Yesterday, Dell released the Studio Hybrid, a new small factor, low power desktop PC. The PC offers a eco-friendly design by using 70% less power than the average desktop and offering a version incased in bamboo. Other reasons Dell claim the desktop to be eco-friendly is the packaging is 95% recyclable and the documentation included uses 75% less paper. The hybrid base model starts at a very affordable $499, which could make this very appealing to the average college student or someone looking for a second computer, but that price can quickly rise with features such as Wifi, Blue-Ray drive, monitor, and TV tuner. Prices are still reasonable for a powerful and compact desktop though. The small form factor PC's are becoming the future of desktop computers. They are not really made to be used as a traditional desktop. By that I mean you wouldn't set this computer up in a computer room somewhere and just use it occasionally. This is more something for having in your kitchen or you living room as part of a home theater system. The small form and eye-catching design makes the PC more of something to show off and integrate into your normal day to day life. Expect to see many more companies coming out with desktop PCs with small form factors and green designs. The days of the huge tower desktop PC's are being left to gaming rigs and servers.
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