Dell this morning officially unveiled its most direct attempt at claiming the ultra-compact desktop space currently held by the Mac Mini. Shown after multiple teases, the Inspiron Zino HD occupies roughly the same footprint as its Apple counterpart but uses AMD processors to keep the costs low while still supplying options its rival doesn’t have. The micro PC is seen as a home theater PC and comes with native HDMI output as well as options of discrete Radeon HD 4330 graphics and a Blu-ray drive.
Read more on the new Dell Zino HD from Mac PC Wiz after the break.
Austin-based PC manufacturer Dell continues the vision for a Home Theater PC with the Dell Zino HD. Confirmed specs are scarce, but we’re taking the term “desktop parts” — about the only info Dell will spill so far — to heart. Hopefully this new Zino HD mini PC from Dell can live up to its name and kick the sometimes sluggish, laptop-inspired Studio Hybrid to the curb as Dell’s home theater PC of choice. 