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Read more.Super-sleek ultraportable gets a price downgrade, but makes a few concessions along the way.
On the dell website, still costs £998.99
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...75883824506283
Do want... but 2GB? Two? 1,366x768? What's the point?
They've got the recipe for a great laptop but apart from the admittedly nice-looking chassis everything about it is a ridiculous compromise.
Why would you pay such a huge premium for an underpowered slab of aluminium?
mutters something about the Mac Book Air....Originally Posted by this_is_gav
Macs obviously sprang to mind, but then you get a different OS which you could argue doesn't need the same requirements (and don't get me started on that)... and Apple tax (or that) and sheep (or them). Clearly Dell's Tax isn't working, hence the price cuts, but they're cutting massive corners to still try and get a decent margin... but it just won't sell... who is going hand over £700+ for a Windows laptop with 2GB RAM? They don't have the sheep Apple do.
They're trying to compete with Apple on price... yet they're tripping over themselves on price, not Apple.
Doesn't sound like the recipe for a great laptop then? I've never been that impressed by the Adamo. It looked so underpowered compared to everything else in the market even before this downgrade. And that's taking into account that this specific market segment will have to make some sacrifices on the side of performance in order to keep it's ultra portable 13" factor. The Air at least has a discrete graphics card. On paper, the Sony Z series stomp them all though I don't really trust the longevity of Sony laptop anymore.
I guess it depends on what you're wanting. It's clearly trying to compete with the Mac Book Air, so it's style first and substance second. If it had 4GB RAM, a 16:10 screen (ideally non-glossy) and slightly beefier CPU (though the Intel and AMD CULVs are better than I was expecting in actual usage), it would be a decent all-rounder too.
It needs the original spec with the new price tag to look remotely appealing.
I'm not a style first person (I've got a very decent XPS already, though I wouldn't complain at Adamo style with substance!) but I can't help but feel that they just missed the boat on this one... and it's ruined it.
I have seen saveonlaptops sell the Adamo at a much cheaper price.
I was tempted by this but decided to go for a completely different products in the end (XPS 15).
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