Dell’s all-in-one “Studio One 19″ series is now available in the US starting at $699. That’ll get you a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel CPU, an 18.5 inch LCD at 1366×768, 2GB of RAM, a slot-load DVD burner, nVidia GeForce 9200 graphics, built-in webcam, and a 320GB hard drive.
You may want to spend an extra hundred bucks to get the multi-touch display that’ll allow you to manipulate photos and whatnot by swiping one or more of your fingers across the screen. Each configuration includes a standard keyboard and mouse, thankfully, or you can upgrade to a wireless kit for $40 more, which Dell promises will make the entire system setup consist of simply plugging in a single power cord.
The highest-level configuration starts at just under $1000 for a quad-core CPU, 64-bit Vista, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard dtive, and nVidia GeForce 9400 graphics. You can bump the hard drive up to 750GB for $80 and add a slot-load Blu-ray drive for $150, but all the money in the world won’t increase the screen’s resolution above 1366×768 on any of the available models, which may be a deal-breaker for those of us who like plenty of pixels to play with. A wireless network card is also a $20 upgrade ($40 for the N spec) on all the systems, which seems like kind of an odd choice.
Those quirks aside, the kit looks pretty intriguing for under a grand. You can also choose a trim color to surround the LCD. White is standard, while navy, charcoal, pink, and red will set you back $20.
Dell Studio One 19 Desktop [Dell.com]
Wonder if Dell’s ID department could have made it look more like the iMac.
This rules. You can get the whole thing maxed out for $1433 and I bet quite a bit that you can get os x up and running on this thing in no time at all. That’ll have a lot more developer/editors (like myself) looking at buying something like this as their desktop machine to run things like Final Cut Studio and Logic. Plus it probably wont take some underground devs to get the multi-touch up and running too.
I’m definitely going to be eying this thing up to put in my office if the os86x scene gets this thing rolling!
looks familiar
maybe Dell will now make a really thin black laptop
or maybe a computer in the shape of a cube
Options are always better. Now atleast we can compare Adamo with Air, Studio One with iMac, Studio Hybrid with MacMini.
HI THERE WHEN WILL DELL OFFER A TOUCH SCEEN WITH A 256 GB SOLID STATE FLASH DRIVE