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Dell Latitude 2100 Review
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This Dell’s new product is something that, not only businessman would love to buy, but also for students and teachers as well. This 10-inch laptop has its functions on a tough laptop but a netbook in its looks. Finally, the designers from Dell have come up with a business laptop that is flexible enough to serve as an educational laptop for learners and their instructors as well.
Looking at its design, Latitude 2100 has given us the option to enjoy youthful glows through its color and appearance. As it caters the needs for students or teachers, the appeal is extremely intense making this laptop a versatile one. Some would love to bring this just to turn heads and others are grabbing it for its functionality. The rubberized covering from the top to the bottom is an indication that Dell is serious in giving the demands for safety handling. It offers colors basically with blue, black, and red.
The display of this laptop is not that impressive compared to other well-known notebooks. But apparently, this can offer the optional touchscreen. This can give you an advantage in enhancing the ability to access and process information and data in a classy way. As this laptop projects its rugged covering, the inside provides an elegant touch. The display can only give us 1024 x 576 pixel resolution, which therefore is limited in providing quality images.
With the connections and ports, this houses the basic slots for connectivity options. It has three USB ports, VGA port, Ethernet, microphone jack, Bluetooth, and headphone jack. It also has a webcam and an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi card for more connectivity.
With its keyboard, the design is amazing considering its compact size. It can give enough space for the fingers to run through comfortably. Although there are keys that are minimized, most of the keycaps are normally sized to maintain stress-free typing.
As we go along, performance of Dell’s Latitude 2100 is unquestionably awesome. Though the memory is available only for 1GB of RAM, it still can provide good performance. This netbook is running with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU. It can give up to 250GB of hard disk drive.
This laptop can do well with its battery life. It can last up to almost five hours of work time. But if you think about the size of the battery, it’s a little bit off. The normal sized battery can provide the same working hours with what Latitude 2100 given that it has its expanded size.
In total, Dell Latitude 2100 can primarily deliver basic services that small and medium range businessmen, as well as students and faculty members in educational institutions, are trying to find. It is tough, yet elegant. It is limited, yet functional. With a price starting from $499, it is practical for a classy and effective netbook from Dell.
Technical Specifications:
Processor:
Intel® Atom™ N270 (1.60 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Operating Systems
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1
Genuine Windows® XP Home SP3 available via downgrade rights
Ubuntu Linux version 8.10
Chipset:
Intel 945 GS Express Chipset
Displays:
10.1″ WSVGA (1024 x 576) LED Display
10.1″ WSVGA (1024 x 576) LED Display with touchscreen
Input Options:
Touchpad
Optional touchscreen
Memory:
Dual Channel DDR2 Memory
Up to 1GB Integrated Memory
One Memory Slot offering up to additional 1GB (total memory up to 2GB)
Memory Bandwidth 533MHz
Hard Drives:
Solid State Drives up to 16GB
5400rpm Hard Drives up to 250GB1
Graphics:
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Connectivity:
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless LAN:
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11g)
Dell Wireless 1510 (802.11a/g/n 2×2)
Intel WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n (1x2)]
Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3x3)]
Bluetooth:
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1
Security Options:
Dual Kensington Lock Slots
External Media:
Optional 8X DVD±RW/±R External USB 2.0 Rewritable Drive
Collaboration:
2 speakers, digital microphone, optional VGA camera
Expandability:
3-in-1 card reader
Weight & Dimensions:
Starting weight with 3-cell battery 2.91 lbs/1.32 kg9
Width: 10.43 inches/265mm
Depth: 7.36 inches/187mm
Height: 0.89 – 1.57 inches/22.5-39.9mm
Ports:
USB 2.0 (x3), VGA, headphone/speaker out, mic
Power / Battery:
3-cell or 6-cell “Smart” Lithium-Ion Primary battery featuring Express Charge™
65W AC Adapter featuring cord wrapping
Key Accessories:
Carrying Handle, Shoulder Strap, Keyboard with antimicrobial protection (US only), Dell Mobile Computing Station (US only)
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