Inspiron R Laptops with 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
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Switch your lid to match your mood
Introducing the new Inspiron R laptops available in 14", 15" & 17". With 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ processors and optional switch lids, you get the look you want and the performance you need.
Inspiron R, available in 14, 15 and 17-inch sizes.
Inspiron 14R – 2nd Gen Inspiron 15R – 2nd Gen Inspiron 17R – 2nd Gen
Switchable lid designs
Personalize your laptop with SWITCH by Design Studio. Change your look as you please with optional interchangeable lids.
Explore or collect all SWITCH lids.
2nd Gen Intel® Core™ processors
Meet your everyday computing needs with Intel® 2nd Gen Core™ processors and Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
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Entertainment virtually anywhere
An HD display and webcam, optional mobile broadband and Intel® Wireless Display capabilities help keep the fun going wherever you are.
Your world on one Stage
Dell Stage software on your Inspiron R delivers the things that matter to you right to your desktop, with your most recent content always front and center. Seamlessly toggle between your favorite music, videos, applications and more, all from a sleek, movie-reel-style interface.
Dell Inspiron 15 (N5040) Laptop
Gadgets & Computing Devices
Get more done. Have more fun!
Handle daily tasks easily and stay connected2 with the bold and budget-friendly Inspiron 15. This reliable laptop offers solid performance, giving you quick and easy access to your favorite music, photos and videos.
- Enjoy an enhanced design: You appreciate style, efficiency and a remarkable value. Now you can have all three.
- Keep the family entertained: Whether at home, school or on a road trip, keep your music, videos, photos and social networks right at hand.
- Count on solid performance: Stay on top of things with this reliable mobile partner sporting Intel® Core™ processors
Keep up with life. Stay close with friends.
Wherever you may go, relax with your favorite music and movies. Check email and connect with family and friends to share each important moment with built-in WiFi®.
Connect with video chat: Easily video chat from school, the office, or even the dining table with a built-in Webcam and microphone (high-speed Internet connection required).
Access music and photos: Your music playlists, vacation photo albums and videos are a click away with Dell Stage.
Engage your senses: Immerse yourself in movies, online video and casual games on the 15.6” widescreen HD display (1366x768).
Look smart. Feel smarter.
If you appreciate simplicity and efficiency, check out the enhanced styling of the Inspiron 15 . It was designed for your busy family’s everyday computing needs. And what a bonus that it’s a remarkable value, too.
Go simple.
Make life easy with the Inspiron 15. You’ll appreciate its smooth finish, clean lines and streamlined appearance.
Your keyboard is key.
As much time as you spend connecting with others, you’ll enjoy the ease of typing on a full-size, and comfortable chiclet keyboard.
Beauty is in the details.
Obsidian Black. The smooth finish extends to the entire palm rest.
Efficiency is a beautiful thing.
It takes solid performance to power through your daily computing tasks, wherever you might find yourself. With the totally reliable Inspiron™ 15 in hand, you can do just that. Life on the go won’t slow you down.
Power on.
The Inspiron 15, with Intel® Core™ i3 processors, makes handling daily projects easy.
Magnify the fun.
Expand your entertainment universe. Use the HDMI port to connect to an HDTV and watch HD movies for big-screen high-definition fun.
Storage is king.
Save tons of your favorite movies, videos, photos and more with super-capacity hard drive options.
Technical Specifications DELL INSPIRON 15:
HotKeyP Lets You Add Keyboard Shortcuts for Any Windows Command or Application
Windows: HotKeyP is a free utility that allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts to launch any application, perform any Windows system command, open any document or folder, and more. If you're the type who prefers to work with as many keyboard commands as possible, the app is worth a look.
HotKeyP supports multimedia keys if you have them on your keyboard, and allows you to assign any key command you like (as long as it's not in use by Windows) to Windows system commands, launch applications or open specific folders, open specific documents, or load even load your favorite websites.
Plus, the app is portable, so you can toss it on a USB key or into your Dropbox account and run it from any system you use. Do you have a favorite app to add or manage keyboard shortcuts on your system? Let us know in the comments.
Microsoft Opens Up About Windows 8
News Wanting the inside track on the next iteration of Windows, which is expected next year? Microsoft's launched a new blog written by the engineering team, and while they don't give away too much yet, there are some aspirational words:
"Windows 8 reimagines Windows. That's a big statement and one that we will return to throughout this blog. It is also important to know that we're 100% committed to running the software and supporting the hardware that is compatible with over 400 million Windows 7 licenses already sold and all the Windows 7 yet to be sold."
Everything we've heard about the next big launch for Microsoft is garnered towards a better user interface—whether it's the tablet-support or just the more WP7-style aspect of the design, as you can see in the video above from June. Whether you're a Windows user or platform-apathetic, this may be one site to bookmark.
Microsoft is showing the next version of Windows sometime this week. On a tablet. With a brand new touch interface. I will wager it's one that's not stupid.
It's fantastic that Acer CEO JT Wang is complaining about Microsoft "really controlling the whole thing, the whole process" and being "troublesome" with its restrictions on hardware makers for the tablet version of the next Windows. It means it's less likely you'll have a shitty Windows experience. On tablets, anyway. It sounds like hardware and software will be more tightly integrated and deeply aligned. (It sound a lot like how Microsoft's playing Windows Phone.)
Which is exactly what needs to happen. What people expect from tablets is completely different than what they expect from traditional PCs. No viruses, no OS reinstalls, no dead batteries, no bullshit, really. (I'm very obviously not talking about the Windows tablets of yore.) Say what you will about the iPad and its limitations, but at the same time, it has set a new kind of standard for what people should expect out from their personal computers in terms of maintenance and just being easy to use. If the new tablet Windows resembles old Windows more than Windows Phone or iOS in that regard, it's going to blow chunks. But I suspect, I hope, that Microsoft knows what it needs to do with tablet software.
I also get the feeling Microsoft's going to try to launch the next Windows sooner than people suspect. Not supercrazy sooner. But earlier than has been implied.
The next Windows on tablets very badly needs to not be stupid. It needs to be amazing. It needs to surprise people. I think that's what Microsoft is setting up. Maybe I'm mistaking hopes for educated suspicions, but Microsoft's got a lot more to lose on this wager than I do.
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