Dell updates Latitude notebook range with Centrino

 

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By Alun Williams

Posted on 13 Mar 2003 at 15:45

Dell has updated its Latitude notebook range. The redesigned portables now incorporate Intel Centrino technology.

The full Centrino brand comprises the Pentium M, Intel 855 chipsets and the Intel Pro/Wireless 802.11b-based adaptor. On the last component, however, you can opt out of the full Centrino certification and select Dell's own wireless networking support: TrueMobile 1300 (802.11b/g) or TrueMobile 1400 (802.11a/b/g).

Starting the D-Family of Latitude notebooks are the 'moonlight silver' D600 and D800.

The D600 is the lighter weight offering (4.7lbs) and comes with Pentium Ms running at 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6GHz, the Intel 855PM chipset and a 14.1-inch displays (XGA with a resolution of 1,024 x 768 or SXGA+ at 1400 x 1050). It includes an ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 Video Graphics card with 32MB of DDR memory. There are two USB 2.0 ports and one S-Video out port.

The D800 is more multi-media oriented. As well as the Centrino support described above, it features a 15.4in UltraSharp displays (with WUXGA 1,920 x 1,200 resolution or WXGA at 1,280 x 800) and an NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go Video Graphics card with up to 64MB of DDR memory. It has an extra USB port and FireWire (IEEE 1394) support.

Both models come with a three-Year limited warranty.

You can read the full specs of the D600 and D800, and find more info about the Latitude range, on the Dell Web site.