Adamo by Dell

[OddFacade]

It has style, and it has decent power, but please don't adulterate the OS by putting Dell bloatware onto it. :/

[seanooi1]

you see countless people trying to mod their PC to look like a mac, but never a mac to look like a PC.

[HablaCarnage63]

@DellVlog Yeah that place is a maze. So are they just clearing inventory or do they still make them? Haven't seen any at retail in some time.

[DellVlog]

@HablaCarnage63 Still making them I believe. Don't have any info to the contrary. From the Dell home page, mouse over the pull down for Home and choose Laptops & netbooks. Then Adamo luxury from the list on the left.

[HablaCarnage63]

Whoops guess what is no longer on sale anywhere?

[DellVlog]

@HablaCarnage63 check the dell website.

[AndresBastidas97]

@HablaCarnage63 it was limited edition... not availible at dell.com

but i just bought my adamo xps at amazon.com....

they also have the adamo admire onyx

[Simplicitism]

I can't wait until mine arrives. And just to clarify APPLES, Adamo will run my games, support my drawing software, and kick the ass out of all the other laptops in the Barnes and Noble's Starbucks cafe.

[DellVlog]

@ImYourSpence that comment was from 4 months ago. Vista was offered.

[mcprankster]

wow....

TYPICAL AMERICAN MARKETING RIGHT HERE!!

AMERICANS... THEY THINK YOU ARE DUMB...

the woman at the start is there to show you how you would feel if you owned the product...

the fake 'german engineer' who is most likely an actor!

[jimmah55555]

1:52 "ultra thin portable aphrodisiac". WTF WTF WTF ?!?!??!?!

[misterhop666]

man, this comercial doenst reflect a dillion dollar company... and it tries to showcase macbook air functions, but doenst come as close...

[skittleschocolate]

it kinda does. it took all the portability, added to the performance, and gave the user more than one usb port and an audio jack which pissed people off.

[tescoed]

these are for people who dont care about power or proformance these are for people with more money than sence

[skittleschocolate]

not the more money than sence. my mom has one for portability, and because she really doesn't know how to properly use a computer. but that aside. you explained the common mac user.

[dfr343]

It's things like this that's good to find on EBay a few years from now when it's gone down in value.

[blkadams450]

Its more stylish than a macbook, but not near as fast :(

[rocketlauncher2]

This is so stylish, who cares if this even works!

[ZeF2007inc]

lol viral rubbish

[girlsdrinkfeck]

and try to run games on yer mac , ahhahaaha

[csf31979]

This thing is crap.  It only offers at a maximum a 1.4(????!!!)ghz processor, a 128gb solid state drive??? Who wants that for the price? And a max of 4gb RAM. My Macbook Pro has a 2.8ghz processor, 500gb hd, 4gb RAM up to 8 and its 15". How is apple ripping people off? My Macbook is better and faster than most any desktop out there, for sure any laptop. Is Dell serious with this? Plus I have to deal with Microsoft and windows? No thanks. I like my computer not being infected every day.

[EEH5555]

Is symple "style", nothing more, don't find goods characteristics.

[blumatr]

The cheapest macbook is $999. For 1000 dollars I could build a PC way better than the entire macbook line AND buy a netbook.

That's two computers. For the price of an inferior apple product.

PLEASE find a way to justify the retarded appletax. Also, OSX is for special people.

[Remithebassplayer]

thank you:)

[BrotasticBuds]

Viruses are the result of the user

[Remithebassplayer]

dude i rather have to pat 50$ for norton then have to freaking update every single week. Plus this if more of video editing, i bet you $1000000 that the adamo would run games better then yours. Plus try the New Alienware Area51 those puppies r nice:)

[supert157]

I dont know if i should get that or alienware M17x

[FASSY524]

Apple should let dell use Leopard for this. I'd buy this if I had 2grand and OS 10

[1337DementedOne]

bad move by dell. trying to copy a shitty competitor like apple that's by making a macbook air resemblance is pointless. i wouldn't even buy it for half the current price. much crappier performance and much higher price in exchange for a slightly lighter and thinner laptop. what a waste.

[brewdev]

And you guys make a lousy commercial video, Apple's introduction to the new MacBook is the greatest... you guys are trying way too hard

[brewdev]

Come on, how come you are not approving my post? Just admit that you made a exact copy of Apple's MacBook with a poor accent dude trying to act like Jonathan Ive... You guys need to stick with just the cheap stuff!

[brewdev]

Steve Job said "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." Apple is the leader and you sir a follower.

[brewdev]

"A new lineage"? Yea... Apple created it first, and you guys COPIED it!

[brewdev]

this is a straight copy from Apple's MacBook! This Adamo creator has a horrible accent! He is no way near Jonathan Ive!

[GNO1GNO]

sorry but for performance you can buy an XPS by DELL...bettere than a MacBook

[buttseckswithotters]

Am I the only one who thinks that this computer is hideous? It looks like it's trying too hard and in the end is just a Dell computer.

[lavelliINC]

its way better looking than macbooks, they at least put effort into the adamo... apple just puts a stupid apple logo on it and charges 2000. I think the adamo is really nice looking and creative design for once.

[SuperSexyCommando]

idiots:

machine is only good as the operating system. You can build a Ferrari but put a Yugo engine

it still sucks.

[chandraiitk]

Stay away with it. It just looks good, no performance.

[chandraiitk]

There is a post on Slashdot saying that what this laptop has got is only look. It falls way behind from others in performance. So, guys, stay off of this Adamo!

It may be similar the XPS systems they designed...a great look but without performance.

If gonna buy systems from DELL, stay sticked with a bit old but proven models like Dimension or Precision.

[destroytubes]

"Portable Aphrodesiac?" What an underpowered, overpriced, ghetto aesthetic heap of crap. The first time I see one of these out in the wild, I'm going to smash it and run like hell.

[88hammond88]

lol, u better run, they may cut you with the glass screen

[VonSkippy]

Ummmm.........ummmm....errrrrr­r.....mumble....ummmm....

errrrrr...mumble...mumble....m­arketing bs.....more bs.....even more bs......ummmmmm....fini.

More crapware from Dull. Pack it in ladys, between your overseas support and farmed out design you just DON'T GET IT.

[DavidMalcolm]

I'm just waiting for the Adamo to have to fight Cylons...

I confess it's pretty sad the processors are slower than the ones in a MacBook Air, considering you're paying more, and you have to run a more bloated OS. I don't know why Dell thought this was a good idea, if they want to make their products seem premium they need to actually come out with a model that can at a reasonable price go mass market. Fact is this thing is more like a wannabe MacBook than a MacBook Air.

[lavelliINC]

premium products at a "reasonable price"? lol apple has never had reasonable pricing, I guess they dont really offer "premium" products either then? It was a good idea because its way better than the macbook air, dell wins in that competition. And they aren't trying to be an over priced company which is why they already offer great performance PC's at very good prices. They just wanted to make one model that was better in every way than the over hyped macbook air, they succeeded.

[DinDaddy]

Haven't seen the computer, and while I imagine they are pretty nicely done, this ad was abysmally bad. Fire your marketing team, they will alienate the exact demographic you are trying for with this machine.

[ClappingForChlamydia]

LOL portable aphrodisiac?! wtf!

dell, you suck at life! it's a wonder you haven't gone bankrupt. but i suppose so long as there are complete morons looking for a computer, you'll have business.

[ibpointless2]

I thought mac were more expensive but this dell cost more and is slower then the macbook air. dell = fail

[TiSE7]

Out of focus camera on European-accent design guy FTW.

[rudigert99]

hahahahahaha

[Tonidigital]

LOL DELL is the Bizzaro-Apple. The do things that pretend to be cool and good as Apple. But this is all crap!

[jasonduong]

you ever see those commercials on TV that make you ask, really, do they even watch this before airing it? haha

well, this is one of them. How can you not see how lame the finished commercial is...seriously? Its like one of those corny furniture commercials... but actually are being serious.

[kampphotography]

I love the hack chroma key job during the shot of the woman removing the machine from the box on the couch...

[Axeonfluke]

APRIL FOOLS GUYS!

[will4laptop]

Simply Stunning.

Definitely beats the MacBookAir in terms of design - I like minimalism, but the Air is too bland. The brushed aluminum and glass are the perfect combination. It actually looks more like the Voodoo Envy 133 than the MacBookAir, albeit much nicer.

A year ago, I would have vowed never to buy a dell, but Dell changed my opinion by paying serious attention to industrial design. Kudos to them for that.

I can't wait until mine ships!

[opivy22]

I bet it will take a while to get from the Dell shipping HQ to your office at the Dell marketing department.

[toponen123]

Wtf!! is this desing computer? The ad didnt look like that? designer spoke very weird english. and plus this like copy of macbook air, they (apple) can make it with style. Dell you suck!!

[gojibebe]

mac

[konttka]

it has 100% solid state drive?? what the hell is 99% or 50% solid state drive ? lol

[will4laptop]

"100% solid state drive offering" means that every single model (including the cheapest) will include a solid state hard drive.

There are 2 models being offered ($1999 & $2700) and they both come standard with a 128GB SSD.

[al64081]

it tock dell like 2 years to design the adamo

[fiancailles]

Okay, let me get this straight. It's the same price as an Apple Macbook Pro, but with half the features of the Macbook Air and it's also a pound heavier.

Don't get me wrong, I love Dell and their products...but where excatly does this fall into?

[quiksr20]

Way to flatter Apple by truly copying them..

Edge-to-edge glass? Check

Made of one solid block of aluminum? Check

Backlit keyboard? Check

Dell couldnt resist going with a lower-cost 16:9 display even in a premium product. Blow two grand at Dell and still not get 800 vertical pixels.

The lightning fast Intel processors are 1.2 or 1.4GHz; its pretty slow lightning.

Front-side bus is last years 800MHz, as is the speed of the DDR3 memory.

No graphics listed, likely Intel integrated.

[flowerpt]

Note to Dell: Think Different!

If somebody asked SNL to do a parody of Dell ripping off Apple this would be it. The thing is, Apple has lots of room for improvement, their stuff is nice, but could be so much better. Dell - how about doing a break-out product instead of a "me too!"? Maybe it's time to liquidate the company and distribute the stock value to the shareholders.

[qd8714]

give it up DELL you have nothing on Apple

[bcrscahh198987]

corny

[jrothwell97]

The product may be OK... but this video... just... no.

It's a laptop. Nothing more, nothing less. 'Portable aphrodisiac'? You must be joking.

[patu812]

This is just a joke from Dell... right?

[paulf10]

Macbook ripoff much?

slower, heavier, uglier, it runs windoze and its a dell.... I'll stick with my Macbook.

Good try dell, but you guys weren't even close!

[iamjames2]

TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS?!? Who's dell kidding? Have they not watched the news in the last 6 months? No one is going to spend 2 grand on a aluminum laptop running Windows. Apple can get away with it because apples last 10 yrs, you don't have to replace them every 3 yrs to keep up with the OS. You can get the same laptop without the fancy aluminum for $1,000 less.

[jamesnp]

What utter twat. Take design cues from WATCHES? Soild machined aluminium body? Sounds like the MacBook & MacBook Pro... edge to edge glass? Sounds like the Macs again. Blacklit keyboard?!!?! Gimme a break. Dell sucks.

[chuck3hood]

So I have more than 500 characters worth of comments about Adamo..

The 40 Watt Hour battery keeps you running plenty long. Integrated cellular data support in addition to bluetooth and speedy 802.11N WiFi with a really kick ass range and throughput. Gigabit wired LAN also included without any screwy dongle: far superior connectivity! The glass covering  the screen has a high tech coating that makes fingerprints wipe right off... Don't knock it until you have had a test drive folks..

[chuck3hood]

Unlike the others commenting on this video so far, I have actually touched and used the product. Its not for everyone, but to those looking for a stylish durable compact machine that is a joy to use this is it. The Ultra Low Voltage dual core cpu actually delivers in a very responsive user experience and it does NOT burn your lap. The performance you will really care about is all there. The screen is clear and bright, the keys visible day and night,

[SlinkyAus]

Adamo by Dell inspired by Apple, crappy background music and terrible green screening by some hack.

I used a Dell for 12 months in a previous job and it was terrible, cheap and nasty.

[MApoopdicator]

can you say macbook rip?

[radialblur]

Does it run OS X?

[kemjiama]

Wow, seen better stuff from my college marketing class....lol

[mistercqnzr]

"portable aphrodisiac"? isn't that just saying that it's capable of displaying porno?

i suppose that would turn heads in public but seriously why is that one of their selling points?

[mrracegermanteacher]

OMG Anybody actually visit the site? I did (just to make sure this wasn't a spoof. They've got some floating photoshopped fashion-models w/ 10 second music intro followed by an poorly *edited* 2 second loop (complete with loud audio click, where the loop should have been cross-faded). Wow. The site also outlines the four stages prospective buyers are likely to experience - the page *actually* says Encounter, Discover, Admire, Commit. Dell...your advert people need to be committed!

[hullulate]

scary...

[mreed911]

Did anyone else notice that they have accessories (hard drive, optical drive) built using the same materials/look? You can bet that you're going to pay for that "look" regardless of the tech underlying it... Dell is shooting for higher margins when their strength is the low-margin market.

[silverlakeeric]

"portable aphrodisiac"??? are you high???

[bmd66]

Dell's making some odd last gasps for air before they become irrelevant. They couldn't win on market share. They can't seem to win on margins. And now they fail to even advertise the shit that their marketing department comes up with... They are getting beat up by HP and Lenovo and the likes as they buy up other companies to expand their offerings while Mr Dell sits with his thumb up his bumb and looks confused. At least he is worth 15 billion... I wouldn't care then either!

[yeechoon78]

??? 100% solid state drive hmmm... how would an 80% one look like???

[MaL39]

still runs Windows. no sale

[drunkennewfiemidget]

My thoughts exactly. Until I can buy it from them without the windows tax, I'm not interested.

[yannsamsara]

Just SHAME ON YOU!!!

[yannsamsara]

AHAHAH!!! Its just ridiculous!!!

I was waiting for the "Head Designer" to say:"Well we take our inspiration frome...euuuuh...mmmmmhhh....A­pple I guess..."...

And what video quality... remind my SmithSong... such a crap...

[paultoothpaste]

The background music is SO ten years ago.

[jrballe]

haha. what a joke. I was just waiting for someone to use it while wearing a snuggie.

[xeler8r]

"portable aphrodisiac by your side"? Did he actually say that??? I agree - this must be marketing joke-time. Was this video made by the same guys that did those 'Head On!' commercials? From the 80's music, bad green screen, fake 3d backgrounds and beyond-horrible writing... wow - makes me want to run the other way!

[crutex]

It's not April 1 yet!

[BryanMumble]

im not a HP fan but i prefer pavilion than this waste

[BryanMumble]

very bad , just Improve the current XPS and Studio not this adamo thing, honestly 1.2 ghz SUCKS ill prefer HP pavilion than this and please please your falling behind dell , upgrade your XPS line your behind with HP just compare your XPS to Pavilion

[defstarx]

:O The video has got to be a joke...

[funkyApricot]

Adamo? ...totalo crappo

[funkyApricot]

total crap.

[KoolAidManOG]

Way too late for Dell to get in on the mid to high end market, and products like this certainly don't help. Dell is doomed to stick with the Walmart crowd and IT departments that will continue to squeeze their already thin margins dry. GG.

[nzgames]

sweet zombie jesus, this is the worst laptop computer ad ever. Has the Dell Marketing department been outsourced to a bunch of ten-year-olds with Windows Movie Maker?

[dynamo9]

Wow, They've taken the expense of an Apple machine and put it together with the quality of a Dell machine. What could go wrong?

[sobchuk]

WTF is this? Lame Intel CPU with lame Intel rgaphics. I don't care for all this fancy etching and "pearl design" stuff. If you charge that price, and make it look fast, it better be fast. Make it a half inch thicker and put some real parts in it. Obviously heat is going to be an issue in such cramped spaces. $1,200+ and this thing is going to struggle doing anything remotely demanding. Hope you can fit in at Starbucks with that thing. What a price for admission.

[BCEMCOCATb]

What?! $2000 for 13.4" display, Core2 @1.2 GHz and Intel's GMA???? Meh!

[zortzy]

Wonder if it'll work as well as my Inspiron 9100 which I paid about $3000 for and has died about every 9-12 months since I bought it in 2004 with power problems which requires the mobo to be replaced? I wish there was a computer lemon law.

[sarahharas12345]

clearly Dell's trying to out-Apple Apple. some pointers:

- hire a new promo team. this video is godawful to the point of parody

- less (shitty) icing, more cake.

- its the SOFTWARE, stupid.

there are way too many others to add, but start with those.

[mastgrr]

The parts with the chick just makes it look like a stereotypical infomercial. lame.

[Flexy1701]

A mumbling Jonathan Ive clone, a slouching host in a brown jacket, cheesy production values and writing...and an ugly product to boot. Sounds like a winner to me.

[rcocker]

My only complaint is the video resolution. Otherwise, I want one. I think the backgrounds are fake. That fishtank can't be real. Did he say "leather"? Tatoo on metal? Shredded tatoo? I need a translator for that guy. The whole thing is kooky and entertaining.

[angben]

ROFL ... this is so pathetic it's almost campy.

[3mustardMoNkEyS]

XPS is much better...more power..this one SUCKS!

i mean really...i would rather have the XPS over this Adamolbo

[ni189]

I guess I shouldn't have been so harsh. It is nice to see Dell caring about design and actually taking some pride in their products. Kudos.

Oh and well done for shipping Ubuntu on some of your stuff, kudos on that too.

[bmd66]

Don't be fooled.

Dell ONLY chases a particular market segment if they think they can make money there.  And increasingly, they chase the wrong thing, or chase something promising and fail miserably at it. Look at their plumeting market share... and now, margins. That's why this turd is so expensive with such pathetic specs, they want to maximize the money they can get out of you. They just hope the shiny paint job and thin appearance will wow people into buying it.

[ni189]

Well done Dell, you've made another POS for the collection.

[mzebwells]

Dell: "Ah, screw it, everyone knows Apple does R&D for the industry. Let's just roll with it."

That's fine, but a part of me wished they'd just go all the way and copy Apple's commercials too. You''re trying to launch a luxury product and you show two boring people hunched over in their chairs trying to balance the product on their knees? Am I even allowed to make fun of you? It feels like kicking a baby at this point. A baby with truly horrible taste.

[qwertymac93]

holy shit, a laptop MORE expensive then the macbook air, my god dell has done the impossible! also, he said "lightning fast" processors, um, 1.2ghz hasn't been "lightning fast" since 2002.

[cky923]

they coppied apple with the slab of aluminum

and they also hav sum dude saying ALOOMINYUM

in their intro vid

[mikelowhz]

Dell hasn't a clue how to market a luxury product. If this video is meant for a customer, it has the panache and production value of a ShamWow infomercial. From the pitchman in a brown jacket, to the static camera work, to the hand motion and product shots without purpose or narrative. Dell doesn't have (or won't pay for) a high end aesthetic. Did they do this in-house or hire a wedding videographer running Premier? Did Ken Segall see this travesty because it's not helping the product launch.

[jorlow]

The worst part is that all the shots in the "house" were obviously green screened.

[bmd66]

Green screened.... or they rented out Ikea for an afternoon.

[wizepork]

it sucks. 1.2Ghz... 2000$= LOL... MacBook Air RULES

[azaas]

let's say that we forget that it's heavier than the MBA [ which at the target group they're aiming for this is considered a deadly sinn ]. Let's also forget that this does have a higher price point than its rival. Now take a moment and think that you will have to run Vista 64 on those specs.... This is why this product will fail. Not only it will not satisfy all those looking for one of a kind portability,it will also fail the people who will actually want to do sm with it. Meh whatever....

[bossxii]

Adamo from the latin meaning "fails in many ways" gg Dell. 1.2ghz? 800mhz DDR3 ram? wth are you thinking? Dell just made every Windows user thinking you can make a thin laptop for $1200 bucks eat their words and leaves them with a turd of a laptop.

People will stare and say WTF is that brick? Damn what a dissapointment. Specs are horrible. The Sony Vaio P at least is only $899 for similar power.

GG Dell...

[qwertymac93]

actually, the P is 130mhz faster...

[erictheid]

I really don't think this is all that spectacular. Dell's trying to copy the vague concept of "thin sleek laptop," but it has no soul.

[ripsting]

What a horrible piece of kit. Hurry, break out the European actors and hike the price by $1,200!

[dablet00]

passssss!

[ilionelmini]

18 months after MacBook Air and that's all they can do... 1 pound more, slow components... and Windows on it. MacBook Air still owns the category...

[Proximouse]

look up Mac OSX on dell mini and you'll see how slow dell components are

[Chillvie]

I like Dell PCs, I'm typing on one right now. But my impression of this video: They try to be apple and fail. :-/

[tonyweston9]

Agree 100%

[andrewliaw]

a full pound HEAVIER than the macbook air, but even slower and more expensive?

i wouldn't be holding my head up so high, dell.

[jcalvin09]

Haven't I see a thing like this before with more affordable price and better design? I think it's called Macbook Air... Nice beginning from Dell; but with such astronomical price like that and a mediocre spec I doubt it will be a success..

[fxgrrr]

The fact is $2K for this Adamo? I don't think so. FAIL!

What's up with the model? Is that all Dell can find?

Geezzzzz