Dell Adamo unleashed...MacBook Air need not worry

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:42am — Cleve Nettles

Even with a thorough Hackintoshing, the Dell Adamo doesn't look to be a serious competitor to the MacBook Air. Shots from Engadget liveblog.

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IT IS UGLY!

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:54am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

IT IS UGLY!

Have you seen this?

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 11:10am — G (not verified)

Have you seen this? http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/dell-adamo-hands-on/
it is THICK! It can't be an ultra-thin laptop!

but you can see they are

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 11:33am — Jonny8 (not verified)

but you can see they are trying hard to copy apple!
brushed metal, the glass in front of the screen, not quite there yet though

It is DELL! That's enough to

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 11:34am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

It is DELL!

That's enough to get a pass from me. No thanks...

So that is it!!

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 11:41am — MacBook;) (not verified)

Is it that hard to copycat?!
I guess it took them since the launching of MBA to get it done lol. Looks thick, and the rear is hilarious...lol
Check the power plug ;)

Dude after looking at the

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 12:20pm — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

Dude after looking at the video of it from engadget i have to say this thing looks look a hell of a lot like the regular Macbook, here's the link http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/154/10.013

I like the power brick,

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 12:41pm — LD (not verified)

I like the power brick, that's about it. It does seem thick looking at the shots of the back. I don't personally care for USB or other ports on the rear of laptop. That's not convenient in the least. If you have a thumb drive do you really want to turn the machine around to stick it in? Or would you rather pop it in the side?

Just saw it... it looks ugly!

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 12:53pm — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

Just saw it... it looks ugly! have you noticed the black frame surrounding the lcd??? hmmm.... i wonder where i saw one that looks similar.... :D

First Thoughts

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 1:42pm — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

No other way to say it, but is that a big fast tumor on the backside of the monitor behind the standard issue lame hinges (cheap PC's always use)?

My best guess is they stuck the battery into the back slot, or couldn't engineer the product well to include ports on the side, so that is where they reside?

How far can one tip the screen back as a result?...

Dell is looking for any market space to make margin on. They do not make products to inspire or for purpose, just copy and sell. This looks to be trying to take on the Sony sub-notebook market more than anything else. Good luck Dell, you are going to need it...

I hate Dell ... but

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 3:38pm — daPrinz (not verified)

Copying Apple or not I would take that keyboard 100 times over the MacBook's. I don't know how it feels but it looks beautiful.

The keyboard looks HORRIBLE!!

Sat, 01/10/2009 - 8:30am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

The keyboard looks HORRIBLE!! Please, smack yourself and realize the comment you just made is blasphemous!

Hey! Kudos to Dell! They've

Sat, 01/10/2009 - 12:14am — EuphApple (not verified)

Hey! Kudos to Dell! They've made their thinnest notebook yet. Wait... what's the surprise? It's deformed looking, almost looked like the original black MacBook there for a second. And last but not least, it runs Windows Vista! (hopefully they managed to cram a decent processor in there.)

Whose idea was it any way? Lets release pics of this thing but no specs or prices. Genius!