Dell Latitude 620 Soon

Here's a link with some info and pics:

http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/

Journey

journey <> wrote:
>http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/

Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I’m curious to see if these
laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
planning".

Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?

Yeah, I kind of wondered about that line too. What's wrong with
wide-screens, though? Might be my laptop usage (haul computer to office,
set up for day, take computer home, set up for night, all at desks) that
makes me enjoy the bigger screens. I am thinking about "downgrading" from
an 810 to a 610, though. I think we've got both here in the office.

Clint

"William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
news...
> journey <> wrote:
>>http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>
> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
> planning".
>
> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?

"William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
news...
> journey <> wrote:
>>http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>
> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
> planning".
>
> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?

Why would that be unusual. My last company had WiFi throughout every
building. It was great -- conference rooms, offices, heck -- the bathroom
got a good signal.

Tom

I was interpreting his response as sarcastic. Dell has been putting
wireless cards in their Latitude series for quite a while now.

Clint

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
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>
> "William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
> news...
>> journey <> wrote:
>>>http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>>
>> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
>> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
>> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
>> planning".
>>
>> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?
>
> Why would that be unusual. My last company had WiFi throughout every
> building. It was great -- conference rooms, offices, heck -- the bathroom
> got a good signal.
>
> Tom
>

Tom Scales wrote:
> "William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
> news...
>> journey <> wrote:
>>> http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
>> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
>> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
>> planning".
>>
>> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?
>
> Why would that be unusual. My last company had WiFi throughout every
> building. It was great -- conference rooms, offices, heck -- the bathroom
> got a good signal.
>
> Tom
>
>
It would only be unusual if the WiFi card was mandatory (eg. built into
the chipset, which is virtually certainly not the case). WiFi is a huge
security risk, and the company I previously worked for (a major bank
with literally hundreds of thousands of employees) has a no WiFi policy
(which I have seen security enforce). Many government labs &
facilities have this policy as well.

I presume Clint was being sarcastic, and the blogger was referring to
new WiFi card models (as opposed to the IPW3945 currently being offered
on Core Duo models).

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:11:22 GMT, "Clint" <> wrote:

>I was interpreting his response as sarcastic. Dell has been putting
>wireless cards in their Latitude series for quite a while now.
>
>Clint

Yes, they have included wireless for quite some time now, which is why
I didn't understand that post.

I do prefer monitors that aren't as wide and have more verticle
resolution, but I guess a lot of people prefer the widescreens, and
it's in vogue these days anyway so it may aid sales.

Journey

Actually, I wasn't being sarcastic, apparently just dense. I hadn't heard
that there's some fancy new WiFi cards coming out. I know that 802.11n is
coming out sometime, but didn't think it's been finalized yet, even. Is
that the new one that will be (hopefully) in the new ones?

This is all coming at a good time for me, as I hope to be about a month or
so away from buying a new machine. I'm used to my Latitude D810, but for
what I do (software development, using .Net and SQL Server), you can never
have a fast enough processor, a big enough HD, or enough RAM.

Clint


"Nicholas Andrade" <> wrote in message
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> Tom Scales wrote:
>> "William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>> journey <> wrote:
>>>> http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>>> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
>>> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
>>> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
>>> planning".
>>>
>>> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?
>>
>> Why would that be unusual. My last company had WiFi throughout every
>> building. It was great -- conference rooms, offices, heck -- the bathroom
>> got a good signal.
>>
>> Tom
> It would only be unusual if the WiFi card was mandatory (eg. built into
> the chipset, which is virtually certainly not the case). WiFi is a huge
> security risk, and the company I previously worked for (a major bank with
> literally hundreds of thousands of employees) has a no WiFi policy (which
> I have seen security enforce). Many government labs & facilities have
> this policy as well.
>
> I presume Clint was being sarcastic, and the blogger was referring to new
> WiFi card models (as opposed to the IPW3945 currently being offered on
> Core Duo models).

No, wouldn't be n. We're too far out. They're all mini-PCI cards anyway,
so just swap it out when n is finalized.

"Clint" <> wrote in message
news:J_mUf.320$%H.261@clgrps13...
> Actually, I wasn't being sarcastic, apparently just dense. I hadn't heard
> that there's some fancy new WiFi cards coming out. I know that 802.11n is
> coming out sometime, but didn't think it's been finalized yet, even. Is
> that the new one that will be (hopefully) in the new ones?
>
> This is all coming at a good time for me, as I hope to be about a month or
> so away from buying a new machine. I'm used to my Latitude D810, but for
> what I do (software development, using .Net and SQL Server), you can never
> have a fast enough processor, a big enough HD, or enough RAM.
>
> Clint
>
>
> "Nicholas Andrade" <> wrote in message
> news:3smUf.41141$_. com...
>> Tom Scales wrote:
>>> "William P.N. Smith" <> wrote in message
>>> news...
>>>> journey <> wrote:
>>>>> http://www.dellweblog.com/2006/03/20...tion-and-pics/
>>>> Oh, Crud! I hate Widescreen! Of course, that Blog is worth the paper
>>>> it's (not) written on, I especially liked "I'm curious to see if these
>>>> laptops will finally debut with WiFi cards as well as Dell has been
>>>> planning".
>>>>
>>>> Wouldn't that be unusual, a Dell business laptop with WiFi?
>>>
>>> Why would that be unusual. My last company had WiFi throughout every
>>> building. It was great -- conference rooms, offices, heck -- the
>>> bathroom got a good signal.
>>>
>>> Tom
>> It would only be unusual if the WiFi card was mandatory (eg. built into
>> the chipset, which is virtually certainly not the case). WiFi is a huge
>> security risk, and the company I previously worked for (a major bank with
>> literally hundreds of thousands of employees) has a no WiFi policy (which
>> I have seen security enforce). Many government labs & facilities have
>> this policy as well.
>>
>> I presume Clint was being sarcastic, and the blogger was referring to new
>> WiFi card models (as opposed to the IPW3945 currently being offered on
>> Core Duo models).
>
>

Tom Scales wrote:
> No, wouldn't be n. We're too far out. They're all mini-PCI cards anyway,
> so just swap it out when n is finalized.
>
I wouldn't put it past Dell to include a Pre-N card in order to push
their router as an accessory. You're definitely correct though, true N
cards won't be hitting the streets for a while.