this article leaves alot to be desired in a comparison between the macbook air and the dell adamo
Well, this is just a news item. I expect all the major hardware and consumer electronics sites will have thorough reviews soon.
A bit disappointing on the hardware side - the low-end model should have come with a 1.6 GHz chip and the high-end one with 1.8 or 2 GHz and both models should have shipped with 4GB of RAM. I like that both ship with a big SSD though - I hope you get decent random write performance at that price... I don't think the Intel graphics is going to be a problem though, as gamers hardly make up the target audience. If it doesn't play back HD video smoothly, that might be a problem however.
Computers like the Adamo, Air etc. are really niche products. They are more of a fashion statement than usable computers. They try to combine form and function but any trade offs seem to be made in favor of form rather than function - ie instead of making it slightly thicker to make room for better cooling, they go with a slower CPU etc.
They're like a gucci bag or similar - most find them pointless because you can use any $20 bag to carry stuff, but some will pay through their nose for a certain brand or design.