FINALLY.. the much ballyhooed Dell Adamo notebook is out. Yes, it’s thin. Yes, it’s impressive. AND YES… it’s expensive.

Let’s get right down to it shall we? From a thickness perspective, Dell considers the Adamo the world’s thinnest notebook – with a thickness of 0.65 inches compared to the MacBook Air’s 0.76 inch thickness. However, it’s definitely not one of the lightest notebooks out there as the stated weight of the Adamo is approximately four pounds. Win some.. you lose some.

Another notable (somewhat-loser-ish) feature is the fact that the Adamo utilizes Intel integrated graphics in the form of the GS45 (boo hiss). For a starting price of $1999,I was expecting NVIDIA or ATI graphics.. sigh.

On to other notable features of the Adamo (and I keep wanting to say Adama from BSG.. So Say We All!)

• Chassis is milled from a single piece of aluminum
• Scalloped backlit keyboard
• 13.4 inch 16:9 HD edge to edge glass display
• A full array of connectivity options including Wi-Fi (including Draft-N support), Bluetooth 2.1, and optional mobile broadband support
• Solid State Drives for cool and quiet operations
• Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• DDR3 memory support
• Up to five hours of battery life on a single charge using a Lithium-Polymer battery (40 Whr)
• 2 USB ports, 1 USB/eSATA combo port, DisplayPort, Ethernet port
• Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, 64 bit

The Adamo will be available in two colors – Onyx and Pearl – with a starting price of $1999. At that price, you get a system with:

• Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor (clocked at 1.2 GHz)
• Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64 bit
• 13.4 inch 1366 x 768 WLED Display with 1.3 megapixel webcam built-in
• 2GB Dual Channel DDR3
• Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics with 256MB memory
• 128GB Solid State Drive
• Gigabit Ethernet
• HD Audio 2.0
• Intel 5300 WLAN 802.11n
• 40 WHr Lithium Polymer Battery
• Bluetooth

For $2699, you get a system with the following specs:

• Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 processor (clocked at 1.4 GHz)
• Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64 bit
• 13.4 inch 1366 x 768 WLED Display with 1.3 megapixel webcam built-in
• 4GB Dual Channel DDR3
• Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics with 256MB memory
• 128GB Solid State Drive
• Gigabit Ethernet
• HD Audio 2.0
• Intel 5300 WLAN 802.11n
• 40 WHr Lithium Polymer Battery
• Bluetooth

Make sure to check out the Flickr photo stream for additional pics of the Adamo.

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