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Dell wanted to offer its customers a new affordable solution for mobile computing needs via its Vostro A860, a 15.6-inch laptop featuring anti-glare widescreen display with High Definition support.
Even if it’s promoted as a value system, the model allows for a large number of intensive applications to be performed including office-related operations, entertainment media playing and wireless Internet transfers.



In addition to a dust and spill-resistant keyboard and scratch-resistant external coating, Dell Vostro A860 is powered by either an Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 processor clocked at 1.86GHz, or a 2.13GHz Intel Celeron 560 model, while running on Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Business. Other components include dual channel DDR2 memory, up to 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 chipset with shared graphics memory, Ethernet connectivity interface, Wireless G support, Kensington cable lock slot, a built-in speaker, a 3-in-1 memory card reader, and a 4-cell battery.
You can add a Bluetooth module for short-range wireless transfers with other compatible devices, and replace the 4-cell battery choise with the 6-cell solution for longer operating time.



The system measures 1.2 x 14.8 x 10 inches at 5.4lbs including the 4-cell battery, and the basic configuration recommended by Dell starts at a very low price of just $379. This includes the 2.13GHz processor speed, Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1, a CD/DVD combo drive, 1GB DDR2 memory, 120GB hard drive space, wireless card, and the 4-cell battery.

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The visions of artists interested in fighting AIDS’ spreading in Africa who support The Global Fund, have created three exclusive designs available in Dell Studio RED laptop computers collection.
If you purchase one of the three unique laptops Dell will contribute $20 to the Global Fund, helping this way in saving lives affected by AIDS in Africa region.
The RED laptop computers’ prices start at around $700 and the designers are Joseph Amedokpo, Siobhan Gunning and Bruce Mau.

If you need a 17-inch Dell Studio 17 laptop computer you have the possibility to spend $874 for a configuration that includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 processor of 2.20GHz, Windows Vista Home Premium operating system with Service Pack 1, Microsoft Works software, a glossy widescreen display, 3GB dual-channel memory, 250GB hard drive, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD shared graphics, DVD burner, wireless N support, a built-in 2MP web camera, and High Definition audio.



For a 15-inch Dell Studio 15 computer model you will need to spend about $983 if your choose the recommended system featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1, Microsoft Works, a 15-inch glossy widescreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 250GB hard drive, 3GB system memory, DVD burner, wireless N standard support, the 2MP web camera an High Definition audio.



“Red is my favorite color,” says Joseph Amedokpo, artist. “From red I can make so many other colors. It is very important in our traditions, too. Red is the color of blood, which is life, and our soil, which feeds us. And red is one of the main colors of many of our gods, like Mamiwata, who can heal the sick.”

We weren’t expecting such a release so quickly after the famous Dell Mini notebook with 8.9-inch display, the Inspiron Mini 9, but the producer of high-quality laptop computers has just announced the big brother of this model.

<-125x125 Button - right->The 12-inch version of Dell Inspiron mini netbook will be available first in Japan with the Windows Vista Basic operating system, a 1.3MP web camera and Bluetooth connectivity with Enhanced Data Rate technology, to improve the communication experience of users, over the Internet.
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is a stylish ultra-portable notebook weighting just 2.72lbs at 0.92 inches thick, which integrates 1GB RAM memory, 60GB hard drive or 80GB, 802.11b/g wireless connectivity, and sporting a 12.1-inch TFT TrueLife glossy display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, large viewing angles on both horizontal and vertical, as well as high brightness for low light environments.

With the new Dell Inspiron mini netbook, users get access to Dell Support Center via the special icon on the desktop, and receive automatic fixes, upgrades for the software installed, and different useful tools to maintain the system efficiency.

With DellConnect Remote Assistance, experts get in contact with you over the Internet, for diagnosing and solving computer problems.
If you’re not living in Japan, you don’t have to worry about missing this cool laptop, because Dell will provide it worldwide by the end of the year at a retail price of $600 with Windows Vista, Windows XP or the Ubuntu operating system pre-installed.

In addition, the 12-inch Dell Inspiron Mini netbook integrates a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor with low power consumption, the Intel GMA 500 graphics chipset, 3 USB ports, Ethernet, VGA port, a 5-in-1 card reader, and a battery designed to provide up to 3 hours and 32 minutes of continuous use.

Lately, Dell is releasing laptop after laptop, and the most powerful model from all seems to be the M6400 Covet in vibrant orange, which will be available for purchase later this year at an unknown price, but if we speculate we could say it will be of around $3,000.

It is customizable with the newest powerful mobile technologies, such as double memory and triple storage capacity, compared to the other systems. You can choose a high-speed processor up to Intel Core 2 Duo Quad-Core Extreme Edition for complex applications, up to 16GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory on 4 DIMM slots enabled by the Intel Q43 Express chipset, 1 Terabyte storage, and 1GB dedicated graphics memory from an NVIDIA Quadro FX card.

<-125x125 Button - left->Dell M6400 Covet orange notebook sports a 17-inch large LED backlight display with 100% Adobe color gamut, integrating dual array microphones, built-in 2MP web camera for the video conferences, and backlight keyboard. It comes with the Windows Vista operating system pre-installed or Red Hat Linux 5.1 64-Bit, with the possibility to downgrade to Windows XP, and features optional RAID0 or RAID1 configuration, optional 128GB Solid State Drive, DVD burner, WLAN, Bluetooth 2.1 with Ultra-Wideband, support for the upcoming draft N wireless Internet connectivity, Contactless Smart Card Reader, Fingerprint Reader, Trusted Platform Module, the Wave Embassy Trust Suite, 2 built-in speakers, an 8-in-1 card reader, and others, all in a 15.4 x 11 x 1.35 inches construction weighting 8.5 lbs with the 9-cell battery.



Dell will unveil the price at the same time with the availability date of the new mobile computer workstation.

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When you want to get rid of your old laptop computer you have two solutions, one of which might bring you a brand new model at a reduced price. This is called trading and involves changing your old notebook with a new one. The company that receives your notebook will determine its function state and offer you a small amount of money to which you can add more and buy the new one. But in case your computer is too old or broken, and you can't send it to a service because the repair expenses are too high and it doesn't worth trying, then you'd have to throw it away together with the rest of the garbage.

In order to support recycling and environmental responsibility, Dell partnered with Virginia Goodwill Network, launching a free computer recycling service for people in Virginia and Washington D.C. Metro area, teaching us why is recycling important

I'm not sure why Dell advertises this service as “free”, as it it about recycling, which is always voluntary, but let's see what the Reconnect program is about.
It promises free recycling for any computer equipment and in any condition, via 134 Goodwill donation centers located in the specified area, where the systems are sorted, recycled and remarket. The only thing you are responsible for is the removing of all your personal data from the hard disk drive.
There is a total of 567 donation centers across US, and just for you to know, in 2007, Dell gathered 102 million pounds of tech systems from customers.
The nice part is that, in addition to make us understand why is recycling important, the program creates new job opportunities foe people “who have barriers to employment or independence”, in the same time educating all of us on the impact of computer disposal on the environment.

“Dell wants to make computer recycling easy, convenient and free for any consumer, and Reconnect is an important program that helps make that possible,” said Joe Strathmann, head of product recycling services for Dell. “This program is a win on all fronts; it benefits the environment, the community and consumers.”