Since the introduction of mini laptops, or netbooks, I’ve always wanted to own one of those 10 inch netbooks. Netbooks are small and portable, and it’s so convenient to carry them around.

Unfortunately, these netbooks come in standard screen resolution of 1024×600 pixels. Any higher resolution for netbook this size, you’ll end up straining your eyes. This 1024×600 resolution is good enough for browsing, social networking and chatting but not good enough to do website development, photo and image editing. The viewable screen area is just too small for these tasks.

I want something which is: not too small screen, not too heavy, not too slow and not short battery life. And the new Dell Inspiron M301z seems to fit my requirements.

Dell Inspiron M301z is available on AMD Nile Dual Core: Athlon II Neo K325 (1.3 GHz) or AMD Nile Dual Core: Turion II Neo K625 (1.5 GHz) ultra-low-voltage processors. The laptop supports up to 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM memory.

Dell Inspiron M301z comes pre-installed with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit or Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic 64-Bit, depending on the configuration.

Dell Inspiron M301z has a 13.3inch Widescreen HD WLED True Life with Dell Intelligent Display which runs at a resolution of 1366×768 which provides enough comfortable workspace for web designers like me.

Dell Inspiron M301z has a starting weight of 1.77 kg. That is 500g-700g heavier than netbooks. A normal 14inch notebooks weigh around 2.8kg. Dell Inspiron M301z has a height of 24.0mm, width of 328.0mm and depth of 235.5mm.

Technical Specification of Dell Inspiron M301z

Processors
AMD® NileTM Dual Core: Athlon II Neo K325 (1.3 GHz)
AMD® NileTM Dual Core: Turion II Neo K625 (1.5 GHz)

Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-Bit

Memory
Up to 4GB (2X2GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz

Chipset
AMD RS880M chipset with SB820 south bridge

Graphics
Integrated ATi Mobility RadeonTM HD 4225

LCD Display
13.3” Widescreen HD with Dell Intelligent Display

Audio and Speakers
Main Speakers (quantity): 2 x 0.5W with SRS Premium Sound
Microphone – Integrated single analog

Hard Drives
Standard 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

Power
Standard 44WHR 6 cell Lithion Prismatic Battery

Camera
Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam

Wireless
Wi-Fi: Dell Wireless 1501 802.11b/g Half Mini Card (standard)
Bluetooth: DellTM Wireless 365 Bluetooth® Internal (2.1) Mini Card

Ports, Slots, Chassis

Externally Accessible
Kensington lock
AC Power-in
(2) USB 2.0
(1) Combo E-SATA/USB 2.0
HDMI
Integrated network connector 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
Audio jacks (1 line-out, 1 Mic-in)
Mini-DP
7-in-1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, xD, MS, MS Pro)

Dimensions & Weight
Height: 0.94” (24.0 mm) front / 0.94” (24.0 mm) back
Width: 12.91” (328.0 mm)
Depth: 9.27” (235.5 mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 3.89 lbs (1.77 kg)
*Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

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