Dell's M109S pocket projector gets itself a ho-hum review

The portable Dell M109S projector which we saw a while back has just been reviewed over at Laptop Magazine. Similar to other pocket projectors, the verdict seems to be that the quality is nothing to explode in excitement over, but is impressive for such a small machine. Laptop praised the projector’s LED as one of the “brightest in its class,” though they seem disappointed with its non-standard native resolution of 858 x 600. They also laud the simplistic design of the projector, but found the buttons on the box “hard to use,” and complained about the lack of remote control capability. Ultimately, they conclude that the size — not as small as pico projectors, but not large enough to compete with higher-end models — makes the M109S an awkward middle child. If you want the full rundown, however, hit the read link.

Dell S2209W and S2309W displays

Dell has released two wide-aspect LCD displays, they are the 22″ S2209W and the 23″ S2309W. Both of them feature full 1080p resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms pixel response time, DVI with HDCP encryption support and VGA support. The main different between them will be the lower-cost twisted nematic (TN) panel which reduces the amount of visible colors used on S2209W. The S2209W and S2309W were priced at $239 and $299 respectively. More pictures after the break. Continue reading…

Dell Releases Two More Wide-aspect LCD Displays

Dell makes us busy with their two new wide-aspect LCD displays - the 22 inch S2209W and the 23 inch S2309W. Both LCD screens feature full 1080p resolution with 16:10 aspect ratio, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms pixel response time, DVI with HDCP encryption support and VGA support. You can purchase the Dell S2209W for $239, meanwhile the S2309W is priced at $299. [Electronista]

Dell Releases XPS One 24

Dell has rolled out the all-in-one desktop in the form of the XPS One 24. Priced at $1,699 upwards, the XPS One 24 features 24 inch 1,920 x 1,,080 resolution display with 16:9 aspect ratio, Intel X4500 integrated graphics chipset, 4GB RAM, Intel Q8200 Quad Core processor, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, 8x Super-Multi DVD+/-RW slot-loading optical drive, XPS One wireless keyboard and mouse set. If you have an extra money, you can also purchase a larger hard drive with the new NVIDIA 9600 GT 512MB mobile graphics. [Desktop Review]

Dell OptiPlex Desktops

Dell comes back to the desktop market with a new range of OptiPlex desktop PCs. The new OptiPlex 960 model is available in the usual mini tower, slimline desktop, and small form factor versions that are priced at $902, $892, and $912, respectively. The base configurations boasts a 3.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive. You can also choose a higher specs such as a Core 2 Quad processor or a better graphics card. Dell has also released the $399 OptiPlex FX160 thin client PC, and updated versions of its OptiPlex 760 and OptiPlex 360 desktops, which feature a 2.0GHz Celeron processor in their base configurations. These desktop PCs retail for $630 and $478 for the basic configuration. [Dell]

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 NetBook

The spanking new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook has been released in Japan. It is a little bit larger than the Inspiron Mini 9. Priced at $600 upwards depending on the configuration, the netbook is powered by either Linux Ubuntu or Microsoft Windows XP OS with 1GB RAM, a choice of 60GB or 80GB hard drive, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, an integrated webcam, and a 12.1 inch WXGA display screen. [Press Release]

When Dell started pre-loading digital copies of Iron Man in new systems for $19, we didn’t think that was very enticing, but at least it was a pretty good movie, right? Quite possibly encouraged by thousands of accidental purchases (we kid, sort of), Dell’s announced two new content pre-loading partnerships — Universal Music Group and CinemaNow. The music comes in 50 and 100 song bundles starting at $25, but at least it’s DRM-free, so if you don’t mind a mega mix chosen entirely by Dell it’s not all evil. CinemaNow, though, offers $25 and up bundles including (among other flicks) world-renown classics like The Fast and the Furious and the Matrix sequels. Fear.

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Dell rebrands its own Mini 9 as the Vostro A90, jacks the price to absurd levels

We’re no strangers to rebranded netbooks, but we’re a little befuddled as to why Dell’s rebranding its own Inspiron Mini 9 as the Vostro A90. Sure, we’re digging the stealth looks, but the specs haven’t changed at all, and we don’t think the Vostro brand really has any more cachet than Inspiron — they’re both pretty low end. Even more bizarrely, the A90 is apparently Japan-only for now, and it’s priced at an absurd ¥92,830 ($972) — yeah, you can get three Eee 900As for that price with more or less the same specs. Must be one hell of a paint job.

Dell lets loose Precision M6400 Covet mobile workstation

Hmmph. And we thought the Precision M6400 was hardcore. Check out the unapologetically named Precision M6400 Covet Mobile Workstation, a hotly colored beast that can’t be procured direct from Dell for less than $3,859 (stackable coupons notwithstanding). Aside from the sweet orange paint job, this one also comes packing a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo T9400, Vista Business, a dual-layer DVD writer, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 160GB 7,200 RPM hard drive, NVIDIA’s 1GB Quadro FX 3700M GPU, a 2-megapixel webcam, WiFi, 9-cell battery and a 17-inch WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) LED-backlit display. Those who don’t mind throwing in a few extra hundies can spring for an optional SSD, WWAN, a Core 2 Quad CPU and 16GB of RAM. You’re due for a new lappie at work anyway, right?

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Dell's Studio 15 laptop gets its Centrino 2 on

Dell’s Studio laptops have style, we’ll give them that, but we were a bit dismayed when they launched right before Intel’s Centrino 2 processors. After three months of living a pleasant but not-really-cutting-edge life, the Studio 15 finally crashed the cool kids’ party a couple weeks ago, rocking the house with two new Centrino 2 configurations. Buy one now and your processor will be either a P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB cache, 1066MHz FSB) or for an extra 175 simoleons, a T9400 (2.53GHz, 6MB cache, also 1066MHz FSB). If you were holding out for this before buying one of Inspiron’s classy siblings, well, here you go — but the competition is awfully fierce right now.

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dell’s Inspiron 1720 is one of the fastest, well-specified and good value machines on test this month. But it doesn’t exactly blow you away. It’s big brother, the XPS M1730 does just that.

It sports a slightly-faster base spec than the 1720: a 2.4GHz T7700 Core 2 processor, 2GB of RAM and two 160GB hard disks. Despite our test unit being a pre-production model it still managed a decent 1.10 in our benchmarks: the retail version should be faster and can be further improved with RAID0 hard disks or even an X7900 Extreme processor (albeit for $1100 more!).

It feels incredibly well put together and looks great thanks to its speckled, carbon-fibre-like styling and back-lit areas on the lid. Other backlights speckle the chassis but notably the keyboard is backlit – though we turned this off as it was annoyingly uneven. The keyboard (with separate number pad) is very comfortable and the trackpad is very responsive. We also like the programmable Logitech LCD above it which displays things like system settings and game data. Continue reading…

Dell E Slim laptop spotted in the wild

It’s hard to say what we’ve come across here, but if our retinas aren’t deceiving us too badly, this looks to be an in the wild shot (sans blur, amazingly) of Dell’s forthcoming E Slim. If you’ll recall, we caught a glimpse of said device way back in June, and the two look at least marginally similar using the oh-so-scientific eyeball test. But look, even if this thing isn’t the E Slim (though we’re guessing it is until proven otherwise), we’ve been told on numerous occasions that Dell is mulling the idea of pumping out a netbook with a 10- to 12-inch display. An accompanying screenshot of the unit’s internals was also provided, and while the model may say Optiplex1210, we’re guessing that’s just there for prototyping purposes; besides, the listed CPU matches up quite nicely with the aforementioned E Slim specs that slipped out this summer. So Round Rock — when are you going to come out and get official with your 12.1-incher? Before or after this coming Tuesday?

[Thanks, Anonymous]    [Engadgetmobile]