Dell, one of the world’s leading PC vendors, discontinued its Adamo laptop after it failed to keep up with Apple’s ultrathin Macbook Air.

The laptop range, Adamo, a Latin word meaning "to fall in love with”, was launched at CES in 2009. At the launch of Adamo, Dell had said, “Style-minded people who place a premium on precision craftsmanship and design can now add Adamo to their list of must-have items for 2009.”

But, Adamo, which was launched as a challenger to the Macbook Air, could not attract customers due to it heavy price tag of $2,000. Poor sales forced the company to drop the price of the laptop from $2,000 to merely $799.

The ultraslim Adamo laptop was rolled out with some very striking features, including an aluminium case, a 13.4-inch, 16:9 HD display, a SIM card slot, a built-in 3G card, an ultra low voltage Intel processor and solid state drive.

Dell’s recently launched its new 7-inch Android tablet, called the Streak 7. The Dell Streak 7 features dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, a WVGA touchscreen and Gorilla glass. The company is also expected to launch a new laptop within the coming six months.