Dell's slim and sexy Adamo laptop is now selling for $799 on the OEM's website. That's $200 less than before, and cheaper than even Apple's 11-inch MacBook Air models. We bring up the MacBook Air because Dell clearly took aim at Apple's ultraportable when it launched the Adamo back in 2009.

The price isn't the only thing that's lower on the current Adamo. Dell's decided to downgrade the processor from an Intel Core 2 Duo SL9500 (2.1GHz) to the SU9400 (1.4GHz), and cut the RAM from 4GB of DDR3-800 to 2GB of DDR3-800. Otherwise everything else looks the same. We're okay with that for people who want to pay less, but it doesn't appear Dell is offering any upgrade options -- boo, hiss!

Just because the holidays are coming to a close doesn't mean vendors are finished cutting prices. Enter Dell's Adamo ultra-thin laptop, formerly a $1,100 notebook that now sells for $900.

For that you get an Intel Core 2 Duo processor clocked at 2.13GHz rather than the 1.4GHz chip that previously shipped with the $1,000 configuration. Other specs include 4GB of DDR3 memory, Intel GS45 graphics, 128GB SSD, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and a 13.4-inch LED display all wrapped in a slender frame measuring a scant 0.65 inches and weighing less than 4 pounds.

The Adamo is Dell's answer to Apple's MacBook Air, which starts at $1,300 for the 13-inch model and includes a slower processor (1.86GHz) but faster graphics (GeForce 320M).