Laptop Designed To Provide Stunning Style and Productivity

Dell Vostro V131 Laptop Designed To Provide Stunning Style and Optimal Productivity For Small Businesses

* The new Vostro V131 laptop offers up to 9.5 hours of battery life

* Thin & powerful design allows users to work beautifully

* Intel(r) Core i3 and i5 processor options power fast, uninterrupted multitasking

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, August 12, 2011 –

Dell today introduced the Vostro V131, a thin, powerful, and sleek addition to the award-winning Vostro laptop line. As one of the lightest and thinnest products in the Vostro portfolio, the Vostro V131 is designed specifically for small business customers. A thin, ultra-stylish chassis houses up to Intel(r) Core i3 and i5 processors, making the Vostro V131 a portable powerhouse engineered to maximize business productivity. A removable 6-cell battery with 2nd generation Intel Core processors, both available as an option, will deliver up to 9.5 hours of battery life[i], allowing users to work virtually anytime, anywhere.

"We designed the Vostro V131 to deliver fast, uninterrupted multitasking for today's business challenges," said Sam Burd, vice president of Dell's Consumer & SMB Product Group. "The result is a feature-rich laptop for mobile professional s who want full performance to support their technology demands without sacrificing design and portability. In addition, the V131 offers services and software solutions that improve productivity and data security."

Understanding the challenge of connectivity for on-the-go small businesses, the Vostro V131 offers a wide variety of options including WWAN, WLAN and Bluetooth 3.0. The standard fingerprint reader provides exceptional security for anywhere, anytime peace of mind.

The Vostro V131 is perfect for everyday office operations like document editing, presentations and email, and also provides stellar collaboration options including a full HD camera, SRS Premium Voice Pro, digital array mics and built-in Skype. In addition, the laptop offers two USB 3.0 ports, a chiclet keyboard with a backlit option, and quick launch keys.

All Vostro V131 systems will include valuable solutions specifically tailored to small businesses, including 15 months of worry-free anti-virus protection from Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, and Dell DataSafe will provide automatic data back-ups of up to 2GB. For more information Vostro customers can visit: www.dell.co.nz/vostro

Pricing and Availability

The new Vostro V131 is available today on dell.co .nz, starting at $1149 (inc GST and delivery).

Additional Information:

* Dell Small and Medium Business Solutions Centre

* Dell Facebook : Join the Conversation

* Direct2Dell blog

* YouTube

About Dell

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com .

catherine.slogrove@ppr.co.nz

Dell and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

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