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Dell, Gateway Unwrap New Notebook PCs

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Seeking to cash in on the growing demand for mobile machines, Dell (Nasdaq: DELL - news) and Gateway are launching new notebook PCs that pack a lot of punch into small packages.

Dell this week took the wraps off if its Latitude X1, targeting business road warriors with a laptop that weighs in at just 2.5 pounds and features a 12-inch display and a power adapter that is some 50 percent smaller than the typical Latitude power adapter.

When configured with the optional six-cell battery, it has up to six hours of battery life.

Full-featured Mobile Machines

Starting at US$1,699, the Latitude X1 is powered by Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC - news) Centrino mobile chipset and offers both Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Customers can choose between a 30GB or 60GB hard drive, as well as an optional 8X DVD-ROM, 24X CD-RW/DVD combination.

At the same time, Gateway has introduced its M680 and M360 laptops, billed as mobile workstations, with the former featuring a 17-inch screen, Centrino technology and PCI Express graphics. The M680 is a pound lighter and thinner than its predecessor, the M675, at 7.7 pounds and 1.24 inches