If I could magically improve my tablet pc...

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I really like my Dell XT Tablet PC running Windows 7. If I could magically make some changes to further improve it, I would...

...have built-in mobile Internet access. This was an option when I bought it, and is still an option on the newer Dell XT2 now (I have the original XT). It's too bad that all the mobile carriers are charging such high rates for tethered and mobile pc Internet now. I wouldn't want just this though; I'd also want some additional features combined with it as noted below.

...make it a little lighter. Don't get me wrong, it's fairly light at around 3 or so lbs - much better than some other beastly notebooks coming in over 5 lbs. In an ideal world it would be even lighter. The more I use it, the heavier it starts to feel. Getting it down to perhaps 1.5 pounds or lighter would be great!

...have an e-ink display mode. I love the idea of e-readers like the Kindle, but I don't want yet another device to deal with. I want my tablet device to satisfy that need. It's about the right size, and it has both the "brains" and the power - it should be able to do this for me. Of course I understand that the display options are a challenge and it's not as easy as "just do it", but since I'm using magic in this post, I'm going to add that feature.

...make it thinner. But don't sacrifice the current sturdy feeling of the device.

..."fix" the touch screen. I don't know if it's a hardware or a software issue, but sometimes my XT decides it isn't going to recognize the touch screen anymore. I then need to flip the screen and use the keyboard to complete whatever task I'm in the middle of. It also has some occasional recognition issues around the edges of the screen. I almost never have problems away from the edge (when the touch mode is working) but when touch doesn't work at the edges and you can't access the taskbar, the window minimize and close buttons, and other things - it's time for a reboot.