Adobe MAX started yesterday, and Dell used it as a venue to announce their Smart Desk concept. While it draws comparisons with Microsoft’s Surface Studio, especially with their dial-based input accessory, it’s unclear whether the similarities stop. For instance, while they promote how it uses “Dell Precision workstation performance,” they don’t explicitly state that it is a PC itself. Unlike the Surface Studio, it might be a peripheral to be paired with a full desktop, which its thin profile suggests, unless it requires a specific device that’s just not pictured. There was clearly shown on the secondary UltraSharp 27 monitor attached to it