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Dell Inspiron Duo

Based on 30 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

10
Bad:

16

Pros

Responsive Touchscreen, Innovative Design, More Memory And Hard Drive Space
Innovative convertible tablet design. High-resolution screen. Excellent keyboard and mouse button combination. Sturdy netbook. 2GB of DDR3 memory included. Fast-spinning hard drive.
Attractive, sturdy design, Responsive touch screen, Good netbook performance
Inventive design; finger-friendly touch interface; reasonably priced.
Innovative vertical rotating screen design, Extremely sturdy build, Great chiclet keyboard

Cons

Tediously slow all around; get used to a lot of waiting. Screen is hideous. Too heavy for regular, tablefree use.
Touch Software Really Needs Faster Processor, Below Average Battery Life, Limited Peripheral Ports
Bare-bones feature set. Small, non-removable battery. Poor battery life. Touch functionality is flawed and sluggish. Components are not equipped to handle Windows 7 Home Premium. Cluttered with third-party and proprietary software.
Sluggish touch software, Short battery life, No video-out or memory card slot on unit
Sluggish software; no SD card slot, Ethernet jack, or video output; unimpressive battery life.
Terrible viewing angles, Less than 3.5 hours of battery life, Software layer is incredibly sluggish

By RegHardware on March 17, 2011

 At £450, the Duo isn’t cheap, but if you are already reconciled to spending £350 on something like a Samsung N350 then the extra hundred quid for the trick lid, touchscreen and the extra gig of RAM doesn’t look like such a...

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By PC Advisor on March 11, 2011

It's too early to make a true judgment on the Dell Inspiron Duo, but early impressions are that despite the marketing hype this product is more heavy netbook than svelte tablet. Rosemary Hattersley...

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By G4tv.com on March 10, 2011

Video Review: The Dell Inspiron duo is both a tablet and a laptop, offering an Intel dual core Atom processor, 2 GB of RAM and a 320 GB hard drive. With a flip of the screen, the Inspiron duo becomes a multi-touch tablet that allows users to browse...

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By T3 Magazine on March 08, 2011

The iPad triggered a wave of innovation amongst manufacturers desperate to latch onto the next big thing, and as a result we've seen some strange devices chuckedup, one of the latest being Dell's Inspiron Duo convertible tablet. A cross between...

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By Wired on February 28, 2011

You can’t deny Dell some hard-fought gee-whiz cred with the new Inspiron Duo.In a world of commoditized portables, it is nothing if not a unique product. Show it off to your friends; it looks like a netbook, and you pop open the laptop-like...

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By The Review Crew on February 27, 2011

While I love the idea of a laptop which can convert into a tablet, sometimes you can’t have your cake and eat it too. I love the design of the Inspiron Duo. It looks and feels great, and it works quite well as a laptop, but as a tablet the duo...

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By Pen Computing on February 26, 2011

by Daniel Rasmus At first glance, the Duo screams industrial design. Its rotating flip 1366x768-resolution LCD display is a cool addition to many of the clumsier approaches of the past. Unfortunately, the screen inside the innovative swivel hinges...

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By GadgetReview on February 23, 2011

The Dell Inspiron Duo has a lot of promise. So much promise that I told several friends to wait for it before buying a tablet. And it does have many great uses. I couldn’t watch half of my favorite shows in coffee shops, the office or anywhere...

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By Pocket-lint on February 21, 2011

Think of the Inspiron Duo as high-end netbook and you’ll be happy with it; think of it as a high-end netbook that converts into a tablet and you’ll be even happier. Think of it primarily as a tablet and you’ll feel a little...

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By TechRadar on February 21, 2011

This highly innovative netbook/tablet hybrid is easy to criticise, but the Inspiron Duo offers a glimpse at the future of personal computing. Those that can look past its undeniable quirks may find a device that changes the way they use a computer....

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