My HONEST review for Dell Adamo Laptop!!!
- 14 years ago
http://bit.ly/delladamolaptop When it was first announced last year, the Dell Adamo XPS garnered attention for its wafer-thin profile: at just 0.4 inches thick, it was the thinnest notebook ever, and still is. More importantly, the notebook represents an engineering marvel, as most of its components—the motherboard, hard drive, etc.—are crammed into the deck of the keyboard, itself just a quarter of an inch thick. It's not just that this notebook is thin, though; it has a completely unique elevated design. Of course, there's a premium for this brand of uniqueness, and while we love the design, the Adamo XPS' performance and endurance don't quite live up to its $1,900 price. Design While many notebook makers boast about the fact that their laptops are less than an inch thick, the Adamo XPS is in a class by itself; at just 0.4 inches thick, it's almost half that of the MacBook Air (0.7 inches). In order to achieve that, the keyboard tucks into a recess made by a thick screen bezel. Otherwise, the Adamo XPS' footprint (13.4 x 10.8 inches) is similar to most other 13-inch systems. With the regular battery attached, the Adamo XPS weighs just 3.2 pounds; the extended battery increases the weight barely, to 3.4 pounds. That's 0.4 pounds more than the MacBook Air and Sony VAIO Z Series, but when this system is tucked into a messenger bag, it virtually disappears. The chassis of the Adamo XPS is made of magnesium, and wrapped in aluminum that not only looks great, but doesn't show any fingerprints. Opening the system, you see that the deck is also swathed in aluminum, and set off by the darker metal of the island-style keyboard. Uniquely, the keyboard is hinged about an inch above the bottom of the notebook, so that it angles downwards, creating a large space at the bottom of the notebook. Unlike every other notebook, the XPS only comes into contact with a table (or your lap) at the bottom edge of the keyboard deck and the bottom edge of the battery. Although the screen is tilted back to such a degree that the ...