
(CC) Brian Solis. http://www.briansolis.com
Dell is expected to finally launch its sexy, thin notebook, the Adamo, today. This laptop has been hotly anticipated, and Dell has even played a few viral marketing schemes to fuel the buzz. The Adamo is designed to go after the crowd willing to pay for thin, sexy portability with a starting price of almost $2000, and Dell may be playing a game of chicken with the down economy with the timing of this product release.
The Dell Adamo is certainly good-looking and is as thin as any Windows-based notebook around. It is a svelte 0.65 inches thick with a 13.4-inch screen and it only comes in a couple of configurations, something unusual for Dell, who is known for custom configurability of their notebooks.
Many are comparing the Adamo to Apple’s MacBook Air: a logical comparison due to the sleek design of both. The Adamo is thinner than the Air, weighs in at 4-pounds compared to the MacBook Air’s 3-pounds and starts at $200 higher than the Air. It will be interesting to see how this expensive notebook plays out in this economy with folks concerned about spending money.
Brian Solis got to see a brand new Adamo at SXSW and has posted some great photos of the thin notebook on his Flickr page.
(via CrunchGear)
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