Latitude D-420/620 and 820 discussion - Page 3

**Electronic Punk** · March 15th, 2006

Damn ugly too, more of a pc to take round for a lan party and even then only if you are lazy

**Electronic Punk** · March 15th, 2006

Originally Posted by Sazar

The 420 does not have a built-in optical drive. It will still have the same d-bay that the X-1 comes with.

Physically they are almost the same except for the shell material. Primary differences will be procs and video and some additional features.

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i was also told it will fit on the same docks as the 6xx and 8xx series.

**Sazar** · March 15th, 2006

The d-series docks are supposed to be universal so yes, it SHOULD

**Electronic Punk** · March 15th, 2006

Shame the X-1 didn't - hadn't seen it before and thought it was great.
Obviously now as powerful, but more ideal for the reason we need laptops here anyway.

420 will be between the x-1 and 410 in size I am told.

**Sazar** · March 15th, 2006

It has the same general chassis as the x-1.

Remember, the X-1 was not "designed" by Dell. I believe asus or someone else had a similar design and Dell sourced it and then obviously implemented it's own features and improvements.

The 410 is a standard 4:3 aspect ration, the 420 is widescreen just like the x-1.

puchika · March 15th, 2006

Does anyone know the video resolution specs for the 420 yet? I'd like to get the 12" form factor but the 1024x768 just doesn't cut it for me these days.

TIA

**Sazar** · March 15th, 2006

1024x768 is not widescreen.

1280x768 is what the D-420 should be.

ticeton · March 16th, 2006

Originally Posted by Sazar

The 420 does not have a built-in optical drive. It will still have the same d-bay that the X-1 comes with.

Physically they are almost the same except for the shell material. Primary differences will be procs and video and some additional features.

Welcome to OSNN

I wonder why they don't bite the bullet and include optical. I think the majority of users would trade a slight increase in thickness for it.

I've always bought Latitudes, but I had to go with an Inspiron 700m as my current machine for that very reason. Can't wait till they update the 710m with dual core.

GEN3RIC · March 16th, 2006

Originally Posted by ticeton

I wonder why they don't bite the bullet and include optical. I think the majority of users would trade a slight increase in thickness for it.

I've always bought Latitudes, but I had to go with an Inspiron 700m as my current machine for that very reason. Can't wait till they update the 710m with dual core.

What good is a mobile PC if you dont have an optical drive?

Movies, games, hello!?

**Sazar** · March 16th, 2006

Originally Posted by GEN3RIC

What good is a mobile PC if you dont have an optical drive?

Movies, games, hello!?

Dell offers mobile notebooks with optical drives, take not of the Inspiron 710m. Movies, games, hello !? taken care of.

The Latitude series is more for business people and there are plenty of people out there who routinely travel and don't need or care for an optical drive for an ultra-portable.

Keep in mind that plenty of other name-brand manufacturers have sub 3lb notebooks w/o an optical drive. There is a reason it is removed.

I had my own eye on an X-1 till the 420 was announced and I will get one once I have enough dough saved up. I don't need an optical drive for my notebook, my home network and my d'top will take care of anything I need a more capable system for. The 420 would just be my portable.

Essentially, Dell caters to customers who DO want an included optical drive. Just not on their ultra-portable.

GEN3RIC · March 16th, 2006

Truth.. I guess there is a situation when I would really dislike an optical drive and treasure the portability.

No word on the actual announcement? it was supposed to be a day ago already!

Lack · March 16th, 2006

Originally Posted by Sazar

Dell offers mobile notebooks with optical drives, take not of the Inspiron 710m. Movies, games, hello !? taken care of.

Keep in mind that plenty of other name-brand manufacturers have sub 3lb notebooks w/o an optical drive. There is a reason it is removed.

710 isn't dockable.

410 isn't sub 3lb. It's just a little lighter then sony SZ series with 13,3" and an optical drive.
Is 420 a sub 3 lb l'top?

**Sazar** · March 16th, 2006

It's a consumer product. You can use a port replicator or an advanced port replicator. Same difference when combined with a notebook stand. Whether it takes a dock or not is not such a big deal since there are multiple items on the market that provide expandability.

X-1 is sub 3lbs and the 420 will be the same.

Both should be approx 2.5lb's.

maryamtahiryasin · March 16th, 2006

Hello Everyone, I am a new member, you can call me tahir as that is my real name but i am also exciting at the prospect of the new latitude range. I hope the dell latitude d420 has a ATI/NVIDIA graphics card rather than the integrated card. The pictures of the new range look sleek, professional and very durable. I hope the d620, d820 and precision m90 have also support for HSDPA, and all in 5 - 1 memory card reader.

**Sazar** · March 16th, 2006

The new line-up should include discrete graphics to be able to run Vista with more features.

The memory card reader option though is dependent on the system.

maryamtahiryasin · March 16th, 2006

To Sazar, do you have any idea what integrated graphics they will be using in the latitude d420? and also the d620 what are the specifications? and i heard that the m90 has a 17" screen but is there any update to the precision m70 with a 15.4" screen and finally one more question when is Dell officially going to announce the new range?

**Sazar** · March 16th, 2006

I presume it will be nvidia but I don't know for sure. I know the m90 is going to be the 512mb nvidia quadro.

620 should be announced and in wide-production by april/may.

**kcnychief** · March 16th, 2006

God, I can't wait to see that 20" lappy - simply amazing.

Will they be releasing backpacks for that model do you know?

**Sazar** · March 16th, 2006

It's an all-in-one package. When it folds, its like a briefcase so you don't need a case.

**kcnychief** · March 16th, 2006

That's pretty sweet. I had an XPS not too long ago, the backpack was a nice addition

Thx for the info

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: Stonehenge Posts: 18,896 Blog Entries: 49 Reputation: 3652 Power: 325	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Damn ugly too, more of a pc to take round for a lan party and even then only if you are lazy

March 15th, 2006	Top \| #42
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: Stonehenge Posts: 18,896 Blog Entries: 49 Reputation: 3652 Power: 325	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Originally Posted by Sazar The 420 does not have a built-in optical drive. It will still have the same d-bay that the X-1 comes with. Physically they are almost the same except for the shell material. Primary differences will be procs and video and some additional features. Welcome to OSNN i was also told it will fit on the same docks as the 6xx and 8xx series.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: Stonehenge Posts: 18,896 Blog Entries: 49 Reputation: 3652 Power: 325	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Shame the X-1 didn't - hadn't seen it before and thought it was great. Obviously now as powerful, but more ideal for the reason we need laptops here anyway. 420 will be between the x-1 and 410 in size I am told.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 It has the same general chassis as the x-1. Remember, the X-1 was not "designed" by Dell. I believe asus or someone else had a similar design and Dell sourced it and then obviously implemented it's own features and improvements. The 410 is a standard 4:3 aspect ration, the 420 is widescreen just like the x-1.
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March 15th, 2006	Top \| #46
puchika OSNN One Post Wonder Joined: March 2006 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Does anyone know the video resolution specs for the 420 yet? I'd like to get the 12" form factor but the 1024x768 just doesn't cut it for me these days. TIA

March 15th, 2006	Top \| #47
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 1024x768 is not widescreen. 1280x768 is what the D-420 should be.
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March 16th, 2006	Top \| #48
ticeton OSNN Junior Addict Joined: March 2006 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Power: 49	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Originally Posted by Sazar The 420 does not have a built-in optical drive. It will still have the same d-bay that the X-1 comes with. Physically they are almost the same except for the shell material. Primary differences will be procs and video and some additional features. Welcome to OSNN I wonder why they don't bite the bullet and include optical. I think the majority of users would trade a slight increase in thickness for it. I've always bought Latitudes, but I had to go with an Inspiron 700m as my current machine for that very reason. Can't wait till they update the 710m with dual core.

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GEN3RIC OSNN Senior Addict Joined: April 2005 Location: Woodbury, MN Posts: 653 Reputation: 260 Power: 69	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Originally Posted by ticeton I wonder why they don't bite the bullet and include optical. I think the majority of users would trade a slight increase in thickness for it. I've always bought Latitudes, but I had to go with an Inspiron 700m as my current machine for that very reason. Can't wait till they update the 710m with dual core. What good is a mobile PC if you dont have an optical drive? Movies, games, hello!?

March 16th, 2006	Top \| #50
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Originally Posted by GEN3RIC What good is a mobile PC if you dont have an optical drive? Movies, games, hello!? Dell offers mobile notebooks with optical drives, take not of the Inspiron 710m. Movies, games, hello !? taken care of. The Latitude series is more for business people and there are plenty of people out there who routinely travel and don't need or care for an optical drive for an ultra-portable. Keep in mind that plenty of other name-brand manufacturers have sub 3lb notebooks w/o an optical drive. There is a reason it is removed. I had my own eye on an X-1 till the 420 was announced and I will get one once I have enough dough saved up. I don't need an optical drive for my notebook, my home network and my d'top will take care of anything I need a more capable system for. The 420 would just be my portable. Essentially, Dell caters to customers who DO want an included optical drive. Just not on their ultra-portable.
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GEN3RIC OSNN Senior Addict Joined: April 2005 Location: Woodbury, MN Posts: 653 Reputation: 260 Power: 69	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Truth.. I guess there is a situation when I would really dislike an optical drive and treasure the portability. No word on the actual announcement? it was supposed to be a day ago already!

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Lack OSNN Junior Addict Joined: March 2006 Posts: 32 Reputation: 10 Power: 49	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Originally Posted by Sazar Dell offers mobile notebooks with optical drives, take not of the Inspiron 710m. Movies, games, hello !? taken care of. Keep in mind that plenty of other name-brand manufacturers have sub 3lb notebooks w/o an optical drive. There is a reason it is removed. 710 isn't dockable. 410 isn't sub 3lb. It's just a little lighter then sony SZ series with 13,3" and an optical drive. Is 420 a sub 3 lb l'top?

March 16th, 2006	Top \| #53
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 It's a consumer product. You can use a port replicator or an advanced port replicator. Same difference when combined with a notebook stand. Whether it takes a dock or not is not such a big deal since there are multiple items on the market that provide expandability. X-1 is sub 3lbs and the 420 will be the same. Both should be approx 2.5lb's.
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March 16th, 2006	Top \| #54
maryamtahiryasin OSNN Junior Addict Joined: March 2006 Posts: 16 Reputation: 0 Power: 49	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 Hello Everyone, I am a new member, you can call me tahir as that is my real name but i am also exciting at the prospect of the new latitude range. I hope the dell latitude d420 has a ATI/NVIDIA graphics card rather than the integrated card. The pictures of the new range look sleek, professional and very durable. I hope the d620, d820 and precision m90 have also support for HSDPA, and all in 5 - 1 memory card reader.

March 16th, 2006	Top \| #55
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 The new line-up should include discrete graphics to be able to run Vista with more features. The memory card reader option though is dependent on the system.
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March 16th, 2006	Top \| #56
maryamtahiryasin OSNN Junior Addict Joined: March 2006 Posts: 16 Reputation: 0 Power: 49	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 To Sazar, do you have any idea what integrated graphics they will be using in the latitude d420? and also the d620 what are the specifications? and i heard that the m90 has a 17" screen but is there any update to the precision m70 with a 15.4" screen and finally one more question when is Dell officially going to announce the new range?

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 I presume it will be nvidia but I don't know for sure. I know the m90 is going to be the 512mb nvidia quadro. 620 should be announced and in wide-production by april/may.
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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,973 Reputation: 4941 Power: 279	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 God, I can't wait to see that 20" lappy - simply amazing. Will they be releasing backpacks for that model do you know?
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March 16th, 2006	Top \| #59
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,941 Reputation: 4110 Power: 287	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 It's an all-in-one package. When it folds, its like a briefcase so you don't need a case.
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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,973 Reputation: 4941 Power: 279	Re: New latitude D-420/620 and 820, precision m90 That's pretty sweet. I had an XPS not too long ago, the backpack was a nice addition Thx for the info
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