Dell sheds unwanted pounds in laptop
C|Net | at | by Mike
Dell Computer has big plans for little laptops. The PC maker next week will launch a new "ultra-portable" laptop that weighs 3.6 pounds but packs the same features, including fast processors and built-in wireless connectivity, available in 8-pound monsters.
The new laptop, Dell's Latitude C400, pairs relatively low weight with a 12.1-inch screen, built-in wireless connectivity and Pentium III-M chips at speeds up to 1.2GHz--the fastest mobile chips currently available from Intel. Ultraportables generally weigh in at 3.5 to 4 pounds but are sometimes seen as being compromised because the smaller size dictates the use of a slower processor, and battery life is shorter than in larger machines.