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Pros: Sleek, thin design breaks new ground for Dell ; good performance for a low-power laptop

Cons: Very expensive ; lacks an SD card slot ; feels a bit heavier than it looks

Verdict: Dell's upscale Adamo is a 13-inch laptop for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.

Review summary: Tired of seeing one professed Apple MacBook Air killer after anotherthe Lenovo Thinkpad X301, Voodoo Envy 133, and Sony VAIO VGN-Z590, to name a fewDell decided to offer its own take on what a luxury brand should look like. The Dell Adamo (derived ...

Pros: Jaw-dropping design. Incredibly thin. Very nice glass screen. 128GB SSD is standard with this price. Embedded mobile broadband. Excellent typing experience. Illuminated keyboard

Cons: Expensive, for now. Nonremovable battery didn't impresson battery life tests. ULV parts aren't for performance seekers. Too heavy for a luxury ultraportable ; Watch the Dell Adamo

Verdict: The Dell Adamo lives up to its name in design, but with its lackluster performance and battery scores, it isn't for performance seekers.

Review summary: In these economically troubled times, Dell thought it prudent to release a hideously expensive luxury laptop to compete with Apple’s MacBook Air and HPs Voodoo Envy.

Pros: Wafer Thin, Gorgeous, Solid Build

Cons: Poor Performance, Expensive, Heavier than Air

Verdict: The starting price for this thing of beauty is $1,999, but if you feel like splurging you can upgrade to a 1.4GHz processor and two more gigs or RAM for $700 more. Obviously it’s not performance you’re paying for with the Adamo, but its incredibly ...

Review summary: Dell's Adamo (from a Latin word meaning to fall in love) is a brand new laptop product line focused on design and mobility. Unlike the growing netbook market, the Adamo is actually a slim luxury ultraportable intended to compete with Apple's MacBook ...

Verdict: Available in two base models, one black (or ‘Onyx' as Dell calls it) and the other silver (again, ‘Pearl' by Dell), both machines look incredibly stylish. However, the silver model probably has the edge since the black unit has an annoying habit of ...

Review summary: ADAMO MAY MEAN 'let's fall in love' in Latin, but getting to lay our hands all over Dell's new luxury laptop at SXSW last week, we discovered it was more a case of passing fancy

Verdict: The Dell Adamo is apparently the world's most anorexic laptop to date, weighing in at just 1.81 kg (4.0 lb), with a 13.4-inch, high definition, edge-to-edge 16:9 glass display all cased in a gleaming aluminum chassis. But when you wipe the drool from ...