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Dell Latitude Z series

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by DelLatFan, May 7, 2009.

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  1. Dell Z series

    Dell Z series Newbie

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    Ok, you guys are begging for pictures, so here they are.... i have one and it is a beauty....
     

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    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Looks impressive, to say the least.
    Specs?
     
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    weirdo81622 Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow. WoW. WOW.
    Really nice. That 2 tone color scheme certainly looks interesting (I'm not sure how I feel about it). Dare I say that that looks even thinner than the Adamo? Which I didn't even think was possible...

    That angled chin is interesting, but looks less clean than the Adamo's. The angles seem like they should be covered in leather (a la SXPS series). But it is an innovative way to stuff all of those ports in there.

    Also glad to see it has Latitude ON. Hopefully a version that can actually do something.
    What's that I see? A Vista Basic sticker? Tsk tsk Dell. That's not cool. Unless you happen to start this at CHEAP, that's not gonna fly.

    Dell Z Series,
    Care to provide some specs for the machine to go with those pics? Thanks a lot for those by the way. Rep for you!
     
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    No pointing stick or dual mouse buttons. Darn, I had hope for this laptop. Looks like it'll be the thinnest and lightest 16" on the market though. Thanks for the pictures Mister Latitude Z.
     
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    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    hmm..semi-chic let keyboard? The two tone thing reminds me of the older Inspirons as well..not the best design choice.
     
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    jaycee Notebook Consultant

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    Nice. Thats seriously thin. Now I'm hoping that it'll come with a smaller screen, something like a 13.3" 1440x900 screen.
     
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    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    I hate the design...
    A full keyboard could have been used.
    Other than being slim, specs found here:
    http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/dell-latitude-z-series-laptop-leaked-sized-up-in-pictures/
    With a release date later this week, sound not interesting at all.

    Also I see Vista Basic sticker on the machine, so I assume it can't handle Aero. And uses the old Centrino 1 platform.
    If it was a Centrino2, Geforce 9600M, wider keyboard, smaller (lets' say 13-14inch), THEN that would be a laptop worth of the "Z" title.
     
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    The engadget page links back to this thread. This computer is proof Dell must have a HUGE overstock of old parts.
     
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    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    I cant seem to find any specs on the link provided.
    http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/dell-latitude-z-series-laptop-leaked-sized-up-in-pictures/

    Any luck peeps?
     
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    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    Picture of the machine you see 2 labels, Centrino1 and Vista basic. This suggests: old Intel chipset and old GMA. My guess is a old board with a BIOS update for the new Core2 Duo's... if it will have such a thing. Icon size on screen (15inch) suggests 1280x800.
    You might say, it can't be an old GPU because it has display port. Display port and can achieved with a converter soldered on the motherboard. All you need is DVI+SPDIF (audio).
    Looking at the top laptop button you can see "Latitude ON" features... which I lost track if it was released or not on the E4300/E4200 series.
    The text on the keyboard is really white, which suggest no backlit keyboard.
    The laptop is as thick (or really close) as an sli line optical drive found on the Lat. E series.
     
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