Isaiah's Tech

The colourful Dell Latitude 2100 netbook that we spotted 2 months ago will be available later today. You may remember them because they are pointed towards the education market, with their kid friendly colours, such as School Bus Orange and Blackboard Black. The Latitude 2100 is rugged (like all other 'Latitude's' that Dell pushes), and has options for a: carrying handle, shoulder strap, antimicrobial keyboard, touchscreen LCD, and Dell Mobile Computing Station, which would be suitable to lug around 24 of these. The netbook will have a base price of $369 USD, but that's sure to rack up with options like an SSD, the touchscreen LCD, and the improved 6-cell battery. Look out for it sometime today.

[Engadget]

Dell aims their new Latitudes at young kids. This is evident when you take a look at the colour names: School Bus Orange (looks yellow to me), Blue Ribbon, Red Apple, and Blackboard Black. Codenamed 'Welch', the Latitude 2100 will have a 10-inch display and will be priced under $600 USD. It will have the N270 Intel Atom (1.6GHz), up to 2GB of RAM, three USB 2.0 ports, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, an SD / MMC slot, and has an HDD - of unknown storage - but you can swap it for an optional SSD if you like. Dell also gives you the option of choosing between a 3 and a 6-cell battery and you can go for a touchscreen as well. It is expected to be released by May of this year, just in time for the American back-to-school season.

[Gizmodo]