dell rolls

Dell on Tuesday rolled out its revamped lineup of nine new Latitude and Precision laptops and trumpeted longer batter life and designs that appeal to the so-called digital nomad–the person roaming the airport for a coveted outlet to plug in his laptop.

Dell said Monday that it is launching a premium support service for consumers. Under the arrangement, consumers would be able to contact a dedicated team for their Dell product issues–for a fee.

In a statement, Dell didn’t disclose the fee structure. I have calls and emails in to get a few scenarios.

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AMD plans to announce Wednesday that Dell is offering five quad-core Opteron server platforms and that the chipmaker has received VMware certification.

Adding Dell to the fold brings the total number of OEM AMD quad-core systems to 13. Dell’s AMD lineup is already surfaced on the PC maker’s site, which details quad-core Opteron powered PowerEdge servers.