Dell markets sub-$1,000 dual-core notebook
Dell recently cut prices of its dual-core notebook series, the Inspiron E1705 and Latitude D620, to less than US$1,000, according to the company’s website. The price-cut could herald a price war in the brand-new dual-core notebook market worldwide and accelerate migration of the mainstream notebook platform from single-core to dual-core. Dual-core notebooks starting at less than $1000? Sign me up!
Dell has lowered the price of its Inspiron E1705 series, a consumer notebook that features Intel?s Core Duo T2600 processor and 17-inch widescreen display, to US$999. Meanwhile, the Latitude D620 line, which is based on Intel?s Core Duo T2300 processor and has a 14.1-inch widescreen display, is also available from US$899. With Dell first to cut its prices for dual-core notebooks, more dual-core models priced at below US$1,000 will be available from vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer in May, according to market sources cited by a report…
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