Dell Adamo torn to shreds for science and bragging rights

The fine folks at iFixit and TechRepublic have teamed up to show us the innards of Dell's new thin-and-sort-of-light ultraportable Adamo. They also set the laptop up against Apple's MacBook Air to compare build quality and specifics. For instance, the Adamo packs a 11.1 volt 40 Watt hour battery, compared to the Air's 7.2 volt 37 Watt hour battery, and comprises a greater percentage of the weight of the computer than its Air counterpart -- who knew? Overall the Adamo seems to pack a good amount more technology into a slightly heavier package, and takes a small win over the MacBook for nixing the screws on the bottom, not to mention the huge win over its Windows counterparts for skipping out on the Intel and Windows stickers.

[sr1329 Posted Apr 11th 2009 6:57PM]

It weighs 4lbs. How the fuck is this supposed to be "ultraportable"?

Try 2.4lbs: Lenovo x200s or 2.2lbs: Dell E4200 or 2lbs: Toshiba R600


Those are ultraportables, not this fat lump of shit.

[bchiud Posted Apr 11th 2009 10:22PM]

ultraportable is a very loose term used by manufacturers.
generally speaking, it's < 4 lbs, and < 1.5 in. thick.

[rclightboy197 Posted Apr 12th 2009 12:43AM]

it's got a much bigger battery than the others, though

[Harvester Posted Apr 12th 2009 7:00PM]

FOR SCIENCE!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 13th 2009 2:26PM]

lol My girlfriends last name is Adamo. I should buy this for her. =P