Dell Latitude D531, D631 - Forthcoming AMD-Powered Laptops

Dell will offer 14.1-inch and 15.4-inch Latitude D531, as well as 14.1-inch Latitude D631 business notebooks, both featuring the latest AMD M690T chipset, dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 processors and integrated ATI Radeon X1270 graphics. The new notebooks will provide a choice of a standard HDD, solid-state drive and hybrid hard drive, while the D631 will additionally have an optional wireless N connection, according to our retail sources in Europe.

Dell Latitude D531 will come with an option of a 14.1-inch (1280 x 800) or 15.4-inch (1280 x 800 or optional 1440 x 900) widescreen display. The Latitude D631 has a 14.1-inch widescreen (1280×800 or 1440×900). Both notebooks support up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory and provide Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and 56k modem connections, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity.

The new AMD-powered Dell notebooks will incorporate a Combo or DVD burner drive, four USB ports, a Firewire, a VGA output, a COM port and a PCMICA card slot in each model.

Dell Latitude D531 and D631 weigh approximately up to 5lbs and up to 4.4lbs respectively and look exactly or very similar to current Intel-powered D520 and D620 models, according to Laptoping’s sources.

Both notebooks will ship with preinstalled Windows Vista.

Currently we have no information on their pricing and availability date.