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Dell releases Adamo XPS, “world’s thinnest laptop”

Jacqueline DiOrio November 6, 2009 7:35 PM ET in Tech

Dell has just released information on their Adamo XPS, the super-thin third entry in the outfit’s Adamo lineup. Measuring just 9.7mm at its thinnest point, the XPS sure is slender. And with a weight of 1.4kg, it should also be fairly easy to carry around.

The Adamo XPS sports a 1.4GHz ULV Core 2 Duo processor, four gigabytes of memory, and a 128GB SSD. It also has a removable battery, two USB ports, integrated Bluetooth and 802.11n WiFi. The XPS, unsurprisingly, does not have an optical drive or an ethernet port.

The XPS will retail for $1800, and be available in North America by the holidays.

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9 Comments:

  1. Tim
    Pessimistic Optimist
    6 Nov '09, 8:47 pm

    Here's another thing that drives me crazy. Laptop makers bragging about how thin and light they are. Is a 3-5 pound laptop SO HEAVY that most people can't handle it? No it isn't.

    And thinness. The article says that Dell says the laptop is 9.7 mm AT ITS THINNEST POINT. Well what good is 9.7 millimeters there if it is an inch and a half thick in some other place? I've seen some netbooks and laptops where the computer itself is thin, but it has the comparatively huge battery hanging off the back, outside the body of the laptop! A super thin laptop isn't much good if it's only thin with no battery connected!

  2. Crazy Joe
    Cousin Zeke
    6 Nov '09, 9:08 pm

    I would have to agree with Tim on this one... $1800 for a laptop just because it's thin seems like a waste...

  3. Gargoyle
    We can't stop here...
    6 Nov '09, 9:14 pm

    I'm not sure I'm ready to give up the Ethernet port.

  4. QCH
    Guru
    6 Nov '09, 9:32 pm

    You guys haven't seen the scientists where I work... they may very well all turn their 4 lb laptops for the Adamo. They, sometimes, never see a laptop bag or a desk. They live with the darn thing on their lap or mini desk thing in the lecture halls. When they carry 8 pounds of papers and books, the lighter the laptop, the better.

    The the MacBook Air's $1500 starting price. And I think the Dell is a bit more powerful, better screen, removable battery, and a few other things.

    But yes... too expensive for me.

  5. MathieuB
    Guest
    7 Nov '09, 9:13 am

    Thin: ok. Light: Yes, please. Decent specs: Check. Price: ...$1800? Right...
    No LAN: What in the world were they thinking? No serious business user will rely only on wireless, for security and reliability reasons.

    No LAN is a big no-no for me.

  6. chrisWhite
    Polygons
    7 Nov '09, 5:28 pm

    I'd rather have an Air or a netbook honestly, but I'd prefer a superlight laptop as an additional tool to a full production laptop, not a replacement to.

  7. Snarkasm
    The Photographer.
    8 Nov '09, 10:35 am

    They don't make 'em like they used to, do they, Tim?

    Well, in your case, they don't make ANYTHING you use the way they used to. Hmm... maybe that's a sign...

  8. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner
    8 Nov '09, 3:27 pm

    I kind of like the fact that it doesn't lie flat. Having a bit of slant to my keyboard is something that I like. In fact I have notebook stands on my desk at home and at work for that exact purpose. The cost of that thing is just way too much though. If I was going to buy a super-slim notebook I'd just get the MSI X-Slim since it's about a grand less and has similar hardware.

  9. revorocks
    Icrontic Posting Maniac
    14 Nov '09, 10:59 am

    My laptop's 4mm's thick at its thinnest point! I win!

    Ligh laptops do make a difference if you are traveling around with them all day, but no ethernet port! Madness!

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