New Dell leaks: XPS Studio 13 and 16
To give credit where credit is due, Dell's recent reveal of its new Latitude E-series business laptop line was the first new laptop announcement in a long time to not completely leak a few days or weeks early. (There were some photos and rumors a few months ago, but overall, it was a successful launch.)
The same cannot be said for Dell's consumer side -- every new product is leaked, usually with detailed photos and spec sheets, leaving little actual news for the system's launch day. Case in point -- these new photos and details (purportedly from an internal PowerPoint) of something called the Dell XPS Studio line.
We're familiar with both the XPS and Studio brands, and we're curious to see if this new hybrid is the beginning of the end of one or both as a standalone. These slides, from notebookreview.com, show slot-loading Blu-ray drives, edge-to-edge glass displays, hybrid SLI graphics (that's a GPU and the motherboard's integrated graphics working together), and backlit keyboards. In addition, the 16-inch model is shown with some cool-looking wood accents on the lid.
According to the leaked docs, you can expect the Studio XPS 13 and 16 sometime in November. Check out the purloined PowerPoint slides after the break.
(Credit:
notebookreview.com)
(Credit:
notebookreview.com)
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C'mon Dell, just update your current xps line with chips that don't overheat and processors that your competition already has out and quit trying to be artists.
Ow yeah, Dell has keyboardlights and HDMI instead of DVI now ... another reason to leave Apple!
- by jake49 November 23, 2008 9:24 AM PST
- this is usually the most expensive laptop in the pict ( like the bamboo studio hybrid) i bet they will have a plain black at least
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