Dell Inspiron Duo Review



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The following two pages were taken from Stuff Magazine (Issue 145, April). It is a review written after one month of using the Dell Inspiron Duo.

The main points are:

Positive

• Chunky but with great ergonomics.

• Fun when docked - The dock plugs into a custom port on the base of the Duo, and along with a respectable set of JBL speakers it also adds an Ethernet port, SD card reader and two USB 2.0 ports.

• Great for media playing (with a good set of speakers) - Spotify & iPlayer - "makes a tidy kitchen TV and mini hi-fi."



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Negative

• Heavy

• The screen is not very sensitive - you have to stab rather than swipe - "it's still a mouse-driven system at heart."

• The Windows 7 Touch is difficult to use.

• Graphics performance is poor: choppy video playback and it chokes on visually intensive websites.

• Poor speakers
• Poor battery life - approximately 2hrs of high media use.

Verdict
“A cute netbook that’s skilled when docked, but a lack of power and Windows 7’s touch issues are the Duo’s undoing.”

Rating
An unremarkable 3/5