SSD, oh baby!

Don't see a auto-rotate option. Think that would be a deal breaker for me, I'm sure that I'd really miss it. 3GB is an odd maximum memory amount, usually it is some factor of 2 (256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4092, etc)

Digitizer made by N-Trig?

There goes another whole market share for tablet pc artists.. when will manufacturers learn that the best, most compatible, NON-cheapo pressure sensitive digitizer people want is .. WACOM!

Sigh..
C

n-trig... I guess linux is out. Try find open source drivers for that pen input

Is there any mention of internal DVD drive (like the extra sexy one on the toshiba R500)? Or will it me like most ultralights not included?

Ahhh,
Nothing like talking a big game and not delivering.

I'll offer up my table saw for the first XT chopping.

Why in the heck would you use a non-standard touchscreen?!?!
Didn't they learn from Gateway's mistake?

The lack of Linux drivers (SLED Specifically) just moved this one off my list.
Thanks for the hype Dell.

5400RPM hard drives are lame... I don't understand why manufacturers still use the slower speeds. The power difference is negligible given the more responsive nature. SSD is nice, but I would want way more than just 32GB, given Toshiba is now shipping a model with 64GB.

I agree with the comments above regarding the digitizer. It could have been a good call with the multi-touch, but they blew it by not using WACOM. Display resolution is reasonable, but it's low compared to other 12.1" displays being sold today.

Aside from these issues, I'm not very impressed with ULV processors either. Sure, you get to squeeze out a little more battery life, but your ability to actually *DO* anything is diminished. This is hardly the "WOW" battery life improvements I had in mind.

Bottom line here-- I agree with Jberger... I'm hardly impressed enough to appreciate Dell's trash talking. They should have done a little more homework before they started bashing others. Sure, you might save a couple pounds carrying one, and you might get another hour on the standard battery, but it doesn't sound like a very usable system.

--Aaron

Any info on target pricing?

This is not Delliverance

It may not be deliverance, but it may also be a substantial improvement if the integrated ATI graphics work better than the intel.

There is a question about the N-Trig as well, but both this machine and the LE1700 are new, so we won't know about the inking experience for at least a little while.

Dang...I want WACOM. We'll see.

A 3lb., 12 inch display is impressive. I believe that would make it the lightest in it's category (slate or convertible). I would have preferred a faster processor, but I can live with that. I'm curious why Dell opted for the N-Trig digitizer as opposed to WACOM.

Wow... I was gonna hold out and see what this had to offer because I was really excited about Dell entering the market. But these specs are just really unimpressive. 1.2Ghz? max of 5400 RPM drive? and most importantly, NO WACOM DIGITIZER!??? I still would like to hear an official statement from Dell before I brush this off but if these specs are for real, I don't see what all the fuss is about. No Wacom is a deal breaker.

The resolution isn't too bad, especially for a 12.1" screen. Nothing super impressive but not bad. Not using a Wacom digitizer was a mistake. Wacom's been doing it right for years and everyone else has been trying to copy but still falling short. That one they should have learned from Gateway too.

The graphics card is going to make or break it for a lot of people. Too many (or pretty much all) tablet pcs out today have cruddy graphics cards that you can't do much of anything beyond basic work with. No gaming, no graphic editing, nothing that requires a decent graphics card. They've started off good by saying it's at least an ATI but it has to be good too. My GeForce in my Acer C204 (over a year old) has 64mb of memory dedicated and up to 256mb shared. They're going to have to at LEAST double that to really impress me.

This one definitely takes the title of Most Boring Corporate Tablet, hands-down.

NO WACOM?!?

Then I take a look in the site of N-trig. WOW what a collection of spects. Presure sensitive batteryless pen, 0 gram presure for the touch with 5 pixels of accuracy, palm rejection that I believe could work, becouse the pen is active, but with the same technology that the touch surface. Even the claim of future multitouch is promising. The fact is that the wacom technology is the best for pen, but there is no apliance as a touchscreen.
Even the claim of better battery life is belivable to me. Becouse the field that the wacom creates is huge and i don't think was developed with low consumtion in mind, the technology is old. If this N-trig works (and I don't think that motion goes with bad technology, alway being a innovator in the field, maybe we are facing the new wacom.
And I'm a wacom fan since artpad and the intuos1, that still have.

Best palm rejection? We shall see. As for as I'm concerned, the R2H is darned near perfect in that category, and therefore extremely hard to beat.

Vista-only?? Figures!! I just returned a laptop because Vista wasn't compatible with our company's VPN or wireless network. Annoying how more manufacturers are taking away the option to use XP. Too many things don't work with Vista.

I don't think its going to be OLED, considering Sony's 11" OLED TV runs about $1700. It's white LED backlit though. That's probably the source of the confusion.

Max 80GB hard drive isn't going to fly though. Most are offering 160GB these days. I'm sure you'll be able to put 4GB in it, but remember a big chunk of that won't be usable (not sure off hand how much), so the max is really 3.xGB, which is probably what was meant before it got garbled in the retelling.

Hopefully the capacitive touch will make for a less intrusive layer between you and the actual LCD screen (witness how aweful the hp screen is).

I hope they aren't serious about Vista Business only. Surely they'll throw Home or Ultimate on there for you.

I'd like to see that screen resolution bumped up to whateverx1024, but as the eyes get older, I may change my mind about that. :-(