Dell Shoots Itself in the Foot

So Dell has finally announced the availability of its contender in the Tablet PC market: the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC. Back in May, I commented about this, and had concerns that it would be aimed at the corporate, rather than the consumer market.

 

Well, it looks as though my concerns were correct. While the specs look good, the price is simply horrendous; it starts at $2,499, and goes up from there. No wonder the comments over at Direct2Dell are focusing on price. Dell has just shot itself in the foot with this. The timing is also particularly unfortunate, given that Toshiba has just announced its latest Tablet PC range, the Portege M700 series. This starts at a full $1,000 cheaper than the Dell. Guess which machine I’m going to be taking a closer look at?