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    Which Dell did I see?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by badtzwang, Jan 26, 2010.

  1. badtzwang

    badtzwang Notebook Consultant

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    I was on the train earlier today and I saw a woman with a Dell laptop.

    It was a laptop I had never seen before ... definitely not one of their mainstream consumer laptops (probably business). It was pretty thin, but one of the more distinguishing features was that it had a barrel hinge with the power button on the side (much like the Sony Vaio SR series).

    Does anyone know which laptop this was?
     
    badtzwang, Jan 26, 2010
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    Sharpnd Notebook Guru

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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I wouldn't really consider any of the Studios "thin"...

    Possibly you saw something old-school like an X1 or even a D430. Neither really has a barrel hinge, but the X1 does give the impression of having one.

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2366
     
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    Yeah the studio is not really thin.

    How about the Inspiron 15z? I know it's think but does it have a barrel hinge?
     
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  5. badtzwang

    badtzwang Notebook Consultant

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    Oh! Seems like Commander Wolf got it right on the nose. I am looking at the pictures of the Latitude X1 and it is the one I saw on the train. Do they not sell these anymore?
     
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  6. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you look at the review, it's dated for 2005. Dell stopped selling X1s, new or used, a long, long time ago. You can't even find 'em at DFS anymore. If you want an X1, your best bet is probably ebay. They should be pretty cheap, though.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 28, 2010
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