Dell To Launch XPS 14z

Post by Sharat | December 20, 2011 | Dell Computers, Dell News | Comment

This month Dell Computers Australia will launch its new high end flagship laptop aimed at both business customers as well as consumers. The new machine is less than one inch thick and Dell is pushing the laptop as a credible alternative to the MacBook Pro range from Apple.

The Dell XPS 14z is indeed very powerful, and packaged stylishly, boasting a second generation Core i5 processor from Intel, with the option of a Dual Core i7, and up to 8GB of RAM. The laptop comes with Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium edition.

Dell is hoping that consumers and business users alike who prefer to be on the leading edge of technology, will find the XPS 15z as aesthetically pleasing as any offering from the MacBook range, as well as just as powerful.

“The XPS 14z delivers what professionals want–raw power paired with a stunning, sophisticated design that signals ‘I’ve arrived,’” Steve Felice head of the companies consumer and small and medium business group said.

“The XPS 14z is specifically engineered to help our customers do more in their personal and professional lives–and it advances our industry-leading vision for thin-and-powerful solutions that deliver performance without compromise,” said Felice.

Dell seems to have accomplished that apparently impossible task of delivering a 14 inch screen in a frame designed for 13 inches in large part due to the convex shape of the laptop and the borderless display that runs edge to edge.

The laptop comes with some impressive specifications including a hard drive capacity measuring in at 750GB, the laptop also features a 1.3MP webcam, and a backlit spill resistant keyboard. Dell claims that the laptop’s battery life is as long as six hours 42 minutes.

Prices are likely to start at $999 and depending on the choice of optional, go as high as $1500. The laptop is clearly aimed at business users and consumers who are willing to pay a premium for both form and function, a segment of the market that is dominated by Apple.