Dell formally announces Latitude XT tablet PC

Dell Latitude XT tablet PC

As reported earlier, Dell announced its Latitude XT Tablet PC today.

The specifications are pretty much what we reported earlier:

  • 1.06GHz Intel Core 2 Solo or 1.2GHz Duo ULV processor
  • 12.1-inch WXGA touchscreen display with choice of CCFL or LED backlight options
  • Display comes with support for both pen and touch inputs but the multi-touch support displayed earlier will only come later
  • Integrated ATI Radeon X1250 UMA adapter
  • 1GB of RAM with a maximum of 3GB
  • Choice of hard drive capacities from 40 to 120GB or 32GB or 64GB SSD
  • Vista Ultimate, Vista Business or Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 operating system
  • Options for HSDPA, EVDO rev. A, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
  • SD and ExpressCard54 expansion slots
  • Up to 9 hours of battery life with extended 45WH battery
  • Weight of about 3.5 pounds

System prices will start at USD$2,499. Dell expects to start taking and shipping orders by the end of the year.

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