Dell's upgradable Inspiron 27 7000 is among the first Ryzen All-in-One PCs
All-in-Ones (AIOs)
have taken an exciting turn this week at Computex with the introduction of the Dell Inspiron 27 7000.
Aside from being one of the first AIOs to fe
ature AMD’s new Ryzen processor,
the attractive PC is noteworthy in that it can be easily upgraded down the road
– a rare (although not entirely unheard-of)
trait among such systems.
The entry-level
configuration includes a quad-core Ryzen 5 1400 CPU and Radeon RX 560 graphics
for around $1,000. For a bit more coin (roughly $1,300), you can bump up to an
octa-core Ryzen 7 1700 processor and a Radeon RX 580 GPU with 8GB of video
memory. Both configurations include a full-HD IPS display.
Dell’s top-end
configuration, yours for around $1,500, swaps out the 1080p display for a 4K
HDR panel. While this may sound nice in theory, I’ve found that 27 inches is
simply too small to run 4K natively (I’d recommend a minimum of 32 inches for
native 4K). What’s more, that RX 580 is going to struggle to run at 4K with the
eye candy enabled.
Regardless of what
configuration you spring for now, you’ll be able to upgrade the system at a
later date with a new processor and additional / faster storage and RAM. The
graphics card, however, doesn’t appear to be upgradable.
The new Dell Inspiron
27 7000 is available from today via Dell’s website and at select retailers
worldwide.
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