Where art thou
Dell Adamo XPS? That's the question this poor error page seems to be asking when customers attempt to order the insanely thin laptop on Dell's site. Though it only went on sale
back in late November, Dell.com no longer has the crazily designed, $1,799 laptop up for purchase. We're currently trying to get official word from Dell, but all is not lost for those that feel they've made the biggest mistake in the world by not ordering the ULV laptop that only lasts less than two hours on a charge -- it's still available from Best Buy and Amazon.com. Stay tuned for more news as we do a bit of digging on this one.
Update: Dell confirmed that the Adamo XPS will not be making a reapperence on its site. "While the Adamo XPS was certainly and engineering marvel, it also was a limited edition product with a finite number of systems available," said a Dell spokesperson. Adamo XPS 2 anyone?
posted March 8th 2010 2:22PM
As one of the buyers, I think it may be because the thing wasn't very well built for a $2000 laptop. The batteries are nearly impossible to change out when the machine is new, and then become loose very quickly as little metal tabs get bent. Dell sent out a repair person (with the wrong part) who spent 45 minutes pushing and pulling on the tabs - a fix which lasted all of a day.
Maybe they are redesigning, and will offer me the upgraded version at no charge - maybe not.
Am I the only one who thinks the lid on this laptop defies the laws of physics and gravity? Has Dell ever explained how the screen doesn't just fall backward onto the table when it's open?
@snoguy986
The weight is all in the base protrusion and the keyboard, so the screen doesn't weigh more than the rest of the laptop and therefore stays upright.
So... in other words, No one wanted it.