http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
If I saw this thing and an x61t side-by-side at a store i'd almost
pick up this dell instead of lenovo's offering

but at $2500 for a base config its easily a 1000 more than i'm willing to pay
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It is a very nice alternative for someone who was looking at a slate too.]]>Dec 11th 2007 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
Is this your first time around Dell product introductions? Being a mail-order company, they usually launch new products at a higher price to keep demand low while they ramp up production. Then, as they ramp up production, they lower the price. I'm sure the XPS One will eventually drop. That sexy XPS M1330 originally launched at $1,499 (remember?) and is now available for $999. Even the XPS M2010 launched about $500 higher than it is selling today. While I have no inside information to confirm this, I am sure that the Latitude XT will be available for less before very long.

Good things come to those that wait. And cheaper things come to those that wait longer.]]>Dec 11th 2007 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
If the Dell even comes close to the NZ$3,195 converted price it'll be worth it for me.]]>Dec 11th 2007 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
...on second thought, at that price this one can probably last a while longer, I suppose.]]>Dec 11th 2007 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
Who wants a max res of 1280 x 800 and NO DVI out? For $2500?

Not me.]]>Dec 11th 2007 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
What I am trying to say, is that laptops in this category are definitly not the first PC one purchases, but do make a lot of sense if they are part of a computing family to which one has access.

Come to think of it, my computing family extends from the HTC Shadow at 200 mhz, to a 1.5 ghz m1330, to the 2.4 ghz quad core, to UC Berkeley and UCSD's supercomputer network. No, none of these devices fill all of my needs, but each one fills the right need at the right size and at the right price.]]>Dec 11th 2007 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
For some of us, our "primary computational device" IS meant for portability and presentations. I need a computer in the field about 50% of the time. I hook it up to projectors and take notes on it. The rest of the time I want use it with a nice full sized keyboard and a big monitor. As a result, I'm willing to skimp on things like processing power, crazy video capabilities, etc.

But a reasonably mobile computer should also be dockable into a reasonably decent desktop computer (for working on those presentations). Note, I'm not complaining that one of these tablets isn't good for gaming. I'm complaining that when I'm working on a an endless stream of presentations, or documents, I want to have a nice, crisp, huge display. For me, that means a 23" monitor with a DVI connection. It's almost 2008. I don't understand why this is so hard to get right.

One commenter said that the Dell tablet can be docked to a dock with DVI out. I didn't see that a couple of weeks ago when I was specing out a replacement for my current setup. I know for a fact that the IBM doesn't even MAKE tablet docks - all you can get is a glorified port replicator with a spare bay. Likewise with all of the other brands I checked out.]]>Dec 11th 2007 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
.. for half the price...]]>Dec 11th 2007 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
9 hours of WHAT? just standing there w/ the screen off and the hd in standby? I honestly hope no-one will fall for this crap - atleast when other companies lie more realistically.. 4, 5 at most 6 hours... but 9? you gotta be kidding me!]]>Dec 11th 2007 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
You should take a closer look before you jump to judgement on the battery life. Sure everyone else lies on their specs, and they should all rot in hell. But didn't seeing 9 HOURS throw a flag?

Dell has moved to the Dual Core LV processor with this tablet, removed the optical drive, they offer a wedge battery that adds significant secondary power, and the graphics are on the lighter side (but enough to satisfy most every need except high end gaming).

If it doesn't do it then it doesn't do it, but THIS PARTICULAR UNIT has really been worked.

You know whats worse than a company that lies about specs? A person who thinks that EVERYTHING is a fraud.]]>Dec 11th 2007 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
-They only included 1 speaker

-There is an optional LED backlit screen.]]>Dec 11th 2007 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/Dec 11th 2007 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
I own a 17" MacBook Pro and I get almost all the battery life Apple promised (get about 3 hours of WORK) - while Apple promised like 4 or something...


ark_v2, again I ask, your XPS -- 9 hours of doing WHAT? If its 9 hours of standing still with the screen turned off and the hd paused, with no programs running, then yeah, its perfectly believable - my MBP can easily do that too... but... call me crazy, but something tells me that if you actually start WORKING on your computer, ie running Adobe Creative Suite apps/Final Cut (or in your case Adobe Premiere) -- you'll barely be able to get 2-3 hours of life, even WITH the additional battery. Of course Vista's piss poor power management doesn't really help you either :/
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The one button that is used more than anything is the left mouse (they do wear out). Having a backup so you can still use it until you get it replaced gets my vote.]]>Dec 11th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
You consultants should listen to the customers request, or they will end up losing them. at least i won't buy Dell tablet any soon, will stick to the ThinkPads, because of these usability design considerations.]]>Dec 11th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/
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