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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:

OptiPlex 960:

 

optiplex 960

  • 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.

OptiPlex 760:

optiplex 760

  • 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.

OptiPlex 360:

optiplex 360

  • 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:

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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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