Per il test ATi ci ha fornito un Dell Inspiron XPS, disponibile sul solo mercato USA. La sede europea di Dell ci ha inviato un Inspiron 9100, inteso per l'appunto al mercato europeo. Come confronto abbiamo usato dei Desktop Replacement provati in precedenza: un Dell Inspiron 8600 con Nvidia Geforce FX Go5650, uno basato su Athlon 64 con MR9600 e un campione di preproduzione di XPS di Dell con MR9700.
| Dell Inspiron XPS | Dell Inspiron 9100 | Dell Inspiron 8600 | |
| Type | Two-Spindle / Modular | Two-Spindle / Modular | Two-Spindle / Modular |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 358mm x 54mm x 272mm / 14.10" x 2.13" x 10.71" | 358mm x 54mm x 272mm / 14.10" x 2.13" x 10.71" | 357mm x 36mm x 276mm / 14.10" x 1.42" x 10.87" |
| Weight of unit | 4260g / 9.37lbs | 4260g / 9.37lbs | 3510g / 7.72lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 1140g / 2.51lbs | 1140g / 2.51lbs | 440g / 0.97lbs |
| Battery Weight | 700g / 24.71oz | 700g / 24.71oz | 470g / 16.59oz |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad +Trackstick |
| Display Size | 15.4" | 15.4" | 15.4" |
| Display Resolution | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 |
| CPU | Pentium4 3.40GHz HT (Northwood) | Pentium4 3.20GHz HT (Prescott) | Pentium-M 1.7GHz |
| Memory Type | PC3200 DDR CL3.0 (infineon) | PC3200 DDR CL3.0 (infineon) | PC2700 DDR SDRAM |
| Amount of Memory | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | i865P | i865P | Intel 82855PM (MCH) |
| Chipset Southbridge | Intel ICH5 | Intel ICH5 | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M |
| Graphics Controller | ATi MR9800 256MB DDR 350MHz/ 300 MHz (core/memory) | ATi MR9800 256MB DDR 350MHz/ 300 MHz (core/memory) | Nvidia Geforce FX Go5650 128MB DDR 300MHz /325MHz (core/memory) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height |
| Ethernet | Broadcom 570x 10/100/1000MBit | Broadcom 440x 10/100MBit | Broadcom 440x 10/100MBit |
| Bluetooth-Radio | option | Dell Truemobile 1450 (802.11 a/b/g) | Dell Truemobile 1300 |
| Modem | BCM V.92 56K Modem | BCM V.92 56K Modem | PCTEL 2304WT V.92 MDC Modem |
| Audio | Sigma Tel C-Major | Sigma Tel C-Major | Sigma Tel C-Major |
| Battery Capacity | 97Wh | 95Wh | 72Wh |
| DVD-/CD-R/RW-Drive | CD-R/RW SN-324F | DVD+RW GCA-4040N | NEC ND-5100A |
| Harddisc | FUJITSU MHT2060AH ATA-6 60GB/5400rpm/8MB | Hitachi Travelstar HTS726060M9AT00 ATA-6 60GB/7200rpm/8MB | Fujitsu MHT2060AT PL ATA-6 60GB/4200rpm/2MB |
| PC-Card Slot(s) | 1x type II ( L) | 1x type II ( L) | 1x type II ( L) |
| Floppy Drive | No | No | No |
| USB ports | 4x USB 2.0 (B) | 4x USB 2.0 (B) | 2x USB 2.0 (2x B) |
| 1394 ports | 1x (L) | 1x (L) | 1x (L) |
| IR port | Yes (F) | Yes (F) | IrDA 1.1 (L) |
| Serial Ports | No | No | Yes (B) |
| Parallel Ports | No | No | Yes (B) |
| VGA out | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | Yes (B) |
| DVI out | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | No |
| PS/2-Connector | No | No | No |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes(L)/Yes(L) |
| Video-In/Out | No/Yes (S-Video) | No/Yes (S-Video) | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |||
| Blackbox-M11 (Dell XPS Presample) | Yakumo Q8M Power64 XD | |
| Type | Two-Spindle / Modular | Two-Spindle / All-In-One |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 358mm x 54mm x 272mm / 14.10" x 2.13" x 10.71" |
333mm x 47mm x 285mm / 13.1" x 1.85" x 11.2" |
| Weight of unit | 4400g / 9.68lbs | 3985g / 8.77lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 1300g / 2.86lbs | 735g / 1.62lbs |
| Battery Weight | 650g / 22.95oz | 675g / 23.83oz |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad |
| Display Size | 15.4" | 15" |
| Display Resolution | 1920x1200 | 1024x786 |
| CPU | Pentium4 2.40GHz HT | Athlon 64 Mobile 3000+ |
| Memory Type | PC3200 DDR CL3.0 | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of Memory | 512MB | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Intel 865 | K8T800 |
| Chipset Southbridge | Intel ICH5 | VT8235 |
| Graphics Controller | ATi MR9700 128MB DDR 445MHz/ 263 MHz (core/memory) |
ATi MR9600 64MB DDR 350MHz /200MHz (core/memory) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5mm height | 2.5", 9.5mm height |
| Ethernet | 10/100MBit | VIA compatible 10/100MBit |
| Bluetooth-Radio | option | No |
| Modem | Smart Link 56k | Smart Link 56k |
| Audio | SigmaTel C-Major Audio | C-Media AC97 |
| Battery Capacity | 95Wh | 98Wh |
| DVD-/CD-R/RW-Drive | DVD+RW-Drive | Panasonic UJ815 A 2x/1x8x/ /16x8x24xDVD-R/-RW/ /CD-R/-RW (Multi-DVD)+2x DVD-RAM |
| Harddisc | 80GB | Seagate Momentus ST94011A ATA-6 40GB/5400rpm/2MB |
| PC-Card Slot(s) | 1x type II | 1x type II (R) |
| Floppy Drive | No | No |
| USB ports | 4x USB 2.0 | 4x USB 2.0 (R,B) |
| 1394 ports | 1x | 1x (F) |
| IR port | Yes (F) | Yes (F) |
| Serial Ports | No | No |
| Parallel Ports | No | Yes (B) |
| VGA out | Yes | Yes (B) |
| DVI out | Yes (B) | No |
| PS/2-Connector | No | No |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes/No (F) |
| Video-In/Out | No/Yes (S-Video) | No/Yes (S-Video) |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | ||