Adamo (Latin for “I fall in love with”) is a Dell subnotebook focused on design and mobility. A notebook prototype was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 9, 2009. Dell also claims it is the “world’s thinnest laptop”, although this is up for interpretation at 0.65 inches thick. It is a slim luxury ultraportable intended to compete with Apple’s MacBook Air or HP’s Voodoo Envy 133 laptop.

The Adamo was released on March 17, 2009 in the US with a 1.2 GHz (or 1.4 GHz) Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB 800Mhz of DDR3 memory (or 4 GB), a 128GB SSD, and a 1366×768 screen, weighs 4 pounds, and has a price of $1999.99.

Slender Frame
Measuring only .65 inches, Adamo’s ultra-slim profile belies the powerful features within.

Inner Strength
A tough, machined-aluminum chassis is graced with elegant detail.

Stunning Display
The 13.4-inch 16:9 HD display with edge-to-edge glass offers an integrated 1.3 megapixel web camera.

Perfect Chemistry
Advanced lithium polymer technology invites you to enjoy more than 5 hours of battery life1 on a full charge.

Effortless Communication
Wireless N, Bluetooth, one RJ-45 port and optional mobile broadband2 help keep you in touch wherever you go.

Quick Wit
The blazing-fast Intel Core 2 Duo processor with Centrino technology works in concert with DDR3 memory to deliver outstanding performance.

Review By Pcworld

The svelte-but-boxy Adamo comes in two colors, “Pearl” and “Onyx”–the latter made me do a double-take for a sec, since it looks eerily similar to the Envy 133. The difference is that this system’s unibody design doesn’t smudge up as much in your hands. The brushed-metal case of the Adamo also feels way more substantial than the Voodoo Envy 133’s chassis: I could use the Envy 133 for a couple minutes, and it would look like a crime scene with all my scuffs and fingerprints. And if I was eating Cheetos at the time–fuhgeddaboutit.

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Review By Reviews.cnet

Built into an aluminum case with unibody construction, similar to the current MacBooks, the 0.65-inch-thick Adamo is, according to Dell, the thinnest laptop in the world. It certainly is thin, but going toe-to-toe with the MacBook Air, the true “thinnest” title is open to interpretation. The tapered Air is thinner at its narrowest point, but slightly thicker at its widest point. In either case these are both very slim systems (see a direct comparison here). Picking up the Adamo, it feels a little heavier than the system looks like it should. At a hair less than 4 pounds, it’s certainly lightweight, but based on the size and thinness, we were expecting something closer to the 3-pound MacBook Air.

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Review By Pcmag

The Adamo is one of the first laptops to use a 13.4-inch glass screen. Although the edge-to-edge glass contributed to its heft, Dell worked extensively on the inlay that supports the glass. The inlay measures 0.5mm thick and houses materials that don’t obstruct your wireless connection (The wireless antennas for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile broadband run up the screen). The extra weight of the glass was one reason why the Air, the X301, and the Z590 decided to use a plastic liner instead. The Adamo’s 13.4-inch screen is consistent with the latest movement to a 16:9 screen format from 16:10. (Both the Voodoo 133 and the Air use 13.3-inch widescreens, which are in line with the traditional 16:10 aspect ratio.)

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Review By Pcadvisor

The Dell Adamo, on the other hand, offers lesser parts and charges.. more? Maybe we should call it ‘Adamo Tax’. Dell’s high-style notebook costs between £1649 and £2249, depending on processor, storage and RAM. The Dell Adamo we tested was maxed out with a 1.4GHz CPU and included 4GB of RAM to help it make the most of the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium.

Supposedly the Dell Adamo’s battery will last 5 hours, if we’re to believe promotional materials. In the PC World battery life tests, it lasted 4 hours. Still, that’s better than how the MacBook Air fared.

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Review By Pocket-lint

Below the screen is as you would expect the keyboard - it is a laptop after all. Set into the metal casing, Dell have not opted for the individual key options you’ll find on the high-end Sony Vaio or Apple MacBook options, instead offering a keyboard with large flat-ish keys, but which still offer plenty of space even for fat fingered typists. Physically bigger than Apple’s key offering, the font change to something a little more rounded will certainly take those who notice these things a little getting used to. The font isn’t hard to read, it’s just it’s different.

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Review By Gizmodo

The Adamo is both a compliment and an insult to Dell engineering. It’s possibly the most beautiful computer Dell has ever manufactured, but I’m not sure that Dell has caught up to competitors in either aesthetics or power. There have been lots of qualitative Adamo reviews out there, but we got the first of the units that will actually ship to customers, so it’s time for real benchmarks. As it happens, performance is really what’s at stake here.

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