Dell Inspiron 1420 Available

Dell Inspiron 1420, the company’s 14.1-inch consumer notebook based on Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, is now available for purchase at Dell’s website.

The 1420 is offered with the new Core 2 Duo processors with 800MHz front side bus and clock speeds ranging from 1.5GHz to 2.2GHz. Along with T7100, T7300, and T7500 Core 2 Duo CPUs there are two new budget models: the T5450, and the T5250. According to earlier reports, Dell Inspiron 1420 will be also configurable with the “Santa Rosa” compatible Celeron M processor.

The 1420 notebook models have Intel GM965 chipset with integrated GMA X3100 graphics or PM965 chipset paired with NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS 128 MB dedicated video card. These graphics solutions empower laptop’s 14.1-inch widescreen display with 1280×800 or 1440×900 screen resolution, depending on configuration. The first Dell Inspiron 1420 laptops have up to 4GB of main memory and up to 160GB SATA hard drive, while the 8GB memory and hybrid hard drive options will come later reportedly. Regarding optical drive, there are Combo drive, DVD burner, and Blu Ray drive options.

This laptop provides a wireless LAN connection with an optional support for 802.11n draft Wi-Fi standard, Ethernet LAN, a 56K modem and optional Bluetooth. There are also HSDPA and EVDO wireless broadband options for various provider networks.

The 1420 has a 7.1 channel sound system, an optional built in 2 megapixel web camera, four USB ports, ExpressCard slot, a 8-in-1 memory card reader, and Firewire, as well as VGA and S-Video outputs.

Dell Inspiron 1420 features a new chassis design, when compared to previous 1405 model, and comes in eight various colors. It weighs 5.4 lbs with 6-cell battery.

The system starts at $819 and comes with Windows Vista Home Basic or Home Premium.

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This article has been published on 06/13/2007 and updated with the official information on 06/26/2007.

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