- #DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT DRIVERS#
- #DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT UPDATE#
- #DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT FULL#
- #DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT WINDOWS#
The Dell XPS 13 misses a few things on the path to ultrabook greatness, but it also passes a very important test.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT DRIVERS#
On previous XPS laptops, Dell has offered a default one-year mail-in service warranty, and Dell's site offers 24-7 toll-free phone service and Web support, including documentation and software drivers that are easy to find.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT UPDATE#
The current 13-inch MacBook Air ran for 6 hours and 46 minutes on the same test, and HP's excellent Folio 13 ran for an hour longer than the XPS 13.Īs the XPS 13 hasn't landed on Dell's Web site as of this writing, we'll have to update the details on exact warranty options and upgrades when that information is available.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT FULL#
That's not terrible, but far from what you'll need for a full day's work away from an outlet, and less than many ultrabook-style laptops give you. The Dell XPS 13 ran for 4 hours and 52 minutes in our video playback battery drain test. Sure, an adapter can connect the two, but even in corporate settings, you're more likely to run into HDMI (or even VGA) than DisplayPort-for now, at least.Īpple MacBook Air 13.3-inch (Summer 2011)
You may also be bothered by the choice of DisplayPort instead of HDMI for the video output, which just isn't as universally useful. Many times, a large SD card is an easy and inexpensive way to temporarily boost the capacity of a laptop with SSD storage. One thing that gives me pause is the lack of an SD card slot-the 13-inch Air and most 13-inch ultrabooks have one. Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacksĮthernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional mobile broadband Dell is purportedly going to offer a higher-resolution screen in the near future, so hopefully it'll be an improvement. Edge-to-edge glass is always a look that I like, but the off-axis viewing on this display is poor. While the 1,366x768-pixel native resolution is what you'll find in most 13-inch laptops, we've seen 1,600x900-pixel models recently, and the 13-inch MacBook Air has a 1,440x900-pixel display (admittedly starting at $300 more).
#DELL XPS 13 2012 WEIGHT WINDOWS#
The glass touch pad is large, with a drag-free matte surface, but the tap sensitivity needed to be cranked up a bit for it to be usable, and even then it still acted a bit wonky, though arguably not worse than most other Windows laptop touch pads. The less glossy my laptop interior is, the happier I am. Something must be said for the all-over use of matte black as well. The backlight is bright, but not overpowering against the all-black keys and keyboard tray. The keyboard is shallow but very pleasant to use, with a soft, clack-free touch. It's not as nice-looking as the all-over smooth body of the Air. Two raised channels allow heat to escape from a bottom vent, but also raise the entire system by a few millimeters. If not for the circular Dell logo replacing the circular Apple logo on the back, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference with the lid closed. When you pick it up for the first time, it's heavier than you expect.Īnd the comparison to the MacBook Air is an apt one, as this is the most Air-like ultrabook to date, more so even than the Asus Zenbook UX31. Although, with the bigger screen and edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass, it feels dense. It falls right between the 11-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Air. In reality, it's not exactly that compact, but it is a bit smaller than other 13-inch ultrabooks. Dell claims this is a 13-inch screen in a chassis more like an 11-inch laptop's. The first thing you notice about the XPS 13 is how small it looks. As it is, it's still in the running, but it's not a blowout win.
If the battery life and screen (both image quality and resolution) were better, it could be the best of the current ultrabooks. The backlit keyboard, large touch pad, edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass over the display, and the small footprint all add up to an impressive package. It's not quite a 13-inch laptop in an 11-inch body, but it's in the ballpark. Working in Dell's favor are the system's excellent build quality-the body is a mix of aluminum, magnesium alloy, and carbon fiber-and its smaller footprint. This is Dell's first ultrabook (an Intel designation for laptops with certain specs-essentially a Windows MacBook Air), and even though the company is a little late to that particular game, the XPS 13 nails a lot of what makes for a good ultrabook experience.Īt $999 for a 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) and Intel Core i5-2467M CPU, the XPS 13 is reasonably priced, although Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, and others offer similar specs for $100 or so less. The first Very Important Laptop of 2012 has arrived, in the form of the new Dell XPS 13.
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