Dell Adds New Touch to Tablet PCs.

Dell[TM] Latitude[TM] XT System is the Only Sub-Four-Pound 12.1-Inch Convertible Tablet With Ground-Breaking Capacitive Touch Technology

System is the Thinnest and One of the Lightest Convertibles Available

Optional Daylight Viewing Display

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Hardware Supports Future Multi-Touch Functionality

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is setting new benchmarks for tablet PCs with the addition of the Latitude[TM] XT, the thinnest and one of the lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablets available. It is also the brightest in its category with an optional daylight viewing panel. The system starts at $2,499 and Dell will begin to take orders and ship the Latitude XT by the end of the year.

The Latitude XT is also the industry's only sub-four-pound convertible tablet with pen and capacitive touch capability. Capacitive technology senses the touch of a finger with no pressure required for the system to recognize input. It is also the forerunner to emerging multi-touch capabilities that allow the use of more than one finger for tasks such as zoom and repositioning a picture, to name a few. Other touch features available on the Latitude XT include:

* Accuracy and speed - touch response times on the Latitude XT are faster than the Lenovo X61T1

* Advanced digital palm rejection technology, helping prevent inadvertent contact that disrupts pen input

* The digitizer technology on the Latitude XT is rated up to 10 times more durable than competing resistive touch digitizer technology

* Maintenance-free, no-battery pen with eraser and "right" mouse click functionality

"We are listening and aim to exceed customers' expectations," said Margaret Franco, director, Dell Product Group. "Until now, customers have been forced to make tradeoffs in tablet functionality to have usable systems. With capacitive touch technology, the Latitude XT will revolutionize the way customers interact with their systems, allow customers to take full advantage of tablet technology and enable customers to get more done with greater speed and precision."

Most competitive tablets on the market today rely on resistive touch that requires the application of force for the system to recognize user interaction. The older technology can be less accurate and durable than capacitive touch and may not support multi-touch. In addition, many customers who use resistive tablets that support both pen and touch functionality may disable the latter because the palm rejection technology is subpar.