Dell Adamo Desire gets 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo SL9600, 256GB SSD
By Darren Murph 
posted October 19th 2009 4:19PM
posted October 19th 2009 4:19PM
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Can you hear the drums fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
They were closer now fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, fernando
Now we're old and grey fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums fernando?
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the rio grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, fernando
Oh, and you're also a trolling c***
As I noted above, this is thinner, has the same processor, double the RAM and double the SSD capacity. A 256GB SSD is pretty pricey normally, and I'm guessing this would use a non-standard size of it in order to fit in that small body. So it's not really a "much better alternative", though given that this is $500 more expensive, I'd say it's roughly an equal one.
and it still has integrated intel garbage video card, where's the 9400M?
I bought a Core 2 Duo 2ghz Inspiron over 4 years ago, and it was half the price of this thing.
That's interesting seeing as mobile Core 2 Duos @2 GHz have only been out for just over 3 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors#Notebook_.28mobile.29_processors
Let me guess, it was 2 inches thick and could kill a small child if you dropped it.
My bad, it actually shipped in 9/2006 not '05. But still, 3 years later the Core 2 Duo is nearing the end of its lifespan. Why would you buy a high-end laptop like this with a soon-to-be-obsolete CPU architecture? Arrandale is just 2-3 months away. You'd think they have timed the release better.
If this one has a 2.1GHz Core 2 than what would the XPS be packin' ?? I would expect something more powerful..
Core i7 baby :D
"For that kind of money, the Macbook Air is the much better alternative, at least you'd save a few hundred bucks, and you could still use Windows 7 via bootcamp. "
Ohh goody, someone managed to mention apple. That hardly ever happens! Maybe people don't want an apple air.
Well, the Air is a good laptop. I have a first generation Air and it's great. Nothing wrong with it.
I wonder how sturdy a laptop like this can be? I have a Macbook Air, and for being thin, it really is more sturdy than it looks. If this is thinner, by a margin, I wonder what the flex on the chasis is? It's got to be noticeable.
it might almost not suck
Very Nice but I will still get a Apple :)
no....shit?
Of course. And that is why Apple will continue to put out unreliable crap. They know their user base will never go anywhere else because of this idea that Apple is perfect. And this is why your entire cult fails.
I feel sad for Apple sl*ts
Phil Schiller (not me): Looks nice. But..... it is still Windows :D
Amen
Daaaaamn that is a sleek laptop.
Dell isn't getting my money, but they certainly have my lust.
I was so pissed at Dell for unveiling at the ridiculous price last year. And I am equally pissed today. THey can make a sleek and sexy laptop without making it a MacBook Pro price, they chose not to.
for 2,299 you can get a pretty sweet macbook pro. plus if OS X isnt your thing theres the new hp envy that i'm sure can be pimped out with better specs than the desire for the same price and for almost the same portability and with the hp SLICE battery that extends it past ten hours of life. c'mon... why would you settle for this?
marinux,
Learn English. Then come back, and try again. Right now it would be like picking on a 'tard to respond to anything you have to say.
Unlike apple, we will see either a big coupon( 25%) or bing cash back deal for this one soon. At around 1500-1600 this would be an awesome purchase. Adamo being a premium brand should have a dedicated support line
@A.Welsh
Yup. My memories of Latin class.
Great piece of hardware for fancy office decoration!
Didn't expect this one coming... cheers, Dell.
Still need a dedicated graphic card like MBA before i would consider, and fix the keyboard and mouse to become more tactile, and more battery life. Also a matte option for the screen and that would be the sexiest and most desirable laptop.
I'd like to see you build a laptop that thin. let alone that nice looking. and adamo is not meant for gaming or anything else that requires a good video card. if you want to game, pay the $2300 for something with more beef in it.
CURSE YOU COMMENT SYSTEM!
oh and if this was what macs looked like i'd be a fanboy too. It'll be ok though, im immune to condescending egos and getting butthurt when someone says something bad about something i like. trust me.
Great! More integrated graphics...yet still its an XPS??? Please stop trying to sell $2000+ laptops with integrated graphics! its such a rip-off
This is NOT Adamo XPS you iDiot....... this is just an update on the old Adamo.Did you even read the article before showing your hate?
@deccangroove - no need to get rude, and i am indeed speaking of the XPS version which is to be released but i guarantee it will come out with integrated graphics and be $2000+.
Moral of the story, a nice, slick, well designed PC will cost what a Mac will cost. It just happens that Apple doesn't make cheap K-Mart crap like most PC manufacturers. Dell is making some nice looking stuff lately.
Wait a couple of months and look for the respec'd Adamos to appear on the Dell outlet for around $1,700.
I liked the Adamo before, but with these better specs I'm loving it. If only I had a couple grand just sitting around...
They upgraded the base model Adamo as well. It now starts out at 1.4 GHz (instead of 1.2) and comes with the 256 GB SSD standard. Price: $1,499
ordered mine yesterday. was going with the mac air but came to my senses in the nick of time!