For mainstream business use, there’s the new Dell Latitude E6400 and E6500 notebooks which are available now with starting prices in the $1100-$1200 range. The E6400 is a 14.1 inch model while the E6500 is a 15.4 inch system. Now the crazy thing about these notebooks – with the right combination of batteries, you can get upwards of 19 hours of power – that’s more than enough for a day’s worth of work and then some! Spec wise, we have the following:

For the E6400 :

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• Windows Vista or XP
• Intel 45 Express Chipset
• 14.1 inch widescreen display
• Dual Channel DDR2 memory
• Up to 250GB HDD
• Optical drive
• Choice of either NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M or Intel GMA 4500MHD
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Smart Card Reader
• Optional Fingerprint Reader
• 2 Speakers
• Optional VGA cam
• 5-in-1 card reader; PCMCIA or ExpressCard 54
• Magnesium Alloy LCD back and Base
• Measures 13.1 x 9.37 x 1.5 inches and weighs 4.3 lbs

For the E6500:

• Intel Core 2 Duo p rocessor
• Windows Vista or XP
• Intel 45 Express Chipset
• 15.4 inch widescreen display
• Dual Channel DDR2 memory
• Up to 250GB HDD
• Optical drive
• Choice of either NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M or Intel GMA 4500MHD
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Smart Card Reader
• Optional Fingerprint Reader
• 2 Speakers
• Optional VGA cam
• 5-in-1 card reader; PCMCIA or ExpressCard 54
• Magnesium Alloy LCD back and Base
• Measures 14.1 x 10.1 x 1.3 inches and weighs 5.1 lbs

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