Dell has announced its new line of Latitude notebooks that memo, addressed to large accounts and public sector. A refreshing range mainly motivated by the integration of new processors Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 announced earlier this year.
“We’re not necessarily in advance of the announcement in the professional ranges, recognizes Lionel Bohars, marketing manager for Dell’s Europe, but we seek the stability to meet the expectations of key accounts. “ These few months will shift been used to test CPU, Centrino vPro and drivers to ensure a stable platform on which IT managers deploy the same system image on all machines throughout their lifecycle.
The application of SSD hampered by price
The Latitude E6510 LED 15 inches (15.6 to be exact) and 14-inch E6410 (14.1) are designed to meet the needs of performance and comfort of the user key accounts: Core i7 i5 clocked between 1.6 and 2.66 GHz with 3 to 8 MB L3 cache, up to 8 GB DDR3 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz, 500 GB hard drive or 256GB encrypted Wi-Fi 802.11n, WiMax 802.16e, DVD or Blu-ray , Protection Module TPM 1.2, free fall sensor … As usual, many options are offered: Bluetooth 3.0 Dell Wireless 375, smart card reader, fingerprint reader, etc..
Note that the SSD offered as an option now reach volumes of 256 GB respectable “There is demand but prices remain an obstacle”, says Lionel Bohars reminder that speed, strength and gain self- battery (estimated around 5%) are the main attraction of the technology to flash memory drives. “nomad from the client on the SSD, confirms the charge.
Another option is apparently popular with customers, the card-Instant On, which allows a virtually instant start-up of the machine under Linux environment around the main custom messaging applications. “It lets you send an email quickly without having to wait for the full system boot “, provides the voice of Dell. What, again, saving on battery life. For example, version 6 cells of E6410 is announced with an endurance of 7 hours for a weight of 2.2 kg of PC
Significant demand on the 13-inch
The E6410 comes in ATG semi-rugged version. “This is the same configuration as the overprotection of 6410 coated with a screen twice as bright.” ATG address the unserved market segment between classical and completely portable for use in rugged outdoor environments but not necessarily extreme (typically construction sites or the PC will withstand dust, a few drops of rain, turbulent transport, shock …). All for 150 euros extra.
Finally, although this is not a new phenomenon, Lionel Bohars recalls the attraction of Latitude 13. This 13.3-inch, Intel always rather for SMEs, encounter “a greater demand than expected”. His kilo and a half, its delicacy, its autonomy from 5.30 (with 6 cell battery) and price below 500 euros obviously attract attention. A good compromise with netbooks “too limited in power and usability”. In May, Dell will complement its offer ultraportable towards major accounts with a new 12-inch: the E4210. Learn more about Studio XPS 16 laptop coupon codes and get some discount offer for ever dell laptop
The winback
Dell, which has been cutting cruppers in 2009 by HP and Acer in the global market, count on not giving them the advantage. A situation that Lionel Bohars attributed to the absence, until recently, an indirect model for SMEs and the general public. Who were the main consumers of PCs while large companies, affected by the financial crisis, pushed back their purchases.Bad pick for Dell has lost both ways. But the situation of waiting comes to an end.“customers begin to take orders”, provides the official who added that the extension to the indirect model will soon bear fruit. As for the offer fully, including Dell puts forward the homogeneity of its bid and services worldwide. “The Latitude is present at the same everywhere in the world, it is important for global customers. “
All machinery is supplied with Windows 7 and Vista (and their different commercial variations) in 32 and 64 bits. Note that Windows XP is proposed, or professional version, or “upgrade” from Vista. The Latitude E6510 starts at 929 euros HT, the E6410 starts at 899 euros and version ATG to 1 149 euros.