First, a rant: Dell is really taking advantage of the media with the new Adamo XPS notebook. It’s classic. First they put up a teaser website a month ago that shows nothing but the incredibly thin dimensions and a side picture. Then they call a press conference where all they do is wave around the notebook for 3.5 seconds and then put it away. Now, there is a press release that contains nothing but two new pictures. This practice is tiresome and I hate that we must play the game, Dell. Anyway… on to the press release.
The new pictures shows off the unique hinge design of the Adamo XPS. It’s exactly how I thought it would work after seeing some pictures from the 9/9/09 event. The notebook is so small that designers had to pack all the computing hardware under the screen instead of around/under the keyboard. The result is what we see above as the hinge had to be moved up so the screen to keyboard ratio isn’t thrown off. I’m just curious how the notebook will stay open when sitting on your lap. Oh, and I of course wanna know the price and specs too.
The entire press release,
ROUND ROCK, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Because so many people who have had a sneak peek of Dell’s super thin Adamo™ XPS laptop seem to be falling in love with it, the company today released two more photos of the highly stylized, thin 9.99-mm Adamo by Dell system. The Adamo XPS is as intriguing open as it is closed.
The initial reveal, unveiled on 9/9/09 at www.dell.com/AdamoXPS, reflects the product’s unique, super-slim profile.
In March, Dell introduced the Adamo By Dell brand and Adamo™ laptop as the pinnacle of craftsmanship and design. Derived from the Latin word meaning “to fall in love with,” the Adamo laptop is the world’s thinnest and photos released today shows Dell’s commitment to taking that to the next level. Stay tuned for more information on this head-turning product.
Quite whining about Dells PR and do something about! All the tech blogs need to get together and agree not to mention that non-news news that Dell is now becoming legendary for. The last conference would be a perfect example: report on the MLB mods and the nail polish thingy (wtf?), but NOT ONE WORD about their teasing the Adamo! This policy of course should not be exclusive to just Dell, but anyone who jerks you around. Quit worrying about competing with your peers over meaningless scraps! Furthermore, those that do play Dell’s game will look the fool, instead of acting like professionals.
Is it possible that the keyboard is not hinged high on the screen side, but that they are actually showing the laptop tilted up and resting on its screen?
So the keyboard is actually where the screen appears to be. Given that they have been jerking you around with this thing, I wouldn’t put it past them and it would seem to make sense for that to be the correct arrangement.
you are right. the picture is of it resting on it’s screen. not sure why they released a picture of the product with that orientation.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10373273-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0
Er…that’s because the screen ISN’T resting on its side. What you’re seeing is a weird and unergonomic design of keyboard and screen configuration. You are forced to type with the keyboard angled upwards.