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Dell is one of the largest mid-range laptop sellers. They offer cheap, affordable solutions to everyone looking for a laptop. Their systems are competitive and dependable but if you want more out of your notebook then I am sure you have already thought about buying an Apple right?

But Dell is on the lookout and they must know what people are waiting for. So looking at the leaked picture above I can't help but thinking, are they just trying to impress or is this real? The new Dell Inspirons called 1435,1535 and 1735 are going to hit the stores May 26 (1535 ) and June 9th (1735) and October (1435). They are supposed to be thinner then usual Inspirons and therefore not so heavy. And thrust me, they were heavy! Are they going for the slick Macbook Pro look? Are they going to bring up performance as well?

Besides the 1-1.5 inch "upgrade", Dell is going to throw in slot-loading (Blu-ray) drives, 3G options and processors running up to Core 2 Duo T5850 2.16GHz. Dell suddenly appears more attractive to me. Unfortunatelly they still run Windows Vista XP.

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via Engadget.com

Apple's MacBook is a proof to what thinking outside of the box means. It's a very reliable laptop for a multitude o situations. What it isn't is a tablet PC. Although tablet PCs have their popularity among a certain share of the market, Apple hasn't created any tablets (yet).

Axiotron took a MacBook and converted it into a tablet called the Modbook. What they simply did is remove the keyboard, mouse pad and LCD and replaced them with an LCD digitized display and a pen to work on that new surface. This is not a touch screen so your finger won't work.The price for which such a piece of equipment retails is $2.279. Too much you say? I agree.

I could give you specs but I won't because this machine uses everything from that original MacBook. Axiotron haven't changed anything under the hood and everything is still there working as it should. The OS is still a Mac OS X with no modifications other than adding the pen drivers.

So I think a better move would be waiting for an official Apple tablet. I am sure they aren't ignoring that segment of the market. I'd certainly wouldn't pay extra for turning my MacBook into something I can't fully use. What do I mean? I would miss the keyboard, and I'd hate the fact I can't switch from landscape to portrait or the fact that the new LCD is not as mobile as expected from a tablet. And if you really really need that tablet PC, you'd better get an extra one instead of turning your Apple into a mutant. That way you will benefit from both worlds. The artist in you will definitely choose!

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