Dell Studio One 19 review
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Verdict
A powerful and well-equipped touchscreen device, but only the base model offers real value.
Review Date: 22 May 2009
Reviewed By: David Bayon
Price when reviewed: £764 (£879 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Studio One 19 |
| Review Date | 22 May 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £764 |
| Price inc VAT | £879 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1yr collect and return |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 500 |
| RAM capacity | 3.00GB |
| Screen size | 18.5in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.93GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | N/A |
| Processor socket | LGA 775 |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 100Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 465GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| 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 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Optical disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 1 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Modem |
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| 3.5mm audio jacks | 1 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card | Nvidia GeForce 9400M |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | Low |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce 9400M |
| Graphics card RAM | 256MB |
| DVI-I outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| DVI inputs | 0 |
| HDMI inputs | 0 |
| VGA inputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort inputs | 0 |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Case format | All-in-one |
| Dimensions | 560 x 191 x 399mm (WDH) |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | 0 |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel USB ports | 6 |
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Mouse & Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Mouse and keyboard | Dell |
| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery disk and partition |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.43 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.32 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.60 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.42 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.36 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 24fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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