Thursday, January 22, 2009

Dell integrates flashy LCD into XPS 420 computers


At first glance, the small LCD on the top of the tower is elegant and frankly, very sexy. It’s bright, stylish and set into the top panel of the computer. This makes the physical transition between plastic and LCD literally seamless.

Turn the tower on to find an organized group of blue LED backlit buttons. These buttons navigate a very Vista-esque user interface. You can display a slide show of your favorite pictures, display system information such as graphs of processor usage, memory and page file usage, disk usage and as odd as it sounds, solitaire. Why anyone would want to play solitaire with cards that are about the size of fingernails is way beyond me.

All in all, the LCD is a flashy and sexy addition to Dell’s flagship line of consumer computers. Currently the feature only appears on the 420 line of XPS systems, which start at $799.

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