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Dell Studio Hybrid review

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Compact and perfectly formed, the Studio Hybrid is hamstrung by its poorly thought out mix of components.

Review Date: 22 Aug 2008

Reviewed By: Sasha Muller

Price when reviewed: £680 (£782 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
2 stars out of 6

Performance
3 stars out of 6

Warranty
Warranty	1 year(s) collect and return

Memory
Memory type	DDR2

Hard disk
Capacity	320GB
Hard disk usable capacity	320GB
Internal disk interface	SATA
Spindle speed	5,400RPM
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	5
FireWire ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Case
Case format	Mini ITX
Dimensions	71 x 211 x 196mm (WDH)

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	0

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Dell wireless desktop

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows Vista

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	26W
Peak power consumption	45W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	1.00
Office application benchmark score	0.97
2D graphics application benchmark score	1.11
Encoding application benchmark score	0.93
Multitasking application benchmark score	1.02
3D performance (crysis) low settings	0fps
3D performance setting	High