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July 21st, 2009

Dell slashes Adamo price by $500; still trails Apple's MacBook Air

Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 2:13 pm

Categories: Computers, Consumerism, Dell, Laptops

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Dell Computer Corp., Apple MacBook, Dell Adamo, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Hey, remember when I wrote about the wildly overpriced Dell Adamo luxury ultraportable notebook two weeks ago and asked if we were falling out of love with the underpowered, overpriced laptop?

Turns out someone was listening.

Without updating a single piece of hardware — yes, the system is still very much behind the ball in terms of CPU, memory, battery life and weight — Dell has slashed the price of both the 1.2GHz $1,999 and 1.4GHz $2,699 models to a slightly less repulsive $1,499 and $2,299, respectively.

That still leaves it trailing Apple’s MacBook Air, which offers a 1.86 GHz model for $1,499 and a more comparable 2.13 GHz model with a 128GB SSD for $1,799.

But hey, don’t take my word for it. Look at the sales numbers yourself.

Andrew NuscaAndrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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I've got your back on that call buddy. Waaaay overpriced considering the pathetic specs. (Read the rest)
Posted by: Hate Malware Posted on: 07/22/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Still too expensive  Lerianis10 | 07/22/09
Agree  eternal949 | 07/22/09
Concur even  Hate Malware | 07/22/09
Mac book air sucks  JABBER_WOLF | 07/22/09
I agree the air sucks...  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/22/09

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