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Dell Announces Leaner, Cheaper Adamo - World's Thinnest Laptop

Posted 11/05/09 at 04:13:21 PM  by Pulkit Chandna

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Dell has announced the second laptop under its Adamo by Dell brand, which was introduced in March this year. Its latest ultraportable, the Adamo XPS, is slimmer than its predecessor. It will not only replace its elder sibling as the world’s thinnest notebook but also become the cheapest Adamo variant when it debuts with its $1800 price tag. The Adamo XPS is 9.9mm thick and features a 13.4-inch high-definition display, Intel Core 2 Duo (1.4 Ghz) ultra-low voltage processor, 4GB memory, and a full-size keyboard.

No Adamo announcement can be complete without pitting the upcoming Dell ultraportable against Apple’s MacBook Air, a rival that also serves as a yardstick. Both our contestants weigh just over 3 lbs. While the Adamo XPS is thinner of the two and features 4GB memory compared to the Air’s 2GB, Apple’s ultraportable boasts more power and a longer battery life. Dell plans to have the Adamo XPS ready for action in time for the holidays.

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TAGS: apple, MacBook Air, ultraportable, ultra-thin, dell adamo xps
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avatarI think it'll break if I

Submitted by Khaled on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 11:11am

I think it'll break if I just looked at it ...

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avatarnot so sure

Submitted by rclamp on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 7:00am

I'm not convinced Win7 is the king of OSes. I've been using 7 Ultimate on my Core i7 desktop and Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro and I'm pretty positive Apple's Expose is a much better window managment system that Windows 7's. I seem to be able to navigate my Mac laptop a whole lot more efficiently than my Windows desktop. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I also don't understand why my Core 2 Duo laptop feels snappier than my *Core i7* desktop. I'm just pointing this out so I hope I'm not starting a flaming war...

Forget about the fact that the keyboard is elevated and tell me that laptop doesn't look EXACTLY like a MacBook!

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avatarhttp://lifehacker.com/5277207

Submitted by win7fanboi on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:28am

http://lifehacker.com/5277207/windows-7-versus-mac-os-x-leopard-the-feature+by+feature-showdown

Your core 2 duo laptop can *feel* snappier but if you run the same program on both you can't seriously tell me it actually runs faster on the laptop... and any OS couldn't make that much of a difference. Now it could be possible that you don't run antivirus on your mac or you have a ssd drive in your laptop and an older/slower drive in your windows machine. Best way to compare is to run Win 7 on your laptop by dual booting... 

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avataris it fair to compare the

Submitted by JoeDLP on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 8:44pm

is it fair to compare the amount of memory when the mac os needs less to begin with?  you can run a mac and all it's applications with 2GB of memory but windows needs at least that amount just for the OS.  i'm not trying to be a mac fanboy, i actually prefer windows for work, i'm just questioning the comparison.

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avatarwin 7 can run fine on a

Submitted by win7fanboi on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:22am

win 7 can run fine on a netbook with 1gb ram.... point is to compare specs/features for the price.

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avatari bet the trackpad on the

Submitted by bathtbgin on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 7:26pm

i bet the trackpad on the macbook has drivers that actually work though. 

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avatartoo awkward

Submitted by dracx619 on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 4:32pm

i cant get over the fact that it has the most awkward layout. how the crap can i possibly use this thing comfortably on my lap? it seems like it would be fine on a table or desk but that defeats the whole portability purpose

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avatarthe original article

Submitted by opulent_rigs on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 3:44pm

had that error

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avatarUnless he was interpreting

Submitted by DBsantos77 on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 3:36pm

Unless he was interpreting it as: ONE 3.4 inch display... XD

-Santos

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avatar Whoa, hold up. 3.4 inch

Submitted by colinjm0517 on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 2:36pm

 Whoa, hold up. 3.4 inch display? this must be a typo. No 3.4 inch display can be HD with our current technology. Besides, 3.4 inch is way to small. We're talking Nintendo DSi small.

Windows 7 is the King of all OSes

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avatarI think it says 13.4...

Submitted by _-slick-_ on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 3:13pm

I think it says 13.4...

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avatar Not when I posted my

Submitted by colinjm0517 on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 3:15pm

 Not when I posted my comment. It said "3.4 inch display" when I posted it.

Windows 7 is the King of all OSes

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