Dell Inspiron Zino HD 410 Review

While this system will not be a first choice for hardcore gamers there is a good possibility that many users may have casual demands – wanting to play some less intensive games on their 720p or 1080p HD television. Today we decided to use the Source engine powered Left 4 Dead 2 which is a relatively old engine now, but still looks great.

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation’s award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States; it launched November 20 in Europe. It builds upon the cooperatively-focused gameplay of the original and uses Valve’s proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in Left 4 Dead. The game made its world premiere at E3 2009 with a trailer during the Microsoft press event.

In a similar fashion to the original, Left 4 Dead 2 is set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, and focuses on four survivors fighting against hordes of the infected. The survivors must fight their way through levels, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of reaching a rescue vehicle at the campaign’s finale.

We settled on the configurations below for two resolutions (720p and 1080p). These settings were ‘playable’ at each resolution, without dipping into the sub 25fps zone.

Performance is pretty decent considering the small form factor design. It won't be breaking any records for game performance, but it is perfectly acceptable if you don't mind dialing down some settings.

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