Legit Reviews and Blogeee both have images, from what appears to be the same press event in France. The N510 looks a lot like the Samsung NC20, which has a 12.1 inch display and VIA Nano processor. But in addition to having a smaller screen, the N510 has an HDMI port for HD video output.
Dell(Dell Vostro 1400 battery) could begin selling the device as early as this year, sources told the Wall Street Journal. Company officials declined to comment.
Dell reportedly began developing the device last year after the company abandoned an attempt to compete with Apple (News - Alert) in the music-player business, the report said. Some of the engineers working on the music player were reassigned to help develop the small mobile device, it said.
Sporting a glossy red or black chassis, this laptop comes with Core 2 Duo performance and an impressive battery life of up to nine hours with the extended cell. Weighing about 3.4 pounds with the standard six-cell Toshiba PA3480U-1BRS battery and integrated optical drive, this machine is surprisingly affordable, starting at $799.
Current smart phones, like the Apple iPhone, are much more than just a cell phone with an address book, a calendar and an email reader built-in. Smart phones are simple to use, they can run multiple applications that allow access to corporate data, they are easy to carry, have a long battery life and can store a significant amount of data. But they can not be used as fulltime laptop replacements, so for most of your work while on the road you still need to bring a laptop Toshiba PA3399U-1BRS battery.
As with most things Dell, the XT2 can be fully customized from a choice of various components. Our evaluation unit had a 1.40-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9400 processor, running Windows Vista Business on a 120-GB hard drive. The model comes with 1 GB of RAM onboard and a slot for an additional DIMM; ours had 3GB total.
The company said that this is stylish, ultraportable laptop, designed exclusively for business travelers who demand performance, Sony VGP-BPS2C battery life and security for a thin and lightweight design.
The new Macbook Pro 15-inch will also see storage capacities up to 500GB, with high-end SSD options reaching 256GB of storage. The laptop will get an improved monitor, and the new display technology will be used across the Macbook Pro line. Apple reps claim the new display offers a 60% improvement on the color gamut. In addition, the Macbook Pro 15-inch, and all smaller Macbook Pro models, will lose their Express Card slot and instead gain an SD card reader. This is a first for Apple(Apple A1057 Battery PowerBook G4), who had shied away from including a built-in media reader, even as most competitor machines have included card readers for years.
