Dell Studio One 19 Desktop Computer (Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, 500GB HDD, 4GB) first look

Dell's review strategy tends to lean toward sending us the more expensive configurations of its built-to-order desktops. We wish it had chosen a different course with its new all-in-one desktop, the Studio One 19, because we have a feeling the baseline $699 model ($869 with the multitouch input option) would offer a compelling counterpoint to the recent batch of low-cost, low-performance Nettops. Unfortunately, our $1,024 Studio One 19 review unit bumps up too close in price to Apple's 20-inch iMac and Sony's Vaio JS250J, which offer larger screens and better features for the same price. We suspect you can configure a price-competitive Studio One 19 with or without touch capability. We just can't recommend this one.

Before we dig into the touch input, the Studio One 19 chassis itself deserves some mention. Dell's philosophy behind this desktop was to offer a streamlined, stripped-down version of its larger, more expensive XPS One. Gone are that system's sharp, dramatic angles and touch-capacitive external lighting, replaced here by a gradually curved back panel and a fabric wrapper that provides a backdrop for the 18.5-inch wide-screen LCD. You can choose from four colors for the fabric: dark red, pink, dark blue, and charcoal. Ours came in dark blue, which we found attractive.

Similar to other all-in-ones, the Studio One 19 lets you adjust only the tilt of the screen. According to Dell, it designed the stand so you can adjust the screen to a touch-friendly angle when you're standing in front of it, and we were happy with the screen's range of motion. We hope someday for an all-in-one that can swivel. We'd also like to see Dell adopt wall-mounting options for its all-in-ones, as Sony has with its LV series.

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• 4GB) first look

[Reffiro]

@Yamcha67 ^_^

[Yamcha67]

@Reffiro Your probably right, but still PC's are the fastest you can get.. Apple doesn't update hardware as frequently.. Theres new stuff every few months..

[Reffiro]

Sorry but the best looking computer have to be an iMac

[OneTrueVerse]

nope i didn't know thank you now

[BackYardBeaVer]

@OneTrueVerse i know you probely know now but its pentem

[DSAEY]

you guys dont get it do you

They say that when a pc can be touched in screen and move in screen its called the pc of the future Duhh

[hunterrr2009]

intel extreme :))

[OneTrueVerse]

can somebody tell me which is better, intell centrino or pentium

[iM0L3]

no u

[tommyratboy]

lol