New Dell XPS Laptops will make you wonder !!!

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Dell XPS 13:  There’s no reason for Dell to toy with a great physical design, so when it updated the XPS 13 recently it simply swapped out 5th Gen Intel processors for the newest 6th Gen silicon and changed some port specifications. That includes a new Thunderbolt 3 connector (supporting: VGA, HDMI, Ethernet and USB-A via Dell Adapter) in addition to two USB 3 ports, and an SD card slot. The good stuff remains the same: the display keeps its almost-borderless bezel, allowing Dell to build a 13-inch laptop with a chassis that approaches the size of a 12-inch laptop. To reduce weight, the keyboard and touchpad are surrounded by a carbon fiber weave, which is not only attractive but practical (the rest is aluminum). Battery life is one of the longest for a thin-and-light laptop. The 0.6-inch-thick XPS 13 starts at $799.99 for a model that’s 2.7 pounds with a non-touch 1,920×1,080 display. The higher-end, 2.9-pound XPS with a high-resolution touch Infinity Display starts $1,449.99. (For those wanting a larger version of the XPS 13, Dell has the new XPS 15.)

Spec sheet

  • CPU: 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-6200U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost)
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520
  • RAM: 8GB LPDDR3 (1,866MHz)
  • Screen: 13.3-inch QHD+ (3,200 x 1,800) InfinityEdge touch display
  • Storage: 256GB PCIe SSD
  • Ports: 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.0 w/PowerShare, 1 x USB Type C and Thunderbolt 3, SD card reader, headset jack
  • Connectivity: DW1820A 2x2 802.11ac 2.4/5GHz; Bluetooth 4.1
  • Camera: 720p widescreen HD webcam with dual array digital microphones
  • Weight: 2.93 pounds (1.32kg)
  • Size: 11.97 x 7.87 x 0.35 – 0.59 inches (W x D x H) (30.4 x 19.9 x 0.89-1.5mm)
Priced at $1,449 (£1,149, AU$1,999), what you see above is the second best configuration that the XPS 13 you can put together. The UK model is slightly different in that you can't get the QHD+ screen upgrade without automatically bumping up to an Intel Core i7 CPU.
For quite a bit less, you could get a Lenovo Yoga 900 with double the storage and a faster Core i7 processor for $1,299 (£1,449, AU$2,599). Similarly, you can pick up the 13-inch MacBook Air for $1,449 (£1,209, AU$2,249) after upgrading to an Intel Core i7 CPU and increasing the memory to 8GB – but there's nothing you can do about the significantly duller, 1,440 x 900 display.
If a high-resolution screen is superfluous to you, there's the option of dropping down to the non-touch, 1080p version for $999 (£849, AU$1,799). In the US, you'll also find a unique $799 configuration, edging it into the budget space with only an Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM and 128GB SSD.

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