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Specs leaked for Dell's super-skinny Adamo XPS

More information has trickled out about the Dell's Adamo XPS, the notebook with an eating disorder we showed you video of Thursday.

The highly abnormal machine sports some decidedly normal specs. Though nothing is official just yet, the XPS will reportedly sport either 1.4 or 1.9GHz dual-core Intel processors, 128 or 180GB SSD, integrated X4500MHD graphics, and 4GB of DDR3 RAM, sitting under a 13.4-inch WXGA LED-backlit screen.

Batteries are slated as 20Wh or 40Wh for two and a half or four hours of life respectively, but owners will need to keep an eye on their … Read more

Dell Adamo XPS can only be opened by rubbing

The Dell Adamo XPS isn't only ridiculously thin, it opens like no laptop ever seen before. Its propped-up keyboard can only be opened by sliding a finger on the lid's heat-sensing strip. See it below to believe it...

Did your mouth drop? Because mine did. All I know is that rubbing that strip illuminates it and unlocks the aluminum lid. I also got to hold the system for a bit and it is really really sturdy. I thought it would be more flimsy, but it has strength.

I can't tell you much more, other than it will … Read more

Dell welcomes Intel Core i7 with a trio of laptops

Even though consumers are flocking toward low-price Netbooks and other budget-friendly laptops, there's still room for the latest and greatest technology in Dell's lineup. The company is introducing three systems that use Intel's new high-end mobile Core i7 CPU (four, if you count the new Alienware m15x).

Here are spec details on the newly revamped 15-, 16- and 17-inch systems from Dell, featuring the 1.6GHz Intel Core i7 720QM.

Dell Studio 17, starts at $1,099 Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)--eligible for Windows 7 upgrade 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon … Read more

Very little clean-up

Though they required minor editing, this file converter quickly and easily converted our PDFs to Word, Excel, and other file formats. We were, however, disappointed by its double-whammy of a trial limitation.

Able2Extract PDF Converter has a sleek and professional-looking user interface. Intuitive commands and navigational buttons reside at the top of the window. Novice users will especially appreciate the tips and the step-by-step guide it employs to walk you through the conversion process. The process was extremely easy and fast. Once we located our PDF, it was simply a matter of selecting the text we wanted to convert, and … Read more

Price dings Dell's all-AMD XPS 625 gaming desktop

It's tempting to write off efforts like AMD's Dragon platform as hollow marketing. After all, building a Dragon platform PC requires that the CPU, the chipset, and the graphics card all come from AMD. We actually find some value in the AMD OverDrive Utility that comes with a Dragon-qualified system, such as the Dell XPS 625, as it gives you a fairly intuitive and safe means to overclock your PC.

Even if we like what Dragon has to offer, we're only lukewarm on the Dell XPS 625 due to its price. Our $1,499 review unit did … Read more

Dell XPS media machine traps competitors in headlock, taps thrice

If you liked last year's Dell XPS 420 media-centric computer but decided to wait for something a little lighter on the digital video end, you might find a mate in the XPS 430-121B. You can consider it a younger cousin to the 420, maybe even once removed from some of the unnecessary add-ons that pushed it over the top.

This new model takes away the Windows SideShow LCD and instead adds a host of components like a dedicated graphics card, a TV tuner, and a quad-core processor that's sure to satisfy even the most insatiable media monger. You'… Read more

Dell first: 256GB solid-state drive on laptops

Updated at 11 p.m. PST with information about Apple.

Dell is doing its part to usher in the age of the super-sized solid-state drive. For the first time, Dell laptops can be configured with the newest large-capacity SSDs from Samsung.

Back in the day (last January), laptop buyers were stuck with a Henry Fordesque choice: order any solid-state drive you want with your laptop as long as it's 64GB.

What a difference a year makes. On Friday, Dell quadrupled this to 256GB. The Samsung SSD is now available as an option on Dell's XPS M1330 and M1730 … Read more

Hands-on pics of the Dell Studio XPS 1640

While we're still pretty unsure of what Dell was up to when it combined its midrange Studio and high-end XPS laptop lines into the new (wait for it...) Studio XPS line, at least it means we're finally getting a true 16:9 16-inch laptop from Dell, in the form of the Studio XPS 1640.

More details on specs and price to follow (being a Dell, expect tons of configuration options, including Blu-ray), but in the meantime, click through for some new photos that highlight the backlit keyboard and smart-looking leather trim.

Update: Dell's gone ahead and popped this guy up for sale online immediately. CPU options include the P8400, P8600, T9400, and T9600, all from Intel's Core 2 Duo line. While it starts at $1,199, for an extra $250, you can upgrade to a full HD 1920x1080 display. Graphics are limited to an ATI Mobility RADEON M86XT chip. There's also a 13-inch version, called the Studio XPS 1340.

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Dell XPS all-in-one super-sized to 24 inches

Dell's XPS One 24 joins Apple, Sony, and HP in the large screen all-in-one category Thursday with a new 24-inch model. Starting at $1,699, the new XPS One 24 will come in regular and (PRODUCT) RED versions. Each includes a 2.3GHz Intel Core 2 Quad E8200 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a variety of multimedia-friendly features.

We're concerned that the new XPS One 24 has only the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. We've seen $500 desktops with 64-bit Vista (from Dell, no less), as well as other all-in-ones, like Sony's Vaio JS190J, so its … Read more