The Dell Inspiron 11z is an upgrade from the previous Atom offerings of Dell netbooks with its Intel CULV processor. Brad at liliputing had the chance to review a unit recently. As a refresher, here are the specs of the unit he had:
- 1.3GHz dual-core Pentium SU4100
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- 250GB HDD
- 2GB RAM
- 6-cell battery
From his comments, it looks like the unit is a slightly bigger brother of the 10v version. Everything is slightly bigger and the keyboard was larger as well, something different to what other makers like HP do when upgrading their netbooks in size. The HP 311 for example has the same keyboard size as the 10″ models. The Dell 11v also has a slight larger touchpad than its smaller sibling.
The include 6-cell battery isn't flush to the base of the netbook that puts the keyboard at an incline which may or may not be to your taste. A 3-cell battery would provide a thinner profile if that floats your boat. Upgrades are more difficult to perform by the user with no easy access panel available at the bottom of the chassis.
As with the 10v's touchpad, the buttons are integrated with the trackpad. I personally haven't tried this particular type of touchpad but it would have worked better if they made it a bit bigger and not to the corners for easier clicking. Well, multitouch is supported so that's something good about it.
With the comfortable size and longer battery life, this looks like a good netbook for the average mobile user who just needs a computer for work tasks and some occasional entertainment. You can check out Brad's full review at the link below.
via liliputing
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Reviewed: Dell Inspiron 11z
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