Dell Studio Hybrid Expert Reviews

It's hard for us to recommend the Dell Studio Hybrid desktop for any practical purpose. As a desktop for productivity, you can get more bang-for-your-buck from a typical budget-priced midtower PC. And if your goal is either space-saving or using this ...

The Gadget: Dell Studio Hybrid. An HDMI-equipped small PC, with 2.16Ghz processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and internal Blu-ray drive.

Despite what your gut may tell you, the Dell Studio Hybrid doesn't actually run on a combination of ethanol and D-cells. It does, however, consume about 70 percent less electricity than those hulking desktop towers, meaning you can green up your digs ...

Sips power, unlike those heinous watt-guzzling towers. Swappable color sleeves let you change the paint job to match your mood-or paint job. Reports for media-center duty with HDMI port and slot-loading Blu-ray drive. Metal stand cleverly morphs ...

Wussy integrated graphics choke on 3D games. Looks rigged for silent running, but actually runs a little noisy. $130 bamboo sleeve will only appeal to aristocratic pandas.

Dell aims its attractive Studio Hybrid to students and PC newbies, but we had a better idea for the minuscule PC - let's take it into our home theater and see what it could do. It has the makings...

All good so far, but let's see if this pretty boy can deliver the goods. Loading up that 1080p file that's been the bane of even newer PCs with decent graphics cards, the Dell Studio Hybrid played our file without a hitch. It even nailed the most ...

Dell's new Studio Hybrid makes a strong impression with its stylish design, and its price will make you take notice, too. A basic configuration starts at $499, without monitor; our test configuration, with a 19-inch LCD monitor, cost $1064.

Sleek, attractive design

Mediocre performance Not expandable

The system's blah performance limits its versatility, but the idea of having a stylish, unobtrusive system to connect to my television appeals to me. Suddenly, using a PC as a digital video recorder seems plausible (though I'd want a remote control, ...

With its ovoid-cylindrical design, the Dell Studio Hybrid ($874 direct, $1,064 with 19-inch widescreen monitor) 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 ...

No crapware. Compact. Energy efficient. Nice design. Customizable shells. Nice multimedia keyboard and mouse with back/forward buttons. Wireless networking (draft 802.11n).

Only a 30-day subscription to Internet Security. No internal expansion. Weak integrated graphics. External power brick.

The Dell Studio Hybrid, one of the most design-forward PCs out there, is a competitor to the Mac mini and the HP Slimline PCs. It's stylish, compact, and unburdened by crapware.

More flexible than a typical PC, the Dell Studio Hybrid is an anywhere-you-want-it-desktop. Our smallest desktop, it looks great in the living room, on the desk, or anywhere else space...

While there are a plethora of nettops on the market that offer -- at a basic level -- the same sort of package performance as the Dell Studio Hybrid, they are not as customiseable. You can alter the Studio Hybrid both internally and externally ...

Design ; range of colours ; Blu-ray option ; HDMI output

Limited graphics

The Studio Hybrid is definitely worthy of consideration, particularly if you're looking for a tiny Media Center PC. It's more expensive than nettops like the Eee Box or Eee Top, and it's difficult to upgrade yourself, but the fact you can customise it ...

It's a good question, but Dell's first ever miniature desktop PC is one of the few we've seen that we'd actually let anywhere near our HDTV. The first attraction is its size. The Studio Hybrid is a dainty little thing, bigger than the Nintendo Wii of ...

Hey - who nicked the corners? Irresistible, but pricey for a decent spec.