I will note that as of now
the odd power and volume button setup is a bit, well, can't say it won me over.
Not exact matches
Though the
volume rocker
and power buttons look attractive in gunmetal gray, Dell made the
odd choice of placing them on the left side, the opposite of most small tablets
and phones.
On the left side is a set of
volume rockers
and a headphone jack, while the right side boasts a USB jack, Micro HDMI port,
and the
odd and difficult to use proprietary
power jack.
The inline remote — which houses a
power button,
volume buttons,
and the headphone jack — seems placed at a very
odd length down the cable; it seemed to like to rest around the height of my chest which made it awkward to grab
and manipulate.
However, I did on occasion have some
odd experiences when
powering the device back on from sleep, requiring some finessing with the
power and volume keys.
The
oddest part of the simple design is the
power button
and volume rocker.
One other design decision that is a bit
odd is the placement of the
volume and power buttons on the back.