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Dell Adamo Review — Macho Outside, Sissy Inside

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the playing-catch-up dept.

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."

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  1. Hey Mike... by seanadams.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why don't you just wind it down and give the money back to your shareholders? Or stick to servers.

    1. Re:Hey Mike... by QuantumRiff · · Score: 5, Informative

      The parent was referring to when Mr. Dell said that that's what he would do if he was in charge of Apple a few years ago. Since then, they have skyrocketed...

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  2. Re:Adamo from Dell by ivan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dell Adamo, for when you want to be pretentious, but you can't afford Apple.

    Did you miss the part where it's more expensive than an Air?

  3. Re:Apples and Oranges? by MBCook · · Score: 5, Informative

    Gizmodo mentions the CPU speed thing, but they also point out the Air is cheaper in it's minimal configuration but still faster than the Adamo.

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  4. Re:Adamo from Dell by 99BottlesOfBeerInMyF · · Score: 5, Informative

    Dell Adamo, for when you want to be pretentious, but you can't afford Apple.

    Umm...

    Dell Adamo:

    • 1.2GHz - $1999
    • 1.4GHz - $2699

    Apple MacBook Air:

    • 1.6GHz - $1799
    • 1.4GHz - $2499

    I'm no math whiz, but...

  5. Dell really should have called it Adama by SkinnyKid63 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They could give it a gruff exterior, but it would kick the ass of any other computer that got in its way, Apple or Cylon.

  6. Yay for expanding my vocabulary! by zooblethorpe · · Score: 5, Funny

    And yes, that website is hideous Flashturbation.

    Thank you, Gizmonic, for introducing me to yet another word I expect never to use in polite company. :)

    Cheers,

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