Dell today announced the latest addition to its expanding line of Vostro laptops, the 12.1-inch Vostro 1220. This stylish, ultraportable laptop was designed exclusively for business travelers who are unwilling to comprise performance, battery life more powerful than dell E1505 battery and security for a thin and lightweight design.

Available in Obsidian Black or Deep Cherry Red, the Vostro 1220 starts at a mere 3.36 lbs, is equipped with the latest Intel CoreTM 2 Duo processors and features up to 9 hours of battery life1, making it an ideal travelling companion for on-the-go, global entrepreneurs.

According to IDC2, worldwide commercial shipments of 12-inch widescreen laptops are expected to grow almost 35 percent from 2008 to 2009. “This trend supports what Dell has been hearing from our customers,” said Sam Burd, global vice president, Dell Small and Medium Business. “Today’s globe-trotting entrepreneurs need a laptop that is powerful and long-lasting. That used to mean carrying around an ungainly device, the Vostro 1220 combines performance, built-in security and long battery life with useful features like videoconferencing to be the ideal weapon of choice for any road warrior.” The feature is very strong than previous laptop,especially its battery is longer battery life than dell E1505 battery .

Vostro 1220: Productivity, Security and Connectivity

Only Dell offers pre-installed videoconferencing software, Dell Video Chat, which along with the purchase of optional integrated webcam and microphone gives customers a complete videoconferencing solution.3

More security options than similar Acer, HP and Lenovo small-business systems4 including mobility solid state drives for three times the reliability of traditional hard drives5, fingerprint readers with easy-to-use software, and multi-factor authentication and encrypted hard drives with Wave Systems software that can easily encrypt data without impacting system performance.
802.11 draft-n wireless LAN or optional Mobile Broadband external solution for optimal connectivity anywhere your business takes you.

Backed by dedicated and specially trained small-business sales and support experts, Dell Vostro laptops come with a 30-day worry-free return policy6,strong power laptop battery support, are available with Dell CompleteCare7 Accidental Damage Service and Dell ProSupport8services that give customers the ability to customize and tailor services to fit their technical expertise and business needs.

Starting at €449 including VAT and delivery, the Vostro 1220 is available worldwide today.Superior battery than E1505 battery . For additional information on the Vostro 1220, visit www.dell.ie/vostro.

About Dell

As the visionary outcome of a true entrepreneur, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is committed to helping small and medium businesses solve their technology challenges, ease business pain points and draw greater value from IT. With ProManage-Managed Services, Optiplex desktops, Latitude laptops, the designed-for-small business Vostro line, energy-efficient PowerEdge servers and Small and Medium Business Solutions Center, Dell is here to support entrepreneurs every step of the way.

Sony has announced details of the Vaio laptop battery recall it admitted last month it was going to initiate. And Toshiba has indicated it may sue the Japanese giant in order to gain recompense for any damage it alleges may have been done to its brand by its own battery recall.

Sony’s Vaio division announced on 29 September it was planning to recall batteries fitted into some of its notebook computers. At the time, it said it was pondering whether it would participate in the broader battery recall programme put in place independently by Sony’s battery manufacturing operation.

Sony Japan today asked anyone who owns a VGP-BPS2B(sony replacement battery can fit it,such as sony vgp-bps2c ,vgp-bps2a , vgp-bpl2c) or VGP-BPS3A battery pack to return the unit to the company. Some have been sold on their own, others were bundled with a variety of Vaio notebooks. The recall only applies to certain battery-pack serial numbers, Sony said.

Sony Japan said it expects to replace around 90,000 batteries in the Asia Pacific region. Other Sony subsidiaries have yet to announce recalls of their own, but Japanese newspaper the Nihon Keizai Shimbun today put the total at 300,000 Vaio batteries worldwide.

The claim comes a day after Toshiba said it may take Sony to court to seek compensation for the lost business and damage to its brand it alleges it has sustained since it issued an 830,000-unit recall last month.

Tokyo, Japan electronics maker’s new mercury-free sony batteries are expected to eradicate 470 kilograms of mercury per year from its laptop battery production. Sony (NYSE:SNE) has developed a new mercury-free alkaline button battery, which it plans to commercialize in six different models. The new line is slated for an Oct. 10, 2009, launch at a cost of ￥200 (US$2) each.

The new battery mixes absorbent raw material into the battery’s cathode in place of mercury, and when combined with existing technology, prevents the build-up of hydrogen gas, the company claims.

In conventional alkaline button batteries, mercury is added to the anode material to suppress zinc corrosion and prevent the build-up of hydrogen. When mercury is not properly disposed, it can infiltrate the food chain, causing damage to humans and the environment.

Sony also makes a mercury-free silver oxide button laptop batteries, first commercialized in 2004 in 10 different models. Silver oxide batteries are used in everything from wrist watches and small-size thermometers to mobile game products.

The two mercury-free batteries are expected to eliminate 470 kilograms of mercury per year from Sony’s battery production.

Sony is also introducuing a new package design for its mercury-free alkaline and mercury-free silver oxide button batteries, and plans to promote them in its “mercury-free series,” according to a news release.The battery is more powerful than old laptop battery,such as sony VGP-BPS2C , VGP-BPS2A Battery,VGP-BPL2C battery .

In 2008, the European Union enacted tough environmental standards for batteries (see EU readies new battery mandates). The move imposes restrictions on and requires labeling of batteries that contain mercury.

1. Sony VGN-TZ37N hours of battery life?

10.8V 5800mAh batteries with six large-capacity lithium laptop battery, Sony VGN-TZ37N in MobileMark2007 very good performance test, the use of CD-ROM for DVD playback without interruption of the test results of 231 minutes, more than sony vgp-bps2c .while conventional business in a simulated office environment is the life of up to 248 minutes, more than four hours, be quite satisfactory. Therefore, we can predict the practical application of the state, with the power management mode, while the closure of a number of power components such as the 1394 interface, CD-ROM, network card, sound card, etc., you can further increase life and achieve life 5 hours should not be a problem.

2. Sony VGN-TZ37N weight advantage?

Weight from the following comparison can be seen that a single 11-inch Sony VGN-TZ37N control 1.2KG Despite the weight of the following, but it is not the world’s lightest, there are three more excellent in front of the model. But for a all-in-one notebook, the Sony VGN-TZ37N no doubt is one of the world, one of the best representative, after the Toshiba R500.

3. Sony VGN-TZ37N performance?

In PCMark2005 test, by the low-frequency low-voltage U7700 processor and 945GMS chipset, the impact of the scoring machine is not high. Overall, the Sony VGN-TZ37N lower performance of the machine, only to meet the most common business applications and entertainment operation, you want to run large-scale programs or games, then it is a bit on the chew.

Sony VGN-TZ37N hardware configuration

Sony VGN-TZ37N using Ultra Low Voltage Core 2 Duo processor U7700 (on the introduction of this processor will be tested in the following link in detail), with 945GMS chipset motherboard,powerful sony VGP-BPL11 is longer battery life than sony vgp-bps2c, a single built-in 2GB memory and 120GB hard drive machine configuration seems to respond to the general business office and entertainment applications should not be a problem. Advanced features in the provision of a camera, Bluetooth, fingerprint reader, wireless card, such as 4965, to the high-end business applications provides a powerful support.

Single 2GB memory standard, while here we can see that Sony VGN-TZ37N only a memory slot is not conducive to future upgrades.6 Cells 10.8V 5800mAh sony battery, 11.1-inch notebook for example should have sufficient.

Sony VGN-TZ37N Performance Test

Performance Test: U7700 processor

First of all, we first look at all of great concern to Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 processor: U7700 is Intel’s Ultra Low Voltage Core 2 Duo processor, the Merom core and 65-nanometer architecture, with 1.33GHz frequency, 2MB secondary cache and 533MHz front side bus frequency. From CPU-Z can be seen, the Core VID voltage is only 0.963V, power consumption is very low.

Super PI calculation in the single-threaded test, the results of the high and low frequency as the sort order, 1.33GHz GHz U7700 processor 1M of computing time 44.167 seconds, the performance in general. However, in tests of multi-core computing power CineBench R10 tests showed abnormal U7700, P7500 much higher performance than that point, it hard to understand.

Performance testing: battery life / whole

The ultra-portable mobile business notebooks Sony VGN-TZ37N, the battery life is of utmost concern to everyone one of the key points. 10.8V 5800mAh batteries with six high-capacity sony lithium battery, Sony VGN-TZ37N in MobileMark2007 very good performance test, the use of CD-ROM for DVD playback without interruption of the test results of 231 minutes,sony VGP-BPS2C, while conventional business in a simulated office environment is the life of up to 248 minutes, more than four hours, be quite satisfactory. I believe this is because of the use of large batteries, but also mainly due to ultra-low voltage U7700 processor and power bar.

Advantages:

Disadvantages:

Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude, Inspiron, XPS and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these batteries. Under rare conditions, it is possible for these batteries to overheat, which could pose a risk of fire.

Potentially affected batteries were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary batteries:

These battery models are also compatible with, but did not ship with, the following systems:

Lattitude: D530 battery, D620ATG

In addition, these batteries MAY have also been provided in response to service calls. The batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006. The words “DELL” and “Made in Japan” or “Made in China” or “Battery cell made in Japan, Assembled in China” or “Assembled in Taiwan” are printed on the back of the batteries.

There is a two (2) step process to identify if your battery is affected:

Check if your battery model MAY be affected. If your battery is not listed, you are not affected. ,
Check if your specific battery PPID (Dell Part Piece Identification) is affected. This step is necessary to identify if your battery is affected. Only some batteries within each model are affected. If the battery is subject to this recall you will be automatically connected to a replacement order form.

Step 1: Is your battery model affected?

The following battery models, only, MAY be subject to recall:

* New battery models added for the recall announced by the CPSC on October 30, 2008. Dell received less than 300 affected units worldwide.

These part numbers are printed on the back of the battery as illustrated below.

Step 2: Is your specific battery affected by this issue?

To determine whether your battery is affected by this issue, you should Click Here.The website will direct you to find and enter an identification number from the back of your battery so as to determine whether the battery is affected by this issue. If the battery is subject to this recall you will be automatically connected to a replacement order form. Dell will also provide a means for you to return the affected battery for proper disposal.