Remember that Dell press release I was referring to early this morning? Well Dell used the Macy’s event today to introduce a new consumer marketing campaign and several new products including colorful Inspiron and XPS notebooks, new desktop systems, and new widescreen monitors. Dell certainly went for the glitz with this event - hiring models to walk a runway sporting multiple colors to match the colors of their new products. Ah yes - there’s also that new consumer marketing campaign which is now called “Yours is Here.” Dell even set up a “Dell Lounge” within the Herald Square Macy’s department store. The lounge itself will stay there for the next 2 weeks. You’ll be able to drop by, check out the new systems and even purchase them there.

The new Dell products introduced today include the following:

• Inspiron 530, 530s and 531, 531s desktops
• Inspiron 1720, 1721 (17-inch), Inspiron 1520 and 1521 (15.4-inch), Inspiron 1420 (14.1 inch) notebooks
• XPS M1330 (13.3-inch) notebook
• Dell SE198WFP 19-inch and Dell 2407WFP-HC 24-inch widescreen flat panel displays

Let’s go over each of the new product offerings now.

Inspiron 530, 530s and 531, 531s desktops

These are completely redesigned desktops from Dell featuring a range of options - from Intel processors to AMD processors and support for HD capable widescreen monitors. The ’s’ in the model name signifies the “slim” desktop chassis over the standard chassis.

The Inspiron 530 and 531 series range in processors from Intel Celeron to AMD Athlon 64 X2 to Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Features that you’ll find include:

• Windows Vista
• 512MB to 2GB of RAM
• 160GB - 250GB of RAM
• Integrated graphics (Intel or NVIDIA depending on processor type)
• optical drive
• Optional HD widescreen flat panel and graphics
• MSRP ranging from $349 on up

The Inspiron 530s and 531s utilize a slim design chassis which are 41% smaller than standard Dell desktop systems.

• Windows Vista
• Choose from AMD Sempron to AMD Athlon 64 X2 to Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• Integrated graphics (Intel or NVIDIA depending on processor type)
• 512MB - 2GB of RAM
• 160GB - 250GB HDD
• Optional HD widescreen flat panel
• MSRP ranging from $349 on up

Inspiron 1720, 1721 (17-inch), Inspiron 1520 and 1521 (15.4-inch), Inspiron 1420 (14.1 inch) notebooks

Dell’s Inspiron product lineup gets a major facelift as the notebook is now available in three different screen sizes and eight different colors.

The Inspiron 1420 (14.1 inch) notebook features:

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• Windows Vista OS
• Glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display. Higher end models feature 1440 x 900 resolutions
• 1-2GB of RAM
• 80-160GB SATA HDD
• Choice of optical drive - even Blu-ray drives
• Intel GMA X3100 graphics
• Wi-Fi support
• Optional Integrated 2 megapixel webcam
• Integrated HD audio support
• 8-in-1 memory card reader
• 4 USB 2.0 ports
• 54mm ExpressCard slot
• S-Video (S/PDIF supports via dongle)
• Dual headphone jacks
• Wi-Fi catcher
• Measures 13.13 x 1.26 x 9.61 inches and weighs 5.39 lbs
• MSRP start at $819 on up

The Inspiron 1520 and 1521 (15.4 inch) notebooks features:

• Choose from Intel Core 2 Duo to AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core processors
• Windows Vista OS
• Glossy 15.4 inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution
• Up to 4GB of RAM
• 80GB to 160GB SATA HDD
• Choice of optical drive including Blu-ray
• Intel GMA X3100 graphics or ATI RADEON Xpress 1270 graphics depending on processor
• Wi-Fi with 802.11n support
• Integrated 2 megapixel webcam
• HD Audio

• 8-in-1 memory card reader
• 4 USB 2.0 ports
• 54mm ExpressCard slot
• S-Video (S/PDIF supports via dongle)
• 7.1 channel stereo sound
• Graphics card with 64 MB frame buffer
• Headphone jack
• IEEE 1394 input for fast video and image transfers from your camera

• Measures 14.12 x 1.47 x 10.59 inches and weighs 6.4 lbs
• MSRP starts at $926 on up

The Inspiron 1720 and 1721 (17 inch) notebooks features:

• Choose from Intel Core 2 Duo to AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core processors
• Windows Vista OS
• Glossy high contrast 17 inch display with 1440 x 900 resolution
• Up to 4GB of RAM
• Up to 500GB of HDD
• Choice of optical drive including Blu-ray
• Intel GMA X3100 graphics or ATI RADEON Xpress 1270 graphics depending on processor
• Wi-Fi with 802.11n support
• Mobile Broadband support
• Integrated 2 megapixel webcam
• HD Audio
• 8-in-1 memory card reader
• 5 USB 2.0 ports
• 54mm ExpressCard slot
• S-Video (S/PDIF supports via dongle)
• Up to 4GB of shared memory
• Headphone jack
• Measures 15.5 x 1.5 x 11.5 inches and weighs 7.62 lbs

XPS M1330 (13.3-inch) notebook

As far as I’m concerned, this is the hottest product to come out of Dell in a very long time. The XPS M1330 is supposedly the world’s thinnest 13.3 inch notebook - hard to believe something like that can come from Dell right? Amazing. Specs  on the M1330 include:

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• Windows Vista OS
• Up to 4GB of RAM
• Intel integrated graphics or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS graphics
• 13.3 inch UltraSharp WXGA display with TrueLife with integrated 2 megapixel webcam OR optional LED backlit 13.3 inch UltraSharp WXGA display with integrated 0.3 megapixel webcam
• Up to 200GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD or up to 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
• 32GB SSD support
• Slot loading DVD burner
• Measures 31.8 x 2.31-3.38 x 23.8 cm and weighs 3.97 lbs
• 2 USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin connectors
• IEEE 1394a
• RJ45 Ethernet port (10/100)
• Video: VGA
• Video: HDMI
• ExpressCard 54 mm slot
• 8-in-1 removable memory card reader
• Audio jacks: Stereo in & headphone/speaker out (x2) dual digital array mics

Prices start as low as $1299 for the XPS M1330. Now what’s even hotter is the integrated support for HDMI. I don’t see any mention of HDCP support but I’ll dig around some more.

Dell SE198WFP 19-inch and Dell 2407WFP-HC 24-inch widescreen flat panel displays

First up is the new Dell SE198WFP 19 inch widescreen silver flat panel LCD monitor. Specs include:

• 300 cd/m² brightness and 1000:1 contrast ratio
• 5 ms typical response time
• Features VESA mounting holes for mounting the monitor with VESA compliance (100 mm) bracket
• Slim arctic silver bezel designed to fit into most home environment and on most desktops/notebooks
• Cable management feature helps organize cables to reduce desk clutter
• MSRP of $189 - that’s cheap folks

Next up is the Dell 2407WFP 24 inch widescreen flat panel display with the following specs:

• 1920 x 1200 resolution
• PIP and PBP support
• 1000:1 contrast ratio
• Panels pivot, swivel, and tilt
• MSRP of $669

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