Dell corporate notebook line adds Latitudes with attitude

Dell SA has enhanced its portfolio of notebook systems for corporate, government and educational customers by providing new features for its mainstream, wireless-ready Latitude C600 notebook, and introducing the new Latitude C500 - designed for budget-conscious mobile users.

In addition, Dell is now making a CD-rewritable/DVD combination drive available on all Latitude notebooks for users who need to read or write large amounts of data, listen to audio files or watch video files while away from the office.

The Latitude C600 offers mobile users high performance in a thin and light form factor, with the new Intel Mobile Pentium III processor at 1GHz and a high-resolution 14.1-inch SXGA+ display.

"When combined with Dell`s TrueMobile 1150 wireless LAN solution and Dell`s new CD-RW/DVD combo drive, the Latitude C600 delivers the features, functionality and connectivity mobile business users can take advantage of to be more productive," says Leigh Hancock, product-marketing manager at Dell SA.

Dell`s Latitude C500 is a wireless-ready value notebook featuring Intel`s Celeron processor at 700MHz, a choice of 14.1-inch XGA or 12.1-inch SVGA displays and a choice of optional integrated communications. The Latitude C500 is cost-effective without sacrificing reliability, flexibility or performance. Hancock says it can help lower the total cost of ownership by retaining compatibility with all Latitude C-family media modules, peripherals and docking solutions.

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The Dell CD-RW/DVD combination drive brings all the advantages of DVD-ROM, a CD-RW, and a CD-ROM to a single drive, eliminating the need and added weight of carrying two modules while travelling. The CD-RW/DVD combination drive is available as an option on all Latitude products currently being shipped, including the Latitude C800 and L400.

The price of the 850MHz Latitude C600 starts at R17 780 excluding VAT and delivery and includes 128MB SDRAM, 6GB hard disk drive, internal 56k v.90 modem, ATI Mobility RAGE 128 graphics with 8MB video SGRAM, Dell`s DualPoint technology, 24X maximum CD-ROM drive and floppy diskette drive. "It also comes standard with Microsoft Windows 2000 and three-year international next-business-day onsite service," adds Hancock.

The price for a Latitude C500 starts at R10 990 excluding VAT and delivery and includes 64MB SDRAM, 6GB hard disk drive, ATI Mobility 128 graphics with 8MB video SGRAM, Dell`s DualPoint technology, 24X maximum CD-ROM drive, floppy diskette drive, as well as Microsoft Windows 98 and one-year collect and return service.