KEY FEATURES:

Mobile Wireless and Multimedia Powerhouse
The DBVER3TM 8600 improves upon DBl's award winning 15.4" wide-screen Inspiron 8500. The new Inspiron 8600 incorporates Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology to provide wireless connectivity anywhere wireless access is available3 and improved battery performance versus its predecessor. The Inspiron 8600's Wide Aspect Display (up to 1920 x 1200 pixels) provides a wonderful panoramic view for side-by-side document viewing or DVD movie watching in the cinematic 16:10 aspect ratio. Experience ATI's latest graphic imaging with its new 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 Turbo graphics card option. Finally, the Inspiron 8600 is equipped for all of your home digital needs with the DVD+RW4 drive option for easy DVD burning. With a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, you can store up to seven times the capacity of a standard CD!

Processor:
Intel® Pentium® M Processors at 1.50GHz, 1.60GHz and 1.70GHz with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

Display:
Stunning viewing area with the 15.4" Wide Aspect, UltraSharp TM displays WXGA (1280 x 800), WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) and WUXGA (1920 x 1200). Wide Aspect displays deliver impressive DVD viewing and additional screen area for increased productivity.

Video Graphics: Leading edge video graphics featured in the 32MB NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX 5200 Go, the 64MB NVIDIA®® GeForceTM FX 5200 Go, and the new 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 Pro Turbo Graphics card for crisp imaging, improved streaming video, and the most graphic-intensive games.

Media Bay Options:
One modular media bay for your choice of CD-RW/DVD Combo drive (standard), 2x DVD+RW4, 4x DVD+RW4, modular floppy drive, 2nd 40GB hard drive or 2nd battery.

Storage:
Hard drives up to 80GB to meet your storage requirements.

Memory:
Up to 2GB of 333MHz DDR memory gives you excellent overall performance.

Modem & LAN Connected Solutions:
Integrated 56K5 v.92 modem for easy dial-up Internet connections and integrated 10/100 Ethernet NIC for convenient broadband and network connections for advanced internet access.

Wireless Connectivity Solutions: Integrated Dual-Band (802.11 a/b) antenna. Integrated Intel® PRO Wireless 2100 (802.11b) miniPCI wireless is optional. Optional internal Dell TrueMobileTM 1400 (802.11b/g) miniPCI card has a maximum channel speed that is up to 5 times faster than 802.11b. The Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router can be used to wirelessly connect your home. The DellTM TrueMobileTM 300 integrated Bluetooth wireless solution is available at time of purchase only.

Height and Weight:
As light as 6.9 lbs6 with travel airbay module and 72-WHr battery.

QuickSnap Color Display(LCD) Back: Choose from 5 different stylish colors to personalize your notebook.