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View Full Version : Thin, Light, and Oh So Nice - Dell Latitude Z 600


Chris Gohlke
09-30-2009, 05:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/dells-latitude-z-600-is-a-16-inch-thin-and-light-makes-overcom/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/...-makes-overcom/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"It's not every day you see something thoroughly distinct in the laptop scene -- or even barely off the beaten path -- so we were quite happy to behold Dell's new Latitude Z 600 outside of the narrow confines of the FCC. The machine combines a 16-inch 1600 x 900 display with a Core 2 Duo processor and a thin (0.57-inch) and light (4.5 pounds) chassis -- a rather rare trifecta. Dell's gone with premium soft touch materials, a large multitouch touchpad, a 2 megapixel webcam with included security and document scanning (like business cards) software, and a rather novel capacitive "EdgeTouch" sensor on the side that can be tapped for a quick launch bar of apps."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1254324913.usr10.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>As you would expect, a $2,000 plus machine does come with quite a few premium features.&nbsp; Dell, really threw the kitchen sink in on this one though.&nbsp; Highlights include an instant on Linux based system to supplement the Vista based system, induction charging, and wireless docking.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Jason Dunn
09-30-2009, 11:53 PM
This laptop has some pretty slick technology in it - the inductive charging is very cool. Dell is really serious about this whole "no optical drive" thing though...and I find it hard to believe that on a 16" laptop chassis they couldn't find room for an optical drive.