Multi touch, eh ? Let the lawsuits begin ! :P

Adi

ewww integrated graphics on a 2.5k laptop.... biggest regret on my IBM tablet.

So who was it that guessed ~$1500 for this thing?

Active PFC and 80% efficiency? Wouldn't that just be a power brick swap? And I expect the low power utilization just translates to "much slower machine".

Pretty slick-looking though. The protruding hinge might be annoying occasionally, since that edge can't be pushed up flat against anything (just a rare possibility) and it breaks up the appearance, but that's minor.

I know from experience (touch-sensitive retail displays) that such displays can be a pain in the ass, randomly losing calibration, the surface wearing down at any point that gets a lot of activity (like menu items that are always in the same place), and if crud builds up along the edge of the screen it can interfere. I've wondered how well these hold up since they started coming out, given that most consumers would be more pissed if it started to fail than would a retailer with a same-day service contract and who also isn't dead in the water if a single machine stops working. I wondered about PDAs as well, but using only a stylus that requires pressure I'd guess it would wear differently.

"$2500 is $1750 after regular 30% Dell discount. But with the 9hr battery, this seems aimed at large businesses. So maybe the discount won't get that low."

Yep, this is their business class not cheap line, they rarely discount this line, if they bring a Vostro one, or an Inspiron, it will be initially a lot cheaper and also carry the 30% off.