metallicamaster3 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Next to the Hybrid PCs mentioned one-post-below, Dell has put out a budget'd Inspiron line for the back to school market. The main attraction being the Inspiron 13—it starts under $800 (Wal-Mart will sell a special $700 config), with a 13-inch "high definition display," touch controls, and a slot-loading DVD drive. Plus it has some decent design chops for a budget laptop. The Inspiron 518 desktop is a sorta standard budget tower but dressed up in glossy black, starting at $349. Breakdown. Inspiron: Simple, Yet Smart PCs for the Family Dell also expanded its Inspiron family with the addition of the Inspiron 518 desktop and Inspiron 13 laptop. Both systems deliver solid performance and smart style at a great value. The Inspiron 13 laptop is a great choice for back to school shoppers looking for a smaller, lighter, more efficient mobile PC. With a starting weight of just under 5 pounds, the Inspiron 13 combines a simple and clean design encased in glossy Pacific blue with black trim. Smart features include a 13-inch high definition display, capacitive touch media buttons, 8-in-1 media card reader and slot-load DVD drive. Optional features include built-in wireless networking, built-in webcam and Bluetooth connectivity. A special $699 configuration of the Inspiron 13 will be available at Wal-Mart in the U.S. starting Aug. 3. Fully configurable systems will be available on www.dell.com on a global basis later in the month. The Inspiron 518 desktop features a gloss-black exterior with chrome accents. Families will appreciate the top media tray with two easy-access USB ports for quick MP3 player syncing and cell-phone charging. It provides performance to meet the most typical family PC activities, like faster networking connections with Gigabit Ethernet, DX10 integrated graphics for casual gaming, optional 500GB hard drive for storing digital images and music libraries, and optional quad core processors. The Inspiron 518 starts at $349, and is available immediately on www.dell.com. Finishing Touches: Dell offers a variety of service application and software programs that help ensure consumers’ PCs stay up and running and easy to use, including: · Dell Support Center: Centrally located, easy-to-use application providing personalized support resources with quick links to service, support and system information resources www.dell.com/dellsupportcenter. · PC TuneUp: An easy-to-set-up smart tool that helps manage regular maintenance of a consumer’s PC. Automatically finds and fixes issue that slow down system performance. Available for $39.95 at www.dell.com/pctuneup. · Dell Dock: Automatically sorts pre-installed software into user friendly categories placing the most frequently used programs front & center. · Dell Video Chat: A one-click easy to setup and use video and voice communication program that can be shared with friends and family, www.sightspeed.com/dellvideochat. [~Credit: Dell#(Breakdown) | Gizmodo#(Dell$Topic)] Link to comment
KAWSquared Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wow, all these neat new upgrades and feat- OH WAIT, IT HAS VISTA ON IT.Phantom_Lord be all over news like flies on shit. Link to comment
metallicamaster3 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Feh. Not dell's fault. Vista is the newest Windows. Yeah, it sucks. Nothing they/we can do about it. Don't like it? Simple, install XP. But last time I saw, you had Vista on your laptop, yes...? Link to comment
tehnick Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Why are you posting news about Windows-based systems?I thought this site was about OS X and Apple software/hardware. Don't encourage others to buy non-Apple hardware. Atleast Psystar ran OS X, this is just.. blah. Link to comment
metallicamaster3 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 It's news. News is news is news. =P Link to comment
KAWSquared Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Feh. Not dell's fault. Vista is the newest Windows. Yeah, it sucks. Nothing they/we can do about it. Don't like it? Simple, install XP. But last time I saw, you had Vista on your laptop, yes...?Yea but i've just been too lazy to install XP on it. Link to comment
metallicamaster3 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Well then.... that's such hypocrisy as well as... well idiocy xP. And you're own fault, lol. Link to comment
tehnick Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 It's news. News is news is news. =PYeah. News unrelated to Aqua-soft.How about some news stories on the Iraq war? That would be nice to have aswell. Link to comment
Bebi_Bulma Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yeah. News unrelated to Aqua-soft. How about some news stories on the Iraq war? That would be nice to have aswell. Who said the news had to be strictly related to Aqua-soft? Are you now the news-nazi? If it was *strictly* Aqua-Soft news only, the front page would be pretty dead (which was the problem before). Any technology related news is welcome, and I found this article interesting (that hybrid looks sweet...for a Dwell). Link to comment
metallicamaster3 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hey, if I was doing it wrong... I wouldn't be a newsposter now would I xP Link to comment
SirSmiley Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 The site is mostly about Apple Emulation and unfortunately many people, for whatever reason, have or need to have a Windows machine. You probably have the option of choosing Linux over Windows and Michael Dell would love to offer an Apple OS also. Have seen him and Jobs at different events; so, I'm sure the subject's been discussed. Link to comment
Necroplasm Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Who would need applications like PCTuneUp that make the pain of the Registry even more omni-present? I have never seen *any* "Tune"-tool that actually did what it promised. They just ruin the order that is left in the registry. I do not know about Dell, but at least with HP you can still use Windows XP if you dislike Vista. But mocking Vista and still using it, well, that's pathetic. Link to comment
jef Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yeah. News unrelated to Aqua-soft.How about some news stories on the Iraq war? That would be nice to have aswell.This is totally related to AS. Aqua-Soft is all about emulating the look and feel of OS X on Windows! DUH!!! Link to comment
Necroplasm Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 And it's still not an emulation. You just try to copy the OS X-look to XP/Vista, that's it. Please, read about emulation. Link to comment
SirSmiley Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 :lolOk. Mr. Technical Pants. It's about modding/skinning the OS to emulate Apple OS's?That better? Link to comment
kjohnson Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Please stop with the Anti-Vista argument. It works fine, if you don't try to use hardware from the 90s on it. $349 is good price point for a laptop. See that Apple? Price point the MacBook at that and see the sales come in... Link to comment
theInvisible Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Michael Dell would love to offer an Apple OS also. Have seen him and Jobs at different events; so, I'm sure the subject's been discussed.Only problem is that he would probably chuck it full of garbage applications like with Windows.If only Macbooks were that cheap.... *sigh* Link to comment
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