BWI: Dell Unveils the Hottest Technology for GenY with Augmented Inspiron Line-Up

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Dell India
Thursday, June 07, 2012 06:32 PM IST (01:02 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Business services, Information technology, Telecommunications; Technology
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Dell Unveils the Hottest Technology for GenY with Augmented Inspiron Line-Up


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, June 07, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- Updated design for Inspiron line with curved edges for a smooth, contemporary look
-- Intel 3rd generation Ivy Bridge Processors for faster performance on multi-threaded applications to raise the bar for personal computing experiences
-- New Inspiron Special Edition laptops feature stunning design, multimedia capabilities and world-class audio
-- Comes with unique Premium Support with a fast fix, available on phone(24/7), chat & e-mail

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Dell today announced its augmented Inspiron laptop portfolio for Gen Y consumers with two types of Inspiron laptops -the Inspiron R series for everyday computing needs, and the Inspiron R Special Edition series for enhanced multimedia and audio capabilities for families and students and mobile professionals, looking to spruce up their technology can find a laptop ideally suited to their diverse needs.

Dell also showcased, the soon to be launched Inspiron Z series for young professionals seeking thin & light style on the go. As an extension to the Inspiron family, Dell also recently announced the All-in-one computers and desktops for consumers who desire beautifully designed systems for multimedia creation, entertainment and small form factor desktop for families. The computers are slim and stylish and reflect Dell's design aesthetic that places a premium on unique materials, form factors and experiences.

The new Inspiron line sports a new, distinctive design, featuring curved edges and a silver band around the edge, evoking an "oyster" clamshell feel for a smooth, contemporary look that people will be proud to show off. All Inspiron laptops announced today will offer either as standard or an option, Intel's new 3rd Generation Core i processors (Ivy Bridge), Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, and will be eligible for the Microsoft Windows 8 upgrade program for peace of mind. Additionally, Dell has collaborated with Waves to bring customers a rich, world class audio experience. Inspiron laptops feature Waves MaxxAudio technology that is optimized for Dell laptops to deliver professional-quality sound for watching movies and listening to music without the need for external speakers.

"At Dell, our promise has been to provide a refreshingly different experience to our fast-growing customer base to help them match their lifestyle with the latest technology. With the expanded Inspiron line up, we're living up to our heritage of delivering the performance you need to do more We believe in enabling customers to pursue their passions through technology, and allow customers to have an "always connected" lifestyle," said Mahesh Bhalla, Executive Director & General Manager, Consumer, Dell India. "With a strong consumer centric strategy at Dell we create products with customers in mind and great experiences since what's important is not the technology itself, but what it enables them to do. These laptops are geared towards encouraging youth to adopt technology, utilize its potential and do more in their lives," added Mahesh Bhalla, Executive Director & General Manager, Consumer, Dell India.

Sandeep Aurora, Director of Marketing, Intel South Asia commented, "With the launch of the 3rd Generation Intel ®CoreT processors, Intel has ushered in a new era in computing. The new chips also offer increased media and graphics performance, long battery life and more choice in stylish designs across form factors. We'd like to congratulate Dell on the launch of their new Inspiron series which will allow consumers to enjoy an enriched computing experience."

The Inspiron range comes with unique Premium Phone Support for consumers - a support that provides 24/7 premium service for hardware and software that includes the operating system and common software applications (e-mail, productivity, financial, internet browser, picture/movie editing software), in response to our customer's software support needs.

Inspiron 14R and 15R: Smart family computing and entertainment

The Inspiron 14R and Inspiron 15R are fashionable, full-featured laptops for smart everyday computing. With an HD display (optional Full HD), advanced audio with Waves MaxxAudio 3 technology, full connectivity, and an array of options such as discrete graphics, make this a great all-round family entertainment laptop. Whether video-chatting with family across the country, doing homework, balancing the family budget, or listening to music, the Inspiron R will be an essential part of the family.

Inspiron R Special Edition laptops for immersive entertainment

The new Inspiron Special Edition series provides robust performance and premium features for immersive entertainment and multimedia activities previously unavailable under the Inspiron brand. An expansion of Dell's Inspiron portfolio, the Inspiron 14R Special Edition, 15R Special Edition and 17R Special Edition allow customers to enjoy advanced audio and graphics for multimedia entertainment including Waves MaxxAudio 4 technology and Skullcandy Speakers and discrete graphics options from AMD (Inspiron 14R Special Edition) and NVidia (Inspiron 15R & 17R Special Edition).

The new Inspiron R Special Edition laptops feature a sleek and durable anodized aluminum exterior in Stealth Black, Full HD display (1920x1080), for stunning video playback, including Blu-ray disc options. The Inspiron 15R and 17R Special Edition is also available with a super bright 200 nit display. With backlit keyboards, USB 3.0 and with Intel Rapid Start and Smart Response technology for fast boot and sleep resume times, the Inspiron R Special Edition laptops are packed with technology and features to make multimedia a real pleasure.

Inspiron 14z: Thin & light style

Dell's first Inspiron Ultrabook, the Inspiron 14z, will be hot on any young professional or student's back-to-school wish list with its ultraportable design, great performance and fast response time. Dell's second Ultrabook offering, joining the successful XPS 13, blends Ultrabook technology such as Intel Rapid Start Technology for fast boot and resume and up to seven hours of battery life, with the new Inspiron design language, providing a well-built, well-specified Ultrabook with Skullcandy Speakers at an accessible price point. Starting at 1.87kg, and 21mm at its thickest point, it's light and easy to carry this laptop around in a backpack or tote, customers will enjoy ultraportable style with the latest technology to get their homework done.

Pricing and availability:

The Inspiron 14z will be available soon on www.dell.co.in. The Inspiron R laptops and Inspiron R Special Edition laptops are available today in India on www.dell.co.in . Prices start at: Inspiron 14R/15R: Rs 39990 + Taxes, Inspiron 14R Special Edition: Rs. 51,146 + Taxes; Inspiron 15R Special Edition: Rs. 49,990 + Taxes; Inspiron 17R Special Edition: Rs. 63682 + Taxes.

Detailed information:

Inspiron 15R

-- Beautiful color lid options: Moon Silver (standard), Fire Red, Peacock Blue
-- Standard 2nd Gen Intel CoreT i3 with HD Graphics 3000 or available 3rd Gen Intel CoreT i5 and i7 CPUs and HD Graphics 4000 pack plenty of performance
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2370M processor (3MB cache, up to 2.4GHz) (standard)
- 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3210M processor (3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz)
- 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3612M processor (6MB cache, up to 3.1GHz)

-- Memory options from 2GB (standard) up to 8GB DDR3 memory
-- Hard drive options from 320GB (standard) to 1TB 5400 RPM SATA
-- Optional AMD Radeon HD 7670M graphics with 1GB GDDR3 graphics memory
-- 39.6 cm (15.6) high definition (720p) WLED display with TrueLife (1366x768) (standard);
-- Battery life up to 6 hrs 33 min (with Intel Core i3 processor, 6GB memory and 500GB hard drive)
-- Waves MaxxAudio 3 audio;
-- Intel Wireless Display supports streaming 1080p & 5.1 surround sound wirelessly
-- HDMI 1.4a output for HD entertainment and HD aspect Webcam with pre-loaded Skype
-- USB 3.0 (3); USB 3.0 PowerShare (1); RJ45 Ethernet; HDMI v1.4; VGA; 8-in-1 media card reader; Bluetooth 4.0
-- Height: 30.03mm - 34.1mm; Width: 378mm; Depth: 252mm
-- Weight: Starting at 2.7 Kg

Inspiron 15R Special Edition

-- Anodized aluminum chassis in Stealth Black
-- 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3210M dual core processor (standard); 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3612QM processor (option)
-- Memory options from 4GB (standard) up to 8GB dual channel DDR3 1600MHz (2 DIMM slots)
-- Hard drive options from 500GB (standard) up to 1TB + optional 32GB mSATA SSD with Intel Rapid Start and Smart Response Technology
-- Optional AMD Radeon HD 7730M graphics with 2GB GDDR3 graphics memory
-- 39.6 cm (15.6) high definition (720p) WLED display (1366x768) (standard); Full HD WLED display option (1920x1080p)
-- Battery life up to 5 hrs 25 min (with Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB memory and 1TB hard drive)
-- Waves MaxxAudio 4 audio; Skullcandy speakers
-- DVD +/- RW (standard); Blu-ray disc combo drive and Blu-ray disc RW drive options
-- Intel Wireless Display supports streaming 1080p & 5.1 surround sound wirelessly
-- Optional backlit keyboard
-- HDMI 1.4a output for HD entertainment and HD aspect Webcam
-- USB 3.0 (3); USB 3.0 PowerShare (1); RJ45 Ethernet; HDMI v1.4; VGA; 8-in-1 media card reader; Bluetooth 4.0
-- Height: 30.3mm - 34.1mm; Width: 378mm; Depth: 252mm
-- Weight: Starting at 2.78 Kg

Inspiron 17R Special Edition:

-- Anodized Aluminum display back and matching palm rest with textured "honeycomb design" finish; Available in red silver and peacock blue.
-- 3rd Gen Intel Core i5 & i7(quad core) processors for faster multimedia performance with Intel Quad Core multi-tasking capability
-- More display resolution solutions, default HD+ 200-nit(1600x900), FHD 400-nit (1920x1080)
-- Memory options from 4GB (standard) up to 8GB dual channel DDR3 1600MHz (2 DIMM slots)
-- Hard drive options up to 2TB + optional 32GB mSATA SSD with Intel Rapid Start and Smart Response Technology
-- Optional NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics with 2GB DDR5 graphics memory
-- Waves MaxxAudio 4 audio; Skullcandy speakers; features three speakers - 2 tweeters / 1 subwoofer
-- DVD +/- RW (standard); Blu-ray disc combo drive and Blu-ray disc RW drive options
-- Optional backlit keyboard
-- HDMI 1.4a output for HD entertainment and HD aspect Webcam
-- Quick launch keys (x3) -
- Windows Mobility Center - one-button access to PC settings
- Dell Audio - one-button access to Waves Audio settings
- Dell Instant launch - one-touch access to a user-determined application

-- USB 3.0 (3); USB 3.0 PowerShare (1); RJ45 Ethernet; HDMI v1.4; VGA; 8-in-1 media card reader; Bluetooth 4.0

Inspiron 14z

-- Beautiful aluminum finish in Moon Silver or optional Fire Red
-- Standard 2nd Gen Intel CoreT i3 with HD Graphics 3000 or available 3rd Gen Intel CoreT i5 and i7 CPUs and HD Graphics 4000 pack plenty of performance into this surprisingly slim chassis
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2367M processor (3MB cache, up to 1.4GHz) (standard)
- 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3317U processor (3MB cache, up to 2.6GHz)
- 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3517U processor (4MB cache, up to 3.0GHz)
-- Memory options from 2GB (standard) up to 8GB dual channel memory
-- Hard drive options from 500GB with 32GB mSATA option to 128Gb SSD options
-- AMD Radeon HD 7570M with 1GB GDDR5 graphics (option with Core i5 and i7 configuration)
-- 35.56 cm (14) high definition (720p) WLED display (1366x768 standard)
-- Battery life up to 7 hrs 30 min (with Intel Core i3 processor, 6MB memory and 320GB hard drive)
-- Waves MaxxAudio 3 audio; Skullcandy speakers
-- Intel Smart Response Technology quickly recognizes and caches most frequently used files and applications, allowing quick access
-- Intel Rapid Start Technology boots in seconds; resumes in seconds; saves power when sleeping.
-- Intel Wireless Display supports streaming 1080p & 5.1 surround sound wirelessly
-- HDMI 1.4a output for HD entertainment and HD aspect Webcam with pre-loaded Skype
-- USB 3.0 (1); USB 3.0 PowerShare (1); RJ45 Ethernet; HDMI v1.4; 3-in-1 media card reader; Bluetooth 4.0
-- Height: 20.7mm - 21mm; Width: 347mm; Depth: 240mm
-- Weight: Starting at 1.87 Kg

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Mr. Mahesh Bhall, Executive Director and GM, Dell, Consume and SB and Sandeep Aurora Director of Marketing, Intel South Asia launch Dell Inspiron

Mr. Mahesh Bhall, Executive Director and GM, Dell, Consume and SB and Sandeep Aurora Director of Marketing, Intel South Asia
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