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