Comments on: Dell Adamo XPS In-Depth Hands-on: The Sexiest Laptop Ever

By: chumohod

chumohod — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:32:10 +0000

Complicated, useful and … awful.
The keyboard does not improves ergonomics.
Maybe it improves cooling but that speaks loud about the bad design. And yes its super thin, but its bigger than any notebook of its screen size.

By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:10 +0000

NO INTEGRATED MOBILE CONNECTIVITY !

making it a dealbreaker for me. the always/everywhere connected mode
will shortly be as normal as carrying a mobile phone.

missed opportunity !

and further although thin/thickness is nice
well just a few milimeters for extra battery juice would be
more welcomed then slicing milimeters off

By: Fanfoot

Fanfoot — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:57:54 +0000

Pointless extravagence. I won’t buy one. It doesn’t make me more likely to buy some other Dell either.

I’d be more impressed by a better Dell laptop lineup in general. Their netbooks are not competitive (horrid trackpads), the 11z isn’t competitive with the Acer or Lenovo 11.6-inchers, they have nothing like the HP Envy models, etc etc.

In the past I never would have bought an Acer or Asus laptop. Now that I’ve been following the netbook space with great interest for a while, they’re on my radar for future laptop purchases in other areas.

Make a laptop I might actually want to buy, Dell. And stop with the stupid non-announcement announcements. Those are REALLY tired.

By: crescentdave

crescentdave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:02:51 +0000

Thanks for the quick response! I really appreciate this site and visit it often for your ind-depth reviews. Your willingness to correct errors speaks volumes about your integrity.

By: Mark Spoonauer

Mark Spoonauer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:37:53 +0000

You have a valid point so we’ve removed the reference to ergonomic typing. As we say in the post we’ll be weighing more in on the practicality of the design and its performance in the full review. Obviously, if you care more about specs and performance this is not the laptop for you.

By: katana

katana — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:42:11 +0000

Agreed Crescent….a keyboard angled upward is the least ergonomic of typing positions.

Reading this overview makes me wonder if Laptopmag is being paid by Dell for good publicity, or given special favours (like early hands-on) in exchange for positive reviews.

How is this laptop considered a game-changer, or, as the reviewer says “a leap forward in industrial design”. It’s completely impractical for a laptop. There is absolutely no reason for the keyboard design, which makes a laptop that is, strangely, difficult to use on your lap, and is not erogonomically friendly.

I also find this obsession with thiness (instead of weight) a bit bizarre. For a mere 1 additional OUNCE, you can pick up a similarly priced Sony Vaio Z laptop, which has a full powered processor (up to 3.06ghz), 5 hours battery life on a normal battery, 4b ram, SSD, a beautiful 1600 x 900 screen, an optical drive (and option blu-ray), and a wide range of connectivity options. Again, for only 1 more ounce in weight.

By: crescentdave

crescentdave — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:04:45 +0000

You write: “… but it also creates a more ergonomic typing position.” I defy you to cite one rheumatologist or one ergonomic expert who will support your statement. The angled position of this keyboard is precisely the opposite of an ergonomic design. It would be difficult to design a keyboard less ergonomic than this one.

For truly basic information on this subject, here is one of the dozens of sites specifically dealing with this issue: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22781

By: KevinG

KevinG — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:25 +0000

Thanks for the great initial review Mark. Can you tell me who is the manufacturer of the touchpad? I prefer Synaptics touchpads. It would probably be a deal breaker if the XPS has an Alps. Thanks and I’m looking forward to the final review.