http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/ Engadget Comments for Dell Latitude 13: a thin-and-light for big business http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
Thats the way guys, just keep improving the designs and performance. Who needs Macbooks seriously??]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/I'd rather my laptop have a little junk in the trunk if it means I can swap the battery out...]]>Feb 2nd 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I bought the V13 Vostro 2 weeks ago for the wife, and I am impressed with the build quality, the keyboard feels a little mushy, bu then if I didnt own a X300 thinkpad I dont think I wouldve complained about the keyboard. The V13 is at a great price point if you want a light laptop.

The only cons: 2 USB ports, non removable battery ( I can actually do without the optical drive)
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if pappaya computers was building titanium alloy bodied laptops with magical 10,000mAH batteries and core i7 processors with really nice displays (probably without the glass cover), similar form factors and running a linux distro - i guarantee that everyone would be comparing laptops from every other company to those.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I'd love to agree with you, but to me they took to big leaps backwards with the Latitude E-series. They look like some retro early 90's dells. I'm still holding on to my D630 until they come out with something not so brickish looking.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
More details of the latitude: http://bit.ly/dell-latitude-13]]>Feb 5th 2010 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/i care much more about the batt life. the vostro only advertised 3 hrs or something.
could do so much better]]>Feb 2nd 2010 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
Cliffs Notes: If a Adamo and netbook f****ed... voila, V13.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Not the most informative post, is it?]]>Feb 2nd 2010 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I know many would prefer newer multimedia ports.
But as for men VGA is a plus]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
ups I meant "as for me"]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
Yes, it is a VGA port! And here's why Dell didn't ape the Macbook in this case.

Example: My mom just got a new Dell lappy for work, and she absolutely cannot live without that VGA port. In fact, almost every computer in her building is a Dell laptop with a VGA port connected to at least one Dell monitor.

VGA is for businesses that don't upgrade their external monitors every 2 years to fit a new cable/port medium or blend in with the latest design of their laptops. Which is just about every business out there.

Plus, VGA is probably the most used display connector medium out there. It's cheap, produces good visuals, and, most importantly, cheap (hey, it deserves being said twice).

Now, I know they make dongles for things like Mini DVI/displayport, but, once again, it adds cost and complexity. In a company that employs thousands of people using laptops with external monitors, it would basically be detrimental. Let's say that this company which employs 1000 computer workers recently upgraded to this computer, but instead of VGA, it uses Mini DVI. Now they need to buy dongles. $40 per dongle for VGA, for example. That's $40,000 dollars for some stupid dongles. These dongles are also susceptible to being lost. And every dongle lost is money lost, and most companies cannot afford to waste money in this economy.

And besides, who the hell wants a dongle?]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I'm a man's man.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
"I like...girls..."

"I'm a man's man."

Wait, I'm confused.

/joke]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Well, this is a business focused machine, and VGA is a necessity when you travel to a site to give a presentation and that's the only connection option to the projector...
also I connect my T400 to my 46" tv via VGA to watch movies etc. and it displays perfect 1080 resolution... ain't nothing wrong w/ VGA...]]>Feb 2nd 2010 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Hoped it'll carry top intel processors, not only CULV ones.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://bit.ly/dell-vostro-v13-preview]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
V13 is pretty badass as a stylish thin-n-light though, at just .65" thick, a tick over 3lbs, X4500MHD and available 1.4Ghz Core 2 Solo starting at a mere $450.

Basically, an Adamo fuer das Volk.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
A Vostro V13 that offers 5h+ would be amazing, even if it was a little thicker to provide room for the larger battery. ]]>Feb 2nd 2010 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
- Min. weight for the V13 with a 6-cell battery is 3.5lbs, not 3.1lbs (1.4kg) as previously mentioned by Engadget.
- $450 gets you Ubuntu 9.04, with the Win 7 model starting at $600.
- $450 also gets you the Celeron 743, while $600 will get you n upgrade to the Core 2 Solo 1.4Ghz.

Still, a good feature set for the prices mentioned, but largely unremarkable compared to the Acer Timeline series, which came out with similar prices, similar (or better specs), 8 months ago.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
And when it comes to Dell, don't be deterred, they rarely sell for MSRP with all their instant $100 off codes and bing cashback sales and outlet crap yada yada. =)]]>Feb 2nd 2010 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I am thinking of getting the E6500 or the Studio XPS 16 some time. My friend just got it and the quality/looks were quite good. Plus, it is one of the few Dell laptops that have 1920x1200 resolution and Win 7 Ultimate with Win XP Pro downgrade (I am still not entirely sold on Win 7 and much prefer Win XP for my database/software/graphics development needs). The Studio XPS 16 has a good resolution too and a better processor, RAM and FSB speed but no Win XP Pro downgrade. Ah, I'm confused much.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I can't speak for the Studio but I'd shy away from the E6500. The specifications for the E6400 are good (I also bumped mine from the stock 2GB RAM to 4GB) and yet it still runs very poorly. It is running XP SP3 since Windows 7 is not yet approved for our company but yet I am convinced that it should run a lot faster than it is. I can only suggest getting hands-on with one that has a lot of the software you want already installed so that you can evaluate the real-world performance since a clean system will undoubtedly run much better until you start installing your software on it.

Put it this way, given my current experience I would not spend my own money on a Latitude unless price was my primary consideration.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
You were either experiencing a software anomaly or should contact Dell warranty support for a replacement.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
Which benchmarks were used? If I know those then I can perhaps replicate them to determine whether mine is significantly slower than it should be, or whether I simply have higher expectations. To be honest, my experiences of all PCs provided by work (Dells, HPs and IBMs) have been poor so the chances are that this one is working as expected.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
If you are running a custom image for work, I can't help you there. One of the offices we supported had a ridiculously "busy" image, running dozens of processes for proprietary engineer and security software, and even something as simple as Norton Antivirus can really show up on scores (I find ANY real time protection anti-virus completely unnecessary outside of large LANs) .]]>Feb 2nd 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
I'll give PCMark a bash and compare but I can't see much point in the others for a business PC. Needless to say that this PC is hardly "clean" anymore since work does require a number of applications to be installed on it for security, including McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, McAfee EndPoint Encryption, Symantec Protection Agent and stuff to keep the patches applied automatically. Not having worked for any other companies in the past 15-years I can't say whether this software suite is indicative of what other companies require but I doubt that it is unusual.]]>Feb 2nd 2010 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/
It could be a software on your machine that's slowing it down, or it may not have been configured right. I've been using a Dell XPS M170 for the past 4 years running XP Pro SP3 and all my development applications including Photoshop CS2, VS2005/2009/ SQL Server 2005, McAfee, Swish Max3, etc. It's not the fastest computer any more, but its definitely not slow. I usually have 3-4 of the above big apps along with others running simultaneously on 2GB RAM. Plus it has the wonderful 1920x1200 resolution screen. However, this is my 2nd LCD screen. They keep getting vertical lines across them every 6-8 months. ]]>Feb 2nd 2010 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/dell-latitude-13-a-thin-and-light-for-big-business/Feb 2nd 2010 7:42AM