Dell announced today that it will be launching new versions of its studio laptops, which were made famous by their multifarious artist-designed lids. The new version will feature another trending spec: multi-touch screens, according to VentureBeat.
Available on the Studio 15, Studio XPS 16, and Studio 17 laptops, the multi-touch screens will go head to head with Lenovo's similar offering, announced just last week. They'll have a formidable competitor in HP's Touchsmart convertible laptop, which also supports two-finger manipulation, seen below.
The key to the success of these devices might be not the hardware, but the software the manufacturers bundle with them. There's no word whether Dell will include a proprietary software suite to go along with the touch features, but Lenovo and HP both offer a layer of interface controls over Windows meant to make touch operation easier. HP's software is more advanced and more fluid, and has a substantial lead on its competitors because of its Touchsmart desktop, announced last year.
Dell's new Studio laptops will start at $999.
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Recent Comments | 2 Total
September 24, 2009 at 3:25am by Wayne Smallman
Dell, HP and Lenovo all offer their own multi-touch software, which means the ISVs have to produce software to work with all three, and possibly more.
And this says nothing of the poor ergonomics of touching a raised surface (spend just an hour doing that and just see how your neck and shoulders feel), or of the potential to break the screen lid hinge.
This just sounds like a total mess. This is why I don't use Windows PCs.
September 24, 2009 at 8:23pm by Tom Fox
Looks like a nice innovation from Dell, however the $999 dollar price tag is a little steep. I prefer cheap laptops under $400. Slice a bit off this new studio laptop Dell and I may take another look.