The industry is all a buzz with the latest entry in the “I’m the thinnest laptop” competition. The latest Dell Adamo is definitely a strong contender, at 9.99 mm at some points. Of course, that’s just the official figure. I would have tested it myself but I forgot my calipers.

The Adamo definately does the sleek, simplistic look well.  About two inches bigger in both directions than a sheet of paper and only 3.2 lbs, you could almost forget you were carrying this thing around. Although forgetting you have $1800 in your arms might not be the most desirable…

Dell replaced the usual manual cover latch with a heat-sensitive capacitor. Just swipe your finger across the front edge and the lock disengages. When you open the Adamo, the screen doesn’t so much fold up as the keyboard folds down. It rests in the crazy position you see below. And it’s not just for looks, kids. The open space under the unit allows for more effective airflow, meaning no more burning laps while you work. The keyboard has full sized, metal keys, and the angle didn’t interfere with my typing at all. The touchpad on the other hand, is a little on the small size. This thing has multitouch support, but even my small hands found trouble getting multiple fingers on there. Another thing I didn’t like was that when you adjust the angle of the screen, it moves the angle of the keyboard as well.

Now I’m sure the question you’re all wondering is how in the world does this thing sit on your lap? Its actually pretty comfortable, and you can type without fear of knocking it off your lap with each keystroke. However, it does only have two points of contact so its not as secure against people bumping into you as other laptops.

As for the device’s internals, nothing jumps out at the eye. The screen is 13.4″. Powered by a 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with integrated graphics and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM. You get 128 GB of SSD, no word on whether that is upgradable yet. Wireless comes in two flavors, 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1. The only ports on the laptop are 2 USB 2.0 jacks, audio, and a DisplayPort out. Ethernet, HDMI, and the like can connect through the use of an external dongle.

Another cool feature is the replaceable battery. But you’ll have to be replacing it every 2 and a half hours. Not very long for a laptop that is designed for maximum mobility, but at that size? Can’t beat it.

You can expect the Adamo sometime this holiday season. Windows 7 comes standard as well as the diamond-etched logo on the cover. If you’re into that sort of thing.

One starts at $1,699 and features a quad-core Intel Q8200 processor, Vista Home Premium, DVD burner, 4GB of RAM, 320GB SATA hard drive, integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics, and a SoundBlaster Audigy HD sound card.

The other starts at $1,999 and includes everything mentioned above except it’s got a 750GB SATA hard drive and a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT video card.

When I connect the power supply my whole system tingles when I touch it and when someone touches me they can feel it too. When I remove the power supply and run off battery this stops.

The problem appears to be coming from the the brushed aluminium chasis.

Does anyone else have this problem?
Is this something to be worried about?

Apparently it’s the power supply but keep your eyes on this one in case someone brings to m1530s together and makes an arc welder.

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Move over Gateway One. Here comes another all-in-one computer with the same name, except this computer is made by a different company named Dell.

The XPS ONE starts at $1499 and features a 20-inch widescreen, Intel Core Duo 2 processor (E4500 or E6550 depending on the configuration), wireless mouse and keyboard, TV tuner and remote, 2GB of memory, Vista Home Premium, Adobe Elements Studio, and more.

All the aforementioned stuff is crammed into the device seen in the above photo, which should leave plenty of room on your desk for donuts, pills, and mechanical pencils.

XPS ONE [Dell] via [H]ardOCP via Engadget

Apparently, Dell is coming out with some ultra-portable Macbook killer that’s due out by year’s end blah blah blah, you know the deal. What matters are the specs and unique features, because if this Dell XPS M1530 doesn’t pack anything worthwhile, it has no chance of overtaking Apple’s Macbook in terms of popularity.

Luckily, the specs have been leaked like a faucet in John’s new house. Take a gander:

* 15.40-inch display (CCFL up to 1680 x 1050, LED up to 1440 x 900)
* Core 2 Duo options from 1.5GHz (T5250) up to 2.6GHz (T7800)
* Crestline GM/PM 965 chipset with up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
* GeForce 8400M or 8600M GS options (up to 256MB)
* Slot-loading Blu-ray / 8x DVD±RW
* Options for 802.11a/b/g/n, WWAN, Bluetooth
* HDMI, VGA, 1394, ExpressCard, (3) USB 2.0, Ethernet, fingerprint reader, media reader
* 2.0 megapixel (with CCFL) or 300k (with LED) cameras
* Weighs about 4 pounds

Well, considering the Core 2 Duo is there and HDMI + Blu-ray will be available, I’d say that we have a decent competitor on our hands. What Dell, no love for the HD DVD?

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Earlier today we introduced you to the new of Inspirons and now we have a few snaps of what they, and the XPS notebooks look like up close.

Although the new additions to the XPS line are elegantly designed, it looks like the Inspirons got the short end of the stick when it comes to visual appeal.

M1330 with fingerprint reader and LED back-lit display

The XPS M1330 comes in several different configurations one of which includes a 2MP Webcam option that is only available with a CCFL-lit LCD (pictured above). If you’re OK with sacrificing some video quality and switching to a VGA camera, an optional LED backlit LCD will shave a few millimeters off the overall thickness and save some battery.

Your eyes don’t deceive you, that’s HDMI out. (CCFL display)

The matte finish is attractive and resistant to fingerprints and smudges.

Options/Features

- Up to 4GB of RAM
- 120 – 250GB HDD, 32GB SSD
- 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Discreet graphics: GeForce Go 8400M GS
- HDMI out
- Under 4lbs

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Next we took a look at the 17-inch Inspirons, the 1720 and 1721.

These behemoths come with full-size keyboards and numerical pads. They are extremely comfortable to type on.

Other features include an insane 500GB of storage space in RAID, up to 4GB of RAM, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, high-end graphics cards and integrated wireless broadband.

Comes in eight colors.

Back-lit media buttons

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Dell’s revamped monitors and new Inspiron desktops also made an appearance.

Mmm, brushed aluminum.

A 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700 (factory overclocked to 3.46GHz) and 2GB of 800MHz Corsair DOMINATOR DDR2 memory (factory overclocked to 1,066MHz) are joined by dual 768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards and dual 10,000rpm 160GB hard drives. GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics cards, a 2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6800 CPU overclocked to 3.73GHz and an Ageia PhysX processor are three of the available upgrades.

Prices start at $5,999, but that includes a 2x Blu-ray drive, a 24-inch Dell UltraSharp LCD and Dell’s WL6000 5.8GHz wireless rear 5.1 speaker system with subwoofer.

Dell XPS 720 H2C Desktop [product site]

These make the first mass-produced commercial laptops in America with quarter-terabyte capacities, and exciting prospect for those of us who prefer mobility to desktop slavery. And as the full-on version of Windows Vista takes roughly 200GB for a full install, it’s good to have another 50GB to play around with. Sadly, the monster drives are only available in 5400RPM configurations, so if performance is your hot-button, you’ll wanna wait.

Look for similar system options from Dell’s Alienware line, most likely in the Aurora series of high-end gaming laptops.

XPS Hard Drive Options [Dell Store]

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If you’ve been waiting for something different in gaming PCs to come along by the end of the year, you may be in luck. Dell has got a little teaser up for its new Black Ice (whatever it may be) on its newly designed XPS website, and all it says so far is:

Technology like you’ve never seen. Black Ice is coming, exclusively from Dell.

Gizmodo guesses that Black Ice is a liquid cooling solution that will allow Dell to overclock its computers to a whole new level. I’ll have to agree with Giz on this one. Black Ice could very well be a new liquid cooling solution (maybe it’ll hit GPUs and CPUs, something the new Alienware is lacking), and I’m excited to see what it’s all about. You can head over to the XPS site and sign up for a mailing list and Dell well send you information when it decides to give us more information about Black Ice. Until then, stay tuned.

Dell’s Black Ice Coming to an XPS Near You [gizmodo]