Dell's superthin new Adamo spotted
A quick sneak peek at Dell's new Adamo design.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)At a press conference to show off new licensed laptop lid designs from Major League Baseball and nail polish brand OPI, Dell teased the audience with a brief peek at the new design for its high-end Adamo laptop.
The system, purported to be only 9.99 millimeters thick, was previously hinted at with a single-shot teaser Web site launched by Dell in September. This time around, Dell VP Alex Gruzen pulled one of the new Adamo systems from a laptop sleeve and, keeping the lid closed, held it aloft for a few seconds before handing it off to be spirited away.
Also onhand were two new partnerships for customizable laptop lids on Dell systems. The Dell Design Studio will offer MLB designs for all 30 teams, with "Fan, Classic, and Die-Hard" versions available. Concurrently, OPI, a leading nail lacquer brand, will offer "26 exciting, high-style OPI fashion shades," as laptop lid design options. On top of that, Dell is adding another 80 designs from artists from around the world to the options available when customizing a laptop.
In keeping with Dell's current premiums for custom lids on most of its laptops, these new designs add $85 to the cost. Basic single-color lids are still an extra $40.
We managed to snap a few photos of the elusive new Adamo's brief appearance--check them out in the gallery below.
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I know Mac people who want this.
I'm thinking the keyboard is going to be terrible, just like the keyboard on the Mac Air (my opinion, of course). I can't stand typing on keyboards with little or no tactile feedback. However, more and more people are getting comfortable using keyboards with no feedback - such as touch-screen keyboards. It's just not for me.
Definitely cool, though. I'd probably lose it in between the sofa cushions.
The screen, unlike most laptops, does not use traditional corner hinges, nor does it span the length/width of the laptop body. It uses an interesting new hinge design which will most likely limit the range of the screen's tilt motion.
I predict that this laptop will be way too costly, and be completely underpowered.
I predict another failure on Dell's part.
Tom
Fine point their sir.....
Windows and Linux are for all intents and purposes -UBIQUITOUS!- Meaning for all intents and purposes, Every Where for free or almost free, Apple is still PROPRIETARY! So much for "PEACE, LOVE and all the Other "BS." That is All.
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- by censorshipblows October 13, 2009 4:21 PM PDT
- Dell's quality is trash.
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