You all laugh at us for religiously trawling the FCC site during our rare free moments, and yet every once in awhile those countless hours of tedium pay off big time: meet Dell's unannounced all-in-one XPS One. What we're seeing here is a likely 22-inch WSXGA (1,680 x 1,050) display flanked by stereo speakers (with media buttons running up one side), topped off by a webcam, and featuring a slot-loading Blu-ray burner along the right bezel. On the inside we've got a number of processor options from Intel (the FCC test unit had a 2.66GHz E6750 Core 2 Duo), integrated or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 graphics, up to 4GB of RAM, four-flavor WiFi plus Bluetooth, and the usual slew of connectors including S/PDIF and a proprietary port for an optional breakout TV dongle. Input comes via the included wireless mouse and keyboard, and Dell's also loaded up a memory card reader, making for quite the capable multimedia PC. We'd expect this desktop to be priced well above the
recent Gateway model with which it shares a moniker -- which isn't such a big deal, really, as $2,000+ price tags have never really stopped XPS customers before. For all the angles, make sure to hit up the gallery below...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
bob @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:22PM
I'll get things started... Apple iMac blah, blah, blah...
Sam @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:27PM
ooo i want to join!!! imac blah blah imac gateway one blah blah bleh bleh blah!!!!
apple blah blah has competition? blah blah blah?
JohnTitor @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:58PM
ok, I'll add (but make it readable)
I don't like Macs, but mainly because of the price
(is now that they support Windows XP, is there anything else "wrong" with them?)
but compared against the Gateway One, I saw iMac as the winner
pricewise (yeah actually, it's about the same and it beat in the performance tests I've seen)
and not to mention, Mac OS will beat Windows for a number of a market All-in-One buyers want
but as a non-Apple kind of guy, lets hope Dell does a better job
Rick @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:40PM
Complete and utter non-creativity on the part of Dell. You can't beat 'em, so you 'copy them?' what the heck is this?
I would expect that someone at Round Rock would have sat down with Mike and come up with something better creatively than copy the company that you stated should 'close up shop and give the shareholders back their money.'
Amazing how the mighty have fallen!
BigPana @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:51PM
I love the iMac's I'm actually planning on getting one for my next comp, my first mac, but does it really matter if they copy another companies design 'cause i works?
If it really bothered you that much then you should only buy Apple computers, since all pc's are just rip offs of the Apple II.
ark_v2 @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:23PM
Yeah, iMacs don't have this, iMacs do not have that, and so on...(no, seriously XD)
wakka_wakka @ Oct 24th 2007 6:13PM
You can't beat 'em, so you 'copy them?' what the heck is this?
um...
where have you been Rick? have you not seen all the iPod and iPhone (and non-Apple) product clones?
its not a wholly fugly or ugly machine, ive kinda been a fan of the way Dell designs their XPS laptops (and especially in comparison to that Gateway thing). and i would imagine its a fairly good machine, those XPSes aren't half bad in the hardware department. i'd personally love a 2.66 GHz Core 2 duo, 4 GB of ram, and some extra graphics oomph for my already-aging iMac (a 20" 2 GHz Core Duo i got last July). i think i'll stick with it for now though.
oh and the mouse is made by Logitech. i've got one with a different color scheme. works pretty well with my PlayStation 3
Constable Odo @ Oct 24th 2007 7:53PM
Go ahead Dell. Run your photocopiers at top speed. Copy. Copy. Copy. They're looking to buy the world's first 3D photocopier. Why don't they just buy iMacs and stick a Dell logo on it. That would save a lot of photocopy paper waste.
Seriously. It has some nice features that iMacs don't have and never will. For any Mac I'll ever buy I'll have to purchase a card reader because Apple thinks they're not important enough to build in. Forget Blu-Ray burning. Apple doesn't think anyone wants to pay for it.
cdog @ Nov 15th 2007 2:19AM
Odo you know how many computers Dell sell v Apple? I think Dell is doing ok without the "copy copy copy".
David Clark @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:26PM
Why are all these OEM's going after this formfactor?? The saving grace of a PC is the ability to upgrade the hardware.
Preston @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:28PM
I agree. Without being able to upgrade it over time, I'm not interested.
BigPana @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:31PM
Yeah but I'm sure MOST people never open up their pc's, and just stick with what they get until they buy a new comp.
Sean DL @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:20PM
Go look at yesterday's Apple shareholder conference call.
That's why. They see a market there, and they want a share of it.
osalom @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:24PM
maybe because lots of people ask for such a form factor?
Jkswiss @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:25PM
Most people don't visit Engadget, reddit, digg, and arstechnica every day. Most people haven't dusted their 3 year old PC's even once. We are not the norm, far from it. If they catered to us, I doubt they'd have a successful business model.
dagamer34 @ Oct 24th 2007 4:08PM
Because for the most part, you have to do your upgrading all at one time. If you built a PC two years ago, just about the only thing useful when upgrading for X game (i.e. Crysis) will have been the HDD. Everything else (RAM, video card, mobo, CPU) will need to be replaced.
And since 99/100 people don't bother upgrading anyway, but just replace, you might as make a slim PC that doesn't have a million cords sticking out of it. Only downside is that if something breaks, it tends to be more expensive.
David Clark @ Oct 24th 2007 5:49PM
I should've posted a theory in my original comment to explain what I was thinking -- The reason Mac's are doing relatively well isn't because the hardware resembles a toaster, but rather because of software. So chasing after this form factor is a potential red herring.
Nate @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:28PM
??...... shit
bob e @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:29PM
can you mount her on the wall?
Sir.Byrd @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:23PM
I sure can.
blackhonda @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:29PM
i think i just melted butter D:
Ruckuz @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:29PM
Well this looks familiar.
Oops, I mean, blah blah blah.
BigPana @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:30PM
Well, at least windows user are finally getting some options for those who don't want giant ugly boxes and dozens of cables.
netonemarket @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:42PM
Windows users did have option... oh it almost slipped... blah blah blah
Jacob @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:37PM
woah, i want one now!
the gateway one looks like crap compared to this, although I don't really like the big xps logo.
cwild @ Oct 28th 2007 3:16PM
when will you even see the logo when your using the computer...?
I like it, the laptop controls on the keyboard are cool haha.
Yes @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:43PM
Haha, it's a mirror.
IndiaTech @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:44PM
Is this just me or is this thing ugly!!!
Rajat @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:53PM
It is you..
warrenpeace™ @ Oct 24th 2007 12:29AM
No, it's ugly.
I'll quote my favorite Vice Magazine 'Don't':
"Do they hate eyes?!"
warrenpeace™ @ Oct 24th 2007 12:35AM
No, it's ugly.
I'll quote my favorite Vice Magazine 'Don't':
"Do they hate eyes?!"
Dan Parmelee @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:44PM
This is one of the few computers I've seen in recent years that just made me go, "Whoa!" when I saw it. Gorgeous machine!
BTW why is it an XPS but only offers a Mobility 2400? At least a 2600 should've been put in there if they want any sort of gaming to happen.
BigPana @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:47PM
I though 2600 wasn't good for gaming, weren't there a bunch of people bitching about it in the iMac's? Or where those just MS fanboys?
I don't know much good gaming graphics cards...
Josh @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:26PM
That was my thought exactly, my 2 year old 7800GT can stomp all over a HD2400 and beat out a 2600 on most games, but really, what is a modern gaming machine without a crown jewel of a 8800GTS/X or 2800pro/xt? Especially one of this size, that case ain't small...
Ayle @ Oct 24th 2007 12:21AM
when you compare an nvidia card to a ati card you've got to look at the 2 digiy(0x00 or x00) It's perfectly normal that you're 7800 mops the floor with a hd2600 since they're not in the same class...
Matt @ Oct 24th 2007 2:23AM
Agreed, I loved my Atari 2600 and want one built into this. Pitfall forever!
brett @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:54PM
Good luck dell, niche markets are hard to squeeze into these days.
mfed3 @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:51PM
agreed, and get rid of the blu-ray!
jacobfarr13 @ Oct 26th 2007 8:38PM
Graphic cards for computers are WAY overcomplicated and scare alot of amateur gamers away before they can understand the numbers and models. But basically the "higher the number the better the card" Hypothetically speaking. The new thing for Nvidia is their 8800's and ATI's 2800's. I think. Like I said graphics cards are way overcomplicated when you realize the simplicity behind them.
ghop @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:57PM
At least it doesn't have the big chin the Imac has... does anyone know how deep it is?
CUBSWILLWIN @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:58PM
Snazzy =)
kornholio360 @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:02PM
So what going to happen to that iMac ad comparing it to the XPS...or will the iMac just make another rivaling ad with this new XPS One? >_>
michael @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:03PM
I like that more PC companies are "experimenting" with all-in-one designs, as they have done so in the past, but they still need a lot of work.
I find that the XPS 1 looks way too glossy. And as usual, looks way too industrial than it should.
I kind of like chins though, they provide a place for Post-It Notes. :)
I like the idea of all-in-one PC's, but they still have a long way to go. I like the iMac, but seeing that I would never bother with OS X, I'm waiting for a good one on the PC side.
The only one that looks good is the HP TouchSmart. If you call that a all-in-one PC.
Fred @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:16PM
Yeah, I don't like the back or the stand. I have an iMac, and I really do like the form factor. The lack of an upgrade path sucks, but that's the price of the all-in-one. The color is nice, just the angular look is stupid. I guess they had to make it look like ass to differentiate it from other all-in-ones.
Scooter @ Oct 24th 2007 4:59PM
Agreed, the stand sucks. No height adjustment, no swivel. Hardly a good start for a media screen doing double-duty as PC and entertainment centre.
Aldous @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:18PM
well.. my first impressions were WOW which is odd considering i think dell's computers in general are pretty ugly, but whats with the keyboard? unless my eyes deceive me (they like to do that), they felt the need to cram a function key on there? why? and why the cramped 10 key? this thing isn't a laptop. Maybe it goes along with the trend of their systems not knowing what they are meant to be used for like the M2010
ScooterDE @ Oct 24th 2007 5:16PM
removable remote stuck in the keyboard.
Charlie @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:27PM
So..these all in one PC's...are they going to try to destroy each other so they can become you know, the real One?
haha, "I WILL become...THE ONE!"
ah, jet li you crazy character.
Arjy @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:45PM
If it had a good gaming card I'd get one to go along with my iMac.
Natedog @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:51PM
I don't get this machine... It has the upgrade path of a laptop, less portability, about the same price (though keep in mind you can't get a 22" laptop... yet), the video card of a laptop (worse than most 13.3" and 14.1" laptops with dedicated video cards), and the keyboard of a laptop. Where's the advantage?
As Aldous pointed out, it has a function key. Fair enough, maybe you can adjust brightness, etc. from the keyboard. It also has no numpad, but it has a touchpad? Why? If you have a bluetooth mouse, do you really need a touchpad in the keyboard? I know many people who really, really like having numpads, and this whole setup seems kinda silly.