V131 worth it over the V13?

I can get the V13 for about $400. The V131 would be about $600. Is it worth it to spend another $200 for surfing the web, email and burning some media with my external DVD burner?

 

Not really, depends on the spec V13 and V131 you are getting. I think V131 Sandy Bridge versions they increased the battery capacity to like 56 WHr but the standard voltage CPU's basically eat away any major gain in battery life..

 

Why not? It has 8h battery life with i5 sandy bridge

 

I would get the V131. The V13 has Core 2 class ULV CPUs running around 1.3GHz. Both slow AND terrible battery life (2.5-3 hours). Heck, the base $500 Celeron V131 would be much better.

EDIT: Today only for Cyber Monday Dell has the top end model Vostro V131 for $650 shipped plus tax. It has the Core i5, 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM, backlit keyboard, fingerprint reader, comes with carrying case and wireless mouse.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=ussoho1&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=SQCTTDD&s=soho

 

I got a brand new fully spec'd V13 for $375 plus free shipping when Dell messed up the pricing on their website. Oh their loss

Is it worth it, NO. These are not gaming machines. I'd rather take the $600 and buy a ThinkPad with that money. But I do love both of my V13's nice machines for the money.