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When Dell killed off the Adamo back in February, many were somewhat puzzled by the move considering they didn’t have much in the way of a direct replacement. The Macbook Air has clearly proven there is a demand for capable thin and light computers in the consumer space, but the Adamo it seems was just too underpowered to compete. According to CNET’s however, Dell may finally be ready to re-engage the competition, and this time they are pulling out all the stops.
The exact tech specs on the new lineup are still a mystery, but here is what we know so far. The first offering will sport a 15.6-inch display, offer up Sandy Bridge Core i5 and Core i7 Processors, and will be the thinnest in Dell’s consumer lineup. Given that the machine also contains an optical drive, I somehow doubt it will get down to the 0.65-inch thick Adamo, but form and function are a fine line to walk. A pound of weight and an inch in height might just be worth the trade off, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Dell is also said to be shooting for a $999 entry level price point, and the body of the unit will be crafted from “special materials”. Anyone care to take a guess what they mean by “special”? Gizmodo theorized it might be crushed unicorn horns, even though it’s clearly made of altruinium, a special and rare re-branded metal invented by Dell’s marketing interns to make the machine sound more impressive.
Feel free to leave your guesses in the comments below.
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aarcane
May 16, 2011 at 1:34am
probably a little bit of caesium, mixed with something else for structure. just enough to give the user an invigorating surprise whenever the laptop gets wet.
Holly Golightly
May 15, 2011 at 12:19pm
I am going to guess it had Zincophonite. "The power of zinc!" L.O.L.!
Okay, back to the basics, I strongly disagree with CNET's term about the Adamo being too under-powered to work. I get a little more than 5 hours on my Admire Pearl Adamo. I just do basic things on it, like browsing the internet, and doing some school work on Microsoft Office. Nothing too complex. I game on my desktop, as I am aware that the Adamo was not meant for hardcore gaming, benchmarking and overclocking.
In my opinion, the Adamo did not need to be Alienware powerful... It had style! This next PC better be Alienware strong. I feel that the Adamo line-up was all about the quality of the finished material. Metal keys on the Adamo XPS keyboard, fine detail on the Adamo 13's mousepad. You put an Adamo next to any mac and compare the style factor of them both, the Adamo will win, hands down. Fashion designers were never about simplicity. They are about originality, and the Adamo truly is a work of art!
