travel with a key. The feel of the keys is nice too, they have a bit of a grip to them. The keys on the Vostro 1400 keyboard are well placed, I have no complaints there. Worth mentioning is the fact the Vostro 1400 keyboard is sealed to protect from liquid spills and the hard drive is shock mounted to protect it should the laptop be dropped. The downside to Dell using such a solid material is that the notebook is heavy for its size. Pushing in on either the lid or the main chassis presents no give. The entire case is made of a magnesium alloy that does not flex anywhere. I’m very impressed by the overall build quality of the Vostro 1400. * Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 1.60GHz processor With the Inspiron line it’s a 15% of the initial cost of the laptop restocking fee. The added benefit with the Vostro 1400 is you’ll get 30-days satisfaction guarantee for returning the laptop, no questions asked and no restocking fee. The main difference is that the Inspiron 1420 has a brushed paint finish available in 8-different colors.

The Vostro 1400 is in fact very much similar to the consumer line Inspiron 1420 notebook. The 14.1” screen is big enough for comfortable viewing, yet the overall laptop size is small enough that it’s quite easy to carry The Vostro 1400 is considered a portable size laptop, slightly smaller than the mainstream 15.4” screen you get with the Vostro 1500.

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