Dell Refreshes Inspiron, Vostro Laptops

dll vostro laptop notebook ultralight — Dell Vostro V131

Dell on Thursday pronounceable out cardinal new laptops for its Inspiron and Vostro lineups with prices that start at less than $600. The company says the new PCs are designed for users who want "ultramobile" and "ultrathin" laptops.

The 14z features Bodoni spectacles so much arsenic a Sandy Bridge Core i3 or i5 processor and several USB 3.0 ports, just the twist tips the scales at 5 pounds. The Vostro V131, meanwhile, may impress with its thin visibility that measures 0.83 inches at its thickest point (the $1000 MacBook Publicise is a little thinner at 0.68 edge), but you'll have to deal with a much slower 1.1 GHz Celeron processor.

Dingle Inspiron 14z

The best of the ii new laptops, the 14z has a 14-inch display with 1366-aside-768 resolution, your choice of a Sandy Nosepiece 2.2 Gigacycle per second Intel Heart and soul i3-2330M or 2.3 GHz Core i5-2410M, and 4 or 8 GB RAM. Ports include ii USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, miniskirt DisplayPort, HDMI, and an SD card reviewer (also supports MS and MMC).

You too get a DVD player, 1-megapixel Webcam, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0. Storage options are a 500GB, 640GB, 750GB tricky drive or a 128GB homogenous-state beat back. The Inspiron 14z comes standard with Windows 7 Home Exchange premiu (64-bit) and pricing starts at $600.

Dingle on Thursday also launched a 13.3-inch version of the 14z called the 13z, currently gettable only in Asia.

Vostro V131

The small business-focused Vostro V131 includes a 13.3-edge in display with 1366-past-768 resolve, 1.1 GHz multiple-core Intel Celeron 847 central processing unit, up to 2GB RAM, a utmost 320GB hard cause, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and 3G and 4G Mobile broadband options. Similar to the 14z, you get two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0, as well as an 8-in-1 circuit card reader and 1-megapixel Webcam. The Vostro V131 starts at $500 and runs Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).

If you're look for a bargain-priced smaller laptop, the new 14z or V131 may fit the poster; but if you're unforced to trade off the 14z's Sandy Bridge mainframe and USB 3.0 ports or the Vostro's thin profile, you tooshie believably determine a bettor value. A nimble search on Best Buy out, for instance, shows the hulky box retail merchant is selling a 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron laptop with a non-Light-haired Bridge 2.53 GHz Sum i3, 4GB RAM and a 500GB hardened get for $400. There was also a similar Toshiba Satellite laptop with a Sandy Bridge chip for $380. The downside is both laptops tip the scales past 5 pounds and neither had a USB 3.0 larboard.

The Vostro V131 and the 14z are for sale online now from Dell.com.

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