Dell Inspiron 11z 1110

The Dell Inspiron 11z 1110 is a lightweight, portable laptop. The Inspiron 11z 1110 was released in September 2009 and includes the capabilities of a larger laptop with an 11.6-inch screen, weighing only 3.4 pounds. The laptop contains ethernet, USB, and HDMI ports. The touchpad allows for multitouch gestures that were seen in MacBooks around its release date. Its most similar competition at its release included the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and the Acer Aspire 1410.

The laptop has a standard black lid but can be customized for a fee. These customizations cause the laptop’s starting price of $379 to increase to almost $700, depending on the customizations added to the base model. Customizations include a larger battery, hard drive, RAM, and more.

The Dell Inspiron 11z 1110 was released at a time when notebook laptops were becoming increasingly popular. As mentioned, it had competition but was relatively cheap at its base configuration. No failure modes or manufacturer recalls were discovered. However, many reviews state that the laptop is prone to overheating and is a bit slow compared to its competition.

This laptop is part of Dell’s Inspiron series and a part of the 1100 series. The 1100 series was replaced by the 3000 series in 2014. The Dell Inspiron 11 3000 was the same size but weighed less and greatly improved the Dell Inspiron 11z 1110. This new model no longer struggled with overheating and came at a much cheaper price point.

The Dell Inspiron 11z 1110 is a notebook laptop. In its base configuration, it has a glossy black lid with the Dell logo in its center. The service tag can be located on the back or bottom of the laptop, which can help identify its model as well as view customized support on Dell’s website. The laptop's Dell Support Center homepage displays the model number and other important information.

• Processor: Support Intel® Celeron™ 723 (1.2GHz/800MHz FSB/1MB cache)
• Chipset: Intel® GS45
• RAM Size: Up to 4GB
• RAM Type: 800MHz DDR2
• Ram Slots: 1

• HDD Size: 200GB-5400RPM
• HDD Type: SATA
• HDD Bays: 1
• HDD Size: 2.5"
• Optical Drive: None

• Keyboard: Full Size
• TouchPad: Yes
• Track Point: No

• Screen: 11.6" 1366x768 Widescreen
• Graphics Controller: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
• Graphics Memory Type: Shared
• VGA Port: No
• DVI Port: No
• HDMI Port: Yes
• DisplayPort: No
• TV Port: No
• Tablet: No

• Sound: Controller High Definition Audio
• Speakers: 2
• Microphone: Yes
• Headphone Port: Yes
• Microphone Port: Yes
• Line In Port: No
• S/PDIF In Port: No
• S/PDIF Out Port: No

• Ethernet Port: 10/100 Ethernet
• Wireless: Dell 1397 WLAN 802.11a/b/g - Half mini-card
• Bluetooth: No
• WWAN: No
• Ultra WideBand: No
• Modem: No

• USB Ports: 3 x USB2.0
• Firewire Ports: No
• ExpressCard Slot: No
• PC Card Slot: No
• E-SATA Port: No
• Serial Port: No
• Parallel Port: No
• Docking Station Port: No
• IR: No

• Dimensions: (W x D x H) 11.496in x 8.425in x 1.016in
• Weight: 3.053lbs

• AC Power: 65 Watt AC Adapter
• Battery: 3-cell 24WHr Li-Ion Battery

• Card Reader: Yes, 3-in-1 (SD/SMMC/MS)
• Webcam: No
• TV Tuner: No
• Fingerprint Reader: No
• SmartCard: No
• GPS: No

• Lock Slot: Yes

Source: Dell Inspiron 11z Specs

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