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frigg
04/10/09

In reply to Dell Adamo Full Review: Macho Outside, Sissy Inside
It's Dell's "Sprockets" website for Adamo that convinces me to stay away from this:

[www.adamobydell.com]
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valkilmerisawful
04/10/09

In reply to Dell Adamo Full Review: Macho Outside, Sissy Inside
Typo - GeekBench Results indicate HP with 3GB ram, whilst the 3DMark06 Results indicate HP with 2GB ram.

But you can take the imaginary point I just won and give them to Dell. Sounds like they need them more than I do.
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Mark Wilson
04/10/09

@valkilmerisawful: Actually, those are two different machines. The GeekBench test used a model stuff with an extra 1GB of RAM.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/10/09

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As one who saw even less of a point in the Air when these new unibody Macbooks were released, this Adamo, in one fell swoop, basically brings me back to reconsider my position on the air. Astonishing, to say the least. Personally, I think this computer is an atrocious design. The "clever" slimlining technique amounts to little more than crappy port placement for me. It's more comfortable to have ports on the side, and although the Air has fewer ports, Apple manages to keep the form factor and find a solution to keep it there. There's some serious build issues with this thing. That gap is terrible. Something like this should be much tighter all around. I can forgive this in a sub-$500 netbook, but it's 100% unacceptable in something that costs between 2 to 3 grand.

This thing single-handedly squishes the intense arguments against the Air.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
04/10/09

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How will this hold up to any Cylon activities?
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TheSonOfKrypton
04/10/09

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Who the *FUCK* names something "Adamo"? What were you tttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiii...?!?!?!?!
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TheSonOfKrypton
04/10/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: last word is "thinking"
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Monty
04/10/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: Thanks for the clarification because the laptop is clearly bulimic. While it may be thin and beautiful, it clearly shows signs that it was a larger laptop at one time that quickly shrunk down to size.
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Monty
04/10/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: And -- by the way -- the reason it is called "Adamo" is because "Eveo" sounded even worse.
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TheSonOfKrypton
04/10/09

@Monty: "Eveo". I lol'ed.
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frigg
04/10/09

@Monty: Fortunately, Dell has put up a website where the majesty of bulimic humans and computers become one:

[www.adamobydell.com]
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frigg
04/10/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: Dell is reportedly working on the Rachel Ray "Eveo-O" version as well. Startup time less than 30 minutes!
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Linux chief hardware engineer
04/10/09

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Is it just me or is this kind of i-told-you-so for anybody pointing to these cheap PCs as a remedy for Apple's hight priced computer.

You get what you pay for.
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dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
04/10/09

@Shirkk: There's probably an hp laptop for $800 that outperforms the mac. But don't stop drooling over your shiny toy!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/10/09

@dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: That's because the point is that there isn't an $800 HP laptop that outperforms the mac that is in the same form factor and weight category.

For some people that really matters.
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madog
04/10/09

@Shirkk: Im not trying to brag, but just wanted to remind everyone that you CAN be a smart shopper and get a Mac. If you know someone who goes to your local college, pay him ten bucks to go with you as your student and get a huge educational discount on, and here's the key, previous model. Typically they will purchase a large amount of models just as they go EOL and you can get a great price.

Here's the, "I'm not trying to brag", part: I got the previous aluminum $2,499 (2,299 normal edu pricing) for $1,300. With taxes, and smart shopping online, I was able to get it and add 4GB RAM and an internal 500GB HDD (I was able to install it myself) for a grand total of around $1,575. I guarentee that it was (and quite possibly still is) the cheapest price for ANY laptop of actual EQUAL specs (not what you imagine to be equal) on the PC or Mac side.

I know it's hard for some to believe, but you don't have to get the new shiny computer JUST because it's the new model. Especially since I think the Uni MBP's aren't worth the new price. It may be equivilent to Apple's pricing scheme because of the Unibody design, but it's definately not worth it as it was mainly a way for them to come out with a new model and not actually upgrade it by much internally (and actually remove a few features) while still maintaining their standard price.
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kickassy
04/10/09

@madog: prick.
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madog
04/10/09

@kickassy: If that's a "jealous" prick, I'll accept it.

Otherwise, I'm not trying to be one (in this thread), and am not promoting which platform is better (but I prefer Macs, am cheap, and this is the second I've purchased myself in 10 years), but mainly am promoting the fact that you can have the best of both worlds if you plan it out and do some research. There's no reason to pay the full price for a Mac and one can always find a relative or friends sibling that can help you purchase one with at least the edu discount.

I may have been lucky that my school purchased about 100 of the previous MBP's to purposfully sell at a discount though when the new models were announced.
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