Dell Inspiron

Dell's Inspiron computer product line started as a range of laptop computers targeted at the entry-level, budget, a Mobile Celeron or Mobile Pentium II processor with SDRAM, and had a high starting price of $2,799. Now the Inspiron line mainly consists of mid-level computer systems.

Inspiron M101z

Released online August 5, 2010, the Inspiron M101z is Dell's 11.6" budget laptop that weighs 3.44 lbs. While Dell markets this as a small laptop, most competing 11.6" models are marketed as netbooks.

It features an HDMI output but lacks an optical drive.

    Processors: AMD Athlon II Neo Single Core Processors or AMD Athlon II Neo Dual Processors.
    Memory: Up to 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz SODIMM operating at 800 MHz (machine can take 8 GB of memory however, it is currently not an option on dell.com but listed in the support manual on page 71 ).
    Chipset: ATI® RS880M + SB820M Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: ATI® RadeonTM Mobility HD 4200
    LCD Display: 11.6" 1366 x 768 HD TLF WLED
    Hard Drive: 250 GB at 5400 RPM or 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA.
    Battery: 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery with up to 6 hours 36 minutes of battery life
    Camera: Built-in 1.3M Pixel Webcam
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1501 802.11 g/n or Dell Wireless 1520 802.11a/g/n.
    Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0 802.11b/g/n combo card
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 HDMI output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 7-in-1 Media Card Reader, 1 SIM card slot, and 1 power adapter connector.
    Dimensions & Weight: Width: 8.07" (205 mm), Height: 0.95" (24.3) front –1.38" (35 mm) back, Depth: 11.5" (292 mm), Starting weight of 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)
 

Inspiron 1110 (Inspiron 11z)

Released online on August 18, 2009, the Inspiron 1110 is Dell's 11.6" budget laptop that weighs 3.05 lbs. While Dell markets this as a small laptop, most competing 11.6" models are marketed as netbooks.

It features an HDMI output but lacks an optical drive.

    Processors: Intel Celeron 723 or Intel Pentium Dual-Core SU4100.
    Memory: 2 GB or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
    Chipset: Intel GS45 Express Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics.
    LCD Display: 11.6" WLED-backlit display with a 1366 × 768 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 250 GB, 320 GB or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM.
    Battery: 3-cell (24 Whr) or 6-cell (56 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 1.3 MP webcam.
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g or Dell Wireless 1510 802.11a/b/g/n.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 HDMI output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 3-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.
 

Inspiron 1370 (13z)

Features the new Intel Core 2 solo processor that can last up to 8 hours using an 8 cell battery. Also includes standard DVD drive and an option to upgrade up to NVIDIA 512 MB graphics card.
 

Inspiron 1440 (Inspiron 14)

Released online on June 25, 2009, the Inspiron 1440 is Dell's 14" budget laptop that weighs 4.96 lbs.

    Processors: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 or T4300 or Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, T6600, T4400, up to T9800; P7350, P7450, P8600 or P8700, Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100

Memory:' 2 GB, 3 GB or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz (upgradeable to 8 GB).

    Chipset: Intel GM45 Express Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 512 MB of graphics memory.
    LCD Display: 14" WLED-backlit display with a 1366 × 768 resolution and TrueLife or 14" bright WLED-backlit display with 1600 × 900 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM.
    Optical Drive: 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X tray-load Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
    Battery: 4-cell (37 Whr), 6-cell (56 Whr) or 9-cell (85 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 1.3 MP webcam.
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g or 1515 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card or Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 365 (2.1 EDR).
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 VGA output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 Express Card slot, 1 7-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.
    Windows 7 64-bit

    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 7-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.
 

Inspiron 1525 (Inspiron 15)

Released online on July 27, 2007, the Inspiron 1525 is Dell's 15.4" budget laptop that weighs 5.8 lbs.

    Processors: Intel Celeron 900, Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 or T4300 or Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, T6400, T6500, T6600, T8100, P7350, P7450, P8600, P8700, Intel Core i5 - 520M, AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-74 or AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Ultra ZM-82
    Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.T
    Chipset: Intel GM965 Express Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon 256 MB of graphics memory.
    LCD Display: 15.4" CCFL-backlit widescreen with 1280 X 800 resolution or 15.4" CCFL-backlit widescreen with 1280 X 800 resolution and TrueLife or 15.4" WLED-backlit widescreen with 1440 x 900 resolution and TrueLife or 15.4" WLED-backlit display with 1680 x 1050 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM.
    Optical Drive: 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X tray-load Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
    Battery: 4-cell (37 Whr), 6-cell (56 Whr), or 9-cell (85 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 2.0 MP webcam with optional facial recognition software
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g half mini-card or Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 365 (2.1 EDR).
    I/O ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE 1394a connector (optional), 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 modem port, 1 VGA output, 1 S-video TV-out connector, 1 HDMI connector, 2 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 Express Card slot, 2 Mini-Card slots (third slot optional), 1 8-in-1 memory card reader, 1 Consumer IR (receive only), and 1 power adapter connector.
 

Inspiron 1545 (Inspiron 15)

Released online on January 16, 2009, the Inspiron 1545 is a 15.6" budget laptop that weighs 5.8 lbs. The Inspiron 1545 is the first laptop in Dell's Inspiron line to get Design Studio. website.

    Processors: Intel Celeron 900, Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200, T4300 or T4400 or Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, T6500, T6600, P7350, P7450, P8600, P8700, Intel Core i5 - 520M, AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-74 or AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Ultra ZM-82
    Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB or 4 GB of shared dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
    Chipset: Intel GM45 Express Chipset or AMD 780M Chipset (Inspiron 1546 model)
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 256 or 512 MB of graphics memory.
    LCD Display: 15.6" CCFL-backlit widescreen with a 1366 × 768 and TrueLife or 15.6" WLED-backlit widescreen with 1366 × 768 resolution 15.6" or WLED-backlit display with 1600 × 900 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM.
    Optical Drive: 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive.
    Battery: 4-cell (37 Whr), 6-cell (56 Whr), or 9-cell (85 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 1.3 MP webcam with optional facial recognition software
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g half mini-card or Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 365 (2.1 EDR).
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 VGA output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 Express Card slot, 1 7-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.
 

Inspiron 1570 (Inspiron 15z)

Released online on September 8, 2009, the Inspiron 1570 is an 15.6" CULV variant of the Inspiron 1545 and weighs 5.1 lbs. The Inspiron 1570 includes an updated design, CULV processors, an HDMI output and DDR3 memory, but has the same starting price as the Studio 15.

    Processors: Intel Pentium Dual-Core SU4100 or Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 or SU9400.
    Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR3 SDRAM @ 1066 MHz (upgradable to 6 GB).
    Chipset: Intel GS45 Express Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 256 MB of graphics memory.
    LCD Display: 15.6" WLED-backlit display with 1366 × 768 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM.
    Optical Drive: 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive.
    Battery: 4-cell (37 Whr) or 6-cell (56 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 1.3 MP webcam with optional facial recognition software
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g half mini-card or Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 365 (2.1 EDR).
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 Express Card slot 1 7-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.
 

Inspiron 1750 (Inspiron 17)

Released online on July 16, 2009, the Inspiron 1750 is Dell's 17.3" budget laptop that weighs 6.8 lbs. The Inspiron 1750 has the same design as the Inspiron 1440, but is simply bigger and includes a numeric keypad. Unlike its predecessor, the Inspiron 1720, The Inspiron 1750 does not support two hard drives.

    Processors: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 or T4300 or Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, T6600, P7350 P7450, P8600 or P8700.
    Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz (upgradable to 8 GB).
    Chipset: Intel GM45 Express Chipset.
    Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 256 MB or 512 MB of graphics memory.
    LCD Display: 17.3" WLED-backlit widescreen with a 1600 × 900 and TrueLife or 17.3" WLED-backlit widescreen with a 1920 × 1080 resolution and TrueLife.
    Hard Drive: 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 5400 RPM.
    Optical Drive: 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X tray-load Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
    Battery: 4-cell (37 Whr), 6-cell (56 Whr), or 9-cell (85 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
    Camera: 1.3 MP webcam with optional facial recognition software
    Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g half mini-card or 1515 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card or Intel Wi-Fi Link 4965 802.11a/b/g/n half mini-card.
    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 365 (2.1 EDR) - Optional.
    I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 VGA output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 Express Card slot, 1 7-in-1 memory card reader, and 1 power adapter connector.

Dell Alienware

Alienware was originally established to tap a niche in the high performance gaming market, which back then was not on the radar of the major PC manufacturers such as Dell. Since high-end hardware was not widely distributed, the company's founders formed an OEM which sold personal computers with the highest performing hardware and settings according to benchmarks. 

The company products are also differentiated by their science-fiction based designs.

Starting 2002, Dell considered buying Alienware, but did not take any action until March 22, 2006, when it agreed to purchase the company. 

The new subsidiary maintained its autonomy in terms of design and marketing. However, Alienware's access to Dell's supply chain, purchasing power, and economies of scale would lower its operating costs.

Initially, Dell maintained its competing XPS line of gaming PCs, often selling computers with the same specifications. The XPS line may have hurt Alienware's market share within its high-end market segment. Due to corporate restructuring in the spring of 2008, the XPS brand was scaled down.

Product development of gaming PCs was consolidated with Dell's gaming division, with Alienware becoming Dell's premier gaming brand. On June 2, 2009, The M17x was introduced as the First Alienware/Dell branded system. 

Alienware now represents the premium performance space in Dell’s consumer family of products. This launch also expands Alienware’s global reach from six to 45 countries.

On March 25, 2009, Alienware stated that it was considering closing its manufacturing bases in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, and in Miami, Florida.

18 Inch

    M18x - Introduced in 2011, it is considered a replacement for the original M17x design, but with a bigger chassis and screen up to 18 inches, and special keyboard macros. It features Dual-GPU Support, and up to 32GB of RAM.

17 Inch

    M17x (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2009, it is the first laptop released by Alienware after the company was bought by Dell. The name and some of the design is based on the Alienware 17 inch laptop, the Alienware M17.

    M17x-R2 (Discontinued) - 2010 Revision of the M17x, adding support for Intel i5 and i7 processors.

    M17x-R3 - 2011 Revision of the M17x, changes from aluminium chassis to a simplified plastic design, 3D Ready through a 120 Hz screen. Removes Dual-GPU capability.

15 Inch

    M15x (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2009

    M15x-R2 (Discontinued) - 2010 Revision of the M15x, adding support for Intel i5 and i7 processors.

14 Inch

    M14x - Introduced in 2011 as a replacement for the M15x, with single GPU.

11 Inch
    M11x - First introduced in 2010, it is the smallest size gaming laptop from Alienware.

Dell Adamo

Adamo is a Dell subnotebook focused on design and mobility. A notebook prototype was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 9, 2009.

Dell also claimed it is the "world's thinnest laptop", at 0.65 inches thick. It is a slim luxury ultraportable intended to compete with Apple's MacBook Air, Lenovo's ThinkPad X301, or HP's Voodoo Envy 133 laptop.

On September 9, 2009, Dell previewed a new, thinner Adamo "XPS" laptop design, which was 9.99 mm (0.39 inches) thick.

The Adamo 13 was released on March 17, 2009, in the US with a 1.4 GHz (or 2.1 GHz) Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB (or 4 GB) of 800 MHz DDR3 memory, a 128 GB SSD(or 256 GB SSD), and a 13.4-inch widescreen with a 1366x768 resolution with a built-in 1.3 MP webcam and microphone. It weighs 4 pounds, ships with Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium, with an optional external DVD-RW drive.

Dell Adamo XPS

On September 9, 2009, Dell previewed a new, thinner Adamo XPS laptop design, which was 9.99 mm (0.39 inches) thick. It was released on November 5, 2009 and priced at (USD)$1,799. The laptop's bottom half, containing the keyboard, is smaller than the top half of the laptop containing the screen. 

The screen half is concave, so when shut the keyboard embeds itself into the screen. It is designed, that when open, the bottom of the screen half and the edge of the keyboard, make contact with the surface it is resting on. 

The Adamo XPS has a heat-sensing strip on the lip of its lid which, when touched, opens the lid. Internally, it has either a 128 GB solid-state drive or a 180 GB hard drive. It uses 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 1.4 GHz Intel ULV (ultra low voltage) processor. The battery can run either 4 or 5 hours, depending on configuration.

Dell Studio

Dell's Studio brand is a range of laptops and desktops targeted at the mainstream consumer market. The computers sit above Dell's Inspiron and below the XPS consumer lines in price and specifications. 

They differ from Dell's lower-end Inspiron models by offering slot-loading optical drives, media keys, more cover design options, faster processor options, HDMI and eSATA ports, LED-backlit screens, and backlit keyboards.

At launch, the Studio was offered in three models: the Studio 15 and the Studio 17 named after their respective screen size in inches, and the Studio Hybrid, named for its usage of laptop components in the form of an ultra small form factor desktop. 

If purchased online, many customizable colors, designs and features are available, including a finger print scanner in some countries.

On July 29, 2008, Dell introduced the desktop counterpart to the Dell Studio Laptops, the Dell Studio Hybrid PC. A compact desktop PC using laptop components, it contains the same slot-loading optical drive as the laptops with the range of connectivity (e.g., number of USB ports) expected of a desktop PC.

On September 24, 2009, Dell released Studio laptops with the options for a mobile Core i7 processor, although Pentium Dual-Core and Core 2 Duo options were still available as lower-end options.

Studio 14

A 14" laptop.

    Studio 1450: Uses Intel Pentium and Core 2 Duo processors, DDR3 memory, and standard Intel GMA X4500MHD integrated graphics.

    Studio 1457: Uses Intel Core i7 Quad-core processors, DDR3 memory, and standard ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 graphics.

    Studio 1458: Uses Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 Dual-core processors, DDR3 memory, and standard Intel HD Graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 or 5450.

Studio 14z

A 14" laptop.

    Intel Pentium T4200 (2.0 GHz/800 MHz FSB/1 MB cache)
    Intel Core 2 T6400 (2.0 GHz/800 MHz FSB/2 MB cache)
    Intel Core 2 P8600 (2.4 GHz/1066 MHz FSB/3 MB cache)
    Intel Core 2 T9550 (2.66 GHz/1066 MHz FSB/6 MB cache)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G
    Uses DDR3 memory
 

Studio 15

Dell Studio 15 (1555) with 15.6 in 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen & backlit keyboard.

The studio 15 is the mainstream of the studio laptop line. It has had many options and features that have changed over the years. processors ranging from low end Pentium Dual Core processors up to Quad Core Core i7 processors. Newly added is the ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 1 GB graphics card. Here is a List of the Different models.

Studio 17

Dell Studio 17, featuring a full number pad and a backlit keyboard

A 17" laptop.

    Studio 1735 (Intel Santa Rosa Platform)
    Studio 1736 (AMD Turion 64 Processor)
    Studio 1737 (Intel Montevina Platform)
    Studio 1745/47/49 (Intel Calpella (2009) Platform ;featuring core i7 processor and DDR3 memory plus JBL 2.1 Speakers (2 x 1.5 watt and 3 watt subwoofer) )
    Studio 17 Touch (Featuring Windows 7 multi-touch on a capacitive display).

Dell Precision

Dell Precision Workstations are computers aimed at prosumers and CAD / Architecture / CG professionals as a workstation computer, or as small scale business servers.

Precision M6400 laptop
Precision M6500 laptop
Precision M6600 laptop

Current Dell Precision laptop models

Precision M2400

Based on Latitude E6400

Precision M4500

1800M uses DDR3 memory instead of DDR5 memory which reduces performance in exchange for power savings.

Precision M4600

Nvidia Use DDR3 memory instead of DDR5 memory which reduces performance in exchange for power savings.Only two memory connectors with Intel Core i5-2520M/2540M or Intel Core i7-2620M; DDR3 1600 MHz memory configurations are limited to 16 GB;

Precision M6500

First Precision to support 64Bit LINUX; Only two memory connectors with Intel Core i5-520M/540M or Intel Core i7-620M; DDR3 1600 MHz memory configurations are limited to 8 GB; 2 HDD bays;Optional RAID0 or RAID1; Free Fall Sensor HD >= 500GB; FIPS encrypted FFS HD >= 250GB; Supports 2 SSHDs >= 256GB; 64GB SSD Mini-Card; 3 USB ports supporting v3.0; 1394 FireWire; eSATA; 3.5" MIC & Ear; Slim tray-load CD/DVD or OEM BR supported; 8-in-1 card reader mini SSD card; Smartcard reader; Cardbus PC Card & Express Card 54/34; Wireless slide power switch; Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX GB 10/100/1000; Display port ; Wireless BT 2.1 & UWB & NG Broadband, w/GPS; Intel Wireless 6300 802.11a/g/n 3X3 Micro Express Mini card; Dell Wireless 5620 HSPA WWAN; Back-lit keyboard; Optional 3.2MP cam; 5 types of optional security features; Optional port replicators, stands; 210W AC adapter; 9-cell extended life battery. An excellent feature when fast booting with "Dell Reader" - "A DOS like environment using limited battery power" enables network and low graphics, primarily for reviewing email or other documents quickly. A great upgrade to the M6400 and closely benchmarks to the M6600.

Precision M6600

Only two memory connectors with Intel Core i5-2520M/2540M or Intel Core i7-2620M; DDR3 1600 MHz memory configurations are limited to 16 GB; 2 HDD bays + miniSSD card.

Latitude C series

The Latitude C-series notebooks covered the range of processors from the Pentium 166 MHz to the Pentium 4-M. Models in this series included the CP (Pentium processors), CPi (Pentium II processors), CPx, C600 and C800 (Mobile Pentium III processors), CPt, C500 and C510 (Celeron processors), C400, C610 and C810 (Pentium 3-M processors) and C640 and C840 (Mobile Pentium 4M).

C series laptops were notable for their consistent and interchangeable accessories across this wide range of processors. The series was one of the first to offer the UXGA 1600x1200 resolution display and included a NVidia GeForce MX400 32 MB video accelerator to complement the display requirements. A robust design made it a favorite in harsher climates; however, this design lacked the visual appeal of many of its competitors.

The most popular of the C-series included the C800, C810, C840, and later the C640.

The later C-series models mostly had near clones sold as the Inspiron 4000 and 8000 series:

    C840 cloned as the Inspiron 8200
    C810 cloned as the Inspiron 8100
    C800 cloned as the Inspiron 8000
    C640 cloned as the Inspiron 4150 and as the Inspiron 2650
    C610 cloned as the Inspiron 4100
    C600 cloned as the Inspiron 4000

An interesting note on the C840 is that it was the last Dell notebook (along with its sister models the Inspiron 8200 and Precision M50) to have both a "fixed" optical drive as well as a modular bay, making it a "three-spindle" notebook. The modular bay could also be used for a second battery identical to the primary battery rather than a special modular bay battery. It used a Pentium 4M processor and DDR SDRAM. The Dell C840 also supports 2 gigabytes of ram.

Dell Latitude D6x0 series

The Latitude D6x0 series is the 14"/14.1" corporate model. It aims to combine heavy-duty power with reasonable portability, and differs primarily from D8x0 series in screen size. 

All are two spindle designs, with a "D-bay" modular bay which can interchange optical drives, a second hard drive, floppy disk or a second battery. All models have a smart card socket, PCMCIA socket, and 9-pin serial port, a "D-dock" port for docking station or port replicator, and have an internal socket for a 802.11 wireless card.

The D600 and D610 share a common form factor, battery socket, and have a parallel printer port.

The D620 and D630 share a common form factor, battery socket, and do not have a parallel printer port. Both have support for an optional internal Bluetooth module, a socket for an optional mobile broadband card, and have an external switch for disabling any wireless connections.

The D600 (and simultaneously introduced D800) was Dell's first business-oriented notebook based on the Pentium-M processor; it used the first-generation "Banias" or Dothan Pentium M chips running on a 400 MT/s FSB on DDR memory. It had a PATA hard drive and a D-series modular bay, and used an ATI Radeon 9000 GPU. It had a 14" screen, in regular (non-widescreen) form factor. Unlike later D6x0 series machines, both memory sockets were accessible from a single cover on the bottom of the system.

Many Latitude models had a near-clone Inspiron, in the case of the D600, it was the Inspiron 600M. Differences include that the 600M does not work with the Dell D-Dock, and the case styling is slightly different. The motherboards, screens and hard drive caddies are all physically interchangeable.

The Latitude D600 used a PA-10/PA-12 charger and came with a DVD drive, 2 x USB, 1 x TV, 1 x network, 1 x parallel, 1 x serial and 1 monitor output. The hard drive is accessible through a cover on the left hand front side of the lower case and is secured by 1 screw. After removing the screw, the hard drive can then slide out.

The D610 was an update of the D600 design; it used the same case design and very similar specs. The chipset was updated (to the "Sonoma" platform) and used DDR2 memory, and it used a second-generation "Dothan" Pentium M chips running on a 533 MT/s FSB (and available in higher speeds.) The location of one memory socket was moved to underneath the keyboard. The D610 was available with either an ATI Mobility Radeon X300 discrete GPU or Intel integrated graphics. It still continued to use a PATA hard drive and D-series modular bay.

Many Latitude models had a near-clone Inspiron, in the case of the D610, it was the Inspiron 610M.

Some Dell Latitude D610 units with a dedicated ATI x300 graphics card seem to have problems with the audio-out jack. Symptoms of this problem include a noise or whine when an audio device is connected to the audio-out jack. Up to this date Dell does not have a clear solution to this problem.

A number of Dell Latitude D610 units will develop microscopic fractures of the motherboard. Symptoms of this problem may include inability to turn on the computer, unexpected shut down within 30 seconds of being turned on, or visible screen artifacts while in operation. This problem also frequently contributes to the blue screen of death (BSOD) in Windows.

The Dell Latitude D610 was intended to have a 3-4 year life. After this period, some known issues include deterioration of CPU and other issues causing poor performance, especially with newer software.

The D620 (and simultaneously introduced D820) was Dell's first business-oriented notebook with a dual core processor available. Initially available with the interim "Yonah" Core Duo processors, it was sold with the first-generation mobile "Merom" Core 2 chips once those became available from Intel in the Fall of 2006; both run on a 667MT/s bus. 

It was initial sold only with Intel integrated graphics, but an option to upgrade to a discrete NVidia GPU became available after a few months. It replaced the raised pointing stick with a "low profile" model, and introduced the option of 4-cell and 9-cell batteries in addition to the standard 6-cell model. It uses DDR2 memory and is compatible with both PC2-4200 (533 MHz) and PC2-5300 (667 MHz) memory.

Although the D620 is capable of accepting 4 GB of physical memory, but because of the limitation by the BIOS of a notebook (and not because the user is using a 32-bit or 64-bit OS), it will only see 3.5 GB of memory, or 3.3 with on board video (memory is shared). Using a 64-bit OS will not help the user to see all 4 GB of RAM on the D620.

The D620 has one mono speaker located in the base below the touchpad. It has no option to expand to stereo without using external speakers or headphones.

There was no near-clone Inspiron model for the D620.
 

All early D620 models were known for faulty LCD screens. All of these early models suffered from light bleeding, where a black screen would show light bleeding in from the bottom of the screen. This wasn't fixed until almost a year into production. In addition, some D630 screens are known for having bad LCD pixels. The D620, D630, D820 and D830 were available with a Intel integrated GMA or Nvidia Graphics Card. All Nvidia models will suffer from early failure of the graphics chip due to defective solder and "underfill" of the BGA graphics core as it responds to thermal fluctuations. 

This is attributed to a faulty manufacturing on part of Nvidia which caused a multimillion recall not only of some Dell notebooks but also some HP, Compaq and Apple products Affected models. The failure manifests itself by stripes or "artifacts" on the LCD AND also an external screen or by the total absence of an image. 

There is no permanent fix for it and the early replacements by Dell included only the same but new faulty chips which will also fail eventually. So far only the models with the Intel graphics seem to have survived. Dell tried to prolong the lifetime of the Nvidia chips with a BIOS update which causes the fan to run more continuously and thus reduce the strain from repeated heating/cooling cycles on the graphics chip. However all these chips will die eventually.

The D630 is an update of the D620 design. It differed most significantly in being based on the "Santa Rosa" (mobile 965) chipset, which supported the 800MT/s models of the mobile Core 2 Duo (both the Merom 7xx0 series and later the Penryn-based 8x00/9x00 series.) 

It also had newer versions of the graphics processor options, support for Intel's "Turbo Memory" flash cache (although this uses the same card slot as the mobile broadband card), and support for internal Wireless-N. It also added a 4-pin Firewire IEEE1394 port. It uses DDR2 memory and is compatible with PC2-5300 (667 MHz) and PC2-6400 (800 MHz) memory will work, but at PC2-5300 speeds.

Unlike the D830, the D630 has non stereo speakers.

There was no near-clone Inspiron model for the D630.

The D630c was a slight variant model of the D630; it featured a "manageable" version of the motherboard chipset, and base configuration was slightly more powerful. Except for the chipset management, all of those "base features" were available as options on the regular D630.