![]() ![]() That is a great starting price for a well-built device like this one, even though the base model has just 4GB of memory. On one hand, the FHD model starts at $800 and with the Core i5, bumps up to $900. If you are a heavy user of the webcam, this could pose an issue.Ĭomparing the two models is difficult. The one loser in this scenario is the webcam position, which at the lower left side of the screen is far from ideal. It would be unbelievable if all laptops were to follow this design pattern, but for now we can hope that at least the premium devices will do so. Dell has opened the door and shown us what is possible, and it looks awesome. If you are not a fan of smaller laptops, this may not be for you though, since really, it is closer to a typical 11.6 inch model than a 13.3 inch. Finally, someone has reduced the bezel size on a laptop. The display is really the one standout feature though. If the touch version also had the Yoga style display hinge, it would also increase the capabilities of this device, although that hinge style would be wasted on the non-touch model. Not only can it be frustrating at times when the display is constantly changing brightness, especially in a dim room, but it makes display calibration impossible. I have no issue with auto-brightness in most cases, but there needs to a way to disable it. The auto-brightness issue is one that they will hopefully address soon. Of course no device is perfect and the XPS 13 certainly has some niggling issues which will hopefully be resolved in revisions or updates. Any one choice that was a power hog would have dragged the scores down. Broadwell-U is part of that, but the display is also a big part of that score, especially on the light battery life test, and Dell would have had to work on the entire package to achieve this kind of battery life result. The XPS 13 also carries with it amazing battery life, especially on the lower resolution base model. The base price, with a Core i3, is just under $800. ![]() Combine that with a 1920x1080 IPS display on the base model, as well as solid state storage as the only option, and you would expect the starting price to be north of $1000. High quality build materials, a good keyboard, a good trackpad, and the latest generation Intel Ultrabook processor all inside a chassis with a display that is two sizes too big stuffed into it. ![]()
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