Dell introduced green dekstop: Studio Hybrid

With its ovoid-cylindrical design, the Dell Studio Hybrid is a new twist on the small-form-factor PC. Its size, though, is reminiscent of others in that space, including the Apple Mac mini, and HP’s Slimline PCs like the s3330f. The Dell Studio Hybrid costs $874 direct, and $1,064 with a 19-inch widescreen monitor. It’s an energy-efficient and environment-friendly design (hence the “hybrid” moniker), but thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 Penryn-based processor, it can keep up not only with the other systems in the compact space but with larger tower-based PCs as well.

It does suffer from weak 3D performance due to the system’s integrated graphics, but if you don’t need to play 3D games, the Studio Hybrid is a good alternative to the boxy mainstream PCs that have dominated the market since the dawn of personal computing. Specs include the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 Gbytes of RAM, a 250-Gbyte hard drive, with an integrated Intel Mobile 965 Express. A definite plus is the exclusion of most types of “crapware,”, or the myriad little trial programs and applications that can slow down a system. The system’s low power also earns it the PC Magazine “GreenTech Approved” label, consistent with Dell’s May pledge to trim the power of its notebooks and desktops by 25 percent.

Source: Computer World