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    Dell mystery laptop / Adamo / Macbook Air competitor - Rumours

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Pirx, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. Pirx

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    This is interesting; I'd love to see a "DellBook Air"...
     
    Pirx, Dec 18, 2008
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    Yeah, it just wont have a keyboard or screen this time!
     
    I♥RAM, Dec 18, 2008
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  3. Pirx

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    :confused: You're going to have to explain this one...
     
    Pirx, Dec 18, 2008
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  4. Vehement

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    Dell book Air lol :)
     
    Vehement, Dec 18, 2008
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  8. Pirx

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  9. Ayepecks

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    I'm aware, just linking to blogs that will have theories in the comments, or maybe new information. ;)
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 18, 2008
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  10. Jayayess1190

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    But this thread is in the more appropriate area, we don't know if it will be a business laptop yet. I fail again for not searching in depth enough.
     
    Jayayess1190, Dec 18, 2008
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  11. Pirx

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    In any case, I may be in the market for something like that.
    All I want is the power of an M6400 in the form factor of a MacBook Air, that's all :D

    Seriously, I've been thinking about getting a MacBook Air, wiping the hard drive and installing Vista, but decided that that would be pushing it... So, if I can get a decent machine like that from Dell, I'll buy. :cool:
     
    Pirx, Dec 18, 2008
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  12. Ayepecks

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    Yup, I'm going to be in the market for something like that soon as well.

    Also, the Engadget comments have uncovered some stuff about this laptop. Search (CTRL + F) for "ridestp" in the comments.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 18, 2008
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  14. Ayepecks

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    Yeah, that site just stole from the comments on Endadget :) Read my above post and you can find more information about it.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 18, 2008
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  15. Ayepecks

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    Yeah, I agree -- that topic should be moved here and merged with this one.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 18, 2008
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  16. Pirx

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    Hah, nice finds! This looks like the Adamo 13 may be out soon; and include an internal slot-load BluRay drive. :cool:
     
    Pirx, Dec 18, 2008
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    If it's as thin and unpractical as the Macbook Air, then I'm kinda dissapointed in Dell. I personally don't see any appeal in the Air, but then again I've always liked Dell notebooks. Let's see what they'll come up with.
    And instead of leaking this Dell Adamo stuff, why won't dell just leak some new XPS pics and specs.
    Praying for CES to be a good time to look at Dell's news :)
     
    McBrainless, Dec 18, 2008
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    :confused:

    It seems to pre-date it, so im not sure how it is stolen.

    And there is some stuff on bbs.gaodi.net about the XPS Adamo 13 posted over a month ago.
    http://bbs.gaodi.net/thread-8437-1-1.html

    I guess they stole from todays Engaget comments too... :rolleyes:
     
    v_c, Dec 18, 2008
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    Maybe they'll unveil it at CES with a 16" XPS.
    I'm getting a feeling the Adamo might be something of a size of the HP Voodoo 13" notebook. It's fairly thin, but still practical. And by the looks of the comments on engadget, it seems the Adamo has an optical drive...
     
    McBrainless, Dec 18, 2008
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    I♥RAM....did you sell your precision? I don't know how...I LOVE this thing! If you're gonna do a desktop, water cooling, water cooling...two words.... :D :D
     
    theZoid, Dec 18, 2008
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  21. Cin'

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    Nice to see...Is Dell finally ready to step up to the plate? And, prove their place to the competition?? :D


    ;) :)
     
    Cin', Dec 18, 2008
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    That's what impresses me -- it will have an internal slot-loading optical drive if some of the stuff on the website is correct. I hope there's an option for Blu-ray in that.

    Should be interesting. Depending on the looks and whether or not it has a 9400, I may get this instead of waiting for the Envy refresh.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 19, 2008
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  26. Pirx

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    The "stuff on the website" explicitly mentions that it has a BluRay drive. ;)
     
    Pirx, Dec 19, 2008
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  27. Cin'

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    This is gonna be a pretty sweet notebook. :D :D
    Dell just needs to release some *concrete* info now.
    But that will be with bated breath..as they like leaving us all hanging! :rolleyes:

    And, this thread is nice, its so much better than having multiple threads spread all over the Dell forum's, on the topic at hand!!! ;) :D



    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Dec 19, 2008
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  28. Ayepecks

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    Yes, but that "stuff on the website" does not list the Blu-ray drive as internal, as it does the other drive.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 19, 2008
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    So basically Dell is following Apple (MB/MBA) & Sony (SR/Z). Actually Dell will have three 13" notebooks. So if you're low on funds & want a no-frills notebook, it's the Inspiron 13. If you want something more with a discrete GPU/blu-ray, it's the Studio XPS 13. If you want something like the MBA but with a lower price, it's the Adamo 13.
     
    dampfnudel, Dec 20, 2008
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  30. atbnet

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    That actually makes some sense.
     
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    LOL.. I dont know if Adamo will have an internal optical drive (Most likely not) but I would totally get it if it did!! (vs the Studio XPS 13)
     
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    I just hope it has a 9400 (like the Air refresh did). I hope when the i7 Capella platform comes out that there will be a shrunken version for the Adamo/Air/Envy, too. An internal Blu-ray wouldn't hurt, either ;)
     
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    Nice find, I too wonder where they got their information.
     
    atbnet, Dec 20, 2008
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    They do have good connections with Dell I believe so who knows...
     
    Phil, Dec 20, 2008
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  37. sonoritygenius

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    2.6lbs with Centrino 2 + 9400M = Z killer???!
     
    sonoritygenius, Dec 21, 2008
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    Probably not. I think it's impossible to make the thinnest computer with full power CPU's. Macbook Air, Samsung X360 and Voodoo Envy don't go beyond 1.86 Ghz.

    The Z is pretty thick, but for a good reason. It has excellent airflow and cooling.
     
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    I (very) highly doubt the Adamo will have an internal optical drive. If you look at the "info from the website" and go to the link that shows the optical drive for the Adamo you will also see an optical drive for the Dell E4200 with an identical photo. Since the E4200 does not have an optical bay and the photos looks the same I would say that this is an optical drive for an external bay.

    It also wouldn't make sense from a product line standpoint because Dell already has the E4300 and now XPS Studio 13 notebooks which cover the business and consumer side respectively at the 13" level and both have internal optical drives.

    Based on the buzz and initial rumors it seems that Dell is trying to impress with thinness and compete with the Macbook Air. This would not be possible with an internal optical drive.

    If we also look at the new info from NBR with a 2.6lb weight rating and compare to E4200 (no optical drive @ 2.2lb with 4cell and 2.6lb with 6cell battery) and E4300 (w/optical drive @ 3.4lb with 4cell and 3.8lb with 6cell battery) it looks like the most logical outcome would be a 13.3" form factor without an optical drive.

    I'm in the market for a new notebook and I've been eyeing the E4200 and E4300 and following the threads (and seriously when is a publication going to put a review out, for the love of god it's taking forever) and now the Adamo is in the running as well. Not sure if I can wait till Feb but if more concrete details are unveiled and it has more than one USB port (not to knock the MBA cause I realize it has a market and I think it is a great product and just ordered one for my sister, but it would be nice to have a few more ports) I may have to just wait for it. If the Adamo could dock on an E-series latitude dock I would put my deposit down right now and wouldn't mind a dearth of ports, Dell are you listening?
     
    pitviper45, Dec 21, 2008
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    I'm pretty sure you won't have to wait until February for more concrete info, given that CES is right around the corner.

    And one thing on Dell's site specifically said internal super drive. It's on the Engadget comments. Maybe it's a mistype, though.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 22, 2008
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  41. Cin'

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    I'm wondering if more factual info might be released in January. ;)
    It's up to Dell per usual! ;)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Dec 22, 2008
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    Here is another post on Engadget regarding the Adamo buzz... ;) http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/dell-confirms-shocking-truth-adamo-to-rival-macbook-air/


     

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    It's basically the same thing as the previous post, and that image was made by Engadget :)

    Engadget also has a story about it's power adapter being 45W. Nothing big there.
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 24, 2008
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  45. MP09

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    That's only partly true, Dell has a website in the making that has the same picture, just without the text at the bottom.

    http://adamobydell.com/
     
    MP09, Dec 24, 2008
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    I'm aware -- we've known that since this was announced :)
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 25, 2008
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    Totally random thought, but you think this photo Engadget leaded back last January might be of the Adamo? I've just assumed it was a design for the E4200 that fell through, but a closer look and it's not a 12 inch laptop (keyboard doesn't stretch across the whole laptop). And surely it can't be the E4300 or any other Latitude, they're nowhere near that thin. I know it's unlikely, but what do y'all think?
     
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    Very nice, if true. The previous poster before yours is very alarming to me... it may cost $3,000?! Not too smart in the current economy, Dell...
     
    Ayepecks, Dec 26, 2008
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