CES has once again come and gone and this year saw some great new technology showed off by some of the world’s top tech companies. Among them is Dell and the company’s ever impressive line of new products from innovative displays and laptops to refreshed product lines that feature the next-generation in processing and graphical technology. We’ve rounded up the best of Dell’s announcements throughout CES to give you a taste of what the company has in store for its fans and customers this year.
The Canvas is the designer’s next-generation desktop
One of the most exciting things Dell showed off at CES 2017 is its new Canvas display, a gigantic but thin touchscreen monitor meant to be laid out horizontally on a user’s desk. The concept of the Canvas is birthed from the smart desk concept the company showed off back in 2014 and is designed, in partnership with Microsoft, for creative professionals. The Canvas can be used flat on the user’s desk or positioned at an angle much like a drafting table and its 27-inch QHD touchscreen can be interfaced with via touch, digital pen, or Totems.
The XPS family grows, adds 13-inch 2-in-1
After the Canvas, Dell showed off a new line of products under its XPS line. Leading the pack is the new XPS 13 2-in-1 which features a 360-degree hinge, a 13-inch QHD+ InfinityEdge touch display, a 7th generation Intel Core vPro processor, a solid-state drive, and up to 15 hours of battery life. The company also unveiled a refreshed and more powerful XPS 15 with 7th generation Intel Core processors, NVIDIA Pascal-based GeForce GTX 100 graphics, and a fingerprint reader.
Lastly, the company showed off its latest XPS 27 AIO with a 27-inch 4K UHD edge-to-edge touch display, a 6th generation Intel Core processor, AMD Radeon Pro graphics, up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM, either SSD or HDD storage, and a whopping ten 50w speakers.
Dell unveils first 8K resolution monitor
It’s only been a few years since 4K resolution displays started coming out and at CES 2017, Dell has already showed off the world’s first 8K resolution monitor, the 32-inch UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K monitor. Dell also announced several other new monitors including a 27-inch Ultrathin InfinityEdge monitor with Quad HD technology as well as 24- and 27-inch InfinityEdge monitors with dual 6W external speakers.
Wireless charging with the Latitude 7285 2-in-1
Aside from just refreshing its line-up of XPS and Latitude devices, Dell also announced a new and pretty exciting feature coming to its new Latitude 7285 2-in-1 – wireless charging. Utilizing WiTricity magnetic resonance wireless charging technology through a charging mat and a WiGig wireless dock, users can just place the Latitude 7285 2-in-1 on the charging mat and it will begin charging and even connect to the WiGig wireless dock.
Dell continues commitment to gaming with Inspiron 15 and refreshed Alienware lineup
Dell also showed off its new and refreshed lineup of gaming laptops under both its Inspiron and Alienware brands giving gamers a wide range of portable gaming options at different price points. At CES 2017, Dell launched the new Inspiron 15 Gaming laptop as well as the refreshed line-up of Alienware’s 13, 15, and 17 model laptops. Dell also announced that it plans to release more gaming laptops under its Inspiron line this year.
The Inspiron 15 Gaming is the company’s latest midsize gaming laptop which features Intel’s latest 7th generation processors as well as NVIDIA’s latest Pascal-based graphics, more specifically the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti. Other features of the Inspiron 15 Gaming include a 15.6-inch full HD 1080p resolution display, up to 16GB of RAM, several storage options including a dual-drive configuration, Waves MaxxAudio Pro sound technology, and a 74 WHr battery.
As for the new line of Alienware laptops, they will feature Intel’s latest 7th generation Core processors, up to 32GB of RAM, either NVIDIA Pascal-based or AMD Radeon RX 400 series graphics. The smallest of the new models, the Alienware 13, will feature up to a 13-inch 2K resolution OLED display, up to a Core i7-7700HQ, up to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB of graphical RAM, and up to 2TB of storage.
The Alienware 15 is available with a better processor in the Intel i7-7820HK and better graphics options as you’ll have either the Radeon RX470 or the GeForce GTX 1070 to choose from. Then the Alienware 17 can go all the way up to a GeForce GTX 1080. Both the Alienware 15 and 17 are equipped with 4K resolution displays, storage options up to 3TB of HDD, and up to a 99WHr battery.
