You crazy kids today with your crazy custom artwork on your computer lids. When I was a kid our fancy spreadsheet boxes were plain black or white. And get the hell off my lawn. Dell has just brought the Inspiron 15 into the Design Studio fold, so you’ll be able to select graphics from a bunch of artists to dress up your system.

Most of the artwork is priced around $60, but that could vary. Dell’s also launching a new FastTrack next-day delivery service for pre-configured machines. The company says that it’s constantly tracking orders and will be able to keep the most popular models on hand.

Dell is now offering their Studio XPS 16 in the color of Merlot Red. So if you’ve been putting off your purchase to wait for just the right red, you can go ahead and order up. The XPS 16 isn’t the only model getting the Merlot treatment, the XPS 13 is getting it as well.

Pricing will be the same as with the other colors. Merlot Red will be available as an option on both models from today onwards for those in the US and Canada. Those in Brazil will get the Merlot Red option for only the Studio XPS 13.

Just in time to compete with Dell’s Studio 15, HP is offering the Pavilion dv3t. It’s a 16:9 widescreen 13.3-inch, with a Core 2 Duo T6400, a Blu-ray option and a optional 9-cell battery that will give you up to 7 hours of battery life.

Some other features are a webcam, up to 500GB of hard drive space, and it comes in two flavors: Espresso black and Moonlight white. Prices start at $799.

The company has finally gotten official with the upgraded Studio 15 laptop, and made it available in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. This update is all about the improved 15.6-inch LED-backlit display, with a native 1366 x 768 resolution, that gets paired with some upgraded ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 graphics (available with 256MB or 512MB of on-board memory).

Aside from that, you can expect the usual Core 2 Duo processors, built-in 2 megapixel webcam, HDMI out, optional Blu-ray drive, optional backlit keyboard, and it comes in six colors. Prices should remain around $649 for the base model, with things moving up from there.

Dell’s Studio 15 laptop is a decent and budget-minded system, but if you’re looking to get one that stands out a bit, you might want to check out the company’s new Special Edition model, which adds a “Black Vapor” paint job and a 1440 x 900 LED-backlit display.

You can get it with your choice of Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics. The price is going to be a bit higher than the non-Special Edition models though, at $799, $849, and $949 for the standard configurations.

The computer industry is hurting in the current economic climate globally. Even the largest PC makers like Dell have had a hard time maintaining the levels of profit common before the global economic crisis. One of the ways Dell is luring consumers who are shopping for new notebooks to its doors is with more customization options.

Dell announced today that its Design Studio now has more than 100 different design options for customizing its Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks. The Design Studio allows shoppers to choose any of the artwork from the catalog and view the notebook from all angles before they order.

Those familiar with the different offerings from various electronics makers in the (PRODUCT) RED line will know that the idea behind the products is to get consumers to buy the items and the maker of the gear donates money to help fight AIDS in Africa. Typically the product themselves are differentiated by red color.

Dell has introduced some new (PRODUCT) RED laptops that use artwork rather than simply being red. The laptops in question are run of the mill Dell Studio 15 and 17 machines. Prices for the rigs start at $649 for the Studio 15 and $799 for the Studio 17.

Dell Studio’s 15″ and 17″ laptops have been worked over with Mike Ming’s abstract art, with new designs like “Red Swirl,” “Seaweed,” and “Sunburst,”. They previously released “Bunch O Surfers” and “Sea Sky.” Each piece of artwork is all about the vibrancy of individual colors and brushstrokes. They hope it will make a fashion statement in an otherwise boring world of somewhat plain devices. In other words, your laptop will be louder, colorwise. They are priced from $799 and up, depending on configuration.

Dell today launched the new “Studio” line of laptops following the trend of more consumers who would like a little more style and customization available for their portable computers. Kicking off the Studio laptops Dell launched the Dell Studio 15 and Dell Studio 17, which come with a 15.4″ and 17.1″ display, respectively.

Both notebooks carry the drop hinge and “wedge” shape seen in the XPS laptops from Dell and both come in a range of vibrant and loud colors, capacitve touchpad and multimedia buttons that light-up when pressed, and an optional backlit keyboard. They also have the option of built-in broadband connections through Sprint or Verizon, Blu-ray drive, slot-loading drives and you can even get a mercury-free LED display if you ask. Dell has put some thought to your laptop accessories as well, offering mice, backpacks, sleeves and earbuds that are colored to match.