Review: DELL Studio Hybrid – DELL’s Greenest PC
There’s just something about DELL, isn’t there? Wherever you go in the world, whatever you watch on the television, DELL seems to crop up everywhere. So it should come as no surprise that the trend that is DELL is taking part in another trend of the world – energy efficiency.
Despite being powered by a power unit supplying a maximum of 65 watts of juice (less than most laptops guzzle), the DELL Studio Hybrid packs quite a punch and shouldn’t have any problems processing the day-to-day tasks of the average user.
It isn’t much bigger than an external hard drive which means there isn’t much space to air out the components. You’d think it’d have a problem staying cool in that tight chassis, but nope – the DELL stays quiet and cool, which is probably an attribute of its energy efficient nature. It looks cool, it runs cool, it really makes GREEN look COOL.
And on to the topic that really matters to the majority of novice PC users – appearance. What makes up an average buyer’s mind when it comes to purchasing a PC? Speed, capacity, and… yes, how will it look next to the lamp.
The DELL Hybrid is small and sleek, and will fit in all the nooks and crannies you can find. I swear I could keep this thing in my pants and you wouldn’t notice! It might even add some shape.
The DELL Hybrid can stand vertically or lay horizontally, the smart technical stuff inside makes the front display of the word ‘hybrid’ switch. I’ll elaborate – if you stand it vertically, ‘hybrid’ lights up at the bottom; if you lay it horizontally, ‘hybrid’ lights up along the bottom. Do you get it? Illustration is a blogger’s best friend.
Buyers beware, you could mistake it for a sandwich toaster and given the cost you probably don’t want to spread butter anywhere near it. There are undoubtedly better equipped machines out there, but the DELL Studio Hybrid is a beautifully designed piece of hardware that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also practical for the average home and business users. And with DELL’s world-wide reputation, it’s money well invested.
As for me? I’ll be using my DELL Hybrid as my main machine, and will probably keep on using it ’til the day comes and I accidentally pack it full of bread.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:38 am
It is good to see Dell and other companies take the initiative to make their products more green. Energy efficiency is going to becoming more and more important to consumers and the companies that react to this trend early will benefit greatly from it.
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