Dell Studio Hybrid Studio Hybrid Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1 $499.00
Save an additonal 20% on any Dell Studio Hybrid desktop purchase ! Expires Wednesday, October 01, 2008 -$99.80
= $399 + tax + shipping
Coupon code is QLT96K?4K445DX . It came from AMEX website, it says require to use AMEX card in order to get the coupon, but Dell website didn't have this requirement. linky.
IMHO, this is really good deal for someone who is looking for a HTPC.
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Cool, Dell stepped into mini PC mini-ITX market. With the coupon, the price is right. The main competitor is A-Open MP965-DR with HDMI (around $400) http://minipc.aopen.com/Global/spec.htm, but that one is a barebone (no CPU, RAM, Vista). Dell beats it hands down, just a little bit bigger. The PC will be just OK for office (plus no dual monitor support, unless you add it with HDMI) and great as HTPC.
77Rus said: Cool, Dell stepped into mini PC mini-ITX market. With the coupon, the price is right. The main competitor is A-Open MP965-DR with HDMI (around $400) http://minipc.aopen.com/Global/spec.htm, but that one is a barebone (no CPU, RAM, Vista). Dell beats it hands down, just a little bit bigger. The PC will be just OK for office (plus no dual monitor support, unless you add it with HDMI) and great as HTPC.
reybie said: This one posted do come with HDMI, right?
Five USB 2.0 compliant ports IEEE1394a port (4-pin) HDMI video connector DVI video connector Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45) AC adapter connector Digital Audio: S/P DIF Out
This is the only thing that make this hot. Add a remote and you get a good, neat HTPC. I'd add Vista Home Premium for extra $30, just be ready to spend more for extra Gig of RAM. Damn, I spent $180 last week building a small PC for my wife to watch movies, and it came out 2 times bigger than this Dell, plus has no HDMI, so I have bunch of ugly cables now. I'd rather buy this for the money, it's a great deal
poundfoolish
Member
posted: Aug. 26, 2008 @ 12:12p
reybie said: This one posted do come with HDMI, right? Picture on d3ll website shows hdmi and dvi. (shrug) But d3ll has been known to put on pictures that not all models in a given line support.
liemydude said: ...IMHO, this is really good deal for someone who is looking for a HTPC.... Anyone know if you can put sep images out on hdmi vs. dvi (or does one mirror the other)?
Anyone know if you can put out a true-hd or dts hd master sound out over the hdmi?
InstantRebate
Happy Member
posted: Aug. 26, 2008 @ 1:00p
any good deals on LCDs to use with this?
DaKine
New Member
posted: Aug. 26, 2008 @ 1:46p
also use the buy one get another system for 50% for more discount if you are buying 2 system. just do a search in this forum and you will find out the link
AishaDad said: That's a slow processor for playing HD videos.
Not really, Should do absolutely fine.Besides I would be willing to bet on it being upgradeable.
**Edit** I just got a look at a friends Hybrid, He purchased his with the same specs, It has HDMI W/ Audio out, DVI, and a SPDIF port. However a heads up, There is no VGA, So you will need a DVI to VGA connector.
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