Dell Unveils Windows 8 Ultrabook and Latitude 10 Business Class Devices

by Joshua Gulick — Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 12:15 PM EDT

Dell is rolling out its Windows 8 devices for business, and flagship of the launch is an ultrabook targeted at enterprise deployments. Also announced are a tablet and an all-in-one desktop. But typical desktops? They’re not making news today.

The Latitude 6430u has a 14-inch display and is significantly lighter and slimmer than its notebook predecessor, according to Dell. And, the device is designed for the U.S. Military’s AMIL-STD-810G harsh conditions test. Dell is also touting all-day use on a single battery charge for the ultrabook. Like the tablet, the Latitude 6430u has Dell’s data protection and encryption software.

Dell Latitude 10 Tablet

As for the tablet, the Latitude 10 boasts a 10-inch display and has a replaceable battery. Being geared towards corporate and education/government/healthcare use, it has features that aren’t necessary on consumer tablets, including a fingerprint reader and a smart card reader. Dell says that the tablet is designed to work with industry-specific software. The tablet also includes Dell’s own data protection and encryption software.

Dell OptiPlex 9010 All-In-One

The Dell OptiPlex 9010 AIO has a touch screen, taking advantage of Windows 8’s touch capabilities. Dell hasn’t offered much information about the all-in-one’s specs, but it has said the system will have an articulating stand and a fixed or rotating webcam.

All three devices will be available when Window 8 launches, and all will be running Windows 8.

Tags: Dell, tablet, Latitude, Ultrabook

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.

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