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mike black
10-07-2009, 01:19 PM
Dell reveals new Adamo XPS, gives no details (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/dell-announces-updated-adamo/)


We're currently live at a Dell event where that totally new-look Adamo XPS has just been briefly teased. In keeping with Dell's recent tradition, details are nonexistent at the moment, but we've snapped a couple pics -- if you look closely you can see a pretty wild hinge design. We'll update you ASAP, keep it locked!

Update: And... that was it. Seriously, you would think Dell would've maybe learned something from the original Adamo launch and maybe dished out some info, but as usual they just waved it around for a second and then talked about less-interesting things. Still, here's what we know -- it's super thin, and it obviously unfolds in a completely new way. We're digging for more, we'll let you know.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/2009-10-07adamo-1.jpg


MaximumPC (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/%5Bprimary-term%5D/adamo_xps_slices_airmdashin_half) has a little more info:


Dell launched a teaser site for the newest revision of the Adamo series of laptops, Adamo XPS. The site features little more than a picture of the ultra-thin device and the tag line reading “Crafted to fall in love with at 9.99MM.”

Let’s take a second to do the math: at 9.99MM the Adamo XPS aims to slice the Macbook Air (19.3mm) in half at their respective thinnest points. A remarkable feet no doubt, but Apple took heavy criticism for the features it removed to make Air the thinnest laptop available at the time. One must be wondering, what could possibly fit into the Adamo?

Dell insists this is merely a “design concept” and is holding out on technical specifications and details until a later date.



Alot of speculation here at the office is around the possibility of it running a low-grade Atom processor, but info should roll out soon.

Dreaded Anomaly
10-07-2009, 02:57 PM
Next up: BSG fans mod the case to read "Adama," remove all network and wifi capability to prevent Cylon intrusion

Boris the Blade
10-07-2009, 03:16 PM
Next up: BSG fans mod the case to read "Adama," remove all network and wifi capability to prevent Cylon intrusion
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mike black
10-07-2009, 03:26 PM
Dude! That thing is thinner than a composit notebook! You can't /thread until technoweenies come in and drool!

cory w
10-07-2009, 10:06 PM
A remarkable feet no doubt

Heh.

Boris the Blade
10-08-2009, 02:40 AM
Hey, stop posting guys! I ended this thread a few posts ago.

Boris the Blade
10-08-2009, 03:31 PM
I can't believe I successfully closed this thread.

mike black
10-08-2009, 03:41 PM
I can't believe I successfully closed this thread.

Not if you keep bumping it, asshat.

c. page
10-08-2009, 03:42 PM
i assume that all updates for the hardware will continue to run 2-3 years behind the manufacturers'?

Boris the Blade
10-08-2009, 03:48 PM
Not if you keep bumping it, asshat.
:)

I, like my hero Bono, move in mysterious ways.