Comments on: Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook: first impression

By: kevin1

kevin1 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:38:00 +0000

This will look slick in Mach 3 Composites carbon fiber TAC-1 case.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:41:00 +0000

Why a glass screen on what should give light weight a priority (adding to the glare problem)? Hope that’s not a trend for ultrabooks.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:37:00 +0000

Ignore trolls it only feeds their psychosis.

By: 66_Large

66_Large — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:28:00 +0000

Agreed re: X220 Lenovo. I’ve been a Dell & Apple customer, but have found the X220 (w/ IPS screen) by-far the most efficient and pleasant-to-use small laptop. This is mainly due to the thing we look at.: The SCREEN.

By: SmellyFish

SmellyFish — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Also, I am getting over 7 hours from mine with wifi on and LCD set to auto. If Dell didn’t install so much crap, I would probably reach 8 hours. I will probably format and reinstall to fix it.

By: SmellyFish

SmellyFish — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:54:00 +0000

I am typing this from my xps 13. The lid is made of aluminum and the base is aluminum rimmed with the carbon fiber base. It cold boots remarkably fast! Yes the resolution is not great compared to other ultrabooks but with a screen size of 13.3, it works pretty well for me. Any higher resolution would require reading glasses :-P

I have played with the Asus model and I don’t like how much the LCD flexs with the slightest of pressure. The Asus just seems cheap to me. Also, my friend is a Dell certified tech who can order me parts without calling support which is awesome. Good luck with Asus. I had the hardest time RMA’ing a motherboard from them.

In the end, I think both ultrabooks, Asus and Dell, have their pluses and minuses but in the end, you get what you pay for in some way or another and I feel that, for me, the xps is the better laptop.

By: Rss

Rss — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:02:00 +0000

Two problems I see with it. 1. It’s a Dell, the other is that runs Windows. It’s starts at a disadvantage to the MacBook Air right there.

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:59:00 +0000

I just bought this and it’s a great device. It’s pretty light and easy to take to school. Only issue is the resolution.

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:36:00 +0000

It is a 13.3 inch display in a form factor the size of about Air 11 inch.

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:35:00 +0000

Thebwaybit updates your email while off, the nearly instant on of it. It does have an eth port. Glass touchpad, carbon fiber base for cooling rigidity, a 13.3 inch screen in a 12 inch form factor. Backlit keys, scalloped keys. Display goes edge to edge.

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Nope, not an Air. The Air doesn’t update its email while offline, boot up in 1 second, has a much smaller screen and no scalloped keys. I see lappads for the Air because of heat generated, but carbon fiber takes care of yhat here. Oh, it doesn’t have garage band, though. Lol! Just Windows (running on 98% of computers still running and sold on 89.7% of every computer sold today

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:24:00 +0000

Asus. Haha now THAT is junk.

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:23:00 +0000

Thie “top” is aluminum, not aluminum painted plastic. The carbon fiber was to make the laptop cool to the touch and very rigid and durable. It works. Backlit keys wth scalloped keys… nice touch. The way it updates email when off, so cool. The boot time SUPER FAST. On in about a second from hibernate. Awesome!

By: nonannystatepcbs

nonannystatepcbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:23:00 +0000

Based on what, troll?

By: FanlessTech

FanlessTech — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Glossy screen is glossy : /

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:44:00 +0000

hada the Zenbook Sharp edges, no back light. My only complaint with this xps 13 has a crappy resolution.

By: techgeek01

techgeek01 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:51:00 +0000

Nice.

Now, if they stuck a 1600×900 display in this, this probably would have been golden. :)

Looking at the display, there is still a lot of Bezel around the display. Why not shrink the computer even more? Edge to Edge display? You probably could almost make this a size of a 11 inch.

To compensate the smaller size, you could make it the same thickness throughout.

By: Usman Zafar Paracha

Usman Zafar Paracha — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Nice piece of work from Dell.

By: mcv123

mcv123 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Not that great of an “ultrabook.” Compare this to a Lenovo Thinkpad X220 and the X220 blows it away. Pricepoint isn’t too attractive for what you get. Seriously, no sd/mem card slot? And no ethernet port? And only a 4 hour battery life that is not replaceable? (Source: ComputerWorld hands-on). There are a few better alternatives than this. They aren’t selling performance, they are selling the Gorilla Glass screen (which is quite unnecessary imo) and probably the SSD tech, but that’s it! The overall case design is uninspired and frankly UGLY (last good looking XPS 13 would be the M1330 imo) and why is it costing 899-1499 again? What are you REALLY paying for? Not performance, not battery life, not the brand, not “elegence.” I find it a hard sell to justify buying this laptop over other cheaper alternatives or other more expensive alternatives. The new XPS13 just doesn’t do any one thing right (oh wait, it has a Gorilla Glass screen, which is good for…?)

By: neonguru

neonguru — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:22:00 +0000

Asus Zenbook is king of the Ultrabooks for now.

By: whitechristmas28

whitechristmas28 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:06:00 +0000

definitely not an air! ;-)

By: Well_Said

Well_Said — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:23:00 +0000

why is he breathing heavily?

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:16:00 +0000

Agreed. The 1366×768 screen resolution is terrible. At least the Zenbook gives 1600×900. (I would have settled for 1440×900)

By: NawkZ

NawkZ — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:45:00 +0000

Looks cheap and crappy compared to Asus’ Ultrabook.

By: riteshk

riteshk — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:38:00 +0000

And someone’s supposed to care?

By: RascalJim20

RascalJim20 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:19:00 +0000

Crap, will not buy.

By: Nutra Science

Nutra Science — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Actually Dell XPS 13 is enough for a school going boy. He can do his all work, assignments with this.

It is also good enough in multimedia so that u can watch Movie without any problem.