Dell Computer said Monday that it is offering removable plates for its new Inspiron 4100 notebooks in 18 colors, patterns and textures. The QuickSnap Color Inserts range from Iridescent Jade, Burlwood and Antique to Denim, Fishskin and Snakeskin.
Dell has offered customers the ability to choose custom colors for notebooks since 1999 and began selling four color plates for notebooks last fall. But the company has never offered so many colors or such unusual shades or, in some cases, textures (Black Leather, for example).
The color kits, priced at $49, will allow a customer to add color to the top of the case and to the palm rest.
Dells new $1,229 Inspiron 4100 includes an 866MHz Intel Pentium III-M chip, 128MB of RAM, a 10GB hard drive, a CD-ROM drive and a 14.1-inch display. With a faster processor, more memory and higher-resolution screen, the notebook tops $2,200.