Dell XPS M140 for $999

Dell has added a new inexpensive notebook to its premium XPS product line.

The XPS M140 will become the second XPS notebook in Dell's arsenal when it starts shipping in November. It uses a 14.1-inch widescreen display, the first time Dell has offered that size display in a widescreen format, and weighs 5.5 pounds. At only $999 for the base configuration, the M140 is a low-cost entry point into Dell's XPS category. 

The M140 comes with Intel's Pentium M 740 processor, 512MB of DDR2 memory, a 40GV hard drive, Intel's integrated graphics technology, a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, a five-in-one media card reader, and Intel's 802.11b/g wireless chip for $999. It uses Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system. Shipping can be ordered now and will begin in November.