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June 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Dell just refreshed its Inspiron line, a collection of value PCs aimed at the back-to-school and budget-conscious crowds. The highlights are clearly the Inspiron 14z and 13z machines, a pair of Ultrabooks at more accessible price points than, say, the MacBook Air.
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The Dell Inspiron 14z, which features a 14-inch screen, starts at $700. The 13.3-inch Inspiron 13z starts at $600, one of the cheapest Ultrabooks we’ve seen, price-wise.
Before you ask, at those prices, the laptops are based on Intel’s second-generation processors, or Sandy Bridge, rather than this year’s third-generation chips (Ivy Bridge). But that’s the first ingredient of the secret sauce that keeps them affordable; the next is hard disks. Instead of slim and light solid-state drives, both models pack 500GB of hard-disk storage.
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Finally, the two machines’ dimensions strain the limits of the definition of Ultrabook. While they’re not monsters, the 13z is 0.82 inches thick and weighs 3.8 pounds, while the 14z clocks in at 0.83 inches and 4.1 pounds.
On the plus side, both machines are equipped with HDMI outputs, USB 3.0 ports and a media card reader. On each, the screen has 1,366 x 768 resolution, 6GB of RAM comes standard, and battery life is rated at 7+ hours (though the battery isn’t replaceable on either unit).
SEE ALSO: Here’s Dell’s Answer to the iMac, the XPS One 27Yes, you can get Ivy Bridge chips instead of Sandy Bridge. And yes, you can get 8GB of RAM or a 128GB solid-state drive instead of a hard drive (14z only). But those options are going to drive your price up, and you might want to start looking at other options, like Dell’s own higher-end XPS 13 Ultrabook.
Dell also debuted four more laptops in its Inspiron line. The 15R (starting at $550) and 17R ($600) are intended for “everyday computing,” with similar specs as the Z line, just with larger screens — 15.6 and 17.3 inches, respectively — and bulkier form factors (though they including a DVD drive).
If you need a little more power in your laptop, both the 15R and 17R also come as “Special Editions” ($900 and $1,100, respectively). These are Ivy Bridge only, and include discrete graphics and mammoth hard disks (up to 1TB). You can even get a 3D-capable screen on the 17R SE (starting at $1,300).
Are you in the market for an Ultrabook? What do you think of Dell’s offerings? Have your say in the comments.
Dell Inspiron Z Ultrabooks
The 14z and 13z laptops from Dell offer thinner designs at affordable prices.
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This story originally published on Mashable here.
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