You can see some good pictures in Tablet pc2 website, and some other pictures in engadget.
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Dell Leaks Latitude XT2 Tablet PC
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Dell E-Series: Laptops for Any Sort of Consumer to Do Everything, To Go Everywhere
Review:
This laptop has a ThinkPad-esque decoration and is very sturdy.
Although, this tablet PC is light (only 3.57lbs), it is heaver than ThinkPad X61 (starts at 1.24 kg (2.73 lb)).
(Bad sides): Unfortunately, it only has one speaker, hinge is unidirectional and also opposite of earlier reports and videos and teasers, this laptop comes with a single-touch display only and doesn’t use Multi-Touch technology. Maybe the reason is that the company is being sued for alleged patent infringement of touch-screen technology. But surely Dell will try to add Multi-Touch technology to this tablet PC
Additionally, it doesn't have integrated optical drive like its rivals, IBM Lenovo
ThinkPad X61 and Fujitsu LifeBook T2010.
Other highlight features (Good sides) of Dell Latitude XT Tablet are:
- It is design with magnesium alloy chassis with a brushed aluminum effect on the lid and palm rests. The frame and chassis looks sturdier and higher quality build than most other Dell laptops.
- The hinge is solid and well-made
- There are options of 32 or 64GB Solid State Disk (SSD) drives
- There is wireless on/off switch
- It has SD slot
- It is both laptop and digitized slate
- There is the option of LED screen at 220 nits for better display and lighter weight and a thinner form
- There is the CCFL screen option for users who need brighter (400nits) screen which can be more suitable for outdoor viewing
- The Display uses capacitive touch technololgy. This increases the accuracy because finger can manage things on the monitor only by touching not entering any pressure. Dell Itself explains this matter in its blog: "Many customers using resistive tablets that support both pen and touch actually wind up turning this feature off because the palm rejection technology is so cumbersome. On this front, I think we're making our biggest impact. The Latitude XT is the first sub-four pound convertible with both pen and "capacitive" touch technology. Capacitive technology senses the touch of a finger with no pressure leading to better accuracy, response times, screen durability, and ultimately, a better user experience. As an example, as far as accuracy and speed, our third-party tests confirmed this against the Lenovo X61T. Also, the digitizer is rated up to 10 times more durable than competitors resistive touch digitizer technology."
- It has got Integrated ATI Radeon X1250 UMA Graphics (but ThinkPad X61 uses integrated GMA X3100)
- Availability of HSDPA or EVDO rev A., 802.11a/b/g/n options, and Bluetooth 2.0, (like X61 tablet)
- Full size keyboard and Dual-pointing; rubber domes with leveling rods; Scroll Wheel with enter and back functionality (on display / slate)
-This tablet PC has got the smallest power adapter
- You can choose Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 or Vista Business or Vista Ultimate OS
-Up to 4 1/2 hours battery life with standard 43WH pack,up to 9 hours of battery life with extended 45WH pack
About the Benchmark scores of this laptop later I will report in this blog. So, keep in touch.
Read more:
Dell E-Series laptops’ More Specifications Leaked
In the following you can see full specs of Latitude XT Tablet:
Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processor U7600 (1.20GHz)
Memory: 1GB of 533MHz memory up to 3GB
Hard Drive Options:
40GB 1.8" 4200RPM hard drive
80GB 1.8" 4200RPM hard drive
120GB 1.8" 5400RPM hard drive
32 or 64GB Solid State Disk (SSD) drives
Optional LED-backlit display
LCD Outdoor viewing display for increased brightness in outdoor use
Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon X1250 UMA adapter
Dell Wireless 1490 (802.11a/g)
Dell Wireless 1505 (802.11a/g/ Draft n)
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
Dell Verizon Wireless 5720
Dell Wireless 5720 Sprint
Dell Wireless 5720 Telus Mobile Broadband3 (EV-DO)
Ethernet connectivity
Ports/Slots: 3 USB 2.0ports, FireWire port; VGA out, docking solutions
ExpressCard54 and SD slots,
Security: no information yet
Weight: 3.57 pounds and 1" thick
Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)
Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005
Others: Eraser functionality actuated via side switch
Optional tether
Interaction with display controlled by three different replaceable "tips" for user-selectable writing experiences
Full-size keyboard / full Latitude localization
Dual-pointing; rubber domes with leveling rods
Scroll Wheel with enter and back functionality (on display / slate)
Well, the price of this laptop is so high. Likewise it has got many features that ThinkPad X61 and Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 have got. I checked the current price of these two laptops at some online stores and it is the result:
- Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 (1.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 Laptop, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, 60 GB Hard Drive, 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM, No Optical, 12.1 in. WXGA Monitor indoor active digitizer display with wide viewing angles, Card Reader, Modem, Gigabit NIC, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3.52 lbs) is priced $1,599 at MacMall and $1,469 at onSale.
- ThinkPad X61 (Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 Tablet PC, RAM: 2 GB, HDD: 120 GB, 12.1" TFT 1400 x 1050 SXGA, Intel GMA X3100, Bluetooth, Modem, Intel 802.11abg, 1Gb Ethernet, Fingerprint reader, 6.5hr battery and Vista Business) is priced $1,999.00 at Amazon and $2,199.00 at MacMall.
It is clear that you have good options with cheaper price right now.
If I compare Latitude XT with Fujitsu LifeBook T2010:
The Dell’s Tablet is thinner but heavier, more expensive, can come with equal or less power than the Fujitsu’s tablet, has several of OS, and wireless connectivity options specially, draft-n and WWAN which the Fujitsu’s tablet doesn’t have, LED display option and with brighter LCD display, better graphics and 1 USB more, Express Card slot (not PC card), and only SD slot.
The Fujitsu’s tablet is cheaper, 1 shared slot for Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, or Secure Digital (SD) card and longer battery life (up to 11 hours with SSD).
Although Latitude XT is sturdy and rugged but The Fujitsu’s tablet has Spill-resistant keyboard 10 with Quick Point. Also, it has Bi-directional hinge opposite of the Dell tablet that has unidirectional hinge.
Yet there is no information about the security part of Latitude XT tablet, However Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 is well-secured and has got different tools such as Anti-theft Lock Slot, Dedicated Smartcard 5 slot, Fingerprint Sensor, Trusted Platform Module.
If I compare Latitude XT with Lenovo ThinkPad X61:
Both of them have SD slot, variety of Wireless LAN and WWAN, and the same amount of Ports.
ThinkPad X61 has got PC card not Express card like the Dell’s tablet and modem. Also it is much secured and RAM can be updated up to 4GB.
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2 comments:
one point you didn't mention:
the X61 has no DVI on the dockingstation, while the XT has one.
An important point to all who want to use an external display.
Good review overall, but that power adapter is no longer shipped with this system. I received the same adapter as you would with any other dell notebook (the one shaped for the cord to wrap around it).
And as the anonymous user before me posted, the DVI option is nice, although I don't see it being useful for too many users as this IS in fact a tablet system, and the active display is the most important feature the XT has.
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