Noua Serie Latitude E
Daca tot se lanseaza noile ThinkPad-uri in iunie, Dell se pregateste sa lanseze... tot in iunie, noua serie Latitude. Spec sheet-ul e impresionant, printre dotarile standard sau optionale regasindu-se noua arhitectura Montevina, ecrane LED, GPS integrat, tastatura iluminata, placi video dedicate Nvidia (sper ca din seria 9xxx), DDR3 etc. Designul pare sa fie extrem de reusit, minimalist si elegant, cu o doza de MacBook. Merita mentionata si greutatea redusa e a noilor modele, 1kg pentru varianta de 12.1inch (E4200), 2kg pt varianta cu ecran de 14.1inch (E6400) si 2.3kg pt cea de 15.4inch (E6500).
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Spec sheets versus modele inlocuite
E6500 vs D830
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E6400 vs D630
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E4200 si E4300 vs D430
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E5400 si E5500 vs D530
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Ultra-portables are by the far the sexiest class of laptops. Especially when they start at just 2.2-pounds (1kg) like Dell's upcoming 12.1-inch E4200 or 3-pounds for the 13.3-inch E4300. Both pack LED backlit displays; Centrino 2 chipsets; Firewire, eSATA, 2x audio, ExpressCard 34, and at least 2x USB ports; integrated UMA graphics; DDR3 800MHz with Intel Turbo Memory 2.0; DisplayPort; and a host of security features to keep corporate IT types happy. The E4300 differs with a higher WXGA+ resolution, modular optical bay, peppier CPU options, and a choice of beefier hard disk drives instead of the 32GB or 64GB SSD restriction of the E4200. Plenty more in the gallery including a head-to-head comparison's of each new model with the D430 they'll replace.
While the enterprise-ready, mainstream series packs just about everything (and more) that you could hope for in a balanced spec-for-size lappie, the essential series is only essential if you're on a tight budget and just can't live without the comparatively low-end chub. The 15.4-inch E6500 and 14.1-inch E6400 models will replace Dell's D830 and D630 whereas the "essential" 15.4-inch E5500 and 14.1-inch E5400 carry on the low-end tradition of Dell's D531 and D530. With any luck, these will be Dell's first Montevina / Centrino 2 class machines if they all hit the targeted June release date as planned. AMD fans will see the E5500a and E5400a configurations at about the same time. So what can you expect under the hood? Well, just look at the 5.1-pound E6500 which reads like a suit's, geek fantasy:
• UWB, Bluetooth 2.1, mobile broadband
• Integrated GPS, yes GPS
• New 84WHr slice batteries for "all day" computing
• LED backlighting, 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, discrete nVIDIA graphics and DisplayPort out
• Hard, Hybrid, and Solid State disk drive options with eSATA jack for more
• Optional camera and mic
• Plenty of security options including contact-less smart cards and encrypted hard disks
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