If these new Dell OptiPlex systems remind you of Mac Pros, that’s because both designs use front metal plating full of holes to make for better cooling. With this extra air circulation and some power efficient hardware from Intel, Dell’s updated line of OptiFlex desktops boasts energy savings up to 43% over previous models.
The base OptiPlex 960 mini tower, pictured here, starts at $US892 and includes a 3GHz Core 2 Duo processor, scant 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive and integrated Intel graphics. That’s a little pricier than you’d usually expect to pay for a Dell tower with similar specs, so we’d probably pass on a purchase until a decent promotion came around. Until then, we’re just happy to see more PCs matching our kitchen appliances.
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April 29, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I love thinkpads! My first laptop was a t42 that I bought in 2004 before starting college, and it worked great the whole way through. Most of my friends either had macs or dell laptops, but the dell laptops seemed to break more easily and looked quite worn after only about a year. My thinkpad still looks new though (I agree that the build quality is awesome) and runs normally– only the screen has recently given me problems (broken backlight, probably). Nevertheless, I bought a dell to replace the thinkpad a few months ago (inspiron 530s) and I like it a lot too.
Those cute little netbooks are getting really popular around here now, too. I kinda want one… Are they popular in China right now? I think I read somewhere that lenovo just put some out, but I’m not sure.
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April 29, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Glad to see Dell aspiring to such things. Funny,
Report Permalinkwhen Apple makes an announcement like this,
it’s because they’ve done it – switched all
of their displays to LED. Dell then announces
they they’re going to plan switching to LED screens
in the future…. Umm, okay, but rather than the press
conference and greenwashing, how’s about they actually
switch to LED displays, and then we can chat about it.