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Latitude Z: this is what a heavily-engineered Dell laptop looks like
As far as Windows-allied computer companies go, it seems Dell is trying the hardest to answer Apple's design-heavy approach tit-for-tat. The Adamo took on the Air, and now the Latitude Z600 is looking to be the laptop for business users thanks to what's going on inside and out.
We'll let the pictures speak for the design. As for the meat of the machine, Dell's got a few tricks. The most impressive? No wires. You can buy a $200 inductive charging pad that'll juice up the Z while it's resting atop it. It's also got built-in support for wireless connectivity, and, after spending another $200 on a wireless hub, the Z will be able to talk to USB, video and sound devices without having to plug them in. It's got a couple of other bells and whistles, too, such as a quick boot environment where you can check your email without having to boot into Windows, and a FaceAware system that uses your webcam to know when you leave and locks your laptop.
It's a high-end laptop that's priced as such, starting at $2,000. For that, you get 16" inches of screen and 4.5 pounds of laptop.
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Via Ars Technica
By shlthead at 6:02 PM ON 09/29/09
this websites photo galleries drive me insane, why does the whole page reload and bring me to the top. DRIVE ME CRAZY
By KR3 at 7:06 PM ON 09/29/09
Agreed your image gallery sucks.
Anyhow i'd say this aint a bad try from Dell, it definetly looks great.
By pantstofry at 7:10 PM ON 09/29/09
Yeah, its nice for $2000, but if you want the extras you gotta factor in another $400... what else would we have to pay for...?
By yaedon at 7:11 PM ON 09/29/09
Agreed. The worst image gallery I've dealt with (this is not hyperbole).
DVICE, please, please fix this.
By Emanuel at 7:45 PM ON 09/29/09
Really like the website, come here almost daily, but whenever I find interesting pictures, I have to do a websearch to find them on a different website. The image gallery is really that unusable.
By reanimater at 8:16 PM ON 09/29/09
i simply look at the pics without enlarging them.
i usually check youtube for product review videos first and the google for more pics. if i am interested.
and with that thingy i am not. the design is really cool. like the 16 inches coming up, but the whole "no cables" stuff is not necessary in my opinion.
By kubiaka at 8:59 PM ON 09/29/09
I agree. This website's photo gallery is horrible. Hire someone to fix it.
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By gallery change at 1:25 AM ON 09/30/09
suggestion: switch to a lightbox image gallery
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By E at 4:09 AM ON 09/30/09
On topic: looks like a great laptop. Interesting to see that Dell, who used to make dull, generic laptops, seems to be one of the big innovators.
On the other topic: Yes the image gallery is horrible. I usually just look somewhere else if I am interested. As suggested, lightbox works like a charm.
By paranoyd at 10:04 AM ON 09/30/09
I simply ADORE where the ethernet port is located.
That angled edge is simply the best idea ever for a laptop. It's practical
By Mihos at 11:54 AM ON 09/30/09
I like it. Not a Dell fan overall, but I am glad to see them playijng with the designs. I like the USB hub idea a lot also.
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