14 DAY TRIAL // Even though ultrathin laptops haven't really been seeing much popularity, with some models even being discontinued, Dell still decided that it would try to build on the idea again, although it did choose a larger form factor.
Ultrathin notebooks are the sort of personal computers that got criticized quite a bit and also aren't known for their sales figures.
Commonly, the ultrathin notebook is a name employed for laptops with screen sizes of 13 inches on average and with thinner frames than most others.
Basically, they are envisioned as comfortable, easy to carry fashion accessories, but they failed to take off in the same way that netbooks and tablets did.
The main reason is that the performance is rather low while the price is higher than what most prospective buyers are willing to pay.
It was for this reason that the Dell Adamo series was discontinued back near the start of 2011, but it appears Dell is not ready to give up on the idea just yet.
Instead, the outfit has prepared the Dell Vostro V13 which, contrary to what some may assume from looking at the name, doesn't have a screen size of 13 or 13.3 inches.
Dell chose a 15.6-inch display, at least for the first newcomer, since the report that revealed this also said that more models are on the way.
Unfortunately, this is one of those leaks that aren't overly rich in specifications, so there is no way of knowing exactly what processing, memory, graphics, storage, connectivity and I/O capabilities exist. In fact, even the price has been withheld.
All that is known for sure is that the hardware will revolve around a second generation Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU (Sandy Bridge).
All in all, the new product line will attempt to merge both speed and thinness, possibly becoming rivals to the Apple MacBook Air.