Computing giant Dell has announced several new versions of its Vostro range of notebooks for small to medium sized businesses, with a focus on security, storage and performance.
The new models - the 13.3-inch Vostro 1320, the 15.4-inch Vostro 1520 and the 17-inch Vostro 1720 - come with Intel Core 2 Duo or Celeron processors and run on Windows Vista OS, but users also have the option to downgrade to Windows XP.
The laptops come with enhanced security features such as fingerprint readers and hard drive encryption with software from Wave systems.
The new models also feature solid state drive storage for improved efficiency, performance and durability.
Dell has also decided with the revamped range to preload only essential software onto the devices. A common customer complaint with laptops is that they come with extraneous bloatware – trial software that laptop manufacturers pre-load onto the devices, but which can use up valuable storage and slow the laptop down.
The 1320 starts at $569 in the US, weighs 4.1 pounds and has a 4-cell battery but no optical drive. The 1520 starts at $629 and weighs 5.38 pounds, while the 1720 starts at $649 and weighs 6.8 pounds, according to Dell. UK pricing has yet to be released, with the notebooks set to debut in Europe this week.
Dell first launched the Vostro range in 2007 to a lukewarm reception from analysts, but has steadily ramped up its activity in the SMB space since.
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