Warner and I had a great time at the Microsoft MVP Summit last week. More than the visit to Microsoft, I really enjoyed spending some time with my good friend, Warner. While there, we took the opportunity to record this video, showcasing the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC and the HP tx2051z Tablet PC. In addition to putting the two Tablet PCs head to head, we have a great time talking about Tablet PC issues in general, touch, ink, and more. Consider this InkShow to be a video podcast!

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Dell's entry in to the Tablet PC space was a highly anticipated one. Being so late to the game, they needed something to set themselves apart from their competition. That differentiator is the N-Trig digitizer allowing for capacitive touch + ink with the promise for multi-touch.

So how did they do with the Latitude XT Tablet PC? In my opinion, it the best touch + pen experience on the market. It is smooth, soft, and accurate, allowing for a more intuitive user experience than currently available in passive or other dual-mode offerings.

In this InkShow, I focus on the pen and touch experience of the Latitude XT, demoing the various input modes, as well as comparing it to the Lenovo X61 Multi-Mode touch Tablet PC. Stay tuned for more upcoming InkShows on the Latitude XT where I cover the various features more indepth, the software, accessories, and more.

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In this InkShow video review, I unbox the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC, media base, and battery slice.  In addition, I do some initial handwriting, touching, run a Windows Experience Index, and do two boots ( initial, and secondary ). You'll be amazed by all the boxes this "thin and light" tablet pc ships with! I've never had a Tablet PC that shipped with so much blasted cardboard.

I've got several video series in works, including a general review, some comparison shots between the XT and the X61, a look at the convertible fieldcase, the media base and battery slice, general usage ( inking, touching, N-Trig software, Dell specific utilities, etc ), and more. So, stay tuned for more videos and more articles on how the XT is working out on a day to day basis. You can read more about my first impressions using the XT here. I'm also planning a point / counter-point on Steve Seto's excellent user review.

If you are not in to the whole unboxing thing, jump to about minute 7 where I begin working with the XT itself.

• A download version will be made available later today. Until then, you can enjoy the embedded version below ( 22 minutes )
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