http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/ Engadget Comments for Dell Studio Hybrid mini desktop unboxed on video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/but really sexy at the same time!

time to go order one!]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
This thing will appeal to those clueless who buys on looks alone. Those with more tech sense will wait until year-end, when models that incorporate the newly-introduced X4500HD (or AMD/Nvidia equiv) will hit the market.]]>Aug 14th 2008 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
Shoehorn OS X or Ubuntu on that sucker and it's a winner.]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
The embedded HD decoding chip is what provides HD decoding speed, or a much better processor, which both units are missing at the base price. Both of these PC's would need a 1GB memory upgrade right out of the box. The Mac Mini is not better than this.

The Mac Mini is no better than this Studio Hybrid at decoding HD content, because both are missing dedicated HD decoding chips. And the Mini is more expensive.]]>Aug 14th 2008 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
I still stand by the Mini not being better than this.

Either way, the second model up Studio destroys the Mac Mini, still for less money. You might want to go for the 2.0 Mini anyways seeing as though that's the only way you will be able to burn DVD's. I still cant believe they are pulling that crap.]]>Aug 14th 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
Max out the processor on this one, give it a bigger hard drive, more ram, the blu-ray option (all of these are available at the customization part), and put in a built in tv tuner (not possible as far as i know) and it would be a good and semi-affordable buy.]]>Aug 14th 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
If it works in ubuntu then you can push the drivers over to Mac OS X without buying anything external.]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA]]>Aug 14th 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 15th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
But... I didn't see a microphone (pink?) port anywhere on there.
I thought it was called a *cough* studio desktop?]]>Aug 14th 2008 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/
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Pentium became the branding for low end Core / Core 2 Duo's. Its the same tech (minus a few features, and less cache), just the low end of the Core's.

The Mini is always spec'd with 1 GB of ram, while this one has 3GB at $699, not to mention it has a Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, which requires you to pay $799 to get for the Mini.

The extra space might not matter to you, but there's a vast majority of people who welcome the extra space, because if your not paying any more for it, why wouldn't you get it?

And every model here comes with a DVD burner.

The graphics chip on the Mini is a disaster. The X3100 is much much better, but still a far cry from dedicated.

Compared to this, the Mini is an absolute joke when it comes to specs. The Mini needs a refresh like no other device. Its greatly behind on tech, and grossly overpriced for what you get. Sure, there was a time when it was worth it, but those days are long gone. At its current spec, i would rather throw money into a fire.

The only thing the Mini has is the ability to run OSX, which doesn't matter to me, and doesn't matter to a lot of people, otherwise, its inferior in every way.]]>Aug 14th 2008 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/Aug 14th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/dell-studio-hybrid-mini-desktop-unboxed-on-video/will cost over $300.00 & it's not even the extreme version. Look at what they want for a monitor you'll be stunned. At first, I thought I was pricing an LCD TV or something. Finally, you can't upgrade the graphics at all.. Yes, it looks pretty but once again Dell missed the mark in my opinion.]]>Aug 16th 2008 9:42PM