Dell had introduced an ultra-portable Vostro 13 last December. The company has now unveiled a new ultra-slim Latitude 13. With similar form factor, Latitude 13 appears to be a re-branded Vostro 13 notebook. Its close resemblance to Adamo laptop makes Latitude 13 thin and light laptop for business users. No details about the price and availability of this device are out as yet.
The new Latitude 13 will come with Enterprise features like ImageDirect Services which will allow IT users to create, update and deploy several system images on Latitude 13 models at once. Unlike Vostro 13, Dell will offer SSD option for Latitude 13 along with slew of other features like full disk encryption, Computrace recovery services and Trusted Platform Module.
Along with pre-installed Citrix client (for U.S. only), the Latitude 13 also features WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and WWAN Wireless options along with Blu-ray drive. No details about the processor, memory and storage limits were available. Dell might use Intel's low-voltage processor just like in Vostro 13.
After all, thin laptops are an "in-thing" these days. Both business professionals and consumers look forward to buy slim and light form factor laptops for average computing work. The most sought feature even in ultra-portable notebooks is the battery life. Let's hope the new fleet of ultra portable and ultra slim notebooks offer longer battery life than the previous generation bulky machines.
Ultra-slim Dell Latitude 13 Unveiled
CES: Intel lets loose Core i3, i5, i7 chips
LAS VEGAS--Intel announced more than a dozen new processors at CES 2010 here Thursday.
The Consumer Electronics Show roll-out includes the new mobile Core i3 and mobile Core i5, and additions to the Core i7 line. Performance and features generally increase with the size of the i identifier number. In other words, Core i7 processors are typically faster than Core i5 chips.
Intel's Sean Maloney speaking at CES Thursday.(Credit: Brooke Crothers)
Intel is touting the better-integrated graphics of the Core i3 and i5 processors. The new "Arrandale" graphics technology has 20 percent more shaders--an important component for 3D graphics, Intel senior vice president Sean Maloney said here Thursday. Intel claims that the graphics performance is roughly 70 percent better than the integrated graphics in the current Core 2 silicon.
"This is a big leap in graphics performance," said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight64. Brookwood said Intel has done a better job with its graphics drivers and less-demanding games run significantly better than the current Core 2 technology. But high-end gamers will continue to opt for discrete (standalone) graphics, according to Maloney. "It's probably not enough for a serious gamer," Maloney said, in an interview. Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices' ATI graphics chip unit offer discrete graphics chips.
New Core i series processors(Credit: Intel)
