So long, Adamo XPS. It was wonderful knowing you while we did. We can’t help feeling like you had too short of a life though. You were only available for sale since December and Dell probably spent an untold fortune developing your 9.9mm thin body. It’s kind of weird, actually.
The Adamo XPS launched with much fanfare last October. People were amazed that Dell could produce such an amazing piece of computing goods, complete with a robotic keyboard as John Biggs calls it. It took a couple of months to get the notebook to the retail market, but then in December Dell started to sell it. Best Buy picked it up a few weeks later. But that doesn’t matter anymore. The Adamo XPS is now just a footnote on Dell’s Wikipedia page. It’s no longer listed with the other Adamo models on Dell.com and according to a Dell Chat Rep, it has been discontinued.
Hopefully Dell isn’t done with the line and we’ll see version 2.0 shortly. Maybe at SXSW. That’s where Dell showed off the Adamo line for the first time one year ago next week.
It was pretty nice looking. And then you opened it up. Pretty much explains it all unless they’re revamping it.
Incredibly ugly design that didn’t make much sense unless you view it as a ultra-portable desktop rather than a laptop.
At the end of the day, why would you want it or even just over the Air? I see little to no reason.
I think it was really more a concept that made it to production than a real product in the first place. Not the smartest decision that Dell ever made, but I think they’ve learned some lessons and the better parts of those design elements have been finding their way into the rest of Dell’s line so it’s not a total loss.
Oh well. Now Dell can go back to making usable computers.
Hey DELL,
Please come back with a “All in One” desktop pc complete with 24″ screen, Bose speakers, 6-8 megs of ram, Blue Ray Disc, Win 7, wireless keyboard & mouse. You are letting Apple & H.P dominate in the all in one area, but I want a DELL.
Please hurry
I just bought the Adamo XPS about two weeks ago, and like it pretty well. I’m surprised Dell is discontinuing it already. That has to be the shortest product life cycle (for a laptop) in history. I hope that there aren’t any big defects that are emerging.
However, I don’t feel too bad, I received a 22% corporate discount which took some of the sting out of the purchase.
My only hope now is that Dell will support the product for the forseeable future.
Hi Mark. I saw your article and thought I’d drop a quick comment to clarify the issue.
The first point I’d like to make is that the Adamo XPS is still available in the U.S. at select Best Buy Stores and on bestbuy.com, still starting at $1,999.00. It has not been “discontinued” as such, but was meant to be a proof point to Dell’s design and engineer capabilities. Because of this, it was similar to a “limited edition”, and most of the original supply has since been accounted for. Those who want one can still get it from the aforementioned sources.
Also of note: the original Adamo is still available on adamobydell.com with a starting price point of $999.
Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions :-)
JohnBatDell