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We got a nice helping of slides dropped on our virtual doorstep this
evening, fleshing out Dell's upcoming netbook -- which they seem to be
calling the "Dell E." Um, Eeenteresting name choice, but that doesn't
seem set in stone, and there's plenty else going on here to ponder
over. Dell's breaking the Dell E into two device types, a 8.9-inch
model clearly meant to take on the Eee 900, and the 12.1-inch "E Slim"
which actually looks positioned to take on the MacBook Air and X300, at
a mere 0.8-inches thick, though perhaps in a lower-end capacity. Even
the 8.9-inch model will have some distinctions, with E Classic model
for super low-end use, and E Video and E Video+ for more RAM, larger
flash storage, webcams and Bluetooth in the + model. Rollout looks to
be slated for August for the E, August / September-ish for the E Slim,
and a followup for both of those in October of WWAN, with WiMAX after
that. Dell even has a second version of both devices slated for Q2
2009, but that's all we know about those so far. Perhaps most
interesting is that all of these run Linux and Windows XP, and while
it's not clear if there's a full-featured Linux OS onboard, there does
seem to be an instant-on, Foleo-esque Linux included on all of them
called BlackTop. We're not sure if there's any relation to Splashtop,
but the janky-ass interface and email / calendar / contacts apps seem
to be telling us no. BlackTop will support WWAN and WiFi, and Dell
plans to move the 2.0 version to the Latitude and Vostro lines in a
year or two. Peep the slides below for all the gory details. Oh, and
the price? Dell E starts at $299.
Gallery: Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell
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