Enough memory, a fast hard drive, Broadcom accelerator, keyboard, clever rotating screen turning it into a stylish tablet
Inexplicably slow Dell touch apps, the way the finger touch resolution isn't quite good enough to accurately tap fiddly Windows controls, the lack of a pen, the mean selection of ports, disappointing battery life
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 disappointed (although the l...
Lack of ports, pointless gimmicky touchscreen, price
The Dell Inspiron Duo is certainly unique, but don’t let the shiny TV spots and “Oooh” factor of the flipping screen distract you: no one else has done this for a reason. Windows 7 doesn’t work for casual use on a touchscreen, and we can’t see that cha...
Although we were quite taken with the Inspiron Duo's spinning display, ultimately it's not very good either as a netbook or as a tablet. Although its Windows performance is good for a netbook, its poor battery life, small keyboard and missing ports lim...
The Inspiron Duo packs more power than the average netbook: its dual-core processor and reasonably beefy integrated graphics chip can handle the sort of HD video clips that would have most mini laptops chugging like Stephenson's Rocket. The screen is also deliciously hi-res at 1366 x 768. The design is also reassuringly rugged: the screen stays firmly in position whether its rotated to tablet or
Windows 7 isn't as geared up for touch as iOS or Android, and as a consequence the Inspiron Duo's interface isn't quite as slick as some rivals'. The screen's viewing angle is also limited, with colours and brightness dropping off once your bounce moves even slightly off-centre. The hybrid design also brings some issues along with it: while 1.5kg isn't heavy by netbook standards, it's very bulky
The Dell Inspiron Duo is far more powerful than most notebooks, but the inclusion of a keyboard and the rest makes it a lot less easy to live with than the likes of the iPad. Dell Inspiron Duo is tagged with Dell Inspiron Duo, Dell, netbook and tablet....
Sammanfattning: Remember the Dell Inspiron Duo flip tablet netbook hybrid we told you was coming soon? We've just had some proper hands-on time with the dinky device, as well as the key specs, and are here to give you the good, the bad and the not so ugly. With the sudd...
Sammanfattning: Advertisement: Story continues below What do you get after you put a netbook computer and a tablet in a room alone and lock the doors? The Dell Inspiron duo. The duo is a convertible, and I mean that quite literally: it can convert from a small netb...
