Dell release Adamo XPS, "world's thinnest laptop"

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edited November 2009 in Science & Tech
Dell release Adamo XPS, "world's thinnest laptop"

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  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    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!
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    I would have to agree with Tim on this one... $1800 for a laptop just because it's thin seems like a waste...
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    I'm not sure I'm ready to give up the Ethernet port.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    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.
  • MathieuB
    edited November 2009
    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.
  • chrisWhitechrisWhite Littleton, CO
    edited November 2009
    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.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    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...
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    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.
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited November 2009
    My laptop's 4mm's thick at its thinnest point! I win! :D

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