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When it comes to the low end or entry level notebook market, you can be sure that you are spoilt for choice as there are tons of models to pick from. The thing is, it can be quite a blur trying to figure out which particular model suits you best. Dell might have something that will catch your eye if you are tight on budget and yet want decent performance, with the introduction of the Dell Inspiron 11 3000 (which we talked about a possible release recently). Touted to offer over 8 hours of battery life on paper, the Inspiron 11 3000 will retail from $379 onward.

What makes the Dell Inspiron 11 3000 series all the more special is this – it is nowhere near being an Intel Atom-powered netbook, but rather, it would fall under the notebook category, sporting an 11.6” display while running on an Intel Haswell processor. Touted to arrive on store shelves from early next month onward, it is widely expected that Dell will also roll out an equivalent model that runs on an AMD processor as well, with a slightly cheaper entry price of $349. Some other specifications of the Dell Inspiron 11 3000 notebook include a chassis that measures just 0.83” thin and tips the scales at 3.2 pounds, a touchscreen display as well as Gorilla Glass, in addition to a trio of USB ports, an HDMI port, Ethernet jack, and SD memory card reader.

Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Notebook Goes For Just $379 original content from Ubergizmo.

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In case Dell’s convertible XPS 12 is too expensive (or weird-looking) for your tastes, the company’s got a more traditional sort of Ultrabook on tap. The company just announced the Inspiron 15z, a 15-inch notebook with an optional touchscreen. As you can see in our hands-on shots below, it’s essentially the same plastic-and-metal design as earlier Inspiron Ultrabooks, though that touchscreen is of course new. At “less than an inch thick” it’s still chunkier than your typical ultraportable, but if you insist on having a DVD burner, this could be a tempting choice. Plus, at 4.12 pounds, it’s reasonably light for a machine with this large a footprint.

It’s already up for sale on Dell’s site, starting at $750 with a Core i3 processor, 6GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive paired with a 32GB SSD. Touch-enabled versions start at $900. So far as we can tell, the memory and hard drive stay pretty consistent as you move up in configurations, though you can opt for a Core i5 or i7 CPU. The highest-end confg also steps up from integrated graphics to a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT630M GPU. Curious? We’ve got hands-on pics below, with more details at the source link.

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Dell unveils Inspiron 15z Ultrabook with optional touchscreen, prices start at $750 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to Engadget’s back to school guide! The end of summer vacation isn’t nearly as much fun as the weeks that come before, but a chance to update your tech tools likely helps to ease the pain. Today we’re getting down to the very important business of helping you sift through laptops, and you can always head to the back to school hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back — at the end of the month we’ll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides — and hit up the hub page right here!

Freshman year of college may no longer be the gateway to the magical world of laptop ownership, but even if you already have a notebook, who can resist a new machine in the spirit of starting fresh when September rolls around? Whether you’re looking for a Core i5 companion to get you through semesters of paper-writing, Facebooking and WoWing, or a super-sleek centerpiece to your bare-bones dorm, there’s a vast playing field of machines to choose from. While sifting through the countless options would surely get you back in the academic research frame of mind, it’s a daunting task. We’re here to take some of the work off your plate with nine solid mainstream laptops that should satisfy every budget.

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Engadget’s back to school guide 2012: mainstream laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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