Studio 17 Touch,  the first touchscreen notebook of Dell today quietly slipped out. This 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.

Opting for the touchscreen edition with the price at $899 and starts off with a 2.1GHz Pentium dual-core, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard disk and Intel graphics.

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
• Touch Software

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