Dell Adamo Review — Macho Outside, Sissy Inside

Odelia Lee writes with a full review of Dell's new Adamo slimtop over at Gizmodo. While it may have an sleek exterior there are definite gaps (both literal and figurative) in their engineering. "The Adamo is both a compliment and an insult to Dell engineering. It's possibly the most beautiful computer Dell has ever manufactured, but I'm not sure that Dell has caught up to competitors in either aesthetics or power. There have been lots of qualitative Adamo reviews out there, but we got the first of the units that will actually ship to customers, so it's time for real benchmarks. As it happens, performance is really what's at stake here."

Comments

Which is it? Cheap, Fast, or Pretty?

[mpapet]

This is the epitome of crappy consumer journalism. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a reader to establish the value of the product.

Damning it with manufacturing issues when the consumer that cares is not Dell's primary customer. Were the issues preventable? Yes. Would the end-user price gone up to a point it no-longer makes sense to a Dell customer? Probably.

Damning it with performance issues. Again, the price would have been negatively affected by trying to make it mac-like. Not to mention driving *Dell* customers away!

I'm not a Dell consumer at all, but there was a very good reason they have become as large as they are. Customers think the product is 'good-enough.' This is a super-slim laptop that will be a good fit for Dell customers.

Damn you Gizmodo! Daaaammmmmmnnnn you!!!!!!