Dell E5000 and E6000 Sneak Peek

After getting a taste of the new upcoming ultraportable e4000 series notebooks this week, we have more surprises leaked showing the upcoming Latitude notebook lineup. Today it is the Dell Latitude E5000 and E6000 series notebooks shown on Engadget.

The Latitude E6500 is a 15.4" screen notebook while the E6400 is a 14.1" screen notebook. The 6000 series can be considered the high-end Latitudes that will replace the existing Latitude D630 (14.1&quot and D830 (15.4&quot. The 6000 series models offer a slew of new features such as integrated GPS, LED backlit display option, hard/hybrid/SSD storage drive options, eSATA connections, UWB, Bluetooth 2.1, and mobile broadband. Combine all of that with a high capacity 84Whr "all-day" battery, and you have one true fullsize road warrior machine.

The Latitude E5000 series will consist of the Latitude E5500 15.4" screen and E5400 14.1" screen notebooks. These will be lower spec machines than the E6000 series and will replace the current D531 and D530 budget business notebooks.

Product shots are nothing more than a tease at the moment, but hopefully that changes as the product release date grows nearer.

E5000 and E6000 Specifications

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Images courtesy of Engadget

 

These don't look half bad! But I have no idea why the E6500 has a 15.5" screen.

The naming system is almost the same as the intel ones =)

 

Droools! I like the new design a lot, especially the lid. I'll probably trade up in 5 years.

 

hm...Seems like Dell has started the game.
I'm very interested in what HP and Lenovo will come up with.

 

interesting how they skip WSXGA+ for the E6500... and have a "high brightness" WUXGA option (maybe because they know that existing WUXGA 15.4" Wide panels are dim?)...? and what is up with the 15.5" size?

 

I think it's a typo..

 

It's odd to see Dell slowly leaking out this stuff to Engadget, it's obviously pretty calculated on their part and interesting that they apparently don't care about hiding the product road map anymore. But hey, we'll take the information however it comes. The new Latitudes look promising.

 

Note that the WUXGA is not LED backlit, only the WXGA and WXGA+ are.

 

I'm assuming that the stated memory type, DDR2, on these laptops are a typo? I thought montevina platform doesn't back support DDR2.

Also looking at the laptop in that picture....no eraser nob.....BOOO!!

 

I think there is some wackiness with the spec sheet, since the ones provided on the e4300/4200 series state DDR3. Also notice things like the 15.5" screen.

 

Getting the 8gb RAM aboard the new E-series will be nice.

I wonder if the Intel Turbo Memory 2.0 can be retrofitted into the Santa Rosa platform? I mean, what is ITM right now, just an ePCI card?

 

The E6400 might tick the right boxes for me: Thinner and lighter than the D630 with LED backlit WXGA+ display.

John

 

There are also weight figures in another picture at engadget.
E6400 (14'') - 4.25 lbs (2 kg)
E6500 (15'') - 5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)
The lightest 15-inch notebook in the world?
Somehow or other, wonderful series. Way to go, Dell!

 

Those weights are nice but I will wait to see some real life measurements. Headline numbers are sometimes based on a weight saver instead of the optical drive and/or a 3 or 4 cell battery. I got caught out some years back by the Asus W3. it claimed 2kg and weighed 2.5kg. In fact, I think that's what prompted me to join NBR!

That's not to say that it can't be done. The 2-year old Samsung X60 is 2.5kg including optical drive and 6 cell battery while the 14.1" Fujitsu S6510 is around 2kg with 6 cell battery and optical drive.

And, as I've said before, put 2 inches / 5cm on the width of my Sony G11 and it would hold a 14.1" screen and weigh less than 1.5kg.

John

 

what always get's me is Dell's option to go with lover spec on the RAM, I can't remember the laptop now, but have seen ddr3 1066Mzh Ram as an option on the new laptops soon to be launched.. I will wait until that is an option, if the quad don't drag to much power, I'll go with that and a ssd disk, then I can wait another 3 years to upgrade as it will cost me my mom...

 

I think it's great that this information gets "leaked"... I wish Lenovo (who did this a bit with their X300) would get in this habit. While it may impact the current product lines for the public to have a clue what's coming, the people who need computers now will still get them. Those of us who are waiting for the "right" configuration for us will see what's coming and decide if we want to wait or switch brands.

My T42 is on its last legs, but I'd hate to buy a new laptop right before Centrino 2 starts showing in notebooks. I'd rather not buy a Dell, but these "leaks" make it easier to plan. Marketing stunt? Maybe, but it works.

 

E6400 + Me = Love

hopefully they are shipping by June and we don't get the backup that occurred with the m1330s

 

On the previous E4200/E4300 thread, I had mentioned that if there was a dedicated-video 15.4" version, then I would be sold.

Looks like I've been sold on the E6500, then . (Actually, I don't plan on getting a new notebook for at least 2 more years or so)

 

isn't the E6400 confirmed to have 256mb dedicated as well?

 

Integrated GPS? My Mogul is now integrated GPS.

No DVI port on the 14.1"? No S-VGA port?

In any case, I hope they make a external modula CD drive. I got my D430 and I only use it but once!

I am curious about the 13.3" Dell Latitute laptop.

 

when they say 8GB ram, does that mean 4 slots, or are there going to be 4GB ram cards?

 

It's there, you just have to look closely at the picture.

 

Thinner and lighter design really doesn't help at all... It could be .00000001 inches thinner and .00001 ounces lighter

 

Pardon my ignorance, but which is the one in the front with the all black keypad?

And is there any way possible to know around which month even these could be ordered? Anywhere (here maybe?) I can follow these and get updated on them?

 

I believe the one that is facing the viewer in the picture is the 6400. They should be available in June.

 

I guess that it would too much to hope for.... but it would be nice if they offered these with XP Pro as they do with the current "D" series...

 

Coming June? I hope so.. it looks like a better version of m1530
Do these models include a pointer stick (a la IBM)?

 

The most black color scheme reminds of a laptop..ohhh yes..my thinkpad

 

I wish they'd offer a 4:3 screen but that won't happen either.

 

The E6000 series does, the E5000 series does not AFAIK.

 

stupid question, will the 6400 have a core 2 quad option?

 

I'll wait and see on this one. While the D630/D830 had a few flaws, I really liked the chassis design; I've found it to be durable, with good fit and finish. Had the displays been another 20-50 nits brighter, they might have been a home run instead of a triple, IMO. This was in contrast to the D600/610/800/810 chassis, which I felt wasn't nearly as well-built, nor as attractive.

Dell raised the bar with the 620/820 and then polished things with the D630/D830. I only hope they'll do the same with the new redesign.

 

Nope. Mobile Core 2 Quad won't come out until the third quarter of the year, and then at 45W TDP (as opposed to 35 standard). So there won't be Core 2 Quad here.

Is this UltraWideBand (UWB) thing the same as WiMax? I haven't heard of it before.

I'm guessing integrated GPS is an option - I'm sure most people wouldn't have a need for it. But overall it looks good.

 

E5000 would be perfect with hybrid grafics option.

 

have we gotten any more specific info on the E6400 gpu?

Also I see no 6400 blu-ray option!

 

It is very difficult to put Blu-Ray into thin laptops, since Blu-Ray apparently requires a certain form factor that is too "thick" (for lack of a better term). As I understand it, this is why Lenovo has a Blu-Ray option for their ThinkPad R61, and yet not for the more expensive T61.

It may take time for vendors to integrate Blu-Ray, since most people are wanting thinner, lighter laptops. Hopefully the technology can be built into smaller form factors soon.

 

The standard is about to be 25W! I bet these start with the P8400 as the first choice, then P8600 and P9500, and then maybe T9400 or T9600 as high end options.

 

Heh. 4 ram slots in a laptop would be overkill

It's highly unlikely. Probably 2 sticks of 4gb ram

I really like brushed metal lids. Actually brushed metal in general, ala Sony SZ palmrests and some Asus lids.

 

I was really liking the 12.1 inch Latitude E but the 14.1 is very tempting because of the GPS. Hope these come out sooner than later because I'm in need of a laptop before next fall.

 

Meh. My Vostro is as pretty as those IMO. Of course, it's the specs that really count.

 

Oh thats a hot laptop.

I really like it... This is the only other notebook besides the TZ series that competes with the MBP in my mind. I'm curious to see the pricing of these.

 

remember latitudes are meant for business users first.

anyway blu-ray would have been swell.

 

But, but..... E series not serial port ( D630/D830 is ), I very, very disappointed.
I work in relay protection, need serial, my old D505 almost "dead".
IMHO: E series not budget business notebooks!!!

 

Serial port included in various new E series as far as I know...

 

I sure hope, even though it's a business laptop, that they put something better than an 8400M GS/Quadro 140 into these, at least in the 15.4" models. With an 8600M GT or equivalent and the LED backlight, an E6500 would possibly make me jump ship from the Asus M50Sv-A1 I'd been leaning toward.

 

Today you ask for a 8600M GT. But in 6 months you will be asking for a 8800M GT.
The Latitude range doesn't offer the latest gamers graphic cards. They are business range laptops. Dell has prefered to include average powerful graphic cards in these laptops, focusing more on how reliable they are and how long they will be able to offer it with their laptops. And I believe this is a good choice.
If you need better gaming performance, the XPS range might satisfy your needs.

 

Unfortunately, the XPS range also suffers from the anemic 8400M series since they're no longer considered gaming laptops by Dell. They have a separate "gaming" laptop line now. I don't intend to try to run Crysis nor all the latest and greatest games by far on it. Just the occasional not-too-recent game that won't run terribly. An 8800 would be overkill and waste battery, but by now an 8600 series would fit the bill nicely even in the Latitude range. I've never really cared for gaming laptops because I prefer an all-around performer with good battery life (the Asus' main failing). Had the Inspiron 4200 a slightly higher grade GPU option, for example, that'd be pretty much an ideal laptop (to me, anyway) as far as being well-rounded. I just don't think I should have to go down to the extreme of a severely underpowered GPU (2D performance and movie playback aside) just to get all the other features I want. So far, this new Latitude series is perfect if they can offer that bit of a GPU bump. Just because it's a business-grade system doesn't mean it'd hurt to offer the option, assuming that heat output doesn't end up being the limiting factor.

 

Game's on folks. The new laptop war has just begun!

 

Would any of these models be solid for someone who doesn't necessarily have a business, but just wanted something semi powerful for kind of like a home office laptop I could use mostly for word processing?

I wanted the Vostro 1500, but I like the look of that less and less every day.

Also, why are these expected sooner than the ultra portable ones that were reported here just a bit before these?

 

absolutely!

In my experience the latitudes have been my favorite dell line. They offer the build quality simply not present in the inspirons and even xps. According to the time line, they should be released in june, two months before the e4300s and such. That is simply what the time line states.

I'm really hoping for 256mb discrete graphics with the E6400. *Fingers Crossed*