Dell Adamo vs. MacBook Air

May 13, 2009 By Nick Mokey

Overall Winner: MacBook Air

With each laptop scoring three wins in each of our first six categories, and the MacBook Air narrowly edging ahead in the subjective seventh, it’s tempting to call a draw. But we’re handing it to the MacBook Air anyway, and not just because of design, which can always be contested. The Air pulls ahead significantly in three crucial categories (performance, price and weight), while losing by an almost negligible margin in two less significant categories (dimensions and battery life). The only glaring strike against it comes from that dismal selection of ports. Unless you plan to use multiple USB devices concurrently and plug into hardwired networks all the time, there’s really no good reason not to go with the Air, unless you prefer Dell’s more intricate styling and the fact that you’ll be holding onto a far less common piece of kit.

The MacBook Air narrowly edges out the Adamo

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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 [...]
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