Dell’s New D420 Ultraportable

Engadget has a few details on a new ultraportable from Dell, and it looks like they are placing it as a competitor to the Gateway NX100X.

Their latest foray into the form factor comes as the D420, a three pound widescreen that appears to fall some place in between the D410 and the X1; expect a 12.1-inch display with Cingular or Verizon support (as expected) in the US and Vodafone overseas, as well as “802.11n ready” status (whatever that means), the Wi-Fi Catcher switch (that turns your shut-down computer into a hotspot finder), SD slot, three USB ports, one FireWire port, a Core Solo ULV processor, seven hour battery, and $1,379 base price tag.

Sounds like it has just about everything someone looking for an ultraportable would want, good battery life, useful anywhere, and reasonably cheap. My biggest worry with Dell machines though has always been the build quality. I look forward to reading reviews about the D420.

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