Hi Viv,

I will probably get an HP TM2-1070.

Still a 12" screen. It doesn't look like you'll find a 17" screen soon on touchscreens portable so I'd say that if you want to buy one of those touchscreens you'll have to settle for a smaller screen.

>>>Hi,
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>>>Anyone had any experience with any of the Dell Studio mulitouch laptops?
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>>Why are you interested in that model particularly?
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>> I'm asking because I'm looking to get a touchscreen portable and wondering which one would best suit my needs.
>>So far I looked at the Acer Aspire 1420p. No price yet but looks interesting and I also looked at the HP TouchSmart TM2T.
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>Hi,
>I only asked about Dell because I've had a few in the past and been happy with them (unlike Peter I guess :-} )
>That said, I'm also happy to consider other brands - just that, whatever the brand, it should be a multi-touch screen so I can try a bit of development with it.....
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>But I do want a 17" plus screen and it looks as if the Acer & HP laptops as both dinky little 11-12" models (and it's also not clear whether they actually support *multi* touch?)
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>UPDATE: After a bit of googling I still can't find any other 17" option.....