NEW DELL LAPTOPS RELEASES

All Dell laptops to use LED displays by 2010 ! :

Dell has announced that it is going to ship all of its laptops with light-emitting diode (LED) displays by 2010 and all new models will use them within the next 12 months..

It won’t be long before we start to see this change either as Dell have a couple of milestones leading up to its 2010 goal. The first of these is December 15th this year when two-thirds of the Latitude-E range will ship with LED as well as a couple of Precision M workstations. The next major goal after that is the end of 2009 where it wants 80% LED display usage.

By using LED Dell can see a number of advantages. For the consumer they will be getting brighter screens that use less power. The company say that compared to CCFL a 15-inch LED display uses 43% less power. This cuts down on user’s carbon footprints and extends battery life.

sorce by zednet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell's Latitude XT2 :

Dell's Latitude XT2-multitouch-enabled

The Latitude XT2 is Dell's multitouch-enabled business convertible-notebook that now includes Windows 7. The XT2 starts at $1,909 and offers a very thin and lightweight business-rugged chassis with an attractive brushed-metal finish. In this review we find out if the XT2's system performance or multitouch support has improved under Windows 7.

Our Dell Latitude XT2 features the following specifications :

• Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4GHz (800MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
• Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
• 12.1" Premium WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-Backlight Display with 2-finger Multi-touch
• Intel X4500MHD Integrated Graphics
• 3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM (2GB + 1GB)
• 120GB Toshiba 1.8" 5400RPM HDD
• 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) through docking station
• Dell Wireless 1510 A/G/N, Bluetooth, and 1Gb Ethernet
• 6-Cell 42WHr Battery
• Limited 3-year standard parts and labor warranty with on-site service
• Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 1.1"
• Weight: 3lbs 13.6oz
• Price as configured: $2,830 ($2,262 Street).

Performance :

Compared to our previous review of the XT2 running Windows Vista, the same configuration running Windows 7 seems to have taken a performance hit. Under normal day-to-day activities the system doesn't feel up to speed even when compared to new thin and light notebooks. We feel some of this could be blamed on the 5400RPM 1.8" hard drive that is half the speed of common 2.5" 5400RPM drives. Opening up applications such as iTunes felt sluggish and lengthy boot times -- even with the standard bloatware removed- were still near one minute. This could be alleviated by configuring your XT2 with one of the SSD options, but that upgrade drives up the price. The Latitude XT2 also has the disadvantage of slower processor options compared to the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet, which negatively impacts the system performance of the XT2. Gaming performance was weak with the Intel X4500 integrated graphics, but this is true of almost all tablets on the market. HD movie playback was good for 720P and 1080P video, but multitasking in the background while watching an HD movie wouldn't be the best idea with the 1.4GHz processor.