Many a person may call this boring amidst today's popular colour combinations on notebooks, yet the premium overall impression can't be denied.Įven if some competitors can undercut the mass of 1.36 kg (the Toshiba Satellite Z830 only weighs 1.11 kg), Dell's Ultrabook is without a doubt a light-footed companion that will barely be a burden to anyone on the go.
On the outside it's in a metallic silver-grey, forming the right contrast to the matt-black base unit. With selected materials, curved edges and a look as minimalistic as it is elegant, the XPS 13 is blatantly stepping on Apple's feet. So, is the Dell XPS 13 the best in its class off the cuff?įashion accessory instead of a simple tool: the design aspect is, for many customers, a particular attraction of an Ultrabook. In previous reviews, the Asus Zenbook UX31 and the Samsung 900X3A fared particularly well, whilst the ancestor of all Ultrabooks, Apple's MacBook Air, should not be forgotten. That's quite the sum of money, yet the competition is priced similarly. In Dell's US online store the Ultrabook is available between 9 US Dollars, yet over here it's priced at 1149 Euro (Core i5, 128 GB), 1299 Euro (Core i5, 256 GB) and 1499 Euro (Core i7, 256 GB) respectively. Performance, mobility and quality - this all doesn't come for free. All variants have the same 13.3-inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels, 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and an irremovable battery that should allow for 9 hours away from a power source. Different configurations are available: the cheapest has a Core i5-2467M and a 128 GB SSD, whilst our top model has a Core i7-2637M and 256 GB of storage space. Even if analysts currently forecast conflicting sales forecasts for the still young market segment, one thing is clear: the future is in stylish ultra-mobile notebooks.Įquipped with high-performance hardware, the XPS should be optimally-equipped. Industry giants like Asus and Lenovo have already presented their Ultrabook offerings - now, with some delay, the American computer specialist Dell comes into the fore: the XPS 13 is the Texan business' first Ultrabook to hit the market.
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