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The Dell Adamo XPS
Most people think that the MacBook Air is the world's thinnest laptop.
What those people don't know is that this wasn't true.
In 1998, Mitsubishi released the Pendion, which was 0.04 inches less (in thickness) than the MacBook Air.
Another thin laptop to top both the Air and the Pendion is Sharp's Actius MM10 Muramasas, which was released in 2003. This laptop measured at 0.54 inches thick! The Actius was 0.18 inches smaller than the Pendion and 0.22 inches smaller than the Air.
The reason the MacBook Air was named "worlds thinnest laptop is because of tapers from 0.16 to 0.76 inches.
All of the above models had major flaws.
The Pedion was discontinued due to mechanical problems.
The Air does not come with a DVD drive, and suffered from severe overheating.
Also, all three of them are quite slow...
Some other super thin laptops include Lenovo's Thinkpad X301, and HP's Voodoo Envy 133.
The Cost vs Performance didnt seem to bother many people which had to have the thinnest laptop available. So, Dell felt that its time for them to jump into the game.
Released in the US on March 17th 2009, The Dell Adamo featured a 1.4 GHz or 2.1 GHz processor, 2 or 4 GB of 800 MHz DDR3 memory, a 128 GB Solid State Drive and a 13.4 inch widescreen which can reach a 1366x768 resolution. Weighing in at 4 pounds, the Adamo measured 0.09 inches smaller than the MacBook Air. This brought a lot of attention to the computer even though, in actuality some previously released laptops are thinner.
On September 9th, 2009, just over two months ago, Dell relased the Adamo XPS, which measures at 0.39 inches thick. This computer is without a doubt the worlds thinnest laptop. The current specs are...
| Processor | Intel® Core™ SU9400 (1.4GHz/800MHz FSB/3M L2 Cache) | |
| Memory | 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 800MHz | |
| Keyboard | Metallic Keyboard | |
| LCD Panel | 13.4" WLED HD (720P) LCD Panel with 2.0MP Camera | |
| Video Card | Intel® GS45 Integrated Graphics with DVI Video Adapter Cable | |
| Hard Drive | 128GB Solid State Drive | |
| Network Card | Ethernet Network USB adapter | |
| Adobe Reader | Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 | |
| Sound | High Definition Audio 2.0 | |
| Wireless Networking | Intel® 5300 WLAN 802.11n (3x3) Mini Card | |
| ENERGY STAR | Energy Star Compliant | |
| Software - Antivirus | McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial | |
| Battery Options | 20WHr Primary Battery | |
| Bluetooth | Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1 + EDR) |
Now, whats interesting about this computer isnt really its thickness, It has an extremely unique look.
This laptop catches your eye becaue the bottom half, containg the keyboard is smaller than the half which contains the screen. The reason for this, is because the brains of the laptop are stored behind and underneath the screen, as pposed to the traditional spot underneath the keyboard.
A major flaw to all extremely thin laptops is that you are presented with the option to buy the external DVD drive at an additional cost.
In my opinion, I'm not as much interested in how thin the laptop is compared to how much performance you can cram into them. Hopefully one day, there will be a perfect combination between really thin and really powerful, until then, I'm forced to stick with this aging MacBook Pro.
Here are the Thickness and Costs of the laptops mentioned above.
Dell Adamo XPS: 0.39 Inches Thick @ $2,100
Apple MacBook Air: 0.76 Inches Thick @ $1,500 - $1,800
Mitsubishi Pedion: 0.72 Inches Thick @ around $6,000 at launch
Actius MM10 Maramasas: 0.54 Inches Thich @ an unknown cost
Here are some more pictures of the Adamo XPS:
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Complicated, useful and … awful.
The keyboard does not improves ergonomics.
Maybe it improves cooling but that speaks loud about the bad design. And yes its super thin, but its bigger than any notebook of its screen size.
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