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    Dell 13" widescreen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dino999, Jun 18, 2006.

  1. dino999

    dino999 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know if Dell has any plans of releasing a 13" or 13.3" widescreen notebook? I know that Sony has released the FZ series, but I like Dell much better for many reasons(I don't want this thread to turn into Sony vs. Dell). I don't want to buy a 14" laptop and 12" is just a little too small for my eyes.
     
    dino999, Jun 18, 2006
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  2. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Not that I know of, doesn't really make sense when they have 12" and 14" notebooks :D
     
    Unreal, Jun 18, 2006
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    i can think of only a couple makers still offering 13" notebooks; sony, fujistu,...?, i'm sure some mom/pop shops do it.
     
    drumfu, Jun 18, 2006
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    Dell has no plans for this year to release such a laptop, maybe in 2007, but wouldn't hold your breath ;)

    It's the Sony SZ by the way.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jun 18, 2006
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    penguin17 Notebook Guru

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    The Asus w7j is coming out in a few weeks..........
     
    penguin17, Jun 18, 2006
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  6. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    It's out here in Taiwan. I have seen it and tried it out allready! :)

    Sony, Asus, Fujitsu are the only 13.3" makers I know of.

    There are many other better notebooks than just dells out there. Don't be narrow minded and only look at dell, but take a look at Sony, Asus and Fujitsu. All their notebooks are built better, but might cost a bit more. ~$1500
     
    Jason, Jun 18, 2006
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    sav Notebook Consultant

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    Ever heard about some little fruit company called Apple? ;)
     
    sav, Jun 18, 2006
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  8. dino999

    dino999 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I heard that companies like Sony load a bunch of preloaded crap software on notebooks. I also know from experience that Dell has an excellent warranty. I'm in the market for a dual core laptop, intel or amd, but as of now the only option around the size screen that I want is from Dell(I'm excluding Sony).
     
    dino999, Jun 19, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    I belive apple also does it
     
    gridtalker, Jun 19, 2006
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    Central Notebook Consultant

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    And Dell doesn't?! When I first used my laptop, it had over 70 processes running and about 20 pieces of useless software installed.
     
    Central, Jun 19, 2006
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  11. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    lol I knew I forgot something. :p
     
    Jason, Jun 19, 2006
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