Pros
- Beautiful screen and ample connectivity
- Great price-to-performance ratio
Cons
- Boring (but wireless) keyboard and mouse
- Lacks a touch-sensitive panel
At A Glance
Dell's Ivy Bridge all-in-one has a high asking price but is worth considering for its excellent combination of speed, features, and looks.
Manufacturer’s Description
Whether you are designing a digital masterpiece or losing yourself in HD entertainment, the XPS 27 all-in-one has the immersive power, sound and graphics to take you there.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | DDDWVT221 |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 8.192 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 3.1 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 8.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | All-in-One |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| Display size | 27.0 inches |
| Graphics | |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | HD Graphics 4000 |
| Graphics Type | Switchable |
| Storage | |
| Other storage |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 19.5 inches |
| Depth | 9.5 inches |
| Width | 26.1 inches |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | All-in-one |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 143 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 31.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 4894 score (higher is better) |
| Web Performance | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 16.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 374.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 216 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 163.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 105.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 243.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 19.4 Watt hours |
| WorldBench Green Score | 65 |
| Idle power usage | 49 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 76.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 41.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 36.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 52.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 | 86.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 46.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 158.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 91.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 82.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 51.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 27.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 23.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 99 |
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