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Microsoft has recently released a lot of new technologies, most interesting of them being the PC Surface Studio. The company claims that it wants to introduce something as revolutionary as the Gutenberg Press. Microsoft wants to make an impact on humankind like no other. Dell, too released its XPS 27 Touch, which is yet another all-in-one desktop available in the market. So how does the XPS 27 stack up against Microsoft's behemoth?

Hardware

The Surface Pro at first glance looks like an immaculate piece of art. It has a massive 28-inch screen. It is a vastly thin structure and Microsoft states that it is the world's thinnest LCD monitor.

The Dell XPS 27 Touch invokes a sense of toughness at first glance. It is built solid and therefore is hardy. Its thickness can be compared with a big 21.5 inch iMac with a curved bulge on its back.

The Surface Studio packs a Core i7 Quad-Core processor and an Nvidia GTX 980M graphics chip. The high-end XPS is also powered by a Core i7 but of the 4th generation. The Surface also has twice as more RAM than the XPS. The Surface has a massive 32GB memory compared to the 16GB of the XPS.

The Surface Studio also comes with proprietary technology like the Surface Dial which has been very popular with designers and artists alike.

Display

The Surface Studio ships with a touch display with a hefty pixel resolution of 4500 x 3000. Given its 28 inch display, the pixel density translates to 192 ppi, which is amazing for a screen this big. The Dell has a Native 2550 x 1440 resolution display and gets to show off 33% more pixels per inch than a full HD screen. Notably, its display technology is still inferior to the Surface Pro.

While both the screens can be adjusted and flexed accordingly, the Surface boasts a "gravity defying" hinge which allows the screen to be folded down. The hinge also promotes different orientation setups with a simple push. The XPS, however, doesn't provide wide ranges of flexibility in this department. However, a normal user wouldn't be having problems with the XPS as it is aimed to make hard tasks simple. It can be folded down to facilitate easy working.

Conclusion

While Dell looks to be far behind Microsoft, its stronghold in the all-in-one-PC segment has been around for some years. The Dell, with its impressive hardware, also sells cheaper at $2,300 compared to Surface Studio's $3,000 for the base model itself. The price factor also comes into play while deciding the market output. Only time will tell how the two take on each other, as the Surface Studio will be out for shipping from December.