Dell have released their first CULV system in Europe combining netbook design with laptop specs. The Dell Inspiron 11Z is available in the UK for £349. This includes the 11.6 inch display, Intel ULV processor, 160GB HDD and 2GB of RAM. The standard color is black but, like all Dell machines users can customize the netbook. The 11Z supports up to 500GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. The color of the machine can also be customized for an extra £35. The added color options are red, blue, pink, purple, green or white.

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Dell has just launched its new mini portable laptop dubbed the Inspiron Mini 11z. This 11-inch notebook sports almost the same form factor and build as the Inspiron Mini 10. But obviously Dell don’t want to categorize this as one of their netbooks. In fact, this could probably be the reason why Dell decided to shelve its Inspiron Mini 12 netbook recently. Because if the Inspiron Mini 12 is to stay on Dell’s stable of mini laptops they might as well call the Inspiron Mini 11z as a netbook because of its size.

But no, the Inspiron Mini 11z differs from Dell’s standard netbooks feature-wise. This mini notebook is packed with Intel 1.2GHz Celeron processor, 2GB RAM, 350GB HDD, 3-cell battery and of course a Windows Vista Home Premium with a Windows 7 upgrade option later on.

The Dell Inspiron Mini 11z retails for around $399 and if this becomes successful, we might see other netbook manufacturers towing the same line as Dell.

via SlashGear