Dell intros the Inspiron 7000 series, a line of mid-range, thin-and-light laptops starting at $699

Additionally, Dell introduced the 11-inch Inspiron 11, a $379 netbook-style laptop with a touchscreen. With that price and form factor, it would seem to fall in the same class as the new Toshiba NB15t and the HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11, except we see a lot more performance potential. For instance, though you can get it with an AMD chip to start, you can also trick it out with a Core i3 or i5 processor, whereas the NB15t is Intel Celeron-only, and the HP TouchSmart 11 tops out with AMD. All told, the battery life rated at up to eight hours, depending on the configuration. Also, the design appears nicer than those other machines.

Engadget , Dell intros the Inspiron 7000 series, a line of mid-range, thin-and-light laptops starting at $699, Dell intros the Inspiron 7000 series, a line of mid-range, thin-and-light laptops starting at $699