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Dell Takes Business Laptops to New Latitudes |
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by Vijandren Ramadass
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 01:43 AM |
Inspired by close collaboration with nearly 4,000 IT
professionals and end users, Dell today announced a completely new line
of Latitude and Dell Precision laptops, ranging from the lightest
ultra-portable in the company’s history to the most powerful mobile
workstation.
The new Latitude systems provide breakthrough battery life, brilliant new design and style - including a choice of five colors. “Since
1995, we’ve shipped more business laptops worldwide than anyone,” said
Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell. “This, and our 5 million plus
conversations a day with customers, gives us real insight into the
needs of the digital nomad.
Today we’re translating that insight into breakthrough productivity,
portability and design. The new Latitudes are breathtaking.”
Read on for breakdown of all the new models, specifications and pricing details.
Dell’s re-engineered Latitude lineup answers a wide range of user profiles:
Ultra-Portable
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Dell Latitude E4200 is a 12.1-inch laptop that starts at 2.2 pounds,
making it the lightest commercial notebook in the company’s history.
The 13.3-inch Latitude E4300 has a starting weight of 3.3 pounds.
Designed for road warriors and executives who demand maximum
performance and light weight, the systems will be available in the
coming weeks.
Mainstream
– The Dell Latitude E6400 and E6500, available today, are 14.1- and
15.4-inch laptops that start at RM4,200 and RM4,900, respectively. The
systems are ideal desktop replacements for high-performance users.
Essential
– The Latitude E5400, a 14.1-inch notebook, starts at RM 3,800, and the
E5500, a 15.4-inch notebook starts at RM4,400. Available today, the
systems include everyday features at a cost-effective price.
Semi-Rugged
– The Latitude E6400 ATG is a 14.1-inch semi-rugged laptop and will be available next week. It is built and tested to
meet Military 810F standards for dust, vibration and humidity. Pricing details are not yet available.
Desk-Based
- From new port replicators to full docking solutions that fit any
usage scenario with smaller footprints and streamlined cabling, users
can “hot undock.”
Personalize Your Latitude
Dell
will offer colors for the first time on Latitude laptops. In addition
to Mica-Brushed Metal, the Latitude E4200, E4300, E6400 and E6500 will
be available in Regatta Blue, Regal Red and Quartz Pink (E4200 only) in
the coming weeks. The E5400 and E5500 are available in Matte Black.
“The
new Latitude laptops and Dell Precision mobile workstations represent
the largest client product development effort in the history of Dell,”
said Jeff Clarke, senior vice president, Dell Product Group. “We’ve
invested more than 1 million engineering hours and the result is a
family of head-turning products that are as solid on the inside as on
the outside, with features that enable better security, manageability
and productivity.”
Incorporating a wide range of new technology, Dell’s new Latitudes feature:
- All-day computing on the E6400 with breakthrough battery life of up to 19 hours;
- Full-frame magnesium alloy construction and all-metal hinges;
- Sophisticated keyboard design;
- Ease
of use with Dell ControlPoint, centralizing control of user settings
for power management, connectivity configurations and security
management in a single application;
- First business-class laptop with an intelligent backlit keyboard that automatically adjusts to ambient light levels;
- Exclusive
ControlVault solution – intelligent security sub-processors with
embedded non-volatile storage that centralizes and helps protect user
credentials and security keys in a single hardened security “vault”
away from the systems main drive;
- The
E6500 is the only laptop with both a contact-less Smart Card reader and
a fingerprint readers that complies with Federal Information Processing
Standards; and,Simplified IT with compatible peripherals, adapters, docking and robust manageability features across the entire portfolio.
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Access E-mail Instantly, Without Booting the OS
The
company also previewed Dell Latitude ON, a new technology that will
enable near-instant access to e-mail, calendar, attachments, contacts
and the Web without booting into the system’s main operating system
(OS). Expected in the coming months on the Latitude E4200 and E4300,
Dell Latitude ON uses a dedicated low-voltage sub-processor and OS that
can enable multi-day battery life.
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