Comments on: Hands-On With the Dell Latitude XT2 http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-23794 Joe Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:30:07 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-23794 Won't speak about the multi-touch, I turned it off because it interfered with handwriting. The handwriting is a disaster, like writing on your arm. Get a Motion Computing unit instead if you want to do handwriting, they are worlds better. Won’t speak about the multi-touch, I turned it off because it interfered with handwriting. The handwriting is a disaster, like writing on your arm. Get a Motion Computing unit instead if you want to do handwriting, they are worlds better.

]]> By: Martin http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-23102 Martin Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:54:38 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-23102 Hey everyone. I have a dell latitude xt 2 with RC Windows 7 and the latest Ntrig multitouch software. I see that many of you are negative about this laptop. I'd only want to ask how many of you have actually tried one? With my windows and the crappy multitouch software (which has "KNOWN ISSUES" as stated in the ntrig website) multitouch works incredibly well. Considering that this whole new technology and developing is just at its beginning there is nothing else to ask for. I am using it for business, studying (mathematics), for games and basically everything else I need. When I go out I don't carry the charger because I know the battery is practically endless - those 11 hours are indeed true. The Centrino platform just owns. About the Iphone commentary... Well Iphone has multitouch just as Microwave has a display. About the AMD processor commentary... lol AMD vs Intel... No words! I consider myself a gamer and WOW goes perfectly on this thing. I believe the future is in the multitouch technology - it is better, faster, fun and more natural than using a mouse. Totally worth the price! I'm just annoyed that so many people here are writing without having tried this beauty. No hard feelings. Hey everyone. I have a dell latitude xt 2 with RC Windows 7 and the latest Ntrig multitouch software.

I see that many of you are negative about this laptop. I’d only want to ask how many of you have actually tried one?

With my windows and the crappy multitouch software (which has “KNOWN ISSUES” as stated in the ntrig website) multitouch works incredibly well. Considering that this whole new technology and developing is just at its beginning there is nothing else to ask for.

I am using it for business, studying (mathematics), for games and basically everything else I need. When I go out I don’t carry the charger because I know the battery is practically endless – those 11 hours are indeed true. The Centrino platform just owns.

About the Iphone commentary… Well Iphone has multitouch just as Microwave has a display.

About the AMD processor commentary… lol AMD vs Intel… No words! I consider myself a gamer and WOW goes perfectly on this thing.

I believe the future is in the multitouch technology – it is better, faster, fun and more natural than using a mouse. Totally worth the price!

I’m just annoyed that so many people here are writing without having tried this beauty.

No hard feelings.

]]> By: SP murphy http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-21409 SP murphy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:31:39 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-21409 Dell has missed the mark from Day one on the XT. I can't imagine they have recouped any of the engineering costs it took to produce it.(and there probably weren't a lot, based on the result) I find it hard to believe that there is much of a market for a $2500, underpowered, tablet. As for build quality, from all reports I've read of actual users, it ranks pretty low. And one only has to get on the Dell outlet website to see the amazing amount, if one guesses how many they actually sold, of refurbished units are available, generally, not a good sign. So if you do want to try one out, pick up a $1000 unit from their outlet site instead. I use a 3rd generation tablet from Gateway, the 140x, which sports a magnesium chassis, has been dropped from 5 feet onto a marble floor, and two years later is going strong. Ohh, and I caught one of the MANY sales that priced it at $799.00. As far as business class mobile computing goes, you can't do much better than these, unfortunately, highly underated Gateways. Dell is a local company, so I keep waiting for them to get a clue in the tablet pc market, and keep waiting. I think who might actually get it right, is ASUS. When their T91 hits, we will see the tablet that dell should have produced, and could have given them access to a 20 million customer post-secondary student market that was ripe for the taking. Unfortunately, most students don't have the ability to fork over $2500 for a laptop. Five hundred dollars, on the other hand, is much more workable for the average student. Dell has missed the mark from Day one on the XT. I can’t imagine they have recouped any of the engineering costs it took to produce it.(and there probably weren’t a lot, based on the result) I find it hard to believe that there is much of a market for a $2500, underpowered, tablet.

As for build quality, from all reports I’ve read of actual users, it ranks pretty low. And one only has to get on the Dell outlet website to see the amazing amount, if one guesses how many they actually sold, of refurbished units are available, generally, not a good sign. So if you do want to try one out, pick up a $1000 unit from their outlet site instead.

I use a 3rd generation tablet from Gateway, the 140x, which sports a magnesium chassis, has been dropped from 5 feet onto a marble floor, and two years later is going strong. Ohh, and I caught one of the MANY sales that priced it at $799.00. As far as business class mobile computing goes, you can’t do much better than these, unfortunately, highly underated Gateways.

Dell is a local company, so I keep waiting for them to get a clue in the tablet pc market, and keep waiting.

I think who might actually get it right, is ASUS. When their T91 hits, we will see the tablet that dell should have produced, and could have given them access to a 20 million customer post-secondary student market that was ripe for the taking. Unfortunately, most students don’t have the ability to fork over $2500 for a laptop. Five hundred dollars, on the other hand, is much more workable for the average student.

]]> By: Choi http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-21398 Choi Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:01:10 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-21398 Just ordered one. Using it for programming, school, and personal stuffs. My very first reason not to choose HP is because HP has overheating and battery issues. HP sucks at all time. Just ordered one.

Using it for programming, school, and personal stuffs.

My very first reason not to choose HP is because HP has overheating and battery issues.

HP sucks at all time.

]]> By: Louis http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-20143 Louis Mon, 04 May 2009 15:15:21 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-20143 Dell XT blows away the HP tablet. And the tablet is optimized for paperless applications... sign secure documents right on your computer?? forget about it this thing rocks! i use it in my real estate profession with a software from a company called Go Paperless (www.gopaperless.com). this is a killer computer!!! Dell XT blows away the HP tablet. And the tablet is optimized for paperless applications… sign secure documents right on your computer?? forget about it this thing rocks! i use it in my real estate profession with a software from a company called Go Paperless (www.gopaperless.com). this is a killer computer!!!

]]> By: ceejay http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-19570 ceejay Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:25:27 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-19570 Smooth as butter multi touch? The iPhone with it's tiny processor and memory has a much smoother touch interface. Am I wrong? I wonder why a big computer can't replicate such buttery goodness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze559mhbrD0 I mean seriously. This is movie theater butter going on here with the iPhone. I don't own an iPhone, but I wish I could get some of it's silky features elsewhere. Smooth as butter multi touch? The iPhone with it’s tiny processor and memory has a much smoother touch interface. Am I wrong? I wonder why a big computer can’t replicate such buttery goodness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze559mhbrD0

I mean seriously. This is movie theater butter going on here with the iPhone. I don’t own an iPhone, but I wish I could get some of it’s silky features elsewhere.

]]> By: Danielle http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-19357 Danielle Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:05:48 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-19357 I don't understand how everyone can be so picky. This tablet has gotten better reviews than the HP tablet, and it looks a lot better too. So, when you scroll on websites, it doesn't work too well, so just use the mouse! It's really not that hard. The dell tablet is actually a lot better than the others. Have you seen videos of the others? Huh! They work much, much worse. The HP tablet is loud, and very slow, and it generates a lot of heat, too much heat for comfort. Don't be so picky, or you can just go build your own damned touch screen. I don’t understand how everyone can be so picky. This tablet has gotten better reviews than the HP tablet, and it looks a lot better too. So, when you scroll on websites, it doesn’t work too well, so just use the mouse! It’s really not that hard. The dell tablet is actually a lot better than the others.

Have you seen videos of the others? Huh! They work much, much worse. The HP tablet is loud, and very slow, and it generates a lot of heat, too much heat for comfort.

Don’t be so picky, or you can just go build your own damned touch screen.

]]> By: Barry http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-19305 Barry Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:34:58 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-19305 I was making final comparisons between the XT2, the HP 2730p, and the Lenovo X200 Tablet. I was actually leaning toward the XT2, even with the ridiculous price............. until I saw this. Terrible! Goodbye Dell. I was making final comparisons between the XT2, the HP 2730p, and the Lenovo X200 Tablet. I was actually leaning toward the XT2, even with the ridiculous price…………. until I saw this.

Terrible! Goodbye Dell.

]]> By: Don http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-19241 Don Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:50:17 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-19241 I wish a 3 pound tablet, with 8 hours of battery, which is very fast, which doesn't get hot, has multi-touch 13" bright matte screen, under $1,000. If Apple does that i'd fuck a tree. I wish a 3 pound tablet, with 8 hours of battery, which is very fast, which doesn’t get hot, has multi-touch 13″ bright matte screen, under $1,000. If Apple does that i’d fuck a tree.

]]> By: Paul http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-19178 Paul Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:48:46 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-19178 Joanna, great first look. With most things, experience will make the features smoother. As for several of the above posters, the multi touch features are pretty good. Again, is it worth the extra cash? In today's economy, no. But that doesn't make the feature itself bad. Joanna, great first look. With most things, experience will make the features smoother. As for several of the above posters, the multi touch features are pretty good. Again, is it worth the extra cash? In today’s economy, no. But that doesn’t make the feature itself bad.

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