# I saw this insanely small desktop DELL PC at Staples today!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 1, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116 "2008-12-01T01:24:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/1 "2008-12-01T01:24:21Z")
I mean this thing was amazingly small! It took me 5 minutes of googling just to look it up.
Check it out!
[DELL Studio Hybrid](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/desktop-studio-hybrid?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn&ST=dell%20studio%20hybrid%20desktop&dgc=ST&cid=36580&lid=910512)
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### Author:  [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/2 "2008-12-01T01:37:56Z")
Cute! I want one - I like the fact that it uses up to 70% less electricity - I can’t see a price though
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/3 "2008-12-01T01:44:52Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#):
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> Cute! I want one - I like the fact that it uses up to 70% less electricity - I can’t see a price though
Scroll down the page a bit
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### Author:  [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/4 "2008-12-01T01:46:58Z")
I bought one of the [Inspiron Minis](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg) in September - I love it, though I knew going in that it is just a netbook, it is not a power computer for other uses. But for travel and conferences and the like, it’s fantastic.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/5 "2008-12-01T01:54:32Z")
Looks like about the same size as the [Mac mini](http://www.apple.com/macmini/).
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/6 "2008-12-01T14:52:39Z")
They need to provide some kind of anchoring system when they get that small. The cables connected to the back must make it tip and move, while inserting a cd will push it around.
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### Author:  [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/7 "2008-12-01T15:12:59Z")
Makes me wonder how far off we are from a computer that projects its own keyboard onto any surface and projects its monitor onto a (not necessarily) perpendicular surface. It also doubles as a phone, camera, calender, and toothbrush.
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### Author:  [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/8 "2008-12-01T15:53:48Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#):
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> Makes me wonder how far off we are from a computer that projects its own keyboard onto any surface and projects its monitor onto a (not necessarily) perpendicular surface. It also doubles as a phone, camera, calender, and toothbrush.
They’ve at least got the virtual keyboard!
[http://www.ecomputerbay.com/productdetails.asp?AID=Google&id=r5mv-stht-nh1102&gclid=CNfEwMngn5cCFRg6awoddRHR1g](http://www.ecomputerbay.com/productdetails.asp?AID=Google&id=r5mv-stht-nh1102&gclid=CNfEwMngn5cCFRg6awoddRHR1g)
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### Author:  [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/9 "2008-12-01T16:03:15Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger]
Makes me wonder how far off we are from a computer that projects its own keyboard onto any surface and projects its monitor onto a (not necessarily) perpendicular surface. It also doubles as a phone, camera, calender, and toothbrush.
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> [@Marine\_One](#):
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> They’ve at least got the virtual keyboard!
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> [http://www.ecomputerbay.com/productdetails.asp?AID=Google&id=r5mv-stht-nh1102&gclid=CNfEwMngn5cCFRg6awoddRHR1g](http://www.ecomputerbay.com/productdetails.asp?AID=Google&id=r5mv-stht-nh1102&gclid=CNfEwMngn5cCFRg6awoddRHR1g)
And there are also rather diminutively sized [projectors](http://mexfull.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/aiptek-pocket-cinema-v10-mini-proyector.jpg), so I guess this dream is not too far away. If you can fit a bottle opener onto the thing, I’d be in the market!
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/10 "2008-12-01T20:56:10Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#):
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> Makes me wonder how far off we are from a computer that projects its own keyboard onto any surface and projects its monitor onto a (not necessarily) perpendicular surface.
MIT has one in development, IIRC.
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### Author:  [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-insanely-small-desktop-dell-pc-at-staples-today/475116/11 "2008-12-02T00:24:23Z")
The coolest thing would be if it projects different layouts, including more ergonomic ones.