In addition to several other products making their way to shelves just in time for this year’s back to school season, Dell is now the first to offer an AIO with AMD’s new Ryzen CPUs. For you DIYers out there, it may excite you to hear that Dell has incorporated a nearly unheard of feature into the new Inspiron 27 7000 – it is fully upgradeable, and surprisingly simple to do. Removing just two screws will get you access to the storage, while another three get you right at the motherboard. Plus, this VR-ready all-in-one features Dell’s “infinity Edge” design, which is comprised of just a sliver of super-thin bezels along the top and sides, with a thicker bottom to house some of its features. In addition to providing a sleek looking display, it lends a more premium overall look to the entire PC.
The ports have multiplied, as well as shifted position slightly. The Inspiron 27 7000 now includes four USB 3.1 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, and one USB Type-C port. A pair of HDMI ports (one in, one out) provides a no muss, no fuss VR setup. And of course, you still have your standard dual-band AC Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1. The one thing it does seem to be missing, though, is Thunderbolt 3 support; a strange move, given all the other exciting upgrades. Also causing some confusion is the placement of the webcam. Unfortunately, Dell opted to house it in a far from ideal location, setting it just under the screen. This is an especially odd move considering that the AIO is equipped with an infrared camera for Windows Hello login on Windows 10. I’ll be curious to see how that will affect the handy facial recognition feature.