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Dell has unveiled a new model in the European countries by the name of Dell Inspiron 1018. This new Dell Mini appears to be a refresh of the current of the Dell Mini 1012 model as the chassis looks exactly the same as the latter.

Available in only 1 color, which is black, Dell 1018 netbook features the same single core processor, Intel Atom N455, 1GB RAM, Windows 7 Starter and other normal connectivity radios. For the time being, the Dell Mini 1018 is available at the Dell UK and Dell Italy stores for 280 Pounds and 280 Euros respectively.

The Dell Adamo laptop is a high priced, high powered thin and light machine, with prices starting at $999. The Shenzhen Zingzheng Yu N98 isn’t. But it steals many design cues from Dell’s high end notebook. The difference is that on the inside, the N98 is all netbook — and it has the low $209 price tag to match.

The N98 has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and a choice of 512MB or 1GB of RAM and an 80GB or 160GB hard drive. It’s equipped with a 2400mAh battery, which probably isn’t going to provide more than a few hours of run time.

The laptop does have a few features that you won’t find on a typical netbook, including a metal chassis and an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. But while this little guy looks a bit like the Dell Adamo, I don’t expect any machine with an Atom N270 processor to be a match for an Adamo with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, high performance SSD, and 2GB or more of memory.

Dell has come out with another budget-friendly laptop in the form of the Inspiron I1545-3232OBK. Priced at just $429.99 via BestBuy, the system is packed with a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 widescreen display, a 2.3GHz Intel Pentium T4500 processor, an Intel GMA 4500M graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a 7-in1 media card reader, WiFi, a 6-cell battery and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.

Dell’s 11.6-inch Inspiron M101z  is now listed and available to buy over at Dell US.

Price for the single core Athlon II Neo K125 (1.7 GHz) processor model starts at $449.99 and comes with 2GB DDR3 RAM and a 250GB HDD. The higher end dual core Athlon II Keo K325 (1.3 GHz) processor model starts at $549.99 and gets you 4GB DDR3 RAM and a 320GB HDD (both 7200 RPM).

They both have a 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 display, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 56Whr 6-cell battery (6.5 hours), 1.3MP webcam and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit in common. For ports – 3x USB 2.0, 10/100 LAN, VGA, HDMI, card reader, audio jacks.

There should be at least a TV tuner option coming at a later date. Right now you can only choose a different color which adds $40 to the price. Dell estimates the M101z will ship in the second week of August (8 /9 /2010)

Here is a Chinese clone of Dell Mini 10V (1012) netbook that comes with a good ‘ol Atom N270 processor. But, it does packs a HD display (1366×768) and that mean it does have something to ponder on. The netbook is bigger than the original and reason of boasting a bigger frame is its 11.6-inch display.

Other specs include Intel 945GSE chipset, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB HDD, GMA 950 graphics and 1.3MP webcam. The netbook features a 3-cell 2400mAh battery, 3G SIM slot, LAN, BT and 2x USB ports. It also offers a less stressful keyboard.

Dell’s taking the slightly revamped “forward hinge” design language it introduced with the Inspiron R  line and bringing it down to 11.6-inches with the new Inspiron M101z. The laptop is a followup to the Inspiron 11z, and packs your choice of AMD Athlon Neo K125 (single core) or K325 chips (dual core). AMD, which might still be a bit of a sore subject  for Dell, really seems to have carved out a niche for itself in the 11.6-inch size, with its blend of more-than-Atom power, cheaper-than-Intel price, and decent-but-not-ULV power sipping; Dell claims a bit over 6.5 hours of battery life with the standard 6-cell battery. The AMD chips bring along integrated ATI RS880M graphics, and the laptops pack 2GB of RAM and 250GB HDDs standard. What we don’t have yet is the US price: the laptop starts at £379 for a single core model in the UK, which should translate to something around $400-$450 US — Dell has to beat out HP’s $449, similarly specced Pavilion dm1, after all.

The Dell Inspiron iM501R (M501R) 15.6-inch mainstream AMD-based laptop is now available, including a model with a quad-core CPU.

There are two configurations offered by Amazon – the Dell Inspiron iM501R-1459MRB and iM501R-2272MRB. The iM501R-1459MRB features the AMD Athlon II Dual-Core P320 2.1GHz processor and integrated graphics, while the iM501R-2272MRB includes the AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920 1.6GHz CPU and ATI Radeon HD550v 1GB dedicated video card. Both Inspiron R series laptops have 4GB of DDR3 memory, 500GB of hard disk space, a DVD burner, and a 1366×768 display resolution.

Dell’s iM501R also includes a 1.3MP web camera, Wi-Fi, Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth in iM501R-2272MRB, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, a 7-in-1 media card reader, and HDMI and VGA outputs.

The notebooks start at 5.76 pounds with the standard 6-cell battery and run Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

The Dell Inspiron iM501R-1459MRB and iM501R-2272MRB are priced at $579.99 and $763.22, respectively.

Dell US has released the newly designed Inspiron R Series affordable consumer notebook lineup, initially featuring the 14-inch Inspiron 14R, 15.6″ 15R, and 17.3″ 17R.

The 14R, 15R, and 17R come with the Intel Core i3 and i5 processors, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, up to 640GB hard drive space, optional 1GB ATi dedicated graphics, built-in webcams, SRS Premium Sound, and optional Intel Wireless Display for a cable-free connection to most HDTVs when paired with a separately sold third party adapter.

Dell’s new notebooks come in four brushed finishes – Mars Black, Peacock Blue, Tomato Red and Lotus Pink – with chrome accents and smudge-resistant palm rests.

The Inspiron R laptops are available now and start at $449 at the Dell online store.

Dell recently launched an update to its Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable laptop. The new model has the same high performance NVIDIA graphics as the first generation 11.6 inch, 4.5 pound gaming rig. But the new models feature Core i-series processors while the original came with a choice of an Intel Pentium SU4100 or Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor.

The folks at Notebook Review recently found themselves at an event where they could check out a few of the new models, and they ran a quick benchmark to see how the new CPUs stack up against the earlier models. Not surprisingly, the laptop scored highest with the new Core i7-640UM CPU, followed by the Core i5-520UM CPU. The Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100 processor came in last… sort of.

It turns out that if you overclock the SU4100 chip, it actually comes in second. The new chips are also overclockable though, so that point is probably moot. Notebook Review didn’t have a chance to benchmark the same computer with an SU7300 chip, but I’d be surprised if it didn’t fall somewhere between the SU4100 and Core i5-520UM processor in terms of performance.

It’s worth noting that the wPrime test run by Notebook Review is primarily a test of CPU performance. Since the new CPU options are the main differences between the newer M11x models and the older ones, that seems fair. But this particular benchmark doesn’t really tell you that much about the gaming performance of these laptops.

It may be nearly a year since we first got our hands on Dell’s thin-and-light Inspiron 14z, but the laptop still certainly holds its own in its class, and Dell has now made an offer that’s awfully hard to refuse — it’s lowered the price to just $399. That will of course get you the lowest-end, Pentium Dual-Core SU4100 model, but you can upgrade to a Core 2 Duo for $65 extra, and the rest of the basic specs aren’t too shabby, including 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. Anyone thinking of taking the plunge better act fast, however, as the deal is apparently part of a 48 hour sale, and quite a few of those hours have already ticked away.