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Dell Adamo Unveiled and Hands-On, Just $1999 for the Stylish Thin Wonder

Posted 03/17/09 at 01:39:13 PM  by Norman Chan

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Dell teased us with a brief showing of their new Adamo laptop line at this year's CES, but after that first peek, we were all left hanging with only a mysterious website to satiate our curiosity. Today, Dell has finally officially announced the Adamo notebook line, which they call a "luxury brand notebook designed for the luxury conscious consumer." We got to play with the Adamo at a recent press preview meeting, and can confirm that this beauty is indeed luxurious -- easily worthy of envy. We have a ton of Adamo unboxing and close-up photos after the jump, but here are the technical details that you care about:

  • Adamo's launch models are 13.4" inches (screen resolution is 1366x768) , priced at $1999 for a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U9300 with integrated Intel X4500 video, 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, and 128GB SSD running a custom skinned Vista 64-bit. Dell has also custom skinned the Bios to match the Adamo aesthetic.
  • External hard drives (up to 500GB) and Blu-Ray drives are also available, both of which match Adamo's styling.
  • Dell told us that Battery life rated at 4 hours, even though the press release states 5+.
  • Physically, the Adamo measures only .65" thick (thinner than the Voodoo Envy), and weighs in at 4 pounds. Aside from the Dell and Adamo logos, the notebook's rigid surface --made from aircraft grade aluminum -- bears no other unsightly marks or stickers. Even the Windows authenticity sticker is hidden in a magnetic cover in the back.
  • Built-in ports include 2 USB (with power share, so you can charge devices even when Adamo is off), one eSATA/USB combo port,  Display Port, RJ-45 (Wireless N is included), and a SIM card slot for mobile broadband. The Adamo has no Express Card slot nor microphone jack, though a tiny mic is embedded to the left of the keyboard.
  • The Adamo is now available for preorder, shipping March 24th in Pearl and Onyx colors. A $2700 model is also available in foreign countries, and sports a 1.4GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a built-in 3G wireless card.

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avatarlinks of london

Submitted by aizi1220 on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 6:53pm

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Submitted by aizi1220 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 6:09pm

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avatarPut it in an envelope and

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 1:00pm

Put it in an envelope and mail it to Steve Jobs and when he opens it and turns it on have a picture of a hand giving him the middle finger.

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avatarAesthetics and Criticism

Submitted by MacimumPC on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 9:41pm

It's amazing what a little industrial design can do. I love how a lot of PC laptops are trying desperately to look like aluminum unibody MacBooks without trying desperately to look like aluminum unibody MacBooks...and failing miserably on the second part. 

The first statements out of everyone is that it looks like a Mac. Let's be honest about Macs...they cost a lot and they aren't always the fastest or the best equipped for what you pay for, but if Dell is going toward the Apple business model...they're gonna fail miserably. Apple generally ups the ante on their hardware with every new generation. The Dell Adamo is going backwards though considering the standards of today. Maybe if this thing came out 3 or so years ago and now it has a 2.0GHz C2D with 2-4GB of RAM. This thing apparently must be competing with netbooks or something...1.2GHz?! Even the slowest Intel MacBooks only had a 1.8GHz Core Duo and now those have been well phased out.

I think what's going to happen here is that people are going to see that they can buy an actual aluminum unibody MacBook for cheaper and not think twice about this thing. I'm not even really sure what purpose this thing will serve. Luxury? Yeah, most celebs are still going to rock a MacBook. Easily.   

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avatarNot Trolling...

Submitted by jediken21 on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 5:06pm

...but it looks like a mac :3

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avatarWhy wouldn't I just get a

Submitted by blackzarg on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 3:11pm

Why wouldn't I just get a Macbook Air?  Or the Envy?  This certainly does look nice, but I see no real benefit of it over the two aforementioned laptops.

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avatarThe kicker is the price.

Submitted by horzo on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 2:30pm

The kicker is the price. hard to believe, but this thing is even more underpowered then the MacBook Air...and Dell is charging more for it. What the hell are they thinking? 

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avataroverpriced more for less

Submitted by sasquatch42 on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:39pm

overpriced

more for less with the voodoo envy

less for more with the adamo

why o why

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avatarTasty

Submitted by Bender2000 on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:25pm

Where are the pictures of Norman licking it? Is it not worthy??

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avatarI love laptops, i game on

Submitted by AntiHero on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:02pm

I love laptops, i game on one for the convienience of being able to go outside, sit on the couch, or lay down, same goes for working and browsing...however i wouldn't buy this. I paid 1k (just under) for about two or 3 times the efficiency/ability (2.0 centrino duo, 16" widescreen hd monitor, blu ray player/dual layer dvd write, nvidia 9500gs 512 dedicated, 4gb ram, 320gb 7200rpm drive, vista x64 home premium, hd audio w/ virtual sorround and media touch panel on the left side) and that there, is like a Macbook air, REALLY look, metal, shiny, expensive, low end. Probably hits 90 celcius when doing something in any Adobe program or watching a movie too.

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avatar The voodoo is cheaper, and

Submitted by Denis63 on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 10:05am

 The voodoo is cheaper, and lighter and has better guts. Whats the point of this? Yes its nice, yes it looks great, but why spend more money on a weaker laptop?

       -Denis

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avatarYes, but can it play Quake III?

Submitted by Number Six on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 9:58am

No really, I want to know if it can play Quake III.  Or do I need to dig up Castle Wolfenstein for this overpriced, underpowered & overweight disappointment?

Can it even do smooth blue-ray playback?

Eagerly awaiting MPC's review,
-Six

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