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Michael Dell offers a sneak peak at new mini-notebook
Michael Dell showed off his latest toy to some of the folks attending the sixth annual D: All Things Digital conference near San Diego.
After a Q&A with Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg, Dell gave a sneak peak of a shiny new mini-notebook. The company has said it will release a small “netbook” this year.
Gizmodo.com posted this photo of the new PC. The site has other shots and a handful of specs on this particular machine here.
In his conversation with Mossberg, Dell said his teams were sharing an “unprecedented level of engagement” with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, the planned replacement for Vista, which has had its share of problems. He noted the companies were hoping to create a more powerful computing ecosystem.
That could prove vital if Dell and other Windows-based PC makers hope to slow Apple’s soaring Macintosh sales, especially among home users. Apple develops both its hardware and its operating system, giving it full control over much bigger piece of the computing experience.
A summary of the Mossberg-Dell discussion can be found here, along with video highlights here.
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