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Dell Inspiron Zino HD

First seen: 18 september 2009

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Great Deal: $249.99

  • User Score (29)
    7.2 7.2 from 29 reviewers
  • Expert Score (9)
    7.6 7.6 from 9 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • living room friendly design, hdmi and vga outputs, 1 tb hd, little heat, esata ports
  • gets expensive with upgrades, poor 3d gaming performance, amd cpu performs poorly, no upgradability, not expandable
  • AMD Dual Core Athlon™ X2 3250e (1MB L2, 1.5GHz)
  • AMD Dual Core Athlon™ X2 3250e (1MB L2, 1.5GHz)
  • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
  • No Monitor
  • 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
  • 4GB * Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMM
  • 640GB 7200 RPM * SATA Hard Drive
  • Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics
  • McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
  • Dell 1397 802.11 b/g Wireless Card
  • 1 Year Basic Service Plan
  • Dell Inspiron Zino HD price includes $53 instant Discount!
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Specifications

  • Processors and Chipset
    AMD Athlon Neo X2 6850e
  • Processors and Chipset
    AMD Athlon X2 3250e
  • Processors and Chipset
    AMD Athlon 2650e
  • Processors and Chipset
    AMD Athlon 2850e
  • Operating Systems
    Genuine Windows ® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Genuine Windows ® 7 Professional 64-Bit
  • Operating Systems
    Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic 32-Bit Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Premium 64-Bit

Release Date

  • First seen
    18 September 2009

Dell Inspiron Zino HD

The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is a mini desktop designed in a 8 inch by 8 inch form factor that is powered by AMD’s line of processor such as the Athlon Neo X2 6850e, X2 3250e, 2850e and 2650e. It compatible with Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium/Professional 64-Bit as well as Home Basic 32-Bit/Vista® Home Premium 64-Bit and Ubuntu® Linux® 9.04 operating system. The notebook is supported by up to 8GB of 800MHz DDR2 SODIMM, and is compatible with a 160 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/250 GB (…

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Dell Inspiron Zino HD

The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is a mini desktop designed in a 8 inch by 8 inch form factor that is powered by AMD’s line of processor such as the Athlon Neo X2 6850e, X2 3250e, 2850e and 2650e. It compatible with Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium/Professional 64-Bit as well as Home Basic 32-Bit/Vista® Home Premium 64-Bit and Ubuntu® Linux® 9.04 operating system. The notebook is supported by up to 8GB of 800MHz DDR2 SODIMM, and is compatible with a 160 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/250 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/320 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/500 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/750 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)/1 TB (7200 rpm, SATA II) hard disk drive, an 8x DVD +/- RW/DVDRW/BD-ROM optical drive, is compatible with ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200/4330 (optional) graphics card, Conexant CX20561 2.1 Channel sound card, Broadcom BCM57780 10/100/1000, Mini PCIe WLAN card (802.11 b/g or 802.11 a/b/g/n) and the following ports: four USB 2.0 connectors, one headphone connector, one 4-in-1 memory card reader, one microphone connector, one line-out connector, one VGA connector, one RJ45 connector (10/100/1000), two eSATA connectors and one HDMI connector. The Dell Inspiron Zino HD also supports a Mini PCIe WLAN card (802.11b/g or 802.11 a/b/g/n) expansion slot. The notebook measures 197mm (7.8") x 197mm (7.8") x 89mm (3.4") and weighs 1.6kg (3.53lb).

Features

The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is a desktop designed in an 8" by 8" form factor that comes with options to interchange in 7 colors plus 3 designs, such as Piano Black finish, and optional styles such as Flamingo Pink, Formula Red, Tangerine Orange, Plum Purple, True Blue, Spring Green and a choice of 3 patterns by artists Derek Welch, Mike Ming and Brittany Waldner. The desktop is also compatible with optional DVD-RW or Blu-ray Disc™ drive, and allow users to turn their living room into a personal theater by connecting it to a HD TV using the HDMI port. The Dell Inspiron Zino HD also has a 4-in-1 media card reader to transfer digital photos and music from a digital camera, 4 USB ports that lets them connect to external peripheral and 2 eSATA ports to connect to an external hard drive. The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is supported by Dell DataSafe™ Online backup service that provides users with data protection by enabling customers to back up data to a remote storage site using a broadband connection. It is also supported by Dell Remote Access that lets users access photos, music, movies and more on a home system using another Internet-connected computer and Dell Support Center which is an application that provides personalized support resources and is located on the PC’s desktop with quick links to service, support and system resources.

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Reviews of Dell Inspiron Zino HD

  1. Dell Inspiron Zino HD

    Reviewer: CNET
    14 February 2010
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    The bottom line: In the right configuration, Dell's Inspiron Zino HD will fit seamlessly into your living room as a PC-based video source. Due to its uneven handling of even standard-def video, this $468 build isn't quite up to the task. Fortunately, Dell offers the right upgrades to get you to the hallowed ground of PC-based video content--just be prepared to spend a little bit more to get there. Read more

  2. Dell Inspiron Zino HD

    Reviewer: ZDNet
    16 February 2010
    Overall 7
    7.2
     

    While our review sample doesn't quite have the power to be a usable HTPC, if you're willing to spend a little more Dell offers the upgrades to get there. Read more

  3. Dell Inspiron Zino HD Desktop Review

    Reviewer: HotHardware
    17 February 2010

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  4. Dell Inspiron Zino HD

    Reviewer: DigitalVersus
    7 May 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It's only worth choosing the Dell Inspiron Zino HD as a media centre if you're planning to do other things with it too. If you can see yourself sending mails and browsing the web on it as well, that's great, but otherwise, you'd be better off with a dedicated device. Compared to its rival the Mac Mini, the Zino's Blu-ray drive is a real advantage, but its overall performance can't match Apple's. Read more

  5. Dell Inspiron Zino HD

    Reviewer: TopTenREVIEWS
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is a very capable entertainment centric computer when some specific options are added. Without them it’s still a competent basic computer for those whose requirements are minimal. It’s very worthy of consideration when looking for an inexpensive computer but we urge careful consideration of upgrades to make sure that it meets your needs. For side-by-side comparisons of other highly rated computers in this category, take a look at our Economy... Read more

  1. 720p barely, 1080p impossible

    Reviewer: Amazon
    5 February 2010
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    I purchased this system with the express purpose of replacing my DVR. Dell gave me the impression this was an Home Theater PC and includes an HDTV tuner as an option. Note: I am using a dual-core processor, 2GB of memory, and the HD3200 video card. As a normal PC it seems alright, not that I've done much with it in that regard. Big apps seem to be a bit slow to load, but my desktop is a fast quad core system w/ a 10K RPM hard drive. Since my intent is to replace my DVR,... Read more

  2. Reviewer: PC World
    28 February 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    With my configuration... Read more

  3. the bare spec Zino used as a general-purpose PC

    Reviewer: gdgt
    7 February 2010

    We needed a general purpose web surfing/email PC for the bedroom, so I went on Dell to buy the cheapest Inspiron -- one of the $250 ones, and then I saw the Zino HD. I had never even heard of it or seen it before. I saw that the specs are not too much worse than the specs of the cheapest Inspiron tower, so I bought the Zino. I bought it in bare minimum form -- AMD Athlon 2650e single-core 1.6 gig CPU, 2 gb ram, 250 gb hdd, ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics, DVD burner, and... Read more

  4. "Not a review but a purchase suggestion"

    Reviewer: CNET
    12 May 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    My plan is to use a multi-directional OTA antenna for HDTV (Antenna Direct DB2), add a Diamond TVW750USB ATI Theater HD 750 USB TV Tuner, and use Windows Media Center and Xbox to stream TV (Hulu, etc.) and movies (Netflix, etc.) and never pay cable or sat companies again! Read more

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