Dell XPS 13 (2015) review - Check !

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Dell XPS 13 (2015) review:

 

The XPS 13 is built with a silver-colored, machined aluminum exterior that is similar to the MacBook Air in sheen and durability. This is an excellent material that, after a week of testing, showed no fingerprints, smudges or scratches.

Dell built the palmrest and backlit chiclet keyboard's casing in an exquisite carbon fiber composite that is delightful to touch. Unlike some laptops, whose palmrest is built with the same material as the device's plastic or aluminum exterior, the XPS's palmrest doesn't get overheated or sweaty. During all my work and play, I experienced no discomfort after up to seven hours of use.

 

To 'Infinity' and beyond:

The real marvel of the XPS 13 is its screen-to-panel ratio. Both the quad HD+ touchscreen model ($1,299, £852, AU$1,605), which I used for my testing, and the lower-end full HD model feature edge-to-edge displays. If you purchase this laptop, you're getting the screen real estate of a 13.3-inch (338mm) laptop on an 11.9-inch (304mm) device.

Dell was able to deliver a screen that covers 80% of the panel (11% more screen real estate than the 13-inch MacBook Air). Like the MacBook, most other laptops are built with about an inch of border surrounding the monitor.

Dell was able to stretch the screen to within a few centimeters of the upper corners and to within an inch of the front panel's bottom edge. This feature provides you with a cinematic viewing experience, and it makes touchscreen usage (available only on the quad HD model) much more accommodating.

The quad HD+ version of the XPS 13 packs a 3,200 x 1,800 resolution display into a small laptop. Most of the 13-inch laptops in the Ultrabook category don't go beyond full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080), so the added pixels puts the XPS 13 on par with the reigning 13-inch Ultrabook resolution champs: the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro and the Samsung Ativ Book 9.

 

What you'll see:

In addition to the boosted pixel performance, the XPS 13 doesn't give off a ton of glare. I saw a few flickers of light bouncing around along the lower edge of the screen, but unless strong light was emanating from directly behind me, I was able to see the 400-nit screen perfectly, especially when the device was plugged in.

The same goes for viewing angles. You could seat four people side-by-side-by-side-by-side from about three feet away from the XPS 13 without losing any imagery along the screen's corners.

There are only two downsides to the XPS 13's marvelous screen and Infinity design.

Firstly, to clear out space along the upper edge of the front panel, Dell had to situate the webcam on the lower left-hand side of the bezel (as opposed to the center of the upper edge of the panel). This isn't a huge issue, unless you're like me and prefer to be seen at a downward angle when on video calls.

Secondly, for anyone who has young children, or for anyone who manhandles their devices, the XPS 13 isn't meant to be grabbed from the upper corners of the panel. Given that the Infinity design stretches the screen to all corners of the bezel, there just isn't any room for your fingers to grab the top panel without pressing directly on the screen.

Some new, education-focused laptops have made the upper corners of the front panel sturdier, so that you can grab and go in whatever manner you please. The Dell XPS 13 isn't one of these devices. You'll want to grab it beneath the base with your palm or along the palm rest with your fingers.

 

Take this device everywhere:

The XPS 13 doesn't only offer less space along its borders - it's less spacious in general. It's only 0.6 inches (15mm) tall, 11.98 inches wide, and 7.88 (200mm) long. If you compare it to some of the slimmer and smaller models currently available, it is one inch shallower and 0.17 inches shorter than the Yoga 3 Pro. The laptop is just less than one inch slimmer and one inch shallower than the Asus Zenbook.

Compared to the MacBook Air, Dell's model is 0.8 inches shorter, one inch slimmer and 1.1 inches shallower.

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The XPS 13 is also one of the lightest devices on the market. The standard, full HD model weighs only 2.6 pounds (1.17kg), while the quad HD model weighs slightly more at 2.8 pounds (1.27). To give some perspective, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro weighs 2.62 pounds, the 13-inch Asus Zenbook weighs 2.65 pounds and the 13-inch MacBook Air weighs 2.69 pounds.

Of course, it's no competition for the soon-to-be champion, the Lenovo La Vie Z (starting at $1,299, £852, AU$1,605), which will weigh only 1.72 pounds (0.78kg) when it is released this May.

 

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