Friday, March 28, 2008
Dell Offers Sub-$1K Blu-ray Laptop
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "Digital Home News" @ 08:00 AM
"Dell, which has more than a little clout in the PC market, on Friday announced that consumers can now spend less than $1,000 to get a Blu-ray-equipped laptop. More specifically, the Round Rock, Texas, company said that it's offering a Blu-ray disc playback option with its Inspiron 1525 laptops starting at $879. There's also an option for a Blu-ray burner drive, but Dell doesn't seem to be ready to disclose that price just yet. The Inspiron 1525 made its debut at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, where CNET Reviews offered up an early assessment: "Hands on with the Dell Inspiron 1525." The laptop features a 15-inch screen and an HDMI port for connecting to high-resolution displays and HDTVs."
Less than a month after the demise of HD-DVD, Dell makes this move. It would be very interesting to see what the blu-ray burner drive price is too. But watch out - blu-ray technology can really drain the battery life of this laptop.
