Business Laptop: A Review of the Adamo by Dell
Do great things come from slim packages?
The Dells Adamo is said to be better than Apples MacBook Air. Its slender frame with only 0.65 inches, it is believed to be thinner than Macbook Air which has the thickest point at 0.76 inches. We see this as mostly marketing because the Macbook Air has a concave shape that gives it a thinner front and a larger middle while Adamo has a thicker back.
This business laptop has a classy look on the exterior. The embossed logo of Dell and Adamo on the cover located at the center-part between a matte strip placed in a high-gloss, hard glass front and a smooth metal slab on the rear part. This design comes with colors black and white that, even at a first glance, the amazing details of its materials used in the outer shell leaves you nothing but curiosity of whats beneath.
Dells Adamo is housing an attractive LCD display that will make entertainment viewing more enjoyable. With its 13.4-inch 16:9 display with high-definition capabilities, it offers good display. But because of its glossy coating, it shows a little bit of glare. Otherwise, everything else contributes to its sharp images.
The connectivity design of the Adamo is simple as ports and connections are kept at a minimum. There is an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera and integrated digital microphone with a headphone jack. The Input Output functionality includes a Display Port, two USB ports, a USB/eSATA port, an Audio Out with an integrated RJ-45 port or Ethernet Jack. Other internals of the Dell Adamo is the Gigabit LOM, Bluetooth ver2.1 and 3x3 802.11n Li-Polymer cells providing 5 hours of continuous battery life. Its externals include a compact power adapter for wall socket power sourcing.
The Adamo comes in two models with capacities that are best suited for the individuals needs. The more powerful model has uses a 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor to power 4GB DDR3 RAM and its 128GB disk drive. This model would set you back $2,699.00. The less powerful version uses a 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor for its 2GB DDR3 RAM and its 64GB disk drive. This version costs at $1,199.00 but the package includes software such as a 64 bit Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack that has the Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player, the Dell Dock, the McAfee Security Center 30 day trial, Dell Webcam Applications, Dell Video Chat, Microsoft Windows Live, Dell Connect Point, Dell Quickset and the Dell Touchpad.
The connectivity design of the Adamo is simple as ports and connections are kept at a minimum. There is an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera and integrated digital microphone with a headphone jack. The Input Output functionality includes a Display Port, two USB ports, a USB/eSATA port, an Audio Out with an integrated RJ-45 port or Ethernet Jack. Other internals of the Dell Adamo is the Gigabit LOM, Bluetooth ver2.1 and 3x3 802.11n Li-Polymer cells providing 5 hours of continuous battery life. Its externals include a compact power adapter for wall socket power sourcing.
The battery life of Adamo while at work is not at its best, though much was expected. In effect, its battery power is way behind the capacity of Apple MacBook and HP Pavilion, lower than almost 40% on average thus making this computer a casual office use rather than a hardworking computing machine.
Despite its downsides, Dell includes a one-year warranty on the package called Adamo Premium Service. And if you are planning to upgrade the warranty into a three-year plan, it will cost you $349 more. But its online driver downloads and a special 800 number to call with a wait time of about 2 minutes, this might be a good enhancement.
In totality, Dells Adamo is an expensive one. Nonetheless, if it suits your mood and meets your demands on looks and exterior designs, this ones a great deal.
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