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Dell Adamo vs. MacBook Air

Nick Mokey By

Battery Life

Both machines use lightweight lithium-polymer batteries – the same kind used in electric radio-controlled helicopters – rather than the more conventional lithium-ion batteries you may be used to. Apple claims 4.5 hours of runtime for its 37 watt-hour battery, and Dell claims 5 hours from its 40-watt-hours model. In reality, neither really approaches those numbers without some seriously conservative usage, but the Dell really will outlast the Air by 20 to 30 minutes with its extra capacity, which makes it the clear winner here.

Winner: Dell Adamo

Left: Dell Adamo; Right: MacBook Air

Left: Dell Adamo; Right: MacBook Air

 

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  1. Dell drops Adamo 13 to $899 at 9:16am 27th December 2010 [...] Although Dell’s super-slim Adamo line has been out for the better part of two years—it competed with Apple’s original MacBook Air—the new configuration could be worth serious consideration for folks looking for most of the [...]
  2. Ian Bell at 9:52pm 30th September 2009 I would take the MacBook air in a heartbeat. Still thinner IMO and has more of a wow factor. Plus it doesn't run XP like the Dell :P
    1. Bernardo_O'reilly at 11:23pm 13th October 2010 adamo runs win 7 not XP, im typing this message on an adamo and so far i'm kind of impressed by it. Its a nice secondary laptop for people w/ more than one computer (since both adamo and air are kind of underpowered). Although the Mac air looks nice, i decided to buy this sucker because i dont want to look like a pretentious hipster when im studying @ school. Besides, I need this to run windows for pirating stuff and testing out software. Also the black adamo looks less feminine
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