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Dell Adamo turns up live; higher-spec 3G model is $2,699

, Mar 17th 2009 Discuss [1]

Dell’s Adamo high-end ultraportable notebook has shown up for some more live photos, this time in both its onyx and pearl (black and white) color-schemes.  Pocket-lint spent the hands-on time with “the thinnest notebook in the world”, marveling at its metal trackpad, combination of brushed and smooth aluminum, and the pearl version’s unibody design.

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Also of note are the scalloped, backlit keys with a new font, and edge-to-edge glass display.  The entry level model will rock a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, X4500 graphics and 2GB of RAM, while a higher-spec version will get a 1.4GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and an integrated 3G card.  However it still uses integrated graphics, and the price jumps from $1,999 for the entry-level model to $2,699.

In fact everything about the first Adamo seems intended to take money off you.  Dell not only have the usual external DVD and Blu-ray drives, but a matching 8GB flash drive, 250GB or 500GB hard-drives, and even matching connectors and cables.  They’ve also partnered with bag-manufacturer TUMI for some slick carry-cases.  It’s a handsome machine – and at 13.03 x 9.5 x 0.65 inches it’s certainly small – but not exactly being launched at the best financial time.

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