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Dell sneaks out Ivy Bridge special edition Inspirons

14- and 15-inchers

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Dell's Singapore operation has outed a "special edition" Inspiron 15R equipped with an Ivy Bridge processor.

Dell Inspiron 15R

The CPU in question is the Intel Core i7-3612QM, a 2.1GHz part, backed by 6-8GB of 1600MHz DDR 3 memory depending on which of the two available models you pick if and when it arrives over here.

I'd suggest the pricier model. While both machines have a 15.6in screen driven by an AMD Radeon HD 7730 graphics chip, the more expensive 15R has a 1920 x 1080 screen. Its sibling only stretches to 1366 x 768, a stupid resolution for such a large display.

The two models cost S$1599 (£796) and S$1749 (£870).

Too much? The Ivy Bridge-equipped Inspiron 14R is cheaper - and smaller. It has the same CPU and memory options, but uses an Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB graphics sub-system. Its 14in screen is limited to 1366 x 768.

Dell Inspiron 14R

Prices start at S$1299 (£646). ®

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They are going to have a hard time selling them

They've got rounded corners!

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vertical res looks awesome

"awesome" is a funny way of describing something worse than I had in 2004. Should be twice that by now, and 768 on the 700 quid one is a hell of an insult

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Not so Special

Why on earth did they waste time creating "special" editions of their most boring and mediocre laptops?

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