Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on

Zardon · Nov 5, 2009, 05:56 PM

Most of you guys will remember the first Dell Adamo - it was quite attractive, but rather overpriced and from all accounts, not a massive seller either. Dell haven't rested on their laurels and they are aiming to target the style conscious users with a focus on maximum portability. If you want to look cool while you travel - then you will be seriously contemplating one of these.

We managed to sneak a look at the Dell Adamo thanks to our great contacts in the company and we can say it is shaping up to be a beautiful machine.

The profile of the machine is 13.39 inches wide by 10.78 inches long - when you close the lid it measures 0.41 inches at the thickest part of the chassis (rear) and narrows to a mere 0.38 inches at the front. The original Adamo was 0.65 inches from front to back, so the new machine has been on a diet.

The word "Adamo" means "fall in love" and is a bold statment from Dell, who generate the bulk of their sales from price aware, lower end machines for offices and businessmen. Dell told us that they reckon the Adamo XPS "will inspire an emotional connection with anyone who sees it."

The unit also features a capacitive latching device which means you can flick it open with just a swipe of your finger and is supplied with a displayport connection, two USB ports (Macbook Air still only has one) and audio and ethernet ports.

The estimated pricing will be in the $1,800 zone with several configurations being offered.

We didn't manage to take shots of the machine as ours was a pre production sample, but there are some great pictures on PCmag over here

Allan Campbell: Heaven Media

**dj_stick** · Nov 5, 2009, 08:56 PM

the keys look reminiscent of the Apple notebooks, which is a good thing, really easy to type on, but wtf is with the location of the hinge & I/O ports - that's going to be a turn off for many people - the angle looks quite uncomfortable to work with imo...

Zardon · Nov 5, 2009, 10:14 PM

The hinge is certainly unusual, I agree.

BlueMak · Nov 6, 2009, 12:01 PM

Is this a joke? Who can type at that angle?

The price tag is high, although I don't know the inside of the system yet, the potential price for the UK and (in 10 years when Dell decides to send one here with an atom CPU and a GMA450) Greece, is scary.

niceguyrichy · Nov 6, 2009, 12:06 PM

well to be fair, thats kinda the angle my missus has her lappy at when she's reclining in bed with it, and it does look quite sexy.
but you just know by the time it makes it to the UK its gonna be a scary price

isaak · Nov 6, 2009, 12:13 PM

The hinge looks good when open, but when closed Im not too sure...im a fan of symmetry

procupine14 · Nov 6, 2009, 12:45 PM

Even though it looks cool I don't think i would like the angle and it looks like it could tend to be VERY uncomfortable on your lap. Just saying

SeraphicSorcerer · Nov 6, 2009, 07:05 PM

Get a macbook air instead guys.

lol

Nov 5, 2009, 05:56 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on Most of you guys will remember the first Dell Adamo - it was quite attractive, but rather overpriced and from all accounts, not a massive seller either. Dell haven't rested on their laurels and they are aiming to target the style conscious users with a focus on maximum portability. If you want to look cool while you travel - then you will be seriously contemplating one of these. We managed to sneak a look at the Dell Adamo thanks to our great contacts in the company and we can say it is shaping up to be a beautiful machine. The profile of the machine is 13.39 inches wide by 10.78 inches long - when you close the lid it measures 0.41 inches at the thickest part of the chassis (rear) and narrows to a mere 0.38 inches at the front. The original Adamo was 0.65 inches from front to back, so the new machine has been on a diet. The word "Adamo" means "fall in love" and is a bold statment from Dell, who generate the bulk of their sales from price aware, lower end machines for offices and businessmen. Dell told us that they reckon the Adamo XPS "will inspire an emotional connection with anyone who sees it." The unit also features a capacitive latching device which means you can flick it open with just a swipe of your finger and is supplied with a displayport connection, two USB ports (Macbook Air still only has one) and audio and ethernet ports. The estimated pricing will be in the $1,800 zone with several configurations being offered. We didn't manage to take shots of the machine as ours was a pre production sample, but there are some great pictures on PCmag over here Allan Campbell: Heaven Media Attached Thumbnails

Nov 5, 2009, 10:14 PM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Re: Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on The hinge is certainly unusual, I agree.

Nov 6, 2009, 12:01 PM	#4
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 9,649 Rep Power: 179 System Specs	Re: Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on Is this a joke? Who can type at that angle? The price tag is high, although I don't know the inside of the system yet, the potential price for the UK and (in 10 years when Dell decides to send one here with an atom CPU and a GMA450) Greece, is scary. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 6, 2009, 12:13 PM	#6
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,440 Rep Power: 42 System Specs	Re: Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on The hinge looks good when open, but when closed Im not too sure...im a fan of symmetry __________________ Q9450 @ 3.2GHz ~ P5K Pro ~ 6GB @ 961MHz ~ 4870 512MB ~ 60GB Vertex SSD + 1.32TB ~ Antec 650W ~ CoolerMaster HAF932 Intel Atom 330 @ 1.6Hz ~ Zotac IONITX-G-E ~ 2GB @ 800MHz ~ nVidia Ion ~ 1TB ~ Generic 300W ~ Custom Lego

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procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,306 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on Even though it looks cool I don't think i would like the angle and it looks like it could tend to be VERY uncomfortable on your lap. Just saying __________________ Laptop: HP dv6000 - Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit - AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60(2.0GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 256MB - 4GB Kingston DDR2 667 (2x2GB) - 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive HTPC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 5200+ x2 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - Samsung EcoGreen 1TB - Hauppauge single tuner HD - ASUS Radeon HD4550 512MB - ECS RS485M-M mobo - Creative X-fi soundcard - Seasonic 300W SFX PSU Other PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 - 1x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - HIS 4850 512MB - DFI Infinity NF570 SLI-M2/G - CoolerMaster 400W PSU

Nov 6, 2009, 07:05 PM	#8
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,224 Rep Power: 135 System Specs	Re: Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on Get a macbook air instead guys. lol __________________

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