Meryl Loh: [Launch Event] Dell Inspiron 13 & 14 - 7000 series consumer notebooks x My Awesome Café

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It was an honour for me to be part of the media launch for Dell's latest launch of consumer notebooks; introducing the new Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series 2-in-1 and Dell Inspiron 14 7000 series. These two new innovations have with them distinctive features and powerful performances, wrapped in a beautifully slim design.
A perfect morning for the media launch held at My Awesome Café located at Telok Ayer Street.

Dell new Inspiron 13 7000 series 2-in-1 combines the powerful performance of a premium laptop and the versatility of a 13.3" tablet with built-in stylus. (Silver in colour)

Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 brings Dell Inspiron Series to a whole new level, with a 13.3-inch 10-finger capacitive touchscreen display on full HD resolution. Packed in a 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processor (for a robust performance), Windows 8.1 (for a smooth, versatile PC experience), 500 GB Hybrid Hard Drive (provide X14 more storage than a 32 GB tablet), spill-resistant backlit keyboard, precision touchpad, and a built-in passive stylus pen!

Built-in stylus: Sketch, take notes or retouch photos with the freedom of a built-in stylus. I guess this is one of the most attractive feature among the rest.

Stay charged: The Inspiron 13 keeps up with the needs for long battery life and energy efficient processors and graphics.

Ultimate versatility: Switch between laptop, tablet, tent or stand modes to update blog, edit photos, or stream your favorite shows.

Precision touchpad: A spacious precision touchpad keeps movements fluid to pan, pinch or zoom around the screen. Precise pointing and gesture recognition provide a responsive performance that’s smooth and quick.

Plenty of ports: Comes with a high-speed USB 3.0 port and an SD media card reader. Save time on large file transfers or link it to another monitor or TV with an HDMI port.

A showcase of the actual Inspiron 13 7000 series, looking sleek and style.

In my opinion, its powerful and versatile but too heavy to be a tablet and still a little heavy overall (1.66kg).

Dell new Inspiron 14 7000 series Powerful productivity. Powerful gaming.
Supercharge work and play with a high-performance 14" laptop featuring the latest Intel® processors, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX® graphics card and integrated subwoofer. (Comes in Black and Red, weight at least 2.12kg without optical drive)

The high-performance Inspiron 14 7000 series (Windows 8.1) comes power packed with the latest 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ processor (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz) and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M 4GB DDR3 - class performance graphics with 4GB discrete memory for the most demanding games, apps, videos, and much more.

It has the power of a 15-inch performance laptop within a 14-inch portable form factor. With up to 16 GB of memory and 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA Hybrid Hard Drive with 8GB Cache (8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2)), ideal for multi-tasking and stays quick and responsive. Also comes with a complete set of I/O ports - HDMI, media card reader, and three USB ports, including a USB PowerShare port, an Optical Drive - Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD). An optional backlit keyboard and a battery life of up to 8.4 hours enable consumers to work anytime, anywhere.

Gaming experience made possible with the 14.0 inch LED Backlit Anti Glare Display with IPS and FHD resolution (1920 x 1080 resolution) and built-in performance speaker and subwoofer with MaxxAudio Pro® audio processing solutions deliver an enhanced gaming and entertainment experience that will truly impress. The NIVIDA GeForce Experience™ software automatically optimizes the laptop for gaming, while high-performance GPU and CPU cooling solutions ensure uninterrupted performance.

Dell Backup and Recovery, My Dell, and Premium Phone Support from Dell Services complete the offering to help customers with any support they need for their Inspiron 14 systems. Dell also offers optional accessories designed to work with the Inspiron 14, including optical gaming mouse, backpacks, external speakers, Dell’s award-winning UltraSharp monitors and printers.

Key features of the Inspiron 14 7000 Series:
• 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor, up to i7 Quad-Core processors
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M graphics with 4GB discrete memory
• 14-inch HD anti-glare display (1366x768) or 14-inch FHD anti-glare IPS display (1920x1080)
• Up to 1TB hybrid hard drive with 8GB cache
• Two USB 3.0 (one with PowerShare) and one USB 2.0
• Matte Black and Hibiscus Red color options
• NVIDIA® GeForce® built-in advanced technology
• Gigabit wired Ethernet and the latest 802.11ac wireless network card
• Built-in subwoofer
• Optional backlit keyboard

Inspiron latops are also tested on reliability:
+ Inspiron laptops are able to withstand short-term heat conditions of up to 65°C/149°F! So putting them in locker rooms or locked cars won't do any damage to the laptops.
+ Well secured hinges that still feel tight, even after opening and closing the lid 20,000 times.
+ Keys and touch pad buttons are tested out over million times with no failure record.
+ Buttoned up: Power and multimedia buttons are tested out and can survive up to 40,000 pushes.
+ All parts are well intact and secured.
+ Sustainable battery life

So here's a look at the Venue; My Awesome Café!

A group pic with the friendly and fun-loving French guy of My Awesome Café. Franck Hardy, co-owner of the My Awesome Café personally went around Singapore and Malaysia to source for ideas and furnitures for the store!

He welcomed us with his biggest smile that morning, it lightens up everyone's mood!!

A wide varieties of food and drinks available in their menu, ranging from Salad, Sandwiches, Croissants and Breakfast set and the pricing are also pretty reasonable! Perfect for brunch!

I ordered Ice Latte and it was made perfectly, just the way i want it!

Thank you for the AWESOME Ice Latte served!

We ordered the Awesome Breakfast with Smoked-Salmon, comes with buttery Croissant, a full-size Avocado which cut into halves, generous amount of scrambled eggs and my favourite tomatoes at the side. On top of all, there is also a Quiche added to our plate which is super nice in every bite! A good blend of cheese and eggs in there!

Their Chocolate Brownie and Banana cake were delightful, well and again, AWESOME!

Whoever has plans to come visit this place must give their desserts a try!!

It such a hearty nice feeling at the end of our meal, a gigantic fruit platter was served to us! YUMS!!

The place was incredibly designed. A time travel back to the old days with old school furnitures, from old school fans, old school desks and chalk board and many more interesting restorations of old items!