DELL TO OFFER LAPTOPS IN NAIL POLISH COLORS

Dell has always been fond of making its laptops colorful. Now the PC maker is taking that fondness to yet another level. Dell has teamed up with nail polish experts OPI with the objective of creating 26 new color choices for its laptops. Users are allowed to choose the new colors when they customize the notebook in the Dell Design Studio. The new colors will be available on Dell’s Studio, Inspiron and Inspiron Mini line of notebooks.

Of the 26 colors 6 will be holiday themed. So is this a smart move by Dell? Well, the new nail polish colors will not improve the functionality of your computers, but they will certainly help you personalize your machines and make them look different from the numerous notebooks out there.

DELL STUDIO 17 GETS MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY

The Dell Studio 17 packs nearly all desirable features inside its small frame. The only missing feature until now had been multi-touch functionality. Now Dell has rectified it. The new and improved Dell Studio 17 supports multi-touch controls.

The Studio 17 comes with either an Intel Pentium or Core 2 Duo processor. Up to 8GB of RAM can be installed. The notebook provides as much as 1TB of storage space. For high-end graphics performance there is the discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570/HD 4650 GPU. And if are concerned about power conservation, the graphics is switchable to the integrated GMA 4500MHD.

Other notable features include Blu-ray/DVD, USB, eSATA/USB combo, WiFi, FireWire, HDMI, VGA and DisplayPort.

The 17.3 inch multi-touch display comes with 1600 x 900 pixels. The new Studio 17 will run Windows 7 which has several touch friendly features. The base configuration with a six-cell battery pack starts at $899.

DELL VOSTRO 1015 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US

The Dell Vostro 1015 is an affordable notebook aimed at businesses. It is now available for purchase in the US.

The Vostro 1015 is a full sized laptop with a 15.6 inch display. The base model is powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron 900 processor with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The machine runs Windows 7 Home Basic. Prices start at $429. If you need a higher-end model you can opt for a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T6670 processor, 3GB of RAM, 320GB Hard drive and Windows 7 Professional. This configuration costs around $629.

The graphics option on all Vostro 1015 will be Intel GMA 4500MHD. Other features include WiFi 802.11b/g, 2 MP webcam, an 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R.

DELL INSPIRON MINI 10 GETS PINE TRAIL CHIPS

Dell has introduced an update to its Inspiron Mini 10 series of netbooks. Currently the Inspiron Mini 10 has an Atom Z520 processor and the Mini 10v has an Atom N270 processor. The updated notebooks will have an Intel Atom N450 processor instead. The new models are expected to be available in the first week of January. Prices will start at $299.

The netbooks will ship with Windows 7 Starter or Windows XP home. Ubuntu 9.04 Linux will also be available in future. The chassis has undergone a minor makeover. The palm wrest area now features a textured finish. The touchpad on the new models still features the integrated mouse buttons but it will no longer support multi-touch gestures.

Both 3-cell and 6-cell battery options are available, but Dell said that most models will ship with 6 cell batteries. The netbooks measure just 1.3 inches in thickness.

DELL UPDATES ITS INSPIRON MINI 10

It is raining Pine Trail netbooks. Dell hasn’t announced any new netbook with the Atom N450 chipset, but it has decided to refresh its Inspiron Mini 10 series with a newer design and the brand new processor. The redesigned netbooks will have a textured smudge-resistant palm rest and sculpted keys. They will be powered by Intel’s latest Pine Trail Atom N450 processor. Both 3 cell and 6 cell battery options are available. Dell claims that the 6-cell battery will provide up to 9.5 hours of uptime, thanks to the better power efficiency of Atom N450. The netbooks will run Windows 7 Starter Edition. For storage there is a 250GB hard drive. Other features include HDTV tuner (optional) and GPS.

Pricing and Availability
The updated Inspiron Mini 10 is expected to be available in early January. The base version will start at $299.