12 Facts About Dell Latitude

1.

Dell Latitude series is a line of laptop computers manufactured and sold by American company Dell.

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2.

The Dell Latitude directly competes with the Lenovo ThinkPad and the EliteBook series by HP.

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3.

Dell Latitude series have dropped the initial alphabet in newer model types, and became the successor to the popular Latitude E, D, C, and X series.

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4.

Dell Latitude computers are differentiated in their feature sets, due to their business focus.

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5.

Dell Latitude D-series was introduced in 2003, and discontinued in 2007.

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6.

In March 2006, Dell Latitude introduced the D620, its first business-oriented notebook with a dual-core processor available.

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7.

Dell Latitude D631, similar to the D531, was a variant of the Dell Latitude Dx30 series that had AMD processors instead of Intel.

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8.

Dell Latitude D531 was available, being the cheapest Dell Latitude available at the time due to using AMD processors and cutting back on a few features.

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9.

Dell Latitude D420 was released in 2006 and introduced many new features.

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10.

Newer Dell Latitude laptops detect it as a CD-ROM drive within the BIOS, but within an operating system, the zip disks are detected as standard removable drives.

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11.

Dell Latitude XP was introduced as the first laptop with an optional Lithium-ion battery.

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12.

The Dell Latitude 110L is a near-clone of the Inspiron 1000.

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