Dell has unveiled the Inspiron M101Z, a new AMD-based sub-laptop that marks the arrival of the smaller rival to Intel in the pipping hot “thin and portable” segment on the laptop market.

he Dell Inspiron M101z features the AMD Athlon Neo K125 single core or K325 dual core processor, a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) HD TLF WLED display, ATI Radeon RS880M integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 320GB hard disk capacity.

There are other features which includes a 1.3MP webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA and HDMI outputs, LAN, a 3-in-1 media card reader, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel. The Dell Inspiron M101z runs Windows 7 Home Premium OS and with color options including pink, blue, red, and black.

Weighing just 1.81kg with its standard six-cell battery, Dell reckons the M101z should last you for most of a day depending on use, and if that’s not enough there’ll be an optional nine-cell battery available before the end of the year.

What we don’t have yet is the US price: the laptop starts at £379 for a single core model in the UK, which should translate to something around $400-$450 US.