![]() ![]() With light-use battery life extending to 8hrs 11mins, the Dell is only a whisker behind Asus’ Zenbook UX31. It’s a potent pairing, with the Dell’s result of 0.62 in our benchmarks soaring to a joint first place with Asus’ Zenbook UX31. Our review model boasted the top-end Core i7 processor alongside Samsung’s newest 256GB SSD, the PM830. Whether it’s kicking back with a movie, or churning through a demanding video edit, the XPS 13 delivers sterling performance. It’s by no means bad, though, and the glass surface feels great under the finger, delivering accurate cursor control, and the whole pad gives way with a solid, reassuring click. As with most of its rivals, the multitouch functions also seem a bit tacked on – there’s still no getting away from the fact that Windows just isn’t as gesture-friendly as OS X. It occasionally requires a firm tap to get a response, and we missed the ability to use two-fingered taps to emulate a right-click. The touchpad doesn’t quite scale the heights of the keyboard. The wristrest is afingerprint magnet, butthe soft-touch plasticfeels lovely With two levelsof backlighting, anda gloriously comfyset of keys, the Dell’skeyboard is the bestof the bunch.2. Dell claims the XPS 13 squeezes a 13.3in display into a 12in chassis, and while it isn’t quite as small as Asus’ Zenbook UX21, it’s much more compact than its 13.3in competitors.ġ. ![]() Matte-black plastic pools around the keyboard and wristrest, encompassed by a flash of metal, and the soft-touch plastics feel silky smooth. Inside, the Dell is entirely understated. A weave of carbon fibre stretches all around the metal XPS tag at its centre, itself engraved with Windows and Intel logos. The lid is finished in a light shade of brushed metal – the traditional, if unofficial, uniform of the Ultrabook – and the dark base beneath adds a touch of contrast. The XPS 13 bears no design homage to Apple’s range, nor even to any laptop in Dell’s history. A day later, that something turned out to be an early sample of the XPS 13, Dell’s long-awaited addition to its premium laptop range and, more importantly, its very first Ultrabook. That we had to sign a non-disclosure agreement if we wanted in. The email told us Dell was coming to show us something special.
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