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Dell slashes Adamo prices again

by Pete Mason on 18 January 2011, 15:37

Tags: Adamo, Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)

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Falling in love again?

Dell's super-sexy Adamo ultraportable has had a rough life so far. The laptop was introduced in spring 2009 with beautiful looks and rather disappointing internals considering the wallet-destroying $2,000 price tag, only to have its branding dropped from the corporate roster last October.

The sleek laptop has persevered, though, and got a shot in the arm later last year when the price was progressively slashed down to $999, then $899 in December along with a significant spec-bump. Now, the 13 incher is getting even cheaper, with its sticker price being cut to $799 - $500 less than the cheapest 13in MacBook Air.

This price cut doesn't come without concessions, though. The CPU has been downgraded from a 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 to the 1.4GHz SU9400, and the RAM has been trimmed from 4GB to 2GB with no option for factory upgrades. The higher-end model with a 256GB SSD is also off the menu, although a 128GB solid state drive still ships as standard.

Of course, the gorgeous 16.39mm thick aluminium chassis hasn't changed, nor has the 13in 1,366x768px edge-to-edge-glass display. Power is still provided by a six cell Lithium Polymer battery that the manufacturer claims will last for more than five hours between charges.

Dell has made a few serious cuts to the spec sheet while reducing the price of the Adamo and the internals are starting to look a little long in the tooth. Nonetheless, it's still one of the best looking ultraportables on the market, and isn't badly equipped for a hair under $800 (£625 inc VAT). Unfortunately, the Adamo isn't available in the UK, but anyone in the US can pick one up directly from Dell.



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Do want… but 2GB? Two? 1,366x768? What's the point?

They've got the recipe for a great laptop but apart from the admittedly nice-looking chassis everything about it is a ridiculous compromise.

Why would you pay such a huge premium for an underpowered slab of aluminium?
this_is_gav
Why would you pay such a huge premium for an underpowered slab of aluminium?
mutters something about the Mac Book Air….
Funkstar
mutters something about the Mac Book Air….

Macs obviously sprang to mind, but then you get a different OS which you could argue doesn't need the same requirements (and don't get me started on that)… and Apple tax (or that) and sheep (or them). Clearly Dell's Tax isn't working, hence the price cuts, but they're cutting massive corners to still try and get a decent margin… but it just won't sell… who is going hand over £700+ for a Windows laptop with 2GB RAM? They don't have the sheep Apple do.

They're trying to compete with Apple on price… yet they're tripping over themselves on price, not Apple.
this_is_gav
They've got the recipe for a great laptop but apart from the admittedly nice-looking chassis everything about it is a ridiculous compromise.
Doesn't sound like the recipe for a great laptop then? I've never been that impressed by the Adamo. It looked so underpowered compared to everything else in the market even before this downgrade. And that's taking into account that this specific market segment will have to make some sacrifices on the side of performance in order to keep it's ultra portable 13" factor. The Air at least has a discrete graphics card. On paper, the Sony Z series stomp them all though I don't really trust the longevity of Sony laptop anymore.