Added to the directory: Sun, 31 Jul, 2005. Source: PCWorld.
Quote:Aimed at inveterate business travelers, the 2.5-pound, silver Dell Latitude X1 is one of the lightest laptops around. Its no-frills ultraportability (there's no integrated optical drive, for example) struck me as seriously insubstantial at first--especially for the $2051 price tag--but a closer look revealed a pretty good design. The generous 12.1-inch WXGA wide screen lets you do serious work on the go. The keyboard has an extremely short, hard stroke, but the keys' size and layout permitted me to touch-type at a rapid clip. I was pleasantly surprised to find a full set of dedicated arrow, Page Up, and Page Down keys; and my favorite keys, Delete and Ctrl, were conveniently placed in opposite corners. Only the undersize Shift key bothered me at first. My review unit had a slow-to-respond touchpad, but I easily fixed that problem by increasing the tap sensitivity. Interestingly, the touchpad has a coarser feel than most, almost like fine-grade sandpaper. The extra tactile feedback was novel during the short time I used the X1, but I'm not sure how I would adjusted to this touchpad after a few weeks. An external mouse would obviate the problem for people who couldn't get used to the touchpad.
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