This laptop lasted an epic 16 hours and 5 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test, which involves continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi.Īccording to our colorimeter, the XPS 13 can reproduce a vibrant 112 percent of the sRGB color gamut, which is more than the category average (101 percent), as well as what we saw from the Lenovo X1 Carbon (104 percent) and the 7th Gen XPS 13 we tested last year (94 percent). So, if you're using the XPS 13 on an airplane tray and the person in front of you leans back, forcing you to lower your screen, you can still watch a movie. Colors didn't fade at all from 90 degrees to the left or right, and they even stayed true when I moved the lid forward a bit. Having almost no bezel on the sides and top of the screen also helps improve the experience.īecause the panel doesn't reflect a lot of ambient light and the screen is so bright, viewing angles were some of the strongest I've seen. The matte surface of the panel made fine details, such as Bruce Banner's stubble,really sharp. When I watched a trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, shades like the purple in a statue and the mint green in Thor's armor really stood out. The XPS 13's base-level 1080p, nontouch screen offers richly colored, detailed images and extremely wide viewing angles. (You can use some of them after bypassing a warning, but they run at lower speeds.) Unfortunately, the XPS 13's Thunderbolt port supports only two PCI Express lanes rather than the four you get on other laptops, so Dell's system doesn't support eGPUs. The XPS 13's 1080p, nontouch screen offers rich, detailed images and extremely wide viewing angles. The Thunderbolt 3 port is particularly helpful, because it allows you to charge the laptop, output to multiple monitors and connect to high-speed USB-C and Thunderbolt peripherals over a single wire. Next to the audio jack, there's a battery meter button and five lights that can show you how much juice you have, even when the system is off.
A Thunderbolt 3 port, a second USB 3.0 port, a proprietary charging connector and a 3.5mm audio jack live on the left side. On the right side, you'll find a USB 3.0 port, an SD card reader and a Noble lock slot. Unlike competitors that prioritize thinness over functionality, Dell outfits its lightweight laptop with a full array of useful ports. Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2.49 pounds, 0.6 inches thick) has a larger footprint to accommodate its 14-inch screen, but it, too, weighs less than the XPS 13. Competitors such as Apple's 12-inch MacBook (2.03 pounds, 0.52 inches thick) and Asus' ZenBook 3 Deluxe (2 pounds, 0.47 inches thick) are even svelter, but both have smaller screens and fewer ports.
Dell XPS 13 (2017) (128GB 8GB RAM) at Amazon for $749.99Īt 2.78 pounds and 11.98 x 7.88 x 0.6 inches, the XPS 13 is remarkably light and compact.
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