Update: The M101z will be launched in the US next month in August. Brad over at Liliputing has an unboxing video with a few shots – check ‘em out. Video after the break.
This announcement caught me totally off guard – Dell has launched the Inspiron M101z, a second generation 11-inch notebook. Their first 11-inch offering being the aging Dell Inspiron 11z (recently got a proper trackpad upgrade recently, btw).
The Inspiron M101z is powered by AMD’s new Athlon II Neo processors – either an Athlon II Neo K125 (single core) or K325 (dual core) along with ATI RS880M integrated graphics (I’m not familiar with this one).
On the design front, it carries a similar design to their other recent Inspiron releases and unlike the Inspiron 11z it has a flush battery and a proper trackpad from the get go.
Looking at the rest of the specs: An 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 display (glossy), 2GB / 4GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB / 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 1.3MP webcam, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI and a 6-cell battery good for up to 6.5 hours (probably 4 hours in real life).
Dell Inspiron M101z
- 11.6″ 1366 x 768 display (glossy)
- AMD Athlon II Neo K125 (single core) OR
- AMD Athlon II Neo K325 (dual core)
- ATI RS880M chipset
- ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics
- 2 / 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 250 / 320GB HDD
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 10/100 LAN
- 1.3MP webcam
- SRS Premium SRS sound, stereo speakers
- 3x USB 2.0, LAN, VGA, HDMI, 3-in-1 card reader, audio jacks, SIM card slot
- 6-cell 56Wh battery (6.5 hours)
- 3.44 lbs / 1.56 kg
- 8.07″ x 11.5″ x 0.95″ – 1.38″
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
So far, it has only been released in the UK [Dell UK] as far as I’m aware, priced from £379 – £499.
Hurray for more 11-inch options!
Unboxing video from Liliputing:
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