Foreword:

Dell Studio – Mini Tower desktop comes with a stylish design and state-of-the art technology for the lovers of multimedia entertainment. It has Integrated HDMI, 19-in-1 media card reader and 1394 Net adapter (Firewire) for connection to digital cameras, camcorder, and external hard drives.

Its glossy black finish and stylish design are eye-catchy. This trendy look score well in comparison to their old Inspiron series design. The options of Blu-ray discTM for optical drive and 1GB nVidia GeForce GTS 240 for video card really allow users to use these latest technologies for their entertainment and gaming indulgence. More options are also available from industry leaders like ATI and Nvidia® for the video cardNvidia® for the video card. The highest option available for the processor is Intel® CoreTM2 Quad Q8300, which is quite fast and reasonably good for the high resolution applications as per industry standard.

Also the Intel G45 Chipset is very fast for the best for gaming environment. Sound card available with this desktop is integrated 7.1 Channel Audio that is quite better than their Inspiron series’ desktop. This Desktop also comes with Genuine Windows7® 64bit Home Premium, the latest operating system everyone wants to own today. Battery backup is also good with 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell type battery. The Dell has added and/or improved some additional features like reduced fan noise and lots of USB ports, etc.

+Ves:

• Glossy black finish with stylish design
• Integrated HDMI, 19-in-1 Media card reader and 1294 Net adapter (Firewire)
• Advanced 1GB nVidia GeForce GTS 240 video card option
• Graphics card options are available from ATI and Nvidia®
• Option of Blu-ray discTM for the optical drive
• Excellent integrated 7.1 Channel Audio card
• Runs Genuine Windows7® 64bit Home Premium
• Up to 1.28 TB storage space expandable with multiple serial ATA Hard Drives
• 4 DIMM memory expansion, user accessible slots
• Up to 8GB 800 MHZ Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM memory option
• Less fan noise
• Total Eight number of USB 2.0 ports
• Internal wireless-N Option is available
• Cable lock chassis security lock

-Ves:

• Lacks networking options like Bluetooth and Infrared
• Doesn’t provide a parallel port for old printer connection, so the user required to buy additional USB converter cable
• Less number of USB 2.0 ports on the back side, only 4

Final Word:

The glossy black finish and stylish design scores high on the design front. The state-of-the-art technology with high resolution audio (integrated 7.1 Channel) and Video (1GB nVidia GeForce GTS 240 option) card are best suitable for the gaming and multimedia users. The Intel® CoreTM2 Quad Q8300 processor (Intel® G45 Express Chipset ) with Up to 8GB 800 MHZ Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM expandable memory offers high productivity for business segment users. The integrated HDMI and Blu Ray DiscTM support offers TV and movie lovers the best in the industry available. Overall for the Multimedia users this is the best competitive series Dell has ever launched.