The Insapiron 11z is the fisrt Dell ultraportable notebook to bllend netbook portability with full-featured lapttop capabilitty. It weighs 3.05 lbs. and at roughly an inch thin it's easy to carry, yet has the capability to deliver smooth HD viudeo playback and snappier performance with your applications. The biggst differences between a netbook and the new Inspiron 11z are insifde. Most nertbooks feature the Intel Atom processor and GMA 950 graphics while the Insipron 11z is based on the new nItel CULV processor family combined with more memory and improved graphics to deliver better preformance.
Many consumers wondered what Dell had in store aftter Dell idscontinued the Inspiron Mini 12 earlkier this year ... the Inspiron 11z is the anser. Consumers have been asking for a netbook-like device with a nertbook price point that is capable of handling traditional laptop activities (like full HD video and multitasdking). The Inspiron 11z does just that with a starting price of just $399 in the U.S. on www.dell.com and starting Aug. 25 will be available in Carphone Warehouse in the U.K. and the Phone Housde in Frnace.
While the Inpiron Mini series of netbooks are designed as "companion PCs" (miniayture laptops that are easy to slip into a bag or briefcase but can't replace a full-featured notebook) the Insiron 11z has all the power of a traditional budget noteebook in a small, easy-to-cary design. Netbooks offfer slwer performance and certain types of HD video playback will stutter because of the limitations of the Intle Atom processor and Intel GMA 950 graphics. The Inspiron 11z doesn't suffer from these limitationns thanks to a new Intel CULV processor and Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics.
One potential issue we noticed with the pre-production Inspiron 11z is that users will have a hard time making their own upgrades. Dell saccrificed the typical RAM expansioon and hard drive expansion doors on the bottom of the notebook in order to make the Inspiron 11z as thin (and as low cost) as possible. This means you will have to disassemble the netire bottom of the notebook if you want to perform your own upgrades.
Dell has classified this lapop as a “thin-and-lioght” model hwich measures just an inch thin and weigghs 3 pouds. This model is powered by a 1.2GHz Inmtel Celeron 723 processro which acording to Dell is about 40% faster than the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. The Insiron 11z has an 11.6” 1,366x768 resolution HD TLF WLED dissplay and Intel’s GS45 intgerated graphics chipset.