To the surprise of practically nobody out there, Dell has finally taken the wraps off of its first Tablet PC system - the Latitude XT. Not only is the Latitude XT the first Tablet PC convertible notebook system for Dell, it’s world’s first sub-four pound convertible tablet system with pen and capacitive touch capabilities. Capacitive technology senses the touch of a human finger with no pressure required for the system to recognize input. Competing tablets out on the market utilize resistive touch which requires the application of force for the system to recognize user interactions.

But wait.. there’s more!

The Latitude XT also features multi-touch capabilities - allowing the use of more than one finger for tasks such as zooming, and picture repositioning. Other touch features include:

• Accuracy and speed - touch response times on the Latitude XT are faster than the Lenovo X61T
• Advanced digital palm rejection technology - prevents inadvertent contact that disrupts pen input
• Digitizer technology on the Latitude XT up to 10 times more durable the competing resistive touch digitizer technology
• Maintenance-free, no battery pen with eraser and right click mouse functionality

Other system features include:

• Optional media base for docking and optical media
• Full-size keyboard with dual pointing
• Up to 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD) or up to 120GB HDD
• Optional battery slice designed to provide up to 9.5 hours of battery life
• Intel Core 2 Solo and Duo ULV processors
• ATI Radeon X1250 UMA integrated graphics

Prices start at $2499 and Dell will begin to take orders and ship the Latitude XT by the end of the year.

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