Dell Confirms Upcoming XPS M1330 and Dell Inspiron 1420, 1520 and 1720 Laptops

[Andrew Baxter]

Not that anybody who keeps on top of laptop rumors will be surprised to know, but it's now somewhat more "official" that the Dell XPS M1330 and Inspiron 1420, 1520 and 1720 laptops will be hitting the market in the next couple of weeks.

On a blog post on the Direct2Dell website Lionel Menchaca confirms that the rumors circling the web about Inspiron Santa Rosa laptops and an ultraportable XPS M1330 notebook are true and that they will be announced before the end of the month. Specifically, "confession #9" is where you'll find Lionel linking to two Engadget rumor posts and confirming they are true.

Upcoming Dell Inspiron 1420, Inpsiron 1520 and Inspiron 1720 laptops (view large image)

Here's a rundown on what Dell has innately confirmed then:

• Dell Inspiron 1420 -- A 14.1" widescreen Intel Santa Rosa based laptop that will offer multi-color lids. The Inspiron 1420 will replace the existing Inspiron e1405 and have the offering of internal WWAN, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire, integrated 2.0MP web camera and the offering of integrated graphics or an Nvidia 8400m graphics card.
  
  
• Dell Inspiron 1520 -- A 15.4" widescreen Intel Santa Rosa based laptop that will offer multi-color lids. The 1520 will replace the current Inspiron e1505. The Inspiron 1520 will have the offering of internal WWAN, 802.11n, integrated 2.0MP web camera, 8-in-1 media card reader, 4 USB 2.0 ports, up to an Nvidia 8600m GT graphics card and up to a UXGA resolution display.
  
  
• Dell Inspiron 1720 -- A 17" widescreen Intel Santa Rosa based laptop that will offer multi-color lids. The 1720 will replace the current Inspiron e1705 and will offer internal WWAN, up to 2.2GHz Santa Rosa processor, 2 Hard Drives available (software RAID possible), 8-in-1 media card reader, dedicated number pad, 4 USB 2.0 ports, built-in 2MP web camera, up to an Nvidia 8600m GT grpahics card, XGA - UXGA resolution display, FireWire, S-Video, media control buttons and of course BlueTooth.
  
  
• Dell Inspiron 1521 -- A 15.4" notebook the same as the Inspiron 1520, but with an AMD processor.
  
  
• Dell Inspiron 1721 -- A 17" notebook the same as the Inspiron 1720, but with an AMD processor.
  
  
• Dell XPS M1330 -- A 13.3" widescreen ultraportable and ultra sexy notebook that uses the Intel Santa Rosa platform, has dedicated Nvidia 8400m graphics available, slot loading optical drive, LED backlit display offering with 300-nit brightness, integrated web-camera offering, starts at under 1" thin and about 4lbs of weight
  
  
  Dell XPS M1330 front view
  
  
  Dell XPS M1330 side view (view large image)

Expected announce date according to rumors is June 26th at which time the Inspiron notebooks will be available to order and the XPS M1330 will be announced but will not ship until about mid-July.

[LFC]

That Dell M1330 does look quite nice and very sleek package overall... but what is with the 'consumer' range styling? Dell somehow contrive to actually create uglier designs with each generation. That is truly astonishing and I salute them in that respect

[R4000]

A new AMD-based 17" Inspiron is showing up soon? Sweet.

Hey HP, are you listening?

[Leon]

The graphics card for the Dell Inspiron 1520 is amazing (3DMark05 score of about 6000)! If it is less than $1500... I'm your next customer, Dell! Plus the new media reader and the webcam and the UXGA resolution and the sweet new design!

Leon

[Znender]

Wow, I'm even more impressed on the specs of the Dell Inspiron 1420.
It has a GPU of 8400m! Very impressive!

I really like the specs of these upcoming Inspiron Lines, hopefully it might bring up their sales to retake the no.1 spot.

However, the XPS m1330 looks strikingly similar to Sony's styling of notebooks, Ie. Sony SZ models I believe.

[Leon]

They also redesigned the interior and the exterior of the Inspiron line:

http://www.engadget.com/photos/pics-...w-inspirons-1/

Hope the Dell Coupons will work on these! ^_^

Leon

[lunateck]

They also redesigned the interior and the exterior of the Inspiron line:

http://www.engadget.com/photos/pics-...w-inspirons-1/

Hope the Dell Coupons will work on these! ^_^

Leon

OMG, it is better than the last generation. The last gen is fugly, now it is just ugly, good job Dell! (They look like the last gen Toshibas)

[dennisk]

wow 8600m gt for 1520...

[Fant]

Why cant Dell (who creates great looking desktops and monitors) design a good looking laptop?

[Metamorphical]

I agree they look like last generation's Toshibas and they aren't fantastic looking, it is still a step up from the old white bumper clad Dells however. The specs and the screen options look great on these models. The 1520 and 1420 are well enough, enough to make me think about upgrading to one of those two models before the end of summer... but they are new models so I can't be sure if Dell prices will cooperate. I can't wait to see a review. I will be interested to see what the build on these is like and it will be nice to see real pictures of the new inspirons to or to maybe even see them in person at the Dell kiosks in the local mall.