Engadget’s got a review of the new Dell notebook with a Intel Core Duo processor. The cool part is that it has 3G networking (and an optional fingerprint reader). I’ll stick with my MacBook Pro, thanks.
PC Magazine has taken Dell’s entrant in the 15-inch Core Duo laptop category for a spin, and although it doesn’t knock the IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T60 from its Editor’s Choice throne, it still manages to grab four out of five stars and a "very good" rating. As you’ll probably recall from our previous coverage of this model and the D620, the D820 is a Core Duo-packing replacement for the Latitude D810, and its 2.16GHz T2600 bested the older model by an impressive 59% in PC Mag’s benchmarks. Also noteworthy were the pixel-rific 1920 x 1200 widescreen display (remember, those are packed into just a 15.4-inch screen), 5 hour battery life, and built-in WiFi sniffer that not only works when the machine is shutdown but helpfully informs you when security-disabled networks are in range. Overall, the theme for this $1,300 desktop replacement seems to be choice; you have the option of: a fingerprint scanner or SmartCard reader for security, trackpad or pointer nub for navigation, PC Card or Express Card for expansion, and Verizon EV-DO or Cingular HSDPA for 3G. Wow — this one’s already looking like a contender for one of the coveted 2006 Engadget Awards (only to get voted down in favor of a MacBook, we’d imagine).
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Engadget’s got a review of the new Dell notebook with a Intel Core Duo processor. The cool part is that it has 3G networking (and an optional fingerprint reader). I’ll stick with my MacBook Pro, thanks.
PC Magazine has taken Dell’s entrant in the 15-inch Core Duo laptop category for a spin, and although it doesn’t knock the IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T60 from its Editor’s Choice throne, it still manages to grab four out of five stars and a "very good" rating. As you’ll probably recall from our previous coverage of this model and the D620, the D820 is a Core Duo-packing replacement for the Latitude D810, and its 2.16GHz T2600 bested the older model by an impressive 59% in PC Mag’s benchmarks. Also noteworthy were the pixel-rific 1920 x 1200 widescreen display (remember, those are packed into just a 15.4-inch screen), 5 hour battery life, and built-in WiFi sniffer that not only works when the machine is shutdown but helpfully informs you when security-disabled networks are in range. Overall, the theme for this $1,300 desktop replacement seems to be choice; you have the option of: a fingerprint scanner or SmartCard reader for security, trackpad or pointer nub for navigation, PC Card or Express Card for expansion, and Verizon EV-DO or Cingular HSDPA for 3G. Wow — this one’s already looking like a contender for one of the coveted 2006 Engadget Awards (only to get voted down in favor of a MacBook, we’d imagine).
