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Adamo: to fall in love with Dell?

Dell's new super-slim laptop claims to be the thinnest ever - but is it all style over substance? That 'Adamo' is Latin for 'fall in love with' tells you something of Dell's ambitions with this super-slim laptop. Precision-machined from a single lump of aluminium, it's a shade thinner than the tubbiest part of a MacBook Air, albeit a touch heavier. It's got an HD-capable screen, built-in SIM card slot, a solid-state hard drive and a claimed five-hour battery life. It's well furnished on the outside too: three USB ports and an eSATA socket make Apple look stingy. At this price, we don't suspect the Adamo to fly off the shelves, but we can't wait to get our hands on one to see how we really feel about it... 

FIRST POSTED APRIL 9, 2009
FIRST POSTED APRIL 9, 2009

Price: £1,649

Specifications

Audio ports: 3.5mm headphone out

Data ports: eSATA Ports, 3 x USB, Bluetooth

Network: Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Webcam: 1.3-megapixel

Audio processor: High Definition Audio 2.0

Speakers: Integrated

Dimensions: 33.1 x 1.6 x 16.4 cm (WDH)s

Weight: 1.81kg

Features

Machined, torsion-tested aluminium chassis; Backlit, scalloped, full-size keyboard; Two finishes available (silver pearl and black onyx); Ultra-compact power adaptor; Full-sized keyboard; Magnetic latching screen; 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor; 2GB 800MHz DDR3 RAM; 256MB Intel GS45 graphics; 128GB Solid state hard disk; 13.4in 1366 x 768 LED screen; Windows Vista Home Premium x64

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