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August 7, 2008

Dell Studio Hybrid PC review

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The aesthetically pleasing Dell Studio Hybrid PC has a terrific compact design, but it sacrifices performance for miniaturisation.


What's most noteworthy about the Dell Studio Hybrid PC is that you don't pay a premium for the miniaturised design. This is a first-and a testament to the mainstream status of notebook components.

What's least noteworthy is the Dell Studio Hybrid PC's performance. It mustered a score of only 79 on our PC WorldBench 6 tests, tying the mark posted by the HP TouchSmart IQ506, which likewise uses notebook components; neither of these systems is in the same league with value PCs that have true desktop guts. Graphics performance was weak as well: the Studio Hybrid failed to muster playable frame rates on either of our gaming tests.

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