We are attracted for Dell Adamo XPS exquisite technology design when Dell first release Adamo. The appearance of Dell Adamo XPS shows their excellence industrial design once again. How thin laptop can be? Maybe Apple’s MacBook Air has already told us the answer, but the limit has been exceeded again. What’s your feeling when a laptop is only 9.9mm thick placing in front of us.

Dell Adamo XPS is able to break through the thickness of the new record, I think processors made a significant difference. SU9400 processors has very little heat for its thermal design power is only 10w, so that Adamo XPS designers will not worry about body internal cooling space is not enough. Maybe some user will wonder the way of hard disk placing. In fact, Dell’s designers have been wise to put the chip of solid-state drivr solder on the motherboard, and I believe that the memory is the same way. Now, the mystery of Dell Adamo XPS thin has basically been solved, but that’s just the beginning, Dell Adamo XPS has more secrets to be known.

Full Metal Shell. Cover design. Dell Adamo XPS LOGO in the right of cover.

All aluminum alloy make Dell Adamo XPS looks very solemn. Indeed, positioning such a high-end products without the use of metal fuselage is clearly unjustifiable. The weight of aluminum material itself is very light , and then increased hardness with synthesis of other metal, it is better to put it on the thin and light notebooks.

Dell Adamo XPS official nominal thickness is 9.9mm, through the actual test we found that this figure and the actual measured data differ significantly (the most parts of 10mm thick), you can describe Dell Adamo XPS using onion skin.

A unique way to open the screen

Fuselage interface and screen

13-inch can be said a standard screen for thin and light laptops, not only portable but also ensures that there is sufficient visual area. Like the original Apple MacBook Air, and many brands CULV laptops have adopted this screen size, Dell Adamo XPS does as well.In addition, Dell Adamo XPS is also equipped with a camera at the top of the screen. I believe that it is not an easy thing that put a camera in such a thin screen.

Interface on the right of Adamo XPS

In fact, the pursuit of the ultimate thin and light also has a cost, on the one hand laptop in terms of performance will be greatly limited, while the other is the number of interfaces will be very less. We can see that because of the fuselage is too thin, this machine has been placed the interface on both sides of the screen. A total number Adamo XPS configured the two USB ports, an audio output interface, a DisplayPort interface and a power interface.

Left on the right of Adamo XPS

Although a small number of interfaces make this machine has been limited in expansion, people will not care the number of interface under the temptation of extremely thin.

Dell Adamo XPS is more lenient than Dell’s other 13-inch notebook, this is mainly due to the battery bulge in the rear fuselage. However, we can see that when the screen turns on, battery bulge raised the body base, this is not only beneficial to the buttom of the cooling also raise a certain point of view of the keyboard allows users be more comfortable when typing.

Dell Adamo XPS Keyboard layout

In the keyboard layout, Dell Adamo XPS consistent continuation of the design of simple and clear style, we can see the surface of the fuselage there are no shortcut keys, the overall gives a very refreshing feeling. In addition, the chocolate-style buttons are also catered to the head trend.

Power Switch of Dell Adamo XPS

Dell Adamo XPS is only equipped with a power switch at the top of keyboard, next to the hole there is a state indicator. The keyboard has not configured any button except these two equipment.

Function keys of Dell Adamo XPS are narrow

Technology keycap of Dell Adamo XPS

As a newcomer to Dell Adamo XPS, we can not find the location of ESC key at first, we find it and function keys at the top of the keyboard via careful observation. Such a small button make me ignore their existence. We see there is still a great space in keyboard, and why the function keys is so limited? I’m afraid that only Dell designers can tell us the answer.

The keycaps use metal materials and through the drawing processing, has a very nice texture. In addition, the text on the keyboard is also a way of using anodized etched in the top, so the text will never fall off, and this keyboard also has backlight function, the user even in the darkness can also be used freely.

Dell Adamo XPS Touchpad Design

Dell Adamo XPS touchpad designs acceptable, there is not much special about it. We do not see the fingerprint indentification device in Dell Adamo XPS, as a high-end products, no fingerprint is quite regrettable.

The buttom structure of Dell Adamo XPS
We mentioned before, Dell Adamo XPS uses all-metal material. In addition to roof, the buttom of Dell Adamo XPS is made of aluminum. The ultimate thin test Dell Adamo XPS’s cooling, in order to do better cooling, we can see both side of Dell Adamo XPS equipped with cooling holes. Two circular cooling holes configured with a following fan separately. This dual fan design is hard to see in other thin and light laptops.

Buttom design of Dell Adamo XPS

Dual fan design of Dell Adamo XPS
Dell Adamo XPS equip with two fans can effectively guarantee that the internal heat is discharged in time, and the fan speed is not high, users will not worry about excessive noise when using Dell Adamo XPS.

Speaker at the bottom of the Dell Adamo XPS
The speaker is located at the buttom of Dell Adamo XPS, although such a thin body can not configure the high-profile speakers, Dell Adamo XPS is equipped with two speakers to maximize the effect of outposting.

Dell Adamo XPS LOGO is basso-relievo

It is not denied that Dell designers are all perfectionists, for this rarely seen at the buttom of fuselage, they should do logo with Basso-relievo treatment, while this may increase manufacturing costs. I believe that the details can not be ignored in their eyes.

Batteries and accessories introduction
We have mentioned Dell Adamo XPS does not equip a lot of interface, and even there is no internet interface, but we still can use accessories to enhance the extensions of Dell Adamo XPS. Dell Adamo XPS comes with a USB-Ethernet adapter card, and a Display-DVI adapter, so convenient for users connecting cable and video output.

Extension Device Interface

USB-Ethernet adapter card

Display-DVI adapter

In addition to thin body, Dell Adamo XPS adapter is smaller than other laptops. Dell

Adamo XPS weight is about 1.4kg, even it coupled with adapter is 1.7kg, the weight of Dell

Adamo XPS is almost like a 10-inch notebook.

Dell Adamo XPS Adapter
20Wh Lithium-polymer battery  Dell Adamo XPS battery can be unloaded which is different from other thin and light notebook.The Dell Adamo XPS battery capacity is only 20wh in order to reduce the size. Dell Adamo XPS’s endurance is more than 1 hour due to SU9400 low power consumption.

Test Summary:
In addition to the ultimate thin and light body, Dell Adamo XPS has many bright spots in design, such as open the screen by sliding, metal backlit buttons, these technologies are in the leading position in industry. Nevertheless, I believe we all know clearly this laptop currently can not become a mainstream product, Dell primarily use Adamo XPS to enhance their brand value, we can see that it is still very far distance away from us from its price. However, it indicates the trend of notebook. We will see more and more ultra-thin and light notebooks and very soon into our daily lives in the near future.