Design and Features
The bottom panel of the XPS 13 Touch is fashioned out of carbon fiber , while the top lid is made out of aluminum . The palm rest is magnesium alloy, and the Corning Gorilla Glass screen NBT . This expensive material , which somewhat explains the higher price of the system , but they also help keep a low weight at 2.95 pounds .
The XPS 13 Touch measures 0.71 by 12.5 by 8 inches ( HWD ) , similar in size to the Apple MacBook Air 11 - inch ( 2013) , and is certainly smaller than the Apple MacBook Air 13 - inch ( 2014 ) . It is a smidge smaller and lighter than our premium ultrabook Editors' Choice , the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus .
The backlit keyboard has keys and feel comfortable overhang stable during extended typing sessions . The multi - gesture touchpad responds well to taps and swipes , but the touch screen is the big improvement , given that the older Dell XPS 13 - MLK did not have one . The display measures 13.3 inches ( diagonal ) , and has a 1920 -by - 1 , 080 resolution . This is less than the 3,200- by- 1 , 800 resolution Samsung Book 9 Plus , but the XPS 13 Touch screen is clear and bright , and the 1080p resolution is the sweet spot for most consumers .
There are two USB 3.0 ports and a mini - DisplayPort , but that's about it . No SD card slot ( such as the MacBook Air 13 - inch and Ativ Book 9 Plus ) , and you'll need to plug in a USB -to - Ethernet adapter ( available separately ) if you have a Wi - Fi hotspot easily to use . The XPS 13 Touch is a dual - band 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless connectivity .
The 128GB solid - state drive ( SSD) 76GB left for your programs and data . There are several pre - loaded apps , including McAfee Central , Amazon , Kindle , Intel Experience Center , Dell Shop , My Dell , PocketCloud , Photo Gallery , and Office Trial . PocketCloud lets you connect ultrabook lifetime 2GB of cloud storage , and the PocketCloud app lets you control the XPS 13 Touch away from an Android , iOS , or Windows RT device . The XPS 13 Touch with one- year warranty .
Our review unit has an Intel Core i5 - 4200U processor with integrated Intel HD Graphic 4400 , and 8GB of system memory . This combination means that the system is booted in about 10 seconds and woke from sleep before we even system located in our lap . Did not translate well to a very good score in PCMark 7 test ( 4847 points ) , which measures the performance of the system day-to- day . It is within the same range as rivals such as Samsung Book 9 Plus ( 4907 ) and Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro ( 4685 ) . The XPS 13 Touch is a bit faster in Handbrake ( 1 minute 23 seconds ) and Photoshop CS6 ( 4:50 ) test .
Battery performance is a wonderful 9 hours , 31 minutes in our battery rundown test , which means that the system will last you longer than a typical work day . It is less than an hour longer than the Samsung Book 9 Plus ( 8:15 ) and Acer Aspire S7 - 392-6411 ( 8:27 ) . It is also a few hours longer than the 13 - inch Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro ( 5:42 ) . Because XPS 13 Touch fit perfectly in an airline tray table , it is one of the systems that we want to recommend for a transcontinental flight . That said , the Apple MacBook Air 13 - inch has many other hours of battery life , at 12:31 .
The Dell XPS 13 Touch is a good laptop for users who find themselves constantly having to get work done on the go . The compact chassis means able to prop it up on your airline seat tray without worrying that the screen will get crushed if you decide the person sitting in front of you recline their seats , and 9.5 hours of battery life it should be able to take you from takeoff to landing . However , holds the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus Choice award to its editors ' premiums for Ultrabooks ; it has better connectivity options ( eg an Ethernet port , an HDMI port , and an SD card slot ) , not to mention a higher screen resolution .
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