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    Dell Adamo XPS Ultra Thin Notebook Coming

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. Silvr6

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    I"ll guess its an SU9600 with a Radeon 4330 or the like, Can't see it being an atom as that seems too underpowered.
     
    Silvr6, Sep 14, 2009
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  2. Serg

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    Unfortunately, we might get an Atom to keep it that thin.
    Or perhaps the newer CULVs...
     
    Serg, Sep 15, 2009
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  3. MrX8503

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    If its getting an atom, that kind of sucks.

    Hopefully its a CULV.
     
    MrX8503, Sep 15, 2009
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  4. Greg

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    I was reading up on the CULV, it seems reasonable that one might fit in this notebook.
     
    Greg, Sep 15, 2009
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  5. Serg

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    I wish they cramp a LV or SL inside. After all, HP is getting an i7 in 1 inch thick laptop...
     
    Serg, Sep 15, 2009
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    1 inch = 26 mm though.

    The AXPS (my new nick for it) is 10 mm, so its working on less than half the thickness of the E15.
     
    TexasEx7, Sep 15, 2009
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    Thats probably the story here.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 16, 2009
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  8. Serg

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    The E15 carries an i7. This could carry a SL or LV easily.
     
    Serg, Sep 16, 2009
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  9. MrX8503

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    I'm no engineer, but I'm sure when you go this thin, the amount of R&D required to achieve this is probably not linear, but exponential.
     
    MrX8503, Sep 16, 2009
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  10. Serg

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    Perhaps. I am trying to be positive, cause last time, we were disappointed by a 2K Atom laptop (more or less), but what I mean, the last Adamo as not what it was expected, and now the AXPS comes out, and I hope this is not another CULV extremely expensive.

    On a side topic, has anyone heard about the XPS series? I mean, there are Studio XPS and Adamo XPS, but I wonder if the XPS series will ever get a refresh or not...
     
    Serg, Sep 17, 2009
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  11. TexasEx7

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    The XPS line is discontinued.

    Alienware is now the designated gaming branch of Dell models.

    XPS will live on only as a modifier to the 'Studio' lines... and apparently anything else, such as Adamo. Perhaps an Inspiron XPS will come out... what an oxymoron.
     
    TexasEx7, Sep 17, 2009
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  12. Howitzer225

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    I think Dell had such line a couple of years ago.

    Going back to the Adamo XPS, it's just going to be for those who puts style at a premium in their laptops. If it's going to compete in the ultra-thin segment, it better have a competitive price.
     
    Howitzer225, Sep 17, 2009
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  13. Serg

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    Competitive for the market niche it aims. So this is a 2k laptop easily.
     
    Serg, Sep 17, 2009
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    sgogeta4, Oct 12, 2009
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    It is really interesting how everything fits in that thing, but IMHO it looks hideous from the side hopefully some frontal pics will make me think otherwise :)
     
    lilyang, Oct 13, 2009
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    It is to show how thin it is.
    I wonder what "xps-worth-naming" hardware it has.
     
    Serg, Oct 13, 2009
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    I'm not exactly sure how Dell was able to fit anything worth while in that thing.
     
    MrX8503, Oct 13, 2009
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    Serg, Oct 13, 2009
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    I didn't mind the "chin" on the old adamo, but this one takes it a bit too far.
     
    MGS2392, Oct 13, 2009
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  20. lilyang

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    Yeah my uncle owns one and after playing around with it I did not even notice the extra bit in the back but is that really a drop down keyboard or is that a whole lotta extra junk in the trunk
     
    lilyang, Oct 13, 2009
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