Dell 1710, 1510 and 1310 Vostro Laptops Announced

Dell announced its newest laptops in the Vostro line-up for small businesses including the new 13.3 inch Vostro 1310 and 15.4 inch Vostro 1510. A 17-inch version, the 1710, will also be unveiled in mid-May. Dell claims that these Vostros are the result of listening to customer feedback and quicly acting on them to improve the existing series. One of the examples highlighted was the fact that customers wanted data protection and pre-installed security software.

The new Vostro 1310 and 1510 feature a sleek design with slot optical drive making them thinner. The 13.3 inch Vostro features a 94% viewing area of a 14.1 inch model, while at the same time weighs 20% less. Dell has also thrown in 10GB of Dell DataSafe Online Backup with the laptops. Added security measures include fingerprint eaders, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2, McAfee Total Protection and others.

The Dell Vostro 1310 starts at US $749 and the 15.4-inch Dell Vostro 1510 starts at $599. Both are available today in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and will soon hit the North American shores and Asiapac/Japan region on May 1 and May 5 respectively.

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