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Mechanically speaking, Dell has done little to change or update the company's wildly popular XPS 13 and 15 series of premium consumer notebooks since their initial release. There's no mystery as to why that is the case, however. When something works this...
Gorgeous 3200x1800 IGZO display, Ultrafast NVMe storage, Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 Type-C, Full-size SD Card reader, Thin, light but rock solid build, Glorious carbon fiber, Killer battery life, Great performance...
Webcam in awkward position, No native display output, Non-expandable memory, Intel Speed Shift currently not enabled...
In order to explore what a laptop is capable of in terms of practical battery life expectations, we employ two very different types of battery rundown tests. The first, Battery Eater Pro, is a worst-case scenario as it hammers the CPU, GPU, memory and storage over and...
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If there's a silver lining to the overall decline of computer sales , it's the booming of the premium ultramobile segment. Based on a forecast from Gartner , sales of these slim but powerful flagship systems could rise by 11% this year and, by 2018, accou...
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I was a big fan of the Dell XPS 13 in its Broadwell iteration , and the Skylake version of the machine was even better . It was a slim, attractive, comfortable-to-use laptop, and it included two of our favorite features: Thunderbolt 3 connectivity and a P...
input devices...
No biometric support, You can have touch, or you can have monstrous battery life, but you can't have both...
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Quiet evolution. The Kaby Lake i5-equipped version of Dell's XPS 13 subnotebook with FHD display impresses with outstanding battery live, great performance and top-notch ergonomics. The display, however, falls a tad short of our lofty expectations...
impressive sturdiness and build quality, ultra-thin bezel and correspondingly low footprint, very good system performance, outstanding battery life, impressive WiFi performance (Killer wireless card), remains quiet under most conditions, top-notch input...
display brightness could be higher, just average coverage of the color spaces, can run very hot, occasional (mild) coil whine, not as thin as some others, space bar pressure not uniform...
The XPS 13 ticks all the right check boxes. The display performance of the system might not be up there with the best of the ultraportable competition, but that's a minor complaint indeed.The other systems in our review are all - each in their own way - d...
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When the Dell XPS 13 first broke cover at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show nearly two years ago, Dell's then-new killer ultraportable stood out as a smartly crafted, slim-and-light traditional laptop. That was in a market that, at the time, was focusing...
Near two-day battery life in this configuration, Good mix of current and future-looking ports, 1080p touch display now a $100 add-on option...
Oddly placed Webcam still isn't ideal for video chats, No fingerprint reader or Windows Hello-enabled camera...
The XPS 13 may not feel as fresh as it did nearly two years ago, but new "Kaby Lake" CPU options, plus a battery boost, enable impressive battery life. Its comfy keyboard, solid shell, and trim lines make it a hard-to-ignore option, even versus laptops t...
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Dell has released the XPS 13 Touch (2016 Rose Gold Editon) (starts at $799.99, $1,649.99 as tested), the third iteration this year of its flagship ultraportable laptop. It (still) features a brilliant 13-inch 3,200-by-1,800 (QHD+) IPS screen, a compact bo...
Compact design, Carbon fiber and aluminum construction, High-resolution (3,200-by-1,800) display, Includes both USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3,0 (Type-A) ports, Long battery life...
Requires adapters for external displays, Not DCI-P3 or Adobe RGB compliant, Odd angle on webcam...
With powerful hardware, a high-resolution screen, and both USB 3.0 and USB-C ports, the Dell XPS 13 Touch is the best ultraportable laptop for power users right now...
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We can all agree that Dell's latest XPS 13 with Kaby Lake is an incremental update. But when your ultrabook is the one that's being copied by everyone, that's not such a bad thing, is it?Externally, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between the...
Features latest generation Intel 7th Generation CPU, Very compact for a 13-inch laptop, Very good battery life...
Keyboard is a almost too small, Webcam in an awkward position that gives people a shot of your wattle, Still great, but almost zero changes to external design...
In the end, you can look at Dell's latest XPS 13 as a “if nothing's broken, don't fix it” moment. It's arguably one of the best if not the best laptop available. You get that beautiful InfinityEdge display, a super-compact body, and oodles of performa...
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Now in Rose Gold. The Kaby Lake update adds little to an already excellent XPS 13 experience. Users will only see marginal benefits in both performance and battery life when compared to the outgoing Skylake XPS 13...
relatively accessible internals; upgradeable storage, strong chassis and lid; excellent workmanship, smaller than other 13.3-inch notebooks, USB Type-C Gen. 2 + Thunderbolt 3, Killer 1535 wireless as standard, high quality QHD+ touchscreen, very long bat...
warm operating and surface temperatures, inconsistent dynamic brightness control, unimpressive internal speakers, suboptimal webcam placement, fingerprint magnet, small Arrow keys, no DDR4 RAM...
To the majority users, the most important part of the Kaby Lake XPS 13 9360 update is the fact that the Skylake XPS 13 9350 will now be cheaper. The performance deltas between these nearly identical notebooks are so minimal that buyers intending to use th...
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Except for one item, this set of review updates has a vacation theme because all but one item traveled with me this week on vacation to Sanibel Island Florida. Click through to see the list of updated reviews. You'll find my updates at the bottom of each...
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Small update, no effect?! Dell secretly updated its top seller: The XPS 13 is one of the first models that gets the latest Kaby Lake processors from Intel. The chassis does not appear to be changed, and the display is similar as well. We once again do a l...
The Dell XPS 13 with Kaby Lake is an update of the existing Skylake version. The new WLAN module from Killer in particular can convince during our review with useful features and excellent performance figures. The Kaby Lake SoC inside our test model only...
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More GPU or more CPU performance? Dell offers the popular XPS 13 with faster Intel Iris graphics, but can the cooling solution handle the additional performance, and is it a good upgrade? Or should you get the one of the new Kaby Lake-R chips instead...
compact & sturdy chassis, bright & matte screen, very good application performance, good input devices, very long battery runtime, quiet fan...
but annoying coil whine, CPU/GPU cannot utilize full potential, low gamut and PWM, small and spongy arrow keys...
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Online gossip has it that Dell will launch a new XPS 13 in early 2018, with a white case and with three USB-C ports replacing the existing ports. We're eager to see it, but this latest XPS 13 (starts at $799, $1,299 as tested) is more than enough to keep...
Stunning performance and battery life, Sleek, compact design, Handsome 1080p display...
Inconvenient webcam location, No HDMI port...
The XPS 13, Dell's venerable ultraportable with the bezel-free screen, gets Intel's new quad-core CPU, with electrifying results in both speed and battery life...
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And here we are with another presumably incremental update of one of the best high-end ultrabooks on the market, the MacBook Pro 13 killer – XPS 13. As another generation passes by and no design changes were made – just like the last two hardware refreshe...
Impeccable design and build quality, Compact chassis with 13.3-inch screen but smaller footprint, Excellent input devices, Exceptional screen quality – high contrast, extremely bright and wide sRGB coverage, Considerable performance improvement over the l...
Can't sustain higher Turbo Boost frequencies leading to slightly lower performance of the CPU, The screen uses PWM across all brightness levels (an old and unresolved issue), The Content-adaptive brightness control can't be turned off (something users and...
Despite the small changes under the hood, the new XPS 13 has some apparent advantages over the last generation and also some minor drawbacks.First of all, the presumably more optimized 8th Generation Intel CPU brings a significant improvement in the batte...
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A tad slower. The XPS 13 with Kaby Lake Refresh Core i5 trails the Core i7 in raw multi-core performance, but as far as overall system performance is concerned, the model with i7 is only marginally faster...
good contrast; >90 % sRGB, good run times; large battery, sturdy aluminum chassis; great design, quiet system fan, good CPU performance, good bass, bright display, Killer 1535 is standard, easy to maintain...
chassis reverberates at high volume levels / bass, PWM at all brightness levels (including maximum), Toshiba NVMe SSD features low transfer rates, arrow keys are small and feel spongy...
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Dell is a bit more conservative than I would like when it comes to its XPS line, hardly changing the design in the last few years. Nonetheless, it's a bit difficult to find anything glaringly wrong with the design of the XPS 13 or 15 – save for the oddly...
Still excellent design, New 8th gen CPU is awesome, Dazzling QHDIGZO display, More configuration choices, Outstanding battery life...
Higher models can get expensive, Still awkward web cam, No pen support...
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WINDOWS ULTRABOOKS DON'T come much finer than Dells XPS 13. Since it was introduced around four years ago, it's had many competitors try to topple it, but despite its ageing design it's managed to remain the slim-and-light Windows laptop to beat. With thi...
The display is A-grade as before, with just 5 mm bezels on the top and sides — we tested the 4K touchscreen model, but there's also a matte-finish 1080p version which will save you a few bucks and should help extend battery life a touch, Upgraded 8th-gen...
No USB Type-A Ports, Improved webcam still looks up your nose...
The Dell XPS 13 9370 offers strong performance, long battery life and a stunning screen in a chassis that's slimmer and more attractive than ever...
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Dell made a bold statement when it claimed its completely redesigned New XPS 13 would be among the fastest laptops in its class, if not the fastest. After finally laying our hands on the New XPS 13, we'd have to officially declare that Dell ain't just tra...
Better performance than most Core i7 laptops with just a Core i5, Improved keyboard over previous generation XPS 13, Tiny foot print...
Can be loud at times, No USB-A port, Slightly pricey...
From our experience with the second unit, we can definitely recommend the New XPS 13. With its slightly improved keyboard, Windows Hello support and amazing performance, it would be difficult not to. Let's just say this again in case you didn't read our r...
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The Dell XPS 13 has been one of the world's best laptops for ages – its blend of stunning design, great screen quality, and impressive performance are a winning combination. We're happy to say that Dell has stuck with its winning formula, keeping what wor...
High-quality, robust, slim design, Fast, versatile internals, Great screen with tiny bezels...
Could have more ports, Not always the most affordable option...
Dell has made the XPS 13 a little faster, slimmer and lighter, and paired its tweaked design with great screen options and ergonomics. The port selection could be better, but in most departments the Dell XPS 13 is a class-leading lightweight option...
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