Latitude ON

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Latitude ON is an

Eee PC[3] and arrived a year later on 28 September 2009.[4]

Latitude ON runs

ARM-based subprocessor.[6] This so-called MontaVista Montabello Mobile Internet Device Solution provides a customizable, Linux-based Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform the laptop is able to boot almost instantly and view Email, document reader, calendar, contacts and access the Internet
.

First laptop models to include Latitude ON were E4200 and E4300 released in February 2009.[7] Last laptop model introduced so far is Latitude Z600.[8] Dell claims that battery life can be extended to days.

Latitude ON Reader is similar to Dell's MediaDirect where the software is located in a separate partition on the system hard drive and has a dedicated button to power on.

Versions

There are several versions of Latitude ON:

  • Dell Latitude ON | Reader - Dell's initial release of the technology. The Reader software resides on the main partition of the hard drive, boots in 15–25 seconds, uses the laptop's CPU, and provides read-only access to e-mail, calendar and contacts from the last synched version of the system's Outlook data.[9] No Internet browser.[10]
  • Dell Latitude ON | FLASH - runs on a flash module, but uses the system's CPU, without significantly increased battery life. Features: boots in 8–10 seconds, supports Wi-Fi and LAN, thin client capabilities with Web access or Citrix, VMware and RDP clients, multi-protocol IM, VoIP (Skype, using the built-in webcam if present), Microsoft Office document viewer and editor (requires Internet connection), Java, Adobe Flash.[11]
  • Dell Latitude ON | ECM - boots in 2–3 seconds and runs on the dedicated sub-processor, with Wi-Fi or Mobile Broadband support. Includes document reader, and read/write access to e-mail, calendar and contacts, and Firefox, but without Adobe Flash or other media plugins. Supports
    Novell GroupWise and Cisco VPN.[10] Long battery life (about 17 hours on a 6-cell battery).[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pocket-lint (2019-01-21). "Best laptop 2019: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s and ultraportables". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
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  3. ^ "MontaVista Linux drives Dell's quick-boot feature - News - Linux for …". linuxfordevices.com. 2012-09-07. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  4. ^ "Dell United States Official Site | Dell United States". www.dell.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  5. ^ "Latitude ON Launched Today". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. ^ "Dell's Latitude-On instant OS detailed, screenshooted". Engadget. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  7. ^ Clarke, Peter (2009-02-10). "Analysis: Dell has dragged the Linux-ARM Trojan horse inside the Wintel PC". EE Times. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  8. ^ "Dell Latitude Z Product Details". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  9. ^ a b Menchaca, Lionel (28 Sep 2009). "Latitude ON Arrives". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  10. ^ a b "LATITUDE ON™" (PDF). Dell. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  11. ^ Menchaca, Lionel. "Latitude ON | FLASH—Latitude ON's Little Brother". Retrieved 22 February 2011.

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