Feb 26
Haiku Review: Dell Studio XPS 435
Posted in: desktop, Today's Chili
A game-changing look
to match blazing performance
in this behemoth.
—Nicole Price Fasig
For the full-length, free-verse Dell Studio XPS 435 review check out PCMag.com.
Feb 26
Yeah, we’re smitten. We couldn’t tell you what Dell’s doing here that they haven’t managed in the last 100,000 XPS desktop designs, but whatever it is we want to buy it flowers and CryEngine 2-powered games. The new Studio XPS 435 landed on Dell’s site a couple days ago, and is now available for configuration and sale. The “base model” sports a 2.66GHz Core i7-920 processor, 3GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 3650 256MB graphics card. Things of course rise dramatically from there — you can add another grand to the pricetag by bumping the processor alone, and the 24GB of RAM option is a nice $1,500 addition — but we’d say the base model is a pretty solid start. Dell’s quoting a March 19th ship date, but that’s just “preliminary” at the moment.
[Via DesktopReview]
Gallery: Dell Studio XPS 435
Filed under: Desktops
Dell Studio XPS 435 up for sale, action starts at $1099 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 26
It’s been a rocky road, paved with hardship and confusion, but Dell’s finally ready to let us at its colorful collection of Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks — at least the order page. You can (slightly) configure them to your hearts content, but any color outside of black comes with a $30 price premium. We upped a Mini 10 to “Jade Green” and threw in a 1.6GHz Z530 Atom processor (1.33GHz is standard) and ended up at $479, but there’s no expanding beyond the 1GB of RAM or the 160GB HDD, as per the international netbook treaty. The order page is quoting a “preliminary ship date” of April 2nd, up from the March 31st we saw two days ago, so we hope that’s just a rough estimate.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Filed under: Laptops
Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10 finally up for order, starts at $399 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 26
Dell’s greenish G2410 LCD monitor goes on sale
Posted in: LCD, monitor, now available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, ship, ships, Today's Chili
Dell’s new 24-inch G Series LCD, which was previewed during CES this year, has finally gone on sale at the outfit’s website. The G2410 flat-panel is said to be one of the firm’s greenest LCDs, as it proudly sports an EPEAT Gold rating and utilizes halogen-free laminates in circuit boards along with chassis plastics that contains 25 percent post-consumers recycled plastics. Other specs include a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution panel, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 250 nits of brightness, VGA / DVI connectors and a 5 millisecond response time. It’s all yours for $349, though there’s no apparent discount for hugging a tree prior to pulling the trigger.
[Thanks, Rob]
Filed under: Displays
Dell’s greenish G2410 LCD monitor goes on sale originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 25
Intel also sues Psion over ‘netbook’ trademark, general stupidity
Posted in: intel, lawsuit, legal, netbook, Today's Chili
Intel has finally broken its silence regarding Psion’s attempt to bludgeon the industry into submission with its trademark on the term “Netbook.” Important stuff seeing as how Intel is credited with (re)introducing the term in its modern meaning back in March 08. Granted, it took awhile for the name to catch on (we asked you to name the emerging laptop category in May) but ultimately stuck with the deluge of Atom-based ultra-portables launched at the Computex show in June of 2008. Unsurprisingly, Intel’s position essentially mirrors that of Dell although it was Intel that actually filed its lawsuit first: 1) the public already uses the term in a generic manner, and (2) Psion’s Netbook has been out of production since 2003 with no intent of being reintroduced into the market. Stupid is as stupid does, right Psion?
[Via Electronista]
Read — Intel sues Psion
Read — Intel’s “Thoughts on Netbooks” (March 03, 2008)
Filed under: Laptops
Intel also sues Psion over ‘netbook’ trademark, general stupidity originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Feb 25
Well, what do we have here? Dell‘s own website has outed a new Studio XPS 435. Here’s the specs for its supremum configuration: a 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 processor extreme edition on a X58 chipset, up to 24GB DDR3 SDRAM and 4.5 TB with three hard drive bays, ATI Radeon HD4870, Blu-ray disc drive, 15-in-1 card reader, and eight USB 2.0 ports. Of course, getting the max settings is certainly going to cost you a pretty penny, and at this point we’ve got no deets on pricing or availability.
[Thanks, Chris]
Filed under: Desktops
Sleek new Studio XPS 435 materializes on Dell website originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 24
Dell may not be taking orders for the new Mini 10 on its website until February 26th, but it looks like those not willing to go the QVC route can now at least get an order in over the phone, with a few significant limitations. According to one MyDellMini forum user that opted for that route, Dell is only offering one configuration for $449, which doesn’t include GPS or that promised built-in TV tuner, and is available in black only. Otherwise, you’ll apparently get the standard 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and, of course, that 10.1-inch 1024×576 display. Then again, February 26th is just a couple of days away, and with a stated ship date of March 31st, there’s no indication that these phone orders will actually be landing in your hands any sooner.
[Via Portable Monkey]
Update: We’re not quite sure what’s going at Dell, but the Mini 10 is now up on its website and available to order, two days ahead of schedule. There’s still no configuration or color options, however, and that $449 price has now magically become $474 for what appears to be the exact same system, so you may just want to wait until things shake out once and for all before taking the plunge.
Filed under: Laptops
Dell now taking Mini 10 orders, sort of originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 24
Cheap Geek: Dell 4-Hour Laptop Sale, Best Buy iPhone Sale, LeapFrog Sale
Posted in: iPhone, laptop, sale, Today's Chili
If you’re wishing you were in New Orleans partying on Fat Tuesday, take your mind off of it with these fun deals. Check out Gearlog’s finds for Tuesday, February 24:
1. I guess if you’re Dell, you don’t have to have a 1-day-sale, a 4-hour-sale is enough. Starting today at 2 p.m. CT, Dell is having a 4-hour sale on laptops. Which laptops are on sale? Well, until the sale starts, it’s a mystery to us too. Check out the sale, but make sure you get there in the 4-hour window: The sale ends at 6 p.m. CT.
2. If you’ve been a member of the Best Buy Reward Zone program since at least February 21, then you’re in luck. You can save up to $100 off of an iPhone 3G this week. Here’s the deal: if you’re a regular Reward Zone member, you can save $50 on select iPhone 3G, including the 8GB and 16GB models; if you’re a Premier Silver member (which apparently costs money to be a member), you can save $100 on those models. So, if you happen to fit any of those classifications, than make sure to get over to Best Buy before the sale ends on February 28.
3. LeapFrog is having a sale on gift packs. Save up to 40 percent off of select gift packs, and receive free shipping. Get the Didj Hanna Montana gift pack for $89, down from $152. It includes a pink Didj custom gaming system, pink customization kit, carrying case, and Hanna Montana Learning Game.
4. Finally, all geeks need to eat, right? For today only, Jack in the Box is offering two free tacos if you print this coupon.
Feb 23
Dell Studio 15 with HD screen and Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics lands in Singapore
Posted in: ati, Today's Chili
We first caught wind of an updated Dell Studio 15 when drivers for a 1555 model with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics popped up on Dell’s support site, and surprise — Dell Singapore’s gone and posted specs and pricing. The 1555 gets more than just a GPU boost to a 512MB 4570, it’s also scoring a new 15.6-inch WLED 1366 x 768 screen, so you can actually watch some of that high-def media at an appropriate res. The basic config nets you all the new stuff plus a 2.4GHz P8600 Core 2 Duo, 3GB of RAM and a 250GB drive for S$1,599 ($1,044), which is actually a pretty stellar deal — let’s hope this bad boy makes it Stateside, and soon.
[Thanks, Karthik]
Filed under: Laptops
Dell Studio 15 with HD screen and Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics lands in Singapore originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 23
Dell’s Mini 10 comes with any amount of RAM you want, so long as it’s 1GB
Posted in: memory, netbook, Today's Chili
The case of the Mini 10 just gets curiouser and curiouser. The company finally acknowledged the red-lidded QVC stepchild on its site just last week, but before that quietly mentioned an interesting bit of information on its official blog: the 1GB of memory figure that seemed like just a start is actually the end, too. The RAM in the first batch (or possibly batches) of Mini 10 models will be non-upgradable, and while we don’t know why a company that built itself on allowing people to customize computers would prevent them from upgrading their netbooks, we are sure this won’t be a popular move. Additionally, the first Mini 10s will all be running XP, though Ubuntu will be coming, as well as an optional 720P display and even a TV tuner. That all sounds fantastic, but after waiting through all this is anyone going to wait longer still for a proper-spec’d machine?
[Thanks, Eric]
Filed under: Laptops
Dell’s Mini 10 comes with any amount of RAM you want, so long as it’s 1GB originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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