Dell, one of the world’s known producers of premier computing machines, has just recently unleashed Latitude XT, a 3.5 pound tablet with more than 12 inches of beautiful screen, and an integrated touchscreen technology that is unheard of in its contemporaries.
Essentially, Dell’s Latitude XT is a business machine, geared for users who need a wide screen, high resolution and high speed computing delivered for a semi-fixed working station. Because of the weight impediment, the tablet is not really meant for daily commuters; however, it might be a good idea to invest in one if you rely on heavy computer work but you’re always going from one company branch to another. Ideal for executives, the sub four pound tablet is a heavyweight that reckons with the top models in its category.
The lowdown
One of the most interesting features of this new Dell tablet is the screen; literally, because the 12 inch screen now accepts input via touch- something that others in the tablet category have not ventured into. For users who are into computing and use graphs often, a touchscreen interface would definitely boost the usability of the tablet.
For all its formidable size, the Latitude XT is considerably more power-friendly and more power-efficient than its older counterparts because Dell has made it a point to introduce low-power processors. This is a notable feature, since most tablets are known for power hungry processors that so to speak, “run at full steam”.
The specifications for the processors available are the following:
• 1 Ghz Intel Core Duo Solo
• 1 Ghz Intel Core Duo 2 Duo
The Latitude XT can be upgraded to support up to 3 gigabytes of random access memory or RAM. As for the kind of storage that this tablet can handle, the baseline is 40 gigabytes to around 120 gigabytes. For those who want figures that are between these two extremes, solid state hard drives are up for grabs in 32 and 64 gigabyte increments, respectively.
The power of the Altitude XT
For many tablet users (especially the ones who are used to inexpensive, non-branded assemblies), the battery life is usually one of the sore points of having a heavy laptop especially with a screen as wide as the Altitude XT.
Dell has remedied this problem by integrating a 9-cell battery that would provide enough steam for this tablet to work overtime- for up to more than ten hours a day. That kind of power is unheard of in other energy-efficient laptops, which can only last for as long as four hours at a time.
While it is possible to install other operating systems into the Latitude XT (Linux Ubuntu, and so on), Dell recommends the latest versions of Windows Vista for this particular machine. Since it is designed to be a business-oriented machine, Altitude XT can handle most memory intensive tasks that are associated with the following operating systems:
1. Windows Vista Business Edition
2. Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
These two operating systems are known for being hardware, software and memory intensive, perfect for a Latitude XT laptop.
Essentially, Dell’s Latitude XT is a business machine, geared for users who need a wide screen, high resolution and high speed computing delivered for a semi-fixed working station. Because of the weight impediment, the tablet is not really meant for daily commuters; however, it might be a good idea to invest in one if you rely on heavy computer work but you’re always going from one company branch to another. Ideal for executives, the sub four pound tablet is a heavyweight that reckons with the top models in its category.
The lowdown
One of the most interesting features of this new Dell tablet is the screen; literally, because the 12 inch screen now accepts input via touch- something that others in the tablet category have not ventured into. For users who are into computing and use graphs often, a touchscreen interface would definitely boost the usability of the tablet.
For all its formidable size, the Latitude XT is considerably more power-friendly and more power-efficient than its older counterparts because Dell has made it a point to introduce low-power processors. This is a notable feature, since most tablets are known for power hungry processors that so to speak, “run at full steam”.
The specifications for the processors available are the following:
• 1 Ghz Intel Core Duo Solo
• 1 Ghz Intel Core Duo 2 Duo
The Latitude XT can be upgraded to support up to 3 gigabytes of random access memory or RAM. As for the kind of storage that this tablet can handle, the baseline is 40 gigabytes to around 120 gigabytes. For those who want figures that are between these two extremes, solid state hard drives are up for grabs in 32 and 64 gigabyte increments, respectively.
The power of the Altitude XT
For many tablet users (especially the ones who are used to inexpensive, non-branded assemblies), the battery life is usually one of the sore points of having a heavy laptop especially with a screen as wide as the Altitude XT.
Dell has remedied this problem by integrating a 9-cell battery that would provide enough steam for this tablet to work overtime- for up to more than ten hours a day. That kind of power is unheard of in other energy-efficient laptops, which can only last for as long as four hours at a time.
While it is possible to install other operating systems into the Latitude XT (Linux Ubuntu, and so on), Dell recommends the latest versions of Windows Vista for this particular machine. Since it is designed to be a business-oriented machine, Altitude XT can handle most memory intensive tasks that are associated with the following operating systems:
1. Windows Vista Business Edition
2. Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
These two operating systems are known for being hardware, software and memory intensive, perfect for a Latitude XT laptop.
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