Dell’s Announces Seven New Businesss Notebooks

Today, Dell took the wraps of several new notebooks designed to give the mobile professional speed, power, durability, mobility, and all-day battery life in lightweight, attractive bodies: The Dell Latitude E5400, E5500, E6400, E6500, E6400 ATG, E4200, and E4300. Although full specs weren’t available at the time of this writing, here’s a breakdown about what’s known about these machines: The Dell Latitude E5400 (starting at $839, available now)

• Intel processor
• 5.5 pounds
• 14.1-inch WXGA or WXGA+ display
• VGA, four USB 2.0, head phone, mic, S-Video, FireWire, PCMCIA, memory card reader
• TPM, Integrated fingerprint option
• 6- and 9-cell battery options
• Optional mobile broadband
• Optical drive

The Dell Latitude E5500 (starting at $869, available now)

• Intel processor
• 6.3 pounds
• 15.4-inch WXGA or WXGA+ display
• VGA, four USB 2.0, head phone, mic, S-Video, FireWire, PCMCIA, memory card reader, Serial
• TPM, Integrated fingerprint option
• 6- and 9-cell battery options
• Optional mobile broadband
• Optical drive

The Dell Latitude E6400 (starting at $1,139, available now)

• Intel processors
• 4.3 pounds
• 14.1-inch WXGA or WXGA + (LED backlit) display
• VGA, Display Port, four USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire, headphone, mic, 5-in-1 card reader, PCMCIA or ExpressCard/54
• TPM, contactless and standard Smart Card reader, optional fingerprint reader
• 4-, 6-, and 9-cell battery options, and 84WHr slice
• Optional Nvidia discrete graphics
• Optional 64GB SDD
• Optional webcam
• Optional color options
• Optical drive
• 19 hours of battery life with a 9-cell battery, integrated graphics, SSD, and battery slice

The Dell Latitude E6500 (starting at $1,169, available now)

• Intel processors
• 5.2 pounds
• 15.4-inch WXGA, WXGA + (LED backlit), or WUXGA display
• VGA, Display Port, four USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire, headphone, mic, 5-in-1 card reader, PCMCIA
• TPM, contactless and standard Smart Card reader, optional fingerprint reader
• 4-, 6-, and 9-cell battery options, and 84WHr slice
• Optional Nvidia discrete graphics
• Optional 64GB HDD
• Optional webcam
• Optional color options
• Optical drive

The Dell Latitude E6400 ATG (starting at $2,399, available next week) keeps the same features as the E6400, but adds:

• Spill resistant keyboard
• Removable, shock-mounted HDD
• Meets military 810F standards for dust, vibration and humidity
• Outdoor viewable display
• Touchscreen

The Dell Latitude E4200 (price TBA, Sept)

• Intel ULV processor
• 2.2 pounds
• 12.1-inch WXGA (LED backlit) display
• VGA, FireWire, two USB 2.0, eSATA, headphone, mic, ExpressCard/34, memory card reader
• TPM, Smart Card reader, optional fingerprint reader
• Optional 32GB or 64GB SSD
• No optical drive
• Color options

The Dell Latitude E4300 (price TBA, Sept)

• Intel processor
• 3.4 pounds
• 13.3-inch WXGA (LED backlit) display
• VGA, FireWire, two USB 2.0, eSATA, headphone, mic, ExpressCard/34, memory card reader
• TPM, optional fingerprint reader, contactless and standard Smart Card reader
• Optical drive
• Color options

Common Features

• Dell Control Point: Gives users a centralized location to control settings
• Dell USB Powershare: Can charge device through a special USB port-even when the notebook is powered down.
• Tons of wireless options: Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 Wi-Fi, Ultra Wide Band support, Mobile WiMAX support
• Security: Contactless SmartCard, FIPs certified fingerprint reader, hardware-based full disk encryption, laptop tracking and recovery, remote data deletion, hard drive recovery, certified data destruction, vPro