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Dell announces new computers
Dell engineers showed off a redesigned line of Latitude and Precision laptops today.
Some of the highlights of the business computers, the company says, include a 2.2-pound model, a stretched battery life of up to 19 hours and lots of color options, including Mica-Brushed Metal, Regatta Blue, Regal Red, Quartz Pink Matte Black.
Something else new: Dell previewed something it calls “Dell Latitude ON.” The company says it allows users “near-instant” access to e-mail, calendar, attachments, contacts and the Internet - all without booting up the main operating system. Latitude ON, which will be available on Latitude E4200 and E4300, makes use of a low-voltage sub-processor. It should be available in the coming months, Dell says.
If you want to read more about the new computers, then click here to visit the company’s site.
Comments
By HIGHPOWEREDOFFENSE
August 12, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
SO!
By dude
August 12, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
Dude its a DELL….
Still not an APPLE
By Randall
August 12, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
Before all you Dell haters get in a huff, these are not for consumers. Their Latitudes and Precisions are for business/government/corporate customers.
By Soauman
August 12, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this
Wow, they accomplished this redesign in one day, today? Or, did they just announce it today? Anyone proofreading your articles?
By BW
August 12, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Randall - That’s not 100% accurate. WHile the systems are geared toward business/corporate usage, you do not have to be a business entity to purchase one. They are available to anyone.
By Phil
August 12, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
Wow, new laptops! Haven’t they started working on what Apple announced last year?
phil
By S
August 12, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this
Who cares who the computers are built for!!! I am just sick of hearing about Dell coming out with this and that! I am sick of Dell computers! I have had 3 and 2 didn’t last long. I am going back to HP! With Dell continuing to outsource their American jobs to that sorry excuse of a sewer known as India, I am going back to HP. All I get when I call tech support or chat with them is some dumb idiot from India that can’t speak plain English. UGH! I have never had an Apple computer. I might consider it. Oh and Souaman, I see your point after rereading the article. Dell must have some superfast and superintelligent engineers to accomplish that in one day! Ha!
By mike
August 12, 2008 5:43 PM | Link to this
If you don’t think that HP outsources it’s service support, think again. I have an HP printer and yes, my calls go to India. With Apple, you can go into the store and talk with someone face to face. They will not ask for a credit card before you ask a question. The service is outstanding!!! And their online support and phone support are rated the best. Far above any other pc manufacturer.
By whocares
August 12, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
too bad the original launch of this product was scheduled MONTHS ago and yet everyone in the place is so jacked up that the launch kept getting delayed. seriously, who cares. Like every other dell product, this one will be a P.O.S!
By JSS
August 12, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this
Business notebooks in Quartz Pink!! That’s Hot….how Paris Hilton of Dell.
By Nirav V. Patel
August 13, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this
If American companies could afford to keep jobs here they would. Our salary requirements are too expensive and we want everything on the cheap. You should travel to that sewer of India, Mr/Mrs. S.