Like most product from Dell these days, there's little surprise left in Dell's
Studio Hybrid desktop lineup of eco-friendly little PCs. First unveiled as a
bamboo-clad concept in April, the computer is finally being released by the hardware giant with a starting price of $499, with interchangeable sleeves of Bamboo, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Slate and Topaz -- the latter six being of the shiny plastic ilk. Dell isn't slouching on specs though, and seems to realize the potential of the Studio Hybrid -- which can be stood vertically or horizontally -- in the living room. There's an HDMI port standard, along with options for WiFi, a wireless keyboard and mouse, Blu-ray and a TV tuner. Dell doesn't ignore the "green" roots of this project, either, and is including a system recycling kit, along with the natural reduction in packing and manufacturing materials. The Studio Hybrid should be available today.
posted Jul 29th 2008 12:01AM
You know what else is petite? Hehe...
Your willy?
Where are you going with this?
He's going where no man has ever gone before.
yeh I dont know how you would leave a joke like that open ended
I'll give him a + for having the balls (or not as the case seems to be!) for leaving himself wide-open in such a...diverse...internet community
I love these things. I think I might pick one up.
yeah, they're cute... i like them too...
Wow. That sexy. I never knew wood/bamboo could look so great.
I am not liking the roundness, but thats just me. Id prefer rectangles, but its all good!
This + XBMC = a fantastic living room setup.
I wonder what type of CPU its running.
I want more specs damnit!
-Ash-
you could always use google .. "studio hybrid" site:dell.com
Check dell.com and customize your own (for fun! I got as far as step, like, 30 before it was no longer fun...)
Good processor options, but only X3100 integrated graphics--to be expected, I guess.
Slot-load Blu-ray combo drive is $250 more. Sounds about right, I guess?
Credit where credit is due: Nice one, Dell.
Credit to iPod Mini's where credit is due.
Agreed That's a nice one
Too Bad no Bluetooth and wifi built in
Pretty cool. I really like the look of these "eco" computers and accessories. The bamboo/ aluminum combo is quiet awesome.
How do you know it's quiet?
F'n finally. Ive been waiting for this thing for so long. I was set on an EEE Box but that thing can barely play HD video so I think I'll settle with this.
Its so beautiful.
Dell has worked really hard to change their image. It's working. I love Dell.
It has taken only 2 years to make a total change in image from their products .... I remember just 06 when no one really even cared about their laptop models.
Who would've thought this drastic of a change would have happened so fast.
For the price, these little Studio "Hybrid" are quite cool to look at, I would be interested at what specs you get for that price.
I must say as well, I never really much cared for Dell products, but every time I see something new released on here I can't help but be distracted by it's innate prettiness! They keep it up, I might actually buy something! I figure by the time I ever have the cash (bad credit woohoo!) they should have some pretty decent stuff!
Anyone else reminded of the aperture science computers?
Now that you mention it...
That was the first thought that popped into my head when I saw these! :-)
Dell: "We do what we must because we can"
since it has interchangeable sleeves couldn't someone just make one?
Cute enough. Somebody needs to build a small form factor machine to serve as a media center PC. I don't really care if it has BD. HDMI is good. Needs to have enough horsepower to play HD though, which could be an issue if its using embedded graphics. What about space for a tuner card of some kind? At least a digital cable QAM tuner should be available... I guess a USB version could work, but kind of clunky in your A/V setup. IR, remote, mouse/keyboard? Could work but we need more details...
Well they have shuttle boxes and the like that would be able to do those things. But personally if I had a HTPC I'd want it to be big, at least big enough to fit in with other AV equipment like a receiver and what not. I wouldn't want some dinky little thing sitting ontop of my TV or Receiver. It'd just look out of place
Oh come on.
You don't think that would make a slick looking Blu-ray player in your living room?!
I think it's got great pizazz!
I can say that i'm not a dell fan at all. but these are actually pretty nice. +1 to dell and its design crew.
wow is that real wood?
thats what.. she said???
Ummm... you say Dell doesn't slouch on the specs, but what are the specs? Core2Duo? RAM? Video Card? Is there a link to a press-release or something? There's no "read" link in this article! :(
Link to specs and review:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2326614,00.asp
I'm not a big fan of Dell, but these really are quite nice. I may end up buying one as a nice little media center in my living room.
Is Engadget going to provide some sort of reference link? What if we want more information? The tag links (that simply jump to another Engadget page) are annoying.
Get your full specs (and review!) here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2326614,00.asp
You know what? Good on them for actually making the effort to make a well designed, high margin machine. God knows Apple needs the competition in the field.
(This as an Apple fanboy, if someone has to buy a PC one, I like anyone bucking the cheaper-is-always-better trend).
Ugly.... Dell please... I will design your products if I have to.
It's an oval. I distrust anyone offering design services if they don't have an appreciation for simple geometry.
I think your attention to detail is highly lacking. Maybe this is an american thing.. and is why your arses are being handed to you by Japan. Lol.. it's an oval. Good one.
yes d bag because toshiba satellites look just sooo damn sexy with their massive fingerprint collecting cases...stfu i think i can name an american manufacturer with arguably the best track record of designing sexy computers...apple anyone? even look at the new dells they beat the pants off of any toshiba
BobTurbo:
*zoom*
can you take it off the stand and lay it flat?
yes
Too expensive. Too slow graphics. Too bad dell reputation. Fail.
I think it could be successful if dell sold at Ikea. It goes well with cheap pretentious furniture.
Only problem is that people there would have to change it something sweedish, like krapp or Uslesh.
Did you just say 'Sweedish'? I think you did.
Love it... I can totally see this on a high end piece of cabinetry flanked by a HDTV flatscreen running Media Center. Very very nice...
Is the motherboard standard? That would be the best way to be green and allow the user to recycle (or I should say re-use) its parts.
For a moment I thought I saw a table lamp or speaker from the old Brady Bunch TV series. When all the guys one season got hair perms.