Dell launches two new dual core Inspirons

Dell launches two new dual core Inspirons

Dell has unveiled two new notebooks, Inspiron E1505 and Inspiron 6400, the latest in its line of core duo computers. Meant, respectively, for home entertainment and office applications, these two laptops bring together sleekness and the high performance of a dual-core chip. The new launches are being seen as the company's bid to capture the fast-expanding market of small businesses.

The Inspiron E1505 and the Inspiron 6400, launched on Tuesday, are the third and fourth models in the Texas-based company's range of Intel Dual Core-powered computers. The Inspiron E1505 can be used for playing movies, television and music and is equipped with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. In addition, it has a tuner.

On the other hand, the Inspiron 6400 has been designed for small and medium-sized businesses and has Windows XP Home as its Operating System. Both the laptops are priced at $729 if one wants a single processor core (Intel Core Solo T1300) but the dual core (Core Duo T2300) configurations will cost you fifty dollars extra.

Six-pound in weight and with a six-cell battery, both the models have 512MB of RAM and 40GB of hard-disk space. The new models also have a 15-inch WXGA 'Truelife' screen with sharp color contrast. Both the notebooks come with a one-year warranty.

Intel unveiled Core Duo, its new high-performance microprocessor chips in January. These chips have also been used by Apple for its iMacs. The processor lets the user perform a number of tasks simultaneously on his/her machine. It has been reported, however, that the chip exhausts batteries faster because it doesn't allow the computers to go into the 'sleep' mode.

Competitor Lenovo Group Ltd. also unveiled last week, its 'Intel-inside' computers priced much lower than Dell Inspirons. Lenovo is targeting the lower-end market.