Dell has just released their Studio 14z thin laptop, priced at $649. The 14z features a 16:9 HD 14-inch display, but lacks an optical drive, unfortunately. The user can choose from a wide range of Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, but no ULV versions, up to 5GB of DDR3, up to 500GB HDD, and the display can either be 1,366×768 or 1,600×900.

Studio 14z’s graphics are powered by a nVidia 9400M and along with it’s other features and pricing, it will put its direct competitor, the Lenovo u350 out of the market. As in design, it doesn’t look very pretty, but it’s not quite ugly.