Dell Bolsters Its Commercial Portfolio With New Monitors, Notebooks & AIO Desktops

At the start of the month, Dell unveiled a ton of new product in the form of gaming notebooks, consumer monitors, and even desktop AIOs. Fast-forward to today, and the company is once again ushering in a bunch of new product – but this time, it’s laser-focused on the business side of the… business.

Dell is releasing products for four different series today; those include Latitude, Precision, OptiPlex, and the simply-named “P” monitor series. And speaking of, let’s start there.

In the aforementioned post, we talked about Dell’s “S” series monitors, catering to those who want a high-quality 1080p display that’s affordable, but still looks good. The P series is similar in that the monitors won’t break the bank – they start at $229.99. These are also 1080p, which automatically means they’re not for everyone, but for the typical office worker, it’ll be sufficient.

These P series monitors have super-thin bezels, and allow users to run their cables in the back, completely hiding them from view. With their IPS panels, these displays offer a 178°/178° viewing angle, and 250cd/m2 brightness. There are “HC” variants of these monitors starting at $279.99 which adds USB-C functionality to the mix. With it, you can plug straight into the USB-C port on your notebook or desktop and drive video that way, and if you’re plugged into a notebook, you can enjoy 65W charging over the same cable.

For a notebook catering to the working man or woman who demand strong performance, good battery life, and comprehensive security, a new option worth looking at has just been unveiled. The Latitude 5491 and 5591 are very similar overall, with the main differences being with the battery and screen sizes (14″ vs. 15.6″). These can be equipped with Intel’s new six-core processors, which can be coupled with NVIDIA’s MX 130, a very low-end solution that doesn’t have to do much outperform CPU IGPs.

One thing worth noting is that either of these new Latitudes can be equipped with LTE, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X7 LTE modem available as an option. The 14″ Latitude comes with a 51 WHr battery, which can be upgraded to 68 WHr, while the 15.6″ variant can be upgraded to a massive 92 WHr battery for those who demand the best possible battery-life with the given level of performance provided.

These new Latitudes are nice, but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t drooling over the new Precisions instead. These are workstations that truly deserve to be named as such. The top dog 7730 can be equipped with Intel’s top-end 6-core mobile part, i9-8950HK, and for graphics duties, up to a Quadro P5200 can be enlisted for duty. If that doesn’t scream “high-end” enough, let’s add (up to) 128GB of memory and four M.2 SSDs to the mix.

The 7730 isn’t the only new Precision mobile workstation, but as the top dog, it’s hard to not focus on it. Like the Latitude, most of the new Precisions also offer Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 modems for LTE use – ideal for someone who really needs to get work done while on the go (even in the back of a cab) and absolutely require internet connectivity.

Another notebook worth talking about is the Precision 5530 2-in-1, which I believe is not the notebook seen below (which appears to be the non 2-in-1 5530), and also has different stats. The 2-in-1 model is notable to me because it includes special Intel CPU SKUs that include a WX variant of Vega M mobile graphics. This is the first mention I think I’ve actually seen of the WX Vega series on mobile. It may not outperform lower-end WX Polaris-based mobile cards, but for a 2-in-1, it seems adequate. Unlike the other Precision notebooks, this one in particular will be launching later in the year (July/August, to be sort-of-but-not-really exact). The others will launch on May 22, about two weeks before Computex.

Last, but not least, Dell has also unveiled a handful of AIO OptiPlex desktops, with prices ranging between $599~$1299. The 7760 is the big boy of the bunch, handling up to a 6-core i7-8700 (note, not a mobile variant), and up to a 4K resolution on its 27″ display. Proving that this definitely isn’t for gaming, a GeForce GTX 1050 is included for graphics duties, which offers more than enough performance for desktop work and of course, 4K video through services like Netflix (not that there should be much binging going on at work!).

This rig can be equipped with up to 32GB of memory and up to 2TB of SSD storage. If the PC will be living a wired life, it will use Intel’s I219-LM adapter, but wireless options exist as well, either with Intel’s 9560 or Qualcomm’s QCA61x4A.

For much more specific information about all of these new announcements, you can hit up Dell’s press release right here.