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[lilyang]

1. I have owned several notebooks before but this is my first metal chassis one, feels rock solid but the bottom panel is weak and flexes towards the edges

2. The keyboard has little flex but there is some there, sorry I have not dealt with ibm notebooks to compare

3. it does have some sort of fan not sure how it fits in there but I only heard it after playing games or watching video for some time, no whine thankfully

[vengance_01]

What about the quality of the backlit keyboard for use during the night?

[vddobrev]

I can deal with 4 hours as I said. Weight not really being an issue. More Questions.

1. Build Quality.
2. Keyboard, Compared to a thinkpad/lenovo keyboard
3. Noise. Is this laptop slient? Does it have any fans? And Most importantly, does the cpu have a whine at all(like from the 1330 days)?

1. Build quality is good, but the bottom flexes towards the edges.
2. Compared to a thinkpad, the keyboard sucks. It flexes in the midle, a bit too much for my liking. I think it will take some getting used to, since I usually type without looking, but with the Adamo I have to.
3. No noise whatsoever, unless the CPU fan spins, which it will when you load the CPU. Under normal browsing/email, dead quiet. No whine at all, and I did own an M1330, and it drove me nuts.

[vddobrev]

What about the quality of the backlit keyboard for use during the night?

Well a lot of people here will say I am nit picking, but I have seen many laptops... and it is important to compare. Afterall, this is not cheap at $999!

The backlight is just OK.

Pros
- You can see the keys in the dark
- You can control the light intensity

Cons
- Keys are not evenly lit - one side of the keyboard is brighter
- You can see the light inbetween keys (meaning the light is not localized and isolated per each key)

[vddobrev]

Oh, I just received the Adamo Tumi sleeve, and it is vinyl! For $100! But hey, it is Tumi!

[vengance_01]

Well a lot of people here will say I am nit picking, but I have seen many laptops... and it is important to compare. Afterall, this is not cheap at $999!

The backlight is just OK.

Pros
- You can see the keys in the dark
- You can control the light intensity

Cons
- Keys are not evenly lit - one side of the keyboard is brighter
- You can see the light inbetween keys (meaning the light is not localized and isolated per each key)

I think I am going to stick with a new X200 or 201 instead of Adamo. The battery life is what really disappoints me. Plus I really don't want to have to baby the laptop. Thanks for all your help guys.

[c#ad]

Oh, I just received the Adamo Tumi sleeve, and it is vinyl! For $100! But hey, it is Tumi!

I have the tumi sleeve as well...I really like it...doesn't seem to get dirty or anything and last time I went through security, I didn't have to take it out to put it through the xray machine..

[vddobrev]

I have the tumi sleeve as well...I really like it...doesn't seem to get dirty or anything and last time I went through security, I didn't have to take it out to put it through the xray machine..

Great to know. I also like it, it fits perfectly... but it is expensive at $100!

[vddobrev]

Question on Adamo Bluetooth - the specs on dell.com say it has bluetooth 2.1, yet I cannot find it in the device manager. I do not have any unknown devices. Can someone please tell me if they do have the bluetooth module?

Edit: Nevermind, installed the software, and the BT radio showed up.

[blemert]

If anyone is interested I just threw my Mandarina 13" sleeve in the BST forum... love the sleeve just won`t need it once the laptop is gone. A little over two weeks old... Adamo to follow...