Dell launches new Studio laptops and Inspiron systems

Bangalore: Dell has launched the Studio Hybrid, its smallest most personalised and most environmentally responsible consumer PC today. The PC's new unique shape and size, personalised with six external jewel-toned color options, unleashes stylistic expression, inspiration and fun and looks great in any room.

Dell also unveiled the Inspiron 518 desktop, which is designed for everyday family multi-media activities, be it catching up on favorite TV shows via the Internet, playing online games, and storing and accessing music playlists and digital images.

As with Dell's recently announced Studio laptops, the Studio Hybrid was designed to enhance personal expression and creative living. Dell's smallest desktop PC, about the size of a collegiate dictionary, can fit just about anywhere. Depending on the location or decor, the Studio Hybrid can be set up in a vertical or horizontal orientation, and be personalized with a choice of six optional, interchangeable color sleeves: Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Slate, and Topaz.

With prices starting from Rs 41,400, the petite PC has the performance to take on the digitally enlightened user's everyday activities like creating mash-ups, content for personal web pages, editing and uploading videos and digital photo albums. The Studio Hybrid is at home in the living room, fitting easily into entertainment centers, and connecting to HD TVs via a standard HDMI port.

When paired with an optional wireless keyboard, people can easily flip back and forth from watching a favorite broadcast TV show or sporting event to checking online stats, sending email, looking at digital pictures, etc. on the TV. Customers can configure a Studio Hybrid with variety of optional technologies and peripherals to make it truly unique

The Dell Studio Hybrid is about 80 percent smaller than the typical desktop minitower, and uses up to 70 percent less energy. In addition to being extremely energy efficient and Energy Star 4.0 compliant, the Studio Hybrid's unique packaging was designed to be environmentally responsible:

Dell also expanded its Inspiron family with the addition of the Inspiron 518 desktop that  delivers solid performance and smart style at a great value. 

The Inspiron 518 desktop features a gloss-black exterior with chrome accents. Families will appreciate the top media tray with two easy-access USB ports for quick MP3 player syncing and cell-phone charging. It provides performance to meet the most typical family PC activities, like faster networking connections with Gigabit Ethernet, DX10 integrated graphics for casual gaming, optional 500GB hard drive for storing digital images and music libraries, and optional quad core processors. The Inspiron 518 starts at Rs38,400

Dell offers a variety of service application and software programs that help ensure consumers' PCs stay up and running and easy to use, including Dell Support Centre, Centrally located, easy-to-use application providing personalised support resources with quick links to service, support and system information resources