• Dell Inspiron One 2310 Desktop

    Dell Inspiron One 2310 Desktop

    Roydon Cerejo, Feb 17, 2011 1702 hrs IST

    Another All-in-one PC tries to win our hearts

    Great design, wireless keyboard/mouse bundled, handy IR remote, plenty of connectivity options, display can be used for other devices as well (PS3, DVD player, etc), decently priced

    Built-in speakers are not very loud, no USB 3.0, no physical on/off button for the display

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The last All-in-one we reviewed from Dell was the Studio One 19 which had a fancy touchscreen and everything. While that was a nice feature, it's a bit pointless for desktops and also made it quite an expensive purchase. Today we have their flagship all-in-one desktop called the Inspiron One 2310. If the naming scheme is anything like their notebooks then this PC should be a lot more affordable than their Studio series.

Dell has taken a sensible approach this time and has done away with the unnecessary touchscreen. Instead, you get a standard desktop with a larger screen for the same or lesser price. Two models are available, the Inspiron One 2205, which has a 21.5" screen and an AMD Athlon II X2, while the 2310 has a Core i5 CPU and a 23" screen. Other than that, they are pretty much similar.

Dell Inspiron One 2310 Desktop



Dell has chosen to go with laptop grade components for their 2310 desktop which is a bit of a let down since one would expect desktop grade components for a desktop and it's not like it's running on batteries where we need laptop grade parts. Any case, our review unit came with a Core i5 460M which runs at 2.5GHz and Turbos upto 2.8GHz. It's a multithreaded dual core CPU based on the Arrandale core, which means the CPU is built on the 32nm fabrication process, but the integrated HD Graphics is still using 45nm tech and is on a separate die.

The other components include 4GB DDR3 dual channel memory, 3.5-inch 500GB hard drive (WD500AAKS) and finally an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 which is useless for gaming but is sufficient for HD movies. Let's take a little tour of the PC and see what other features it has to offer.

Bundle

  • Driver and OS restore disks
  • Installation manuals
  • Wireless keyboard and mouse
  • IR blaster with remote for Media Center
  • Power adapter

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(2) Comments
Manan
,Delhi/NCR, on Feb 18, 2011 10:27 AM
anyone reviewing the zenith 32/40/55 inch monster allin ones....... how abt them.... any good ?
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Danesh
,Chennai, on Feb 17, 2011 10:19 PM
Yes, the speaker volume is pretty low. No amount of customization using the THX application helps. As rightly noted, that and the lack of a power button for the monitor are the only downsides. Otherwise, this system is pretty decent.
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