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weatherman
05/28/09

In reply to Dell Joins the Sorta Thin, Sorta Cheap Laptop Party With 14-Inch, $649 Studio 14z
I really like the Studio designs. Dell's really got the best looking PCs out there, and is challenging Apple for both design and performance, at a much lower price. I've been considering getting one of those Studio XPS machines, but this might be just as good for my needs. 4.2 lbs isn't bad for a 14" machine, and I don't really need an optical drive with me most of the time anyway.

The one thing that's stopping me from getting a Dell Studio (either the XPS or this one) is the lack of a 512mb video card option. HP's got a seemingly decent machine that has a 512mb vid card, though it's not the Nvidia GeForce 9600M that I would prefer. Hopefully Dell will get it together and come up with 9600M option by July 1st, which is when I've decided I'm buying my next PC.
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knyghtryda
05/28/09

@weatherman:

What about a studio xps 16? That has a 512MB ATI graphics graphics card, and by all accounts it isnt bad. On top of that the rest of the laptop is fantastic. Its just too bad a well specced one costs nearly as much as a macbook pro. At least you get a 1080p full RGB LED screen with the dell though.
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weatherman
05/28/09

@knyghtryda: does it? I didn't realize. I'd been looking at the Studio XPS 13. The 16 inch screen just seems overly large, and comes in at 6.5lbs. I suppose it's a competitor to the Macbook Pro, but I need to be a little more portable than that.
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TampaShooters
05/28/09

In reply to Dell Joins the Sorta Thin, Sorta Cheap Laptop Party With 14-Inch, $649 Studio 14z
Waqit a sec... They are selling this really nice laptop which can be spec'd out nicely, for 3 to 4 times less than the low spec'd Adamo? Dell is being stoopid again.
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weatherman
05/28/09

@TampaShooters: leave it to Dell to create the Adamo Killer!
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regnez
03/12/09

In reply to Multitouch Dell Studio One Just Slightly Too Sexy For American Shores
According to PCWorld, the machine only has fast ethernet? Yeesh. It's 2009, Dell -- gigabit ethernet is kind of a requirement at this point.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/12/09

@regnez: lol..wow. That's too idiotic, even for an oversight. I was almost certain that no computer on earth came with any less than gigabit now.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/12/09

In reply to Multitouch Dell Studio One Just Slightly Too Sexy For American Shores
As long as it's optional I guess it doesn't matter, but the multitouch gimmick on this thing is sort of silly, considering that it's not even on a thing that would allow it to be used with general comfort.
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Matingmonkey is a proud eMac owner
03/12/09

@Kaiser-Machead: well for $700 who cares if its optional or not IMO.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/12/09

@Matingmonkey: That sounds unlikely for the specs stated in the article. Considering the price of Dell's current AIO, I assume that, with multitouch and BD installed, it would go for well over 1k. I will be thoroughly impressed if they can sell it for $700.
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/12/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I agree. Touch screens would be tiring and awkward to use on a desktop computer. Plus, they would result in many smudges. Multi touch would be even more pointless.
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Outdriver
03/12/09

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Let's hope it's available in other colors.

Sweet, finally a competitor to the i"am-smug-as-hell-because-I-own-a..."Mac from a reputable company. Now the people that use computers for actual work can have an attractive, cordless desktop too!
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Kaiser-Machead
03/12/09

@Outdriver: Dell's been making an AIO for quite some time now, as well as Gateway and HP, so it's not as though there weren't any alternatives to the iMac.

As for doing actual work, this thing will not make much difference. If you're talking about an office, the wires don't even matter, unless bossman/lady says that you have to set the thing up yourself (which he/she won't) :P
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