Dell brings new Latitude and Precision laptops along with OptiPlex desktops

Dell announced its new business product portfolio for 2021, including the new Latitude 5000, Latitude 7000 and Latitude 9000 notebooks. The company also announced the new OptiPlex 7090 Ultra and OptiPlex 3090 desktops, as well as the Precision 3560 laptop. Dell announced its new line of monitors for home and commercial use along with several new accessories. The new line comes with the new 11th generation Intel processor options and Dell will offer them with Windows 10 or Ubuntu, depending on the customer’s needs.

First, let’s look at the new Latitude series that includes Latitude 9420, Latitude 7520, Latitude 5420. Dell also announced Latitude 5320, Latitude 5520, Latitude 7320, Latitude 7420 and Latitude 9520, although these are only available at a later stage.

Dell Latitude 9420, 9520

At the top of the line is the Latitude 9420 which features a 2 in 1 form factor with a 14 inch touch screen that will be offered with a resolution of up to QHD + (2,560 x 1,600 pixels). Users can also use the optional Active Pen stylus, which will be sold separately. The new notebook is powered by the latest 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro processor, with up to 32 GB LPDDR4x SDRAM and up to 1 TB of SSD M.2 PCIe NVMe storage. The notebook achieves Intel Evo certification and comes with features like Wi-Fi 6E and 5G or 4G LTE and eSIM connectivity options. Customers will have the option to choose a larger 3-cell 60Whr battery or a 2-cell Whr battery, both compatible with ExpressCharge 2.0 using a 60W or 65W USB Type-C based charger. The notebook also comes with Windows Hello facial recognition, as well as an optional fingerprint reader built into the on / off button.

Dell added a speakerphone built into the laptop, as well as some camera optimizations to improve the quality of video calls. The notebook also includes Dell’s new SafeShutter technology, which automatically controls the webcam for added privacy, while the pre-installed Dell Optimizer software offers a personalized user experience using artificial intelligence (AI). In terms of ports, the notebook comes with a USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 port with PowerShare, two Thunderbolt 4 ports with Power Delivery & DisplayPort, an HDMI 2.01x port, an external uSIM card tray option and a card reader. memory. The Latitude 9420 will be available at a starting price of $ 1,949 and will begin to hit the markets in the spring of 2021 along with the Latitude 9520. Product details and prices for the Latitude 9520 will be available near the release date. The Latitude 9520 announcement is to indicate that it exists and is on its way.

Dell Latitude 7320, 7420, 7520

Coming to the Latitude 7000 series, Dell announced three models, including the Latitude 7320, 7420 and 7520. All three offer identical specifications, with the main difference being that the 7320 and 7420 feature a 2 in 1 form factor with Monitors 13.3 and 14 inches, respectively. The 7520, on the other hand, has a standard 15.6-inch screen. The 7320 will be available in FHD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) with touch or non-touch screen, while the 7420 and 7520 will be available with up to UHD resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) with touch and non-touch screen options.

All three variants will be available with 11th generation Intel Core processors with up to i7 vPro and Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu options. Storage options include up to 1 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD, up to 32 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM clocked at 4266 MHz and optional 42 Whr or 63 Whr batteries with 65 W and 90 W USB Type C chargers respectively. For connectivity, there is Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, as well as an optional LTE mobile broadband option. The rest of the ports and connectivity features include two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4.0 ports with Power Delivery & DisplayPort, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with Power Share, an HDMI 2.0, external uSIM card tray (optional), card reader memory also as smart card reader with optional contact and optional fingerprint reader built into the on / off button. The Latitude 7520 will be available in select markets starting at $ 1,649 as of January 12, 2021. The Latitude 7320 and 7420 will be launched at a later date.

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Dell Latitude 5320, 5420, 5520

Coming to the Latitude 5000 series, it also offers three models – Latitude 5320, Latitude 5420 and Latitude 5520. Like the 7000 series, this series will be offered in three sizes, 13.3 inches on the 5320 and 14 inches on the 5420 and 15, 6 inches on the 5520. However, only the 5320 has a 2-in-1 form factor with up to an FHD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) with a touch or non-touch screen option. The Latitude 5420 is offered with a resolution of up to (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) touchscreen or non-touchscreen, while the Latitude 5520 will be available with resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) touchscreen or without touch or UHD ( 3,840 x 2,160 pixels) non-touch screen option with resolution. Notably, all three can be configured with the latest 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro processor, up to 64 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz RAM (32 GB on Latitude 5320) and up to 2 TB of PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD or up to 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 NVME SSD.

Battery options include the 42WHr or 63WHr option with ExpressCharge, as well as 42WHr and 63WHr long-life batteries that will include a 3-year limited hardware warranty. Depending on which battery you choose, you will have the option of a 65 W adapter, a small size 90 W or 60 W charger based on USB Type-C. As for connectivity, these notebooks will arrive with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 and LTE connectivity option. In the port department, you get two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4.0 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, two USB 3.2 Gen (one of which will offer Power share), one HDMI 2.01x, external uSIM card tray (optional), one memory card memory reader, as well as smartcard reader with optional contact and fingerprint reader built into the on / off button. Latitude 5420 and Latitude 5520 also have an RJ45 port for wired ethernet connection. As of now, Dell has announced that the Latitude 5420 will be available on January 12, 2021, starting at $ 1,049. The price and availability of the other two models will be shared later.

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Dell Precision 3560

Dell also announced its new Precision 3560 mobile workstation. This is a fully loaded 15.6-inch laptop with a new design made of carbon fiber and bioplastics. The notebook will be offered with a touch resolution option of up to FHD (1,920 x 1080 pixels) and can be configured with an 11th generation quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics and an NVIDIA Quadro T500 option with 2 GB of GDDR6 memory. Memory and storage options include up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory clocked at 3200Mhz and up to 2TB PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD or a 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD that would only be available as the second SDD in a dual storage configuration. In the connectivity department, there is Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, as well as optional global advanced WWAN LTE. In the port department, you get two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, one of which offers power sharing, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, optional smart card and smart card reader and fingerprint reader. Dell is also offering an optional integrated HD video webcam and an optional IR camera. Battery options include the 42WHr or 63WHr option with ExpressCharge, as well as 42WHr and 63WHr long-life batteries that will include a 3-year limited hardware warranty. Depending on which battery you choose, you will have the option of a 65 W adapter, a 90 W or a 130 W USB Type-C based charger. The Precision 3560 will be available at a starting price of $ 1,189 as of January 12, 2021.

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Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra, 3070 Ultra

Finally, Dell also introduced its new OptiPlex line of desktops with a new modular design that allows users to connect it to the back of their monitors. These compact desktops do not come with monitors, but are compatible with Dell’s variety of professional monitors, UltraSharp, Collaboration and E-series. The OptiPlex 7090 Ultra can be configured with up to an 11th generation Intel Core i7-1185G7 vPro processor with up to 64 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM and up to 2 TB of M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD. The desktop comes with Intel UHD Graphics on Core i3 models and Intel Iris Xe graphics options on Core i5 and Core i7 models. Dell says the tiny desktop can connect with up to four 4K monitors simultaneously. There is Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 on the machine, as well as a variety of ports including Thunderbolt 4, standard USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, RJ45 and DisplayPort 1.4. The OptiPlex 3070 Ultra offers almost the same format and features as the 7090 Ultra, although you can only configure it with an 11th generation Intel Core i5-1145G7 and also bypass the Thunderbolt 4 and DisplayPort 1.4 ports. The OptiPlex 3090 Ultra and OptiPlex 7090 Ultra will be available in select markets from January 28, 2021, for $ 659 and $ 769, respectively.

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