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    Dell Adamo Arrives: Available For Pre-Order Today

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Jerry Jackson, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    :eek: Just how close are you with dell ? Are you a reseller or company head who buys 10 laptops a month ??
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 23, 2009
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Ha! No, I don't work for Dell, I'm not a reseller, and I am not a company head (hmmm, good thought though) :p :rolleyes: ...I just own a few Dell's..and I have a Dell EPP Rep, that I have done all my purchasing thru for a long time!

    That's all, no big deal. :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 23, 2009
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  3. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    How many dell laptops ahve you bought ?
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 23, 2009
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  4. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Mmmm..Just 2 (Laptop/Netbook) :D Working on a third one..Which I thought was going to be the Adamo, but not at it's currently being substantially overpriced.


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 23, 2009
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  5. markhedder

    markhedder Notebook Deity

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    markhedder, Mar 23, 2009
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  6. Mark Larson

    Mark Larson Notebook Evangelist

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    It appears that the new fifteen-inch standard for mainstream laptops is 15.6", with 1366x768 resolution. Down from 1280x800, the older standard.

    So it doesn't look like manufacturers are offering 16.4" 16:9 screens at 15.4" 16:10 pricepoints. Which means that we must compare 15.6" 16:9 screens to 15.4" 16:10 screens, in which case the 16:10 screens win out.

    Interestingly, 13.3" on most notebooks has gone to 13.1" on the Sony Z and 13.4" on the Adamo. Shouldn't it have gone up to 14.2" to keep the same vertical but make the screen wider? But they've just added more black space below and above the screen. :rolleyes:
     
    Mark Larson, Mar 25, 2009
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  7. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    A 16:9 15.6" @1366x768 has the same screen height and comparable DPI to a 16:10 14.1" screen @1280x800. 1366x768 is a net gain in pixels over 1280x800 so it's not really accurate to refer to it as being "Down".


    You sure it's not that 12.1" on most notebooks has gone to 13.1"? ;)
     
    Phinagle, Mar 25, 2009
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  8. Mark Larson

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    I do wish we saw more 15.4" WXGA+ (1440x900) displays. I've seen surprisingly few, even in mainstream mid-range $600+ machines.
     
    Mark Larson, Mar 25, 2009
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