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On a typing test I scored a 50 right off the bat, which is pretty much my average typing speed. Again, this is the same keyboard as last year, so nothing new here. I’m able to type on it pretty decently and quickly got used to the key placement and spacing. The travel is pretty much what you would expect from an Ultrabook this size. The keyboard on the XPS 13 is pretty good.
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But overall Dell did a really good job here with their choice in materials, finishing and overall build quality. That’s if I wipe clean the soft interior and the keyboard, which both show off fingerprints and smudges. My unit still looks like new, with no scratches on the metallic surfaces. But definitely not at the expense of screen wobble from touching the touchscreen.Īndrei’s update: After using the XPS 13 for more than a year, I can say this laptop ages very well. A future improvement I’d like to see would be to tweak the hinge so it can be opened one-handed. Other than the lights that won’t turn off, there’s little I would change about it. Overall, I’m pretty pleased with the laptop’s design. And there’s also the same annoying indicator lights as last year: the always-on power button light, the always-on power cord light, and the long charging light smack in the middle of the front lip. The webcam is still oddly placed at the lower left-hand side of the screen, since there’s no room with such a small bezel. All that said, it’s a great design to have a 13″ screen in a laptop that has the footprint of an 11″ model.Īlso like last year, the intake vents are on the bottom and the exhaust comes up at the screen. 68″ in the middle backside (.8″ if you include the rubber foot). Also, the thickness is VERY deceiving, reported at. They report a weight of 2.7 lbs but mine actually weighs 2.9 lbs. Why change something that’s already great, right? I so need to point out some discrepancies with Dell’s specs though. Update: We already tested the Razer Core here, if you’re interested.ĭell did good to keep the design the same. I’ve preordered a Razer Core already, so if the timing is right, I might be able to get a hands on test of this.
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There are currently none on the open market as of yet, but the Razer Core is coming out soon, and they have mentioned that it will be openly compatible with laptops that are Thunderbolt 3 capable. What’s nice about this is you’ll be able to achieve 40Gbps transfer speeds, allowing the potential for an external GPU to be used, if desired. Speaking of the USB-C, this port is also Thunderbolt 3 capable. There is also the same battery indicator button and lights, like on the last model. On the left side, you have a power connector, Thunderbolt 3 USB type-C, USB 3.0 and a headphone/mic combo. On the right side, there is a single USB 3.0 port, a 3-in-1 card reader and a Noble lock. The only thing that’s slightly different on the 9350 version is the connectivity on the sides. The build quality is solid and well constructed. It’s the same aluminum body with a carbon fiber palm rest. Really, the design is pretty much the same as last year. Since Andrei already wrote about the Broadwell version, I’ll try to stick to the things that have changed.
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68” (h)īacklit keyboard, trackpad, 720p webcam, 3 in 1 memory card reader, Noble lock Intel Skylake Core i7-6560U CPU, dual-core 2.2 GHz(3.2Ghz boost)Ģx USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3(USB Type-C), mic/earphone comboģ04mm or 11.98” (w) x 200mm or 7.88” (d) x 17mm or. The specs sheetġ3.3 inch, 3200 x 1800 px resolution, Infinity Edge touchscreen, IGZO After reading that some of the bugs that plague the previous XPS 13 versions were potentially fixed, I just couldn’t resist trying out this new model with the new Intel CPU.Īfter a good week of use, I think I formed a pretty good opinion of the machine. Fast forward to today and I noticed Dell now offers a unit with the Intel Skylake i7-6560U CPU and Iris HD graphics.