With the most powerful mobile graphics solution ever offered in its Inspiron notebook line, Dell announced its newest multimedia notebook, the Inspiron 8600.
The Inspiron 8600, available today offers compelling features for those who game, enjoy digital entertainment and edit video. Starting at R15,380 including VAT and delivery, the new notebook includes wide screen UltraSharp displays, cutting-edge NVIDIA graphics with up to 128MB of video memory and Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, built for mobile computing with integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b. The added power and multimedia functionality makes the new Inspiron 8600 particularly suitable for small business users as well as consumers.
"The Inspiron 8600 is a dream machine for multimedia enthusiasts," said Ben McDonald, Client Product Manager of Dell South Africa. "This notebook is packed with enough power to handle demanding tasks previously relegated to desktop computers."
The notebook features a 38mm slim design and a Moonlight Silver and Venice Blue colour scheme. It includes Intel`s latest Pentium M processors up to 1.7 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650 graphics capability, which provide the same lifelike characters and game environments that enthusiasts expect from the most advanced desktop graphics.
The Inspiron 8600`s UltraSharp wide aspect (15.4") screen allows viewing of wide screen movies and enables increased productivity with side-by-side display of documents and Web content. Larger hard drives, up to 80GB, provide enough storage for plenty of large digital media files. All systems include two USB 2.0 ports and one IEEE 1394 port for fast data transfer.
To allow connectivity flexibility, systems can be configured with optional integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, as well as Bluetooth capabilities. The Inspiron 8600 also comes with QuickSet, a customizable software application that takes the guesswork out of power management settings, system status monitoring, enlarging icons for high-resolution displays, and more.
To meet a range of productivity, entertainment and security needs, the new notebook comes with Microsoft`s Windows XP Home Edition operating system or Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Works 7.0.
Additional technical information for the Inspiron 8600
* Intel Centrino Mobile Technology including integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b, with choice of Intel Pentium M processors: 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz, and 1.7GHz
* 256MB to 2GB DDR RAM 333MHz
* UltraSharp Wide Aspect Display (15.4-inch) with choice of resolution: WXGA (1280X800), WSXGA+ (1680x1050) or WUXGA (1920x1200)
* Choice of NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650 128MB, NVIDIA GeForce 4 4200 Go 64MB or ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 32MB
* Integrated 56K V. 92[1] capable modem, 10/100 Ethernet, optional integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and BlueTooth capability
* Choice of modular optical Drives: DVD, CD-RW/DVD or DVD+RW/+R
* Choice of Hard Drives: 30GB, 40GB, 60GB or 80GB
* Ports include two USB 2.0, one S-Video Out, one IEEE 1394 port, serial, parallel
* One PC Card slot
* 72Watt Hour Lithium Ion battery
* Optional floppy disk drive
* Optional QuickSnap Color Kit personalization covers
For more information about Inspiron product, go to www.dell.co.za/inspiron.
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