Dell introduces new OptiPlex lineup
Dell has a new line of OptiPlex commercial desktop PC systems designed “to reduce costs throughout the desktop lifecycle” – an important element to any company’s IT infrastructure planning. According to Dell, the new systems reduce costs in four areas – Management, Security, Stability, and Environmental Responsibility. Details are as follows:
- “Management – remote system maintenance; designed for easy serviceability; Dell ProSupport offerings.
- Security – automated data security with full disk encryption and solid state drives for added data protection on select systems; improved chassis intrusion prevention; Dell Control Point security management, smart card authentication; remote patching and isolation.
- Stability – factory-built, pre-configured and delivered to customer specifications; up to 36-month product lifecycle; global standard platforms available on select systems.
- Environmental Responsibility – energy efficient design; post-consumer recycled plastics on select systems; recyclable packaging; leading power supply efficiency on select systems. “
Dell announced four new OptiPlex systems – the flagship OptiPlex 960, their fist thin client, the OptiPlex FX160, the “mainstream” OptiPlex 760 and the “essential” OptiPlex 360 desktops.
The specs to the systems are as follows:
- 43 percent less power consumption over previous generation of OptiPlex desktops
- Up to 89 percent recyclable packaging
- At least 10 percent post-consumer recycled plastic on small form factor (desktop and mini-tower available in December 2008)
- An average of 28 percent faster service time than a comparable system from HP and 43 percent from Lenovo
- Optional QuietKit technology reduces noise by as much as 60 percent
- Available in three chassis styles (mini-tower, desktop and small form factor)
- Full disk encryption hard dries to help protect critical data
- Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad processors
- Windows Vista
- Intel Q45 Express Chipset
- NVIDIA, ATI, or Intel graphics
- SSD or HDD
- Prices start at $863.
- Offers mainstream security, productivity and energy efficient features with improved management capabilities
- Requires an average of 22 percent less time to service than a comparable system from HP and an average of 38 percent less time than a Lenovo
- Intel Core 2 Duo processors
- Windos Vista
- Intel Q43 Express Chipset
- ATI Radeon or Intel Graphics
- Up to 38% reduction in serviceability time over the competition
- Up to 88% energy efficient power supply options
- Prices start at $593.
- Long lifecycles, managed transitions, and stable images
- Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Celeron processors
- Windows Vista
- Intel G31 Express Chipset
- Intel or ATI graphics
- Gigabit LAN
- Prices starts at $476.
OptiPlex FX160:
- Dell’s first thin client
- Supports embedded or streamed operating systems for virtual desktop implementations
- Prices start at $399.
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