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Engadget gets some early dirt on the Dell E/E Slim

Dell E
Remember that small notebook that Michael Dell was seen carrying around at the All Things D conference? Well the folks at Engadget have managed to come up with some additional information on this notebook as well as a larger 12.1 inch brother (keep in mind – this could all change of course and there’s no confirmation whether these specs are for real or not). First, the new 8.9 inch model is tentatively called the Dell E (doesn’t at all sound like the Eee PC of course) and will actually be available in three verticals – the Dell E Class, the Dell E Video, and the Dell E Video+. The primary difference between the three models is the memory, hard drive space, and built-in webcam.


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Overall specs for the 8.9 inch model (Dell E) include the following (some of which are not available in the initial releases):
  • 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 resolution display
  • 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor
  • Measures 0.82-1.22 x 9.13 x 6.9 inches and weighing 2.2 lbs
  • 3-5 color IMR options
  • 4/8/16GB SSD
  • 512MB or 1GB memory
  • 3 USB ports
  • microphone, headphone, VGA, SD slot
  • 0.3 megapixel webcam
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMax, WWAN
  • 4 cell 35 WHr (5 hours battery life) battery
  • Supports Linux, Windows XP
The Dell E Classic will have 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD, and no camera. The Dell E Video will have 1GB RAM, 8GB SSD, and a webcam. The Dell E Video+ will feature 1GB RAM, 12GB SSD, and a webcam.
Meanwhile, the larger brother is known as the Dell E Slim (just call it the Slim Jim already!). There will be two models initially – the Dell E Slim and the Dell E Slim+ with the primary difference in the processor speed and memory/storage (the E Slim+ will feature a 1.6GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and 60GB HDD)
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Specs for the 12.1 inch model includes the following (as with the 8.9 inch, not all specs will be available in the initial release):
  • 1.3 GHz or 1.6GHz Intel Silverthorne processor (part of the Atom processor lineup)
  • Measures 0.83 to 0.94 x 11.8 x 9.1 inches and weighing 2.6lbs
  • 2-3 color IMR options
  • 8GB flash or 40GB 1.8 inch HDD
  • 512MB/1GB RAM
  • 3 USB, microphone, audio, SD card, VGA
  • 0.3 megapixel webcam
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMax, WWAN
  • 3 cell 26 WHr or 6 cell 52WHr
  • Linux or Windows XP OS
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So it looks like the initial 8.9 inch model (Dell E) with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 512MB/1GB RAM, 4/8/16GB , Wi-Fi, Webcam, Linux/XP model will be available in August with an updated one featuring WWAN, Wi-Max sometime in or after October.
As for the 12.1 inch Dell E Slim timeframe, the initial release featuring a 1.3 to 1.6GHz SLT, 512MB/1GB RAM, 8/40GB storage, Wi-Fi, webcam, Linux/XP will be available sometime in August/Sept. An updated one is expected in October/November featuring WWAN, and WiMax.
The only word on pricing thus far- the Dell E will apparently start at $299. Nice
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