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Aside from the two Vostro laptops which Dell announced, it will also release two new desktop models - the affordable and practical Vostro A160 Mini-Tower and the entry-level Vostro A100. Both are geared for the most basic business computing needs and boast of similar features and specs.

Both desktops feature either an Ubuntu Linux or Windows Vista, integrated audio, graphics and network connection, expandable graphics capability, USB and audio ports. The A160 comes with either a single or dual core Intel Celeron or dual core Pentium processors, up to 80GB of hard drive space and a 16x DVD ROM. The A100 desktop gets the Intel Atom processor, an 8x DVD+/-RW and up to 160GB of hard drive space.

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Dell has announced they have two new laptops joining its Vostro series, the A860 and A840. Sporting almost the same features, the Dell Vostro A860 comes with a 15.6-inch HD LCD while the A840 has a smaller 14.1-inch WXGA LCD, both are sporting anti-glare widescreen features.

A quick rundown of the features and specifications of the basic configurations for both laptops will give us either an Ubuntu Linux or Windows Vista for OS, black color design, a built-in integrated network, modem and wireless connectivity. Bluetooth comes in as an optional connectivity feature. Both laptops also feature an integrated PC Card slot, either a single or dual core Intel Celeron or a Pentium dual core for their processors, up to 1GB of RAM, built-in optical drives, up to 160GB for the A860 and 120GB for the A840, and DVD/CD-RW combo drive or 8x DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability.

Other than those features, the Vostro A860 and A840 are pretty much your standard laptops. The Vostro A840 is supposed to come out anytime this week while the Vostro A860 will be out sometime in September. Pricing for these two laptops vary depending on their pre-configurations.

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Dell announced two new models for its Vostro line-up, the 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 and 15.4-inch Vostro 1510. Both the Vostro 1310 and 1510 will have a thinner and lighter slot load optical drive than their earlier versions. The notebooks will have no trialware installed and will come with 10GB of free Dell DataSafe Online Backup and a free year of Dell’s PC Tune up service. Customers will be given the option to have either Windows XP or Vista installed. For their technical goodies, both 1310 and 1510 come with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB memory, finger print readers and other standard Vostro notebook goodies.

Both the 1310 and 1510 are now available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with retail prices of $749 and $599 respectively. A US release is set for May 1, while Asia Pacific and Japan will see the release on May 5. In addition to these two models, Dell also has a redesign for the 17-inch Vostro 1710 that is expected to be available in May.

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