tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460805896323140222.post-33840761272466011652008-03-09T03:41:00.000-07:002008-03-09T03:42:34.672-07:00<span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >By <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ara_Rubyan">Ara Rubyan</a><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">This article is meant to give you a broad outline of the Dell Laptops that you can buy. After that, you should consult their website for more specifics.<o:p></o:p></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Scope and brands</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">As you probably can tell, Dell laptops come under many different brand names. Dell has traditionally done this to market different brand-labels to different business and consumer segments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><ul style="text-align: justify;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Business Class laptops: This class of laptops emphasizes long life-cycles, reliability and serviceability. The thought is that businesses, especially larger corporations, need to justify their purchases by showing an adequate return on investment. <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Dell N-Series - Laptops shipped with Linux or FreeDOS installed <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Vostro - for small-business customers <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Latitude - for corporate customers <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Precision - high-performance laptops<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Home/Consumer Class laptops: This class of laptops emphasizes value, performance and expandability. This is not to say that homeowners don't care about return on investment. Rather, they are focused more on the initial price, look and feel of a laptop.<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Inspiron - consumer laptop systems <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">XPS - high-performance laptop<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Dell also offers "bare-bones" versions of certain of their laptop brands (N series by default and by request on XPS and Inspiron systems). These come without pre-installed software and at significantly lower prices. Dell ships these systems with a "FreeDOS disk" included in the box. The customer is expected to install all the software (including the operating system).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Lastly, they must issue a so-called "Windows refund" or a merchandise credit after the sale of the system, which is at the "regular" retail price.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Due to Dell's licensing-contract with Microsoft, Dell doesn't offer those systems on their website. Instead, customers have to know enough to ask for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">I hope this clears up any confusion about the myriad Dell laptop brands. As I said, feel free to consult Dell's website for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0cm;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">For more info</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> on <a href="http://pc-laptops.rubyan.com/Dell-Computer-Laptop/Dell-Computer-Laptop.php" target="_new">Dell Computer Laptops</a>, visit <i>Ara Rubyan's <a href="http://pc-laptops.rubyan.com/" target="_new">PC Laptops Super Center</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Ara Rubyan</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> is computer networking specialist with over ten years of experience in design, implementation and maintenance. He is a certified A+ Hardware tech, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and a Master Certified Novell Engineer. He also has over 10 years of experience in training design and delivery and has been developing web based training for more than 10 years. His background in training coupled with his IT knowledge means that you can rely on his advice and insight.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ara_Rubyan">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ara_Rubyan</a></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>kptchemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498588657124804755noreply@blogger.com