Toshiba launched its first tablet PCs with LED screens on Monday, taking some thunder away from Dell, which later in the day is expected to launch Latitude XT, its convertible PC with an LED screen. Targeted at "mobile professionals," Portege M700 Tablet PCs come with 12.1-inch LED-backlit displays and antiglare coating that display rich colors both indoors and outdoors, Toshiba said in a statement. The touchscreen supports both finger and stylus input, the company said.

The tablet PCs are available in multiple configurations with prices starting at $1,449. The $1,449 Portege M700-S7008X is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250 running at 2GHz, and includes 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, graphics accelerator, wired and wireless a/b/g/n networking, DVD drive, webcam and Bluetooth support. It runs the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 OS. Depending on configuration, weight for the systems starts at 4.4 pounds (2 kilograms).

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