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. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: font9a http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-138761 font9a Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:54:53 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-138761 @Don How's the tree working out for you now? @Don How’s the tree working out for you now?

]]> By: Brian http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-79782 Brian Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:12:08 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-79782 Hello, Dell has their XT2 way overpriced. My brand new HP Touchsmart TM2T with the new Core I5 processor, switchable dedicated graphics, multi-touch display with multiple touch points, built in dual digital mics, webcam wi-fi with Bluetooth, FP Reader, and 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive, cost me under $800 excluding $43 tax and free shipping. Total price was around $1200, but minus the coupons I found and added plus HP's own $150 instant rebate, landed me the awesome $779 price, tax added made it $821 roughly. I also have 8gb memory in it as well. Now, let's compare the Dell XT2 build that I did; way lower end processor, and that was the highest they offered. Abr. I could only configure it with 2gb memory, 160gb hard drive. The rest of the components were on the lower end too. After I configured it with the highest specs Dell offers now for it (Dell changed its offered specs for the XT2) the price came to be around $2800 give or take. With all this being said Plus all the very positive reviews of the TM2T, I ask you which is the better buy! I am a solid Dell fan and have been for many years now. All I've owned until this point have been Dell. I still have and use several Dells that have been wonderful computers (and still are). And believe me, Dell's marvelous Tech Support beats out HP's rude, crude, unknowledgeable Tech Support. Trust me though, with a little trial and error self teaching like I have done, you won't have much need for tech support at all. Still though, Dell wins that with me. But I have learned not to judge a wonderful computer by crappy, rude, unknowledgeable tech support. That being said, and along with the facts and Dell's own overpricing of their XT2 tablet laptop, the TM2T from HP is most definitely the better buy between the two. Thanks for reading. I very highly recommend the HP Touchsmart TM2T that laptop! Hello,

Dell has their XT2 way overpriced. My brand new HP Touchsmart TM2T with the new Core I5 processor, switchable dedicated graphics, multi-touch display with multiple touch points, built in dual digital mics, webcam wi-fi with Bluetooth, FP Reader, and 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive, cost me under $800 excluding $43 tax and free shipping. Total price was around $1200, but minus the coupons I found and added plus HP’s own $150 instant rebate, landed me the awesome $779 price, tax added made it $821 roughly. I also have 8gb memory in it as well.

Now, let’s compare the Dell XT2 build that I did; way lower end processor, and that was the highest they offered. Abr. I could only configure it with 2gb memory, 160gb hard drive. The rest of the components were on the lower end too. After I configured it with the highest specs Dell offers now for it (Dell changed its offered specs for the XT2) the price came to be around $2800 give or take. With all this being said Plus all the very positive reviews of the TM2T, I ask you which is the better buy! I am a solid Dell fan and have been for many years now. All I’ve owned until this point have been Dell. I still have and use several Dells that have been wonderful computers (and still are). And believe me, Dell’s marvelous Tech Support beats out HP’s rude, crude, unknowledgeable Tech Support. Trust me though, with a little trial and error self teaching like I have done, you won’t have much need for tech support at all. Still though, Dell wins that with me. But I have learned not to judge a wonderful computer by crappy, rude, unknowledgeable tech support. That being said, and along with the facts and Dell’s own overpricing of their XT2 tablet laptop, the TM2T from HP is most definitely the better buy between the two. Thanks for reading. I very highly recommend the HP Touchsmart TM2T that laptop!

]]> By: Adriana Garces http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-49414 Adriana Garces Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:38:25 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-49414 My worst nightmare, I work for a doctor office and we recently are implementing electronic filing our lab suggested that we should buy a Dell Latitude XT2 for the doctor because is versatile and capable to perform the work we need. I don’t doubt that the Latitude is capable of doing all that. However, I was wrong. I decided to buy three of them and after I bought them not even three or four week later an erratic moment of the mouse occur and didn’t let the doctor to use it. I can understand one but all of three with the same problem. I spend approximately 15 to 20 hour total with Dell support so they can try to fix it two out of three were the image hard drive that I had to replace it myself and the other one I’m still trying to fix it; this will be the third attempt to fix and supposedly tomorrow FedEx will pick my laptop for the third time. Again my worst nightmare!!!!!! My worst nightmare, I work for a doctor office and we recently are implementing electronic filing our lab suggested that we should buy a Dell Latitude XT2 for the doctor because is versatile and capable to perform the work we need. I don’t doubt that the Latitude is capable of doing all that. However, I was wrong. I decided to buy three of them and after I bought them not even three or four week later an erratic moment of the mouse occur and didn’t let the doctor to use it. I can understand one but all of three with the same problem. I spend approximately 15 to 20 hour total with Dell support so they can try to fix it two out of three were the image hard drive that I had to replace it myself and the other one I’m still trying to fix it; this will be the third attempt to fix and supposedly tomorrow FedEx will pick my laptop for the third time. Again my worst nightmare!!!!!!

]]> By: Rodin http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-28337 Rodin Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:21:27 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-28337 Interesting thread...I just got an XT2 ...and our techs installed windows 7...for some reason the display does not fill the screen and I see a think black border all along...any thoughts on why? I have the latest drivers... except for this, my experience has been very positive! Interesting thread…I just got an XT2 …and our techs installed windows 7…for some reason the display does not fill the screen and I see a think black border all along…any thoughts on why? I have the latest drivers…
except for this, my experience has been very positive!

]]> By: Clarke http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-dell-latitude-xt2/comment-page-1#comment-26243 Clarke Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:02:27 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11738#comment-26243 I've had my XT2 for a week now and I got to tell you I was ready to throw it in the trash. This is my third tablet that I've owned and was starting to miss my HP 2730p. You are correct, when you pull this thing out of the box the muti-touch sucks. I couldn't even use OneNote with due to the terrible rendering of my writing and I had to turn off the multitouch to be able to browse the internet without constantly enlarging and shrinking the page. But then, everything changed once I installed the newest drivers from N-Trig's website...don't go the Dells website to get the drivers...the end result was nothing but a miracle. This is now a great tablet...trust me...update the drivers from N-Trigs website...you will not be dissapointed. I’ve had my XT2 for a week now and I got to tell you I was ready to throw it in the trash. This is my third tablet that I’ve owned and was starting to miss my HP 2730p. You are correct, when you pull this thing out of the box the muti-touch sucks. I couldn’t even use OneNote with due to the terrible rendering of my writing and I had to turn off the multitouch to be able to browse the internet without constantly enlarging and shrinking the page.

But then, everything changed once I installed the newest drivers from N-Trig’s website…don’t go the Dells website to get the drivers…the end result was nothing but a miracle. This is now a great tablet…trust me…update the drivers from N-Trigs website…you will not be dissapointed.

]]> 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!!!

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