Dell XPS 420 photos - has a SideShow display

Posted on Monday, August 27 2007 @ 1:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Engadget got their hands on some photos of Dell's upcoming XPS 420 PC.

Features:

Core 2 Duo, Extreme, or Quad (up to 8MB) processor options
Intel X38 Express chipset, DDR2 800 (up to 8GB)
MiniView LCD 3 x 2-inch QVGA display (runs SideShow on the front, picture after the break)
Dell Xcelerator - dedicated media coprocessor for transcoding video streams to MPEG-4 formats. Can cut encode time on a 2 hour HD movie in half and use far fewer CPU cycles.
SATA II (with RAID 0 or 1 support)
PCI Express x16, gigabit Ethernet
(2) front USB, (6) rear, (2) internal; one front and rear 1394; one eSATA, frontal audio ports

One of the interesting extras is the MiniView display on top of the system which also features multimedia controls.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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