Dell Adamo Arrives: Available For Pre-Order Today

[Andrew Baxter]

Hmm..apparently it weighs about 4lbs according to

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives...s_pricing.html

so not that light.

That was in the prelim spec sheet we got, and I agree 4 pounds is a problem. The MacBook Air and ThinkPad X301 both have a 13.3" screen and weigh 3lbs. The body on the Adamo must be solid and thick, maybe too much so given the weight.

[duffyanneal]

I just went to the site to order one, but from the limited amount of info I can dig up the RAM is not upgradeable. So if you buy the cheap one you're stuck with 2GBs of RAM. The last time I checked Vista isn't very happy with that amount of RAM. W7 should be better, but that is a few months off. My wife would kill me if I coughed up $2700 just to get two more gigs of RAM. What to do? you Dell.

[ImakE]

I just went to the site to order one, but from the limited amount of info I can dig up the RAM is not upgradeable. So if you buy the cheap one you're stuck with 2GBs of RAM. The last time I checked Vista isn't very happy with that amount of RAM. W7 should be better, but that is a few months off. My wife would kill me if I coughed up $2700 just to get two more gigs of RAM. What to do? you Dell.

You are incorrect. Ive been running 2GB ram on my VAIO TZ (1.2 GHz U7600) for almost 2 yrs. Its rarely maxed out at all; mostly hovering around 1GB of use with office apps and Internet use. Are you going to use this for virtualization?

The bottle neck with Vista is the harddrive; in this case, its fine because it uses an SDD. FYI: my SSD-equipped TZ boots Vista Business in 20-40 seconds.

[golin]

This seems ridiculously overpriced.

I, for one, have no problem paying 2000$ for a machine that is worth 2000$ and gives a good return. This just does not seem to be the case here.

It is indeed still early to make definite observations based on what little information we have but this thing has a modest specification with a ULV processor, a pretty normal weight for the 13" category, no optic drive, average battery life (according to CNET's first impressions at least) and no CTO options.

It's true that it has a large SSD but for about the same or even less you can get something like the Dell E4300 with a 128gb SSD drive which has a better processor, excellent quality, Optic drive, lower weight, decent battery life, CTO options and 3 years of warranty included in the base cost.

It looks like you are basically paying for the showoff with this machine, not my cup of tea.

[markhedder]

Hmm this unit is 4 pounds and low battery life, what is the reason for buying it?

The Samsung X360 is the complete opposite weighing in at 2.8 pounds, great battery life, and for those that got it for $700 post-rebate are a bit lucky.

Since they didn't cut costs for weight obviously, I don't know what exactly makes the price so high. Sadly this unit offers nothing in my eyes.

[Clutch]

Looks like a sweet laptop.

I am guessing with bluray and 5+ hour battery it has the GMA4500

But they keyboard looks more for style than usage.

I hope it is high res to.

[anothergeek]

If I was in the position to waste $2500 on a pc for taking to starbucks... I'd get the macbook air instead. The Adamo has an ugly rear end, it weighs a fair chunk, and the cpu and gpu are slower than the Air's. The Air looks better (no rear end!), it's lighter, 9400 graphics, and faster core duos.

[dschill]

Looks like a sexy notebook..

[davepermen]

i hate starbucks. but i'd prefer my 2730p in it. no "just another apple fanboy guy" but uhh he has it on one leg, with a pen, what's that cool silver thing?

then again, the boyfriend of my girlfriends sister is called adamo, so we have a special relationship to that notebook. he has a notebook with his own name, how cool's that?

[Sphinx]

Man, 16:9 is really a deal breaker for me !!!

$1999 for a low speed c2d.. no thanks

Two things that dont sit well with me also. This craze of 16:9 has me seriously contemplating upgrading before I need/want to.