Dell’s Studio 17 Touch with Multitouch Display is Available

By Dena Cassella Published November 19, 2009

Today, Dell’s Studio 17 Touch laptop with its new multitouch display became available, and the news of the release was barely spoken in a whisper. No need to be bashful, Dell, we know you’ve been going a little touchscreen crazy recently and we commend you on your fervent multitouch mission. Dell’s new 17-inch system adds multi-touch input and carries the company’s own suite of touch apps.

Aside from its new 1,600 x 900 touchscreen display, the basis of the Studio 17 Touch design remains the same and it’s available for all the same upgrades and configurations as its Studio predecessors. The Studio 17 Touch is starting at $899 and Dell says that orders placed now will ship on December 4th. Check out Dell.com for more details.

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Here are some main features of the Dell Studio 17 Touch:

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
17.3” HD+ (900p) LED Display with TrueLife™, Camera/Facial Recognition SW & MultiTouch
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
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