Dell had a surprisingly small floor presence at CES this year. That being said, the company made a number of announcements: (i) expanded its mini ultra portable line-up with the addition of a new 10-inch model (Inspiron Mini 10 netbook) that boasts Intel's Atom Z530 processor; (ii) confirmed an ultra-thin luxury notebook code-named Adamo; (iii) announced a time sensitive deal for the Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook (drops the price to $99 with a two-year AT&T broadband contract ($350 mail-in rebate to Dell). At present, this offer is only available on Dell's website, not AT&T stores. The base version of the offer does not come with a web cam, and once you configure the PC with more memory, a larger Solid State Drive (SSD) and Bluetooth, the final price comes to about $185; and (iv) Dell introduced the Studio XPS 16 and Studio XPS 13 notebooks. The Studio XPS 16 delivers an improved media center experience with a unique design, home-theater features, and a vibrant RGB LED widescreen.Not surprisingly, many of Dell's moves are intended to help them better compete with HP's MiniNote. Additionally, I suppose Dell's Adamo project is targeting Apple's MacBook Air; HP has yet to respond to the Air.
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