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    Any new 14" or 13" Inspiron or Studio in the pipeline?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cdcooker, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. cdcooker

    cdcooker Notebook Guru

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    The current design of Inspiron 14" is kind of too old in today's standard. I have seem a picture of a 14" Studio, but I think Dell killed this model. Are they moving to the 13" market? I still prefer a 13/14" over 15" if they can still manage to have HDMI and eSATA ports.
     
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    I could imagine a Studio 13 of some kind but what kind of GPU would it offer?

    I'm pretty sure the next big line of notebooks hitting Dell will be the Mini Inspiron's
     
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    cdcooker Notebook Guru

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    For 13", it probably will be integrated graphics. But it is absolutely OK for me for this size of notebook.

    In order to retain HDMI and eSATA in a smaller form factor, I can sacrifice one USB, one earphone.
     
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    They better Not release a new one! I just got a 1420. I don't really care about design . . . I chase low prices. The Vostro had a pretty killer deal going but it went away before I pulled the trigger . . . so I missed out.

    Anyway, I am sure an update to the inspiron / xps lines is on the way as both are starting to get pretty dated. My guess is that the change would be mostly cosmetic. If they put a killer-sweet LCD in the inspiron line though I am going to be pissed!
     
    mgh_a1, Jul 15, 2008
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