This is Dell’s most stylish, modern design desktop PC yet. It’s designed to fit into any environment while protecting the environment.

Personalize with 6 interchangeable color sleeves or bamboo

Ultra-compact design with Intel mobile technology performance

Features include slot-load DVD, HDMI, and optional Blu-rayTM

Dell’s greenest, most power-efficient consumer desktop

Though the price sounds right and its unique style is comforting, is it really worth the investment?

It’s all good!

The new Studio Hybrid is a deal that only comes once in a blue moon. Here’s what you get for $499.

Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1

Memory 1GB Shared DDR2 at 667MHz (1 DIMM)

Dell USB Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse

Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

Dell 8 in 1 Media Card Reader

Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet

Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive)

Integrated Stereo Audio with 5.1ch digital output (S/P DIF)

1Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24×7 Phone Support

Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

That’s a lot of power for a $499 system, but you will still need to purchase a LCD monitor to go along with your new system. The fast Dual Core Pentium with 1 GB Memory and enough storage space will provide more than enough performance for most users.

The only downside is that it comes preloaded with Vista, but that’s not a big deal as we will load XP Pro when it arrives.