Dell Inspiron Zino HD

Dell announced the Inspiron Zino HD some time ago to praise moderate. Zino is a small device compared to most PC users, a length of less than eight inches from the side. based on the model of the Mac Mini, the Dell Zino HD a nice little box so that it includes a lot of unnecessary packaging. Go Dell. The device is clad in shiny black plastic on four sides and top, the floor is made of black rubber "feet", which prevents the car from spinning, while protecting it from scratches with mobile customers.

The front of the machine gives users access to two USB 2.0 ports, a headphone jack, an SD card slot and optical drive. A small colored box on the right shows the presence of ports, an infrared receiver, used to capture the commands sent from a remote control. There is also an optical drive, depending on the configuration, the player can play DVDs, burn DVDs or Blu-ray playback. Both parties are boring, except for two small bumps on the bottom left. These serve as points of stability for a user to decide what needs to be oriented vertically Zino HD - a common occurrence, given the limited space and home entertainment center.

Overall, the unit feels very sturdy, strong and inexpensive, despite its roots. The only real concern for most users consists of shock-trauma, but a few desktops routinely carried around, and move. Dell is also the first iteration is a small desktop computer Zino have a selection of stylish covers all the accessories. The new version scales back some of the modern, ultra-hip designs with more traditional fixed slopes. Covers pop with a short press on the back of the machine and remove the black base model in which the vessels Zino is literally a snap. Black cover is an additional cost of Zino HD included, optional (pattern) red, white and blue is a miserable $ 39. Why are straight blades are made of plastic, the Dell should really be able to halve the price of this.

And deletion of this section is largely unchanged from the original HD Zino. The front of the machine has two USB 2.0 ports (no USB 3.0, sorry), an SD card slot, audio output and an IR receiver. The back of the unit also displays, two USB 2.0 ports, two eSATA high-speed access to external memory, analog inputs and outputs, S / PDIF audio output, VGA and HDMI video output and Gigabit Ethernet, unlike the previous Zino HD, the use of machinery in Zinos new laptop inside - except the hard drive. The last units used desktop processors that you upgrade if you were smart enough. It's almost a shame that Dell was going with a full-3.5-inch hard drive. Zino's main competitor, Apple Mac mini magazines cheaper than memory for a 2.5-inch hard drive.

Although a little slower, but allows a much smaller case. Zino is not big, not too much, but it could be even lower. This may be something for the 2011 model Dell may change. It is also important to note that this configuration of the Zino (despite the affordable price, something like a top-of-the-line system) and a combo Blu-Ray Read / DVD + /-RW. Despite the relatively slow growth in the HTPC arena, Dell is to make sure they have a foot in the door when they want to pursue. Although unfortunately not mentioned Zino inside the chip TV tuner, USB device manufacturer offers for sale, if the user wants to go this route.