Dell has introduced the thinner version of the luxury laptop in its Adamo range, a 9.9mm Adamo XPS which is even thinner than a regular CD case. It is also thinner than its main competitor – Macbook Air. Design and portability of this laptop provide unique experience. As for the price, Dell has managed to bring the price of the Adamo XPS down but keeping the most of the luxury features inside.

Design

The profile of Dell Adamo XPS measures 9.9mm at its thinnest point and 330mm at its widest. It’s a bit heavier than its main competitor – 1.44 kg versus the MacBook Air’s 1.36 kg.

The unique feature of its design is that the Adamo XPS laptop can be opened only by rubbing the touch strip at the front edge of its lid. This distinguishes the Adamo XPS from others in the luxury ultraportable category. When opened, the body of the Adamo XPS is raised so the keyboard is angled.

There is a new font system for letters and numbers. The keyboard has full-sized keys, which feel very rich and provide excellent typing experience.

Features

The Dell Adamo XPS features a WLED screen which measures 13.4 inches (diagonal) and has 1366×768 resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. DisplayPort connector is on the left side and a headphone jack is on the right side. Compare to its predecessor, there are only 2 USB 2.0 ports as opposed to 3 on the previous model.

The standard battery is a 4-cell, 20-WHr lithium-ion battery which is user-removable. According to Dell it runs for up to 2 hours 36 minutes with the standard battery and 5 hours 17 minutes with the optional ultraportable battery. In a standard configuration Dell Adamo XPS comes with 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, but there is an option for a Dell Bluethooth 2.1 adapter. Compare to the original Adamo, Adamo XPS laptop does not come with mobile broadband option and Ethernet port. The Adamo XPS has 4GB memory versus 2GB memory if compared to its main competitor – MacBook Air.

Components

The Adamo XPS laptop has an Ultra Low Voltage 1.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 CPU and 4 Gbytes of DDR3 memory. The Adamo XPS comes with a 128-GB solid state drive. There is a possibility to upgrade for external 250-GB and 500-GB drives. There is no built-in optical drive available, however as an option you can get external DVD and Blu-ray burners. The Adamo XPS laptop comes with Windows 7 operating system.

Conclusion

The Adamo XPS can be considered as the hottest of the Windows 7 launch laptops with its exclusive design and portability. With the equivalent US price tag of £1000, this can be considered as good price for this luxury machine. As Dell claims, this machine will ‘inspire an emotional connection’ with anyone who sees it.

To find out more and explore the beauty of this machine click here: Dell Adamo XPS.

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